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. So far in May, we've looked at the words embarrass, minute, and neighbo[u]r. Our fourth word for the month is opportunity. An opportunity is a possibility that comes about due to a favourable combination of circumstances. Another word for opportunity is chance. Here is the word opportunity used in some example sentences: You will have the opportunity to learn the words before the spelling test. If the weath...
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. So far in May, we've looked at the words embarrass and minute. Our third word of the month is neighbour (or neighbor in American English!). Neighbour or neighbor is the term given to someone who lives next-door-to or near you. Here is neighbour/neighbor used in some example sentences: My neighbour/neighbor feeds my cat when I go away. Our neighbours/neighbors play loud music late at night. ...
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. Last week, we looked at the word embarrass. Our second word for May is minute. A minute (pronounced min-it) is a unit of time equal to sixty seconds. Sixty minutes make up one hour. Minute (pronounced my-newt) is used to describe something that is very small. Here are both versions of the word minute used in some example sentences: There are sixty seconds in a minute and sixty minutes in an hour. The test ...
dinky – sweetly small and neat in British English, small and insignificant in American English We ate at that dinky café on the corner. He lives in a dinky apartment on the other side of town. diminutive – extremely or unusually small She saw a diminutive figure in the distance. little – small in size (used both affectionately and condescendingly) They live in an adorable little cottage in the country. Their cottage is so little. mini, miniature – a small version of something I’m wearing a mini skirt tonight. Do you like my miniature doll’s house? miniscule &n...
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