Six ways, eight words
Six ways to run on this unit's words. Each one is a different grip on the same word.
The words from this unit
fragmentconceptcomposeabandonbrittledensevirtuallyscarcely
Wonderful Words · The Mayor on the floor
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Way 1 of 6
Smile or Frown
Every word keeps company. Its Smiles mean the same thing, and its Frowns mean the opposite.
Runs on: brittledensescarcely
Is the pair a Smile (same meaning) or a Frown (opposite meaning)?
Every one sorted. That is Smile or Frown, run on this unit's words.
Way 2 of 6
Word Family
Learn the part a word is built from, and the whole family comes with it.
Match each word part to what it means, then see the family it builds.
Word part
What it means
The tail -ible means able to be: edible is able to be eaten, visible is able to be seen. This is a demonstration suffix, shown because it unlocks a whole shelf of words even though no word in this unit carries it.
Both pairs matched, and the family lit. That is Word Family.
Way 3 of 6
Word Detective
No dictionary needed. The sentence around a word gives its meaning away.
Runs on: conceptcomposeabandon
The sentence around the blank supplies the meaning. No glossary, just the clues.
Every case closed on the evidence alone. That is Word Detective.
Way 4 of 6
Many Hats
Some words work more than one job. The job decides which character owns the word.
Runs on: fragment
Sort each sentence by which character owns the word doing its job there.
Sort by the job, not the spelling. As a noun, fragment names a broken-off piece; as a verb, it means to break apart. The job names the owner.
Every hat on the right head. That is Many Hats.
Way 5 of 6
Two Ways to Say It
The Mayor and Slang can mean the same thing. The moment picks the word.
The Mayor and Slang mean the same thing. Match his formal word to Slang's streetwise one.
The Mayor says
Slang says
Same meanings, two wardrobes. That is Two Ways to Say It.
Way 6 of 6
What Kind of Saying?
A figure of speech does not mean its words literally. An idiom is a saying whose words do not add up to its meaning, similes compare with like or as, and metaphors say one thing is another.
Can you hang with Slang (figuratively)? Sort each saying by what kind it is: an idiom, a simile, or a metaphor.
Every figure sorted and understood. That is What Kind of Saying?
Six ways, run on eight words.
Words you now know six ways
fragmentconceptcomposeabandonbrittledensevirtuallyscarcely
Every way you played with a word is another way you get to keep it. When you are ready, make one of them yours for good.