Spelling Challenge 8Languages

Week beginning – Monday 23rd June 2014

Adjective

A describing word

An interesting adjective can bring a sentence to life.Can you put the word ‘adjective’ intoa sentence?

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SubjectA person or thing that is being discussed, described, or dealt with.

The subject of my presentation is ‘There’s no place like home’.

Can you put the word ‘subject’ into a sentence?

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ConnectiveA word or phrase whose function is to link other linguistic units

She would be more likely to use a temporal connective such as before, after, or then in her next sentence.Can you put the word ‘connective’ into a sentence?

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Article

A particular item or object either definite (the) or indefinite (a/an).

The boy used a definite article to show that THE chair had broken.

Can you put the word ‘article’ into a sentence?

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AccentA distinctive way of pronouncing a language, especially one associated with a particular country, area, or social class.The majority of the England team had northern accents.Can you put the word ‘accent’ into a sentence?

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DictionaryA reference book on a particular subject, the items of which are typically arranged in alphabetical order.If you want to find the definition for pecksniffian, look in a dictionary.Can you put the word ‘dictionary’ into a sentence?

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ParticipleA form of a verb that in some languages,, can function independently as an adjective, as the past participle baked in We had some baked beans.A participle expressing present action; in English is formed by adding –ing.Can you put the word ‘participle’ into a sentence?

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TranslationThe process of translating words or text from one language into another.Welsh road signs have a translation of Welsh words in English.

Can you put the word ‘translation’ into a sentence?

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CognateRelated in origin, as certain words in genetically related languages descended from the same ancestral root.Composition and compost are cognates from Latin.Can you put the word ‘cognate’ into a sentence?

Vocabulary A person's vocabulary is the set of words within a language that are familiar to that person. The average vocabulary of an adult is between 50,000 and 200,000 words.

Can you put the word ‘vocabulary’ into a sentence?

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Do you understand all of this week’s words?

Can you use any of them in your lessons this week?

Do you achieve 10 out of 10 each week?

How could you help your peers who do not yet

achieve a score of 10?Do your form calculate your form average every week?