Key words from Lesson 8
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Protozoa |
Protozoa are small, single-celled organisms that eat bacteria and other food sources.
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quadrilateral |
A square is a quadrilateral with four equal sides and all angles are right angles.
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antonym |
An antonym is the opposite of a word. The opposite of up is down.
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cardiovascular |
An example of a cardiovascular exercise is running and swimming.
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contrast |
Contrast is the difference between two things. Scrooge and Fred have contrasting views of Christmas.
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pentatonic |
Pentatonic is a music scale that has five notes on each octave.
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decode |
Decode means to discover the meaning of a piece of information. You must decode the secret message to be able to understand it.
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deduce |
Deduce means to reach an answer or decision based on the fact presented. The police deduced that John must have been in his apartment yesterday evening.
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idiom |
Idiom is a type of expression. 'Sarah had bitten off more than she could chew' means Sarah has tried to do something that is too difficult for her.
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figurative |
If you use a word in a figurative sense, you are not using its basic sense. You are using it in a more imaginative way, so that it means something different.
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metaphor |
A metaphor is a figurative expression. You describe something by saying it is something else. If someone is fierce and strong, you might say 'He is a lion.'.
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simile |
A simile involves comparing one thing to something else.
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personification |
Human characteristics given to something non-human.
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Spelling games using the word list: Excel session 8
Springtime Spelling
Spring into spelling!
Egg Hunt
Crack the eggs!
Word Search, small
The classic English word game.
Against the Clock
Spelling 'against the clock'.
Mayan Temple
Try the temple spelling puzzle.
Monkey Business
It's bananas!
Test yourself using the 'Listen and Spell' spelling test.
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