Our Word for Wednesday theme for 2023 is tricky spelling words. This year, after sharing the definition and etymology of each week’s word, we will end every blog post with some tips and tricks to help you spell it. In February, we looked at the words receive, necessary, separate, and extremely. Our first tricky spelling word for March is beautiful. If something is beautiful, it means it is pleasing to the eye or delightful to the senses. The word is also used to describe prefect weather conditions. Here is beautiful used in some example sentences: My new dress is a beautiful shade of green. The sound of beautiful music filled th...
Our Word for Wednesday theme for 2023 is tricky spelling words. This year, as well as sharing the definition and etymology of each week’s word, we will end every blog post with some tips and tricks to help you spell it. So far in February, we've looked at the words receive, necessary, and separate. Our fourth word of the month is extremely. Extremely is used to emphasise the description that comes after it. Here is extremely used in some example sentences: I am extremely good at spelling. The weather is going to be extremely wet tomorrow. We’ve known each other for an extremely long time. The word ext...
For this month's 10 Words feature, we’ve chosen the word very. We use the word very to emphasise the description that follows it. Don’t forget that the alternate words we share in these articles aren’t always direct swaps. Make sure you read the example sentences to see each word used in context. You can find links to previous 10 Words articles at the bottom of the page. Here are 10 alternatives for very: 1) Abundantly - in an abundant manner, with great quantity She made it abundantly clear that she hated his taste in music. 2) Disti...
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