3 Word Lists for November This month we looked at words ending in ‘ator’, tree words for National Tree Week, and fireworks words for Bonfire Night. Word for Wednesday: Fireworks We also chose fireworks for November’s Word for Wednesday theme. Follow the links to learn more about the words: sparkler, fountain, Catherine wheel, and rocket. Commonly Confused Words: Been vs. Gone In November, we returned to our Commonly Confused Words series with the words been and gone. One of these words is the past participle form for ‘be’ and the other is the past participle form for go ...
This month’s Word for Wednesday theme is fireworks. A firework is a device with an explosive that burns with coloured flames. The word dates to the 1570s from the Old English ‘fyr’ and ‘work’. So far we’ve looked at sparklers and fountains. Our third firework for November is the Catherine wheel. A Catherine wheel is a spinning firework that emits colourful sparks. It is usually affixed to something solid like a wall before being lit. The Catherine wheel is named after St Catherine of Alexandria who was sentenced to death on a spiked wheel which broke at her touch. She was instead executed by beheading. The wo...
November’s Word for Wednesday theme is fireworks. A firework is a device with an explosive that burns with coloured flames. The word dates to the 1570s from the Old English ‘fyr’ and ‘work’. Last week we looked at the word sparkler and today’s word is fountain. A fountain is a firework which is propped in the ground and, once lit, erupts a shower of sparks in the shape of a water fountain. Fountains often produce whistling sounds and bangs. The word fountain, in reference to a spring of water, dates to the early-fifteenth century and comes from Old French ‘fontaine’, from the Medieval Latin ‘fontana...
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