Autumn/Fall Vocabulary In the UK, the Autumn season is in full swing: the days are getting shorter while the leaves are changing colour and falling from trees. Learn some Autumn vocabulary while testing yourself on the qua and squa spelling patterns, -ey endings, the /or/ sound, the long /e/ sound, silent letters, and more. Have you played Autumn Anagrams? The /l/ sound after n For this month’s spelling pattern, we are looking at how to spell the /l/ sound after the letter n at the end of a word. The words in this list all contain the al or el spelling pattern. Learn more about how to spell this sound in Unit 26. Word endings: -le, and exceptions ...
drained – very tired, emptied of energy We were drained after our first week back at school. drowsy – half asleep My medication makes me drowsy. exhausted – extremely tired, depleted of energy We were exhausted after our day at the beach. fatigued – extremely tired, drained of energy I was fatigued after our long drive. jet-lagged – extremely tired due to flying from one time zone to another It took me a week to stop feeling jet-lagged after our holiday to America. knackered – very tired I don’t know about you, but I’m knackered after that ...
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