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3 Word Lists for May
For this month’s word lists, we looked at synonyms of funny, exceptions to the ‘i before e except after c’ spelling rule, and colours. There are lots of different ways you can use a Spellzone word list to help you practise your spelling – learn more about them here.
10 Words for…Fast
In our 10 Words blog post. we shared alternatives for the word for fast. From breakneck, to hasty, to swift – we’ve got the word for you!
American English vs. British English: The School Edition
Semester or Term? Student or pupil? Math or Maths? Some ...
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Our Word for Wednesday theme for May is onomatopoeia.
An onomatopoeic word imitates the sound of the action or thing it describes.
Onomatopoeic words are often used to describe animal sounds (chirp, hiss, meow, oink, squeak, etc), collisions (crash, bang, wallop, etc.); voice-related sounds (grunt, giggle, guffaw, rasp, wheeze, etc.); and water-related sounds (drip, gush, trickle, pitter-patter, etc.).
So far we’ve looked at the words bumblebee, flip-flop, and hiccup. Today’s word is sizzle.
Sizzle is a verb used to describe something that is making hissing a sound like that of frying fa...
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Our Word for Wednesday theme for May is onomatopoeia.
An onomatopoeic word imitates the sound of the action or thing it describes.
Onomatopoeic words are often used to describe animal sounds (chirp, hiss, meow, oink, squeak, etc), collisions (crash, bang, wallop, etc.); voice-related sounds (grunt, giggle, guffaw, rasp, wheeze, etc.); and water-related sounds (drip, gush, trickle, pitter-patter, etc.).
So far we’ve looked at the words bumblebee and flip-flop. This week's word is hiccup.
The word hiccup imitates the chirping sound made by a spasm of the diaphragm and the sudden closure...
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