Can you use these words at home?
Do you know what they mean?
Can you write them in a sentence?
Date | Word of the Week |
28th November | Word of the week - PERSEVERANCE
Definition - When you keep on trying even though you may be finding it tricky.
E.g Even though, he found the problem tricky he got there with his own perseverance. |
5th December | Word of the week - AMBLE
Definition - Meaning to walk at a slow and relaxed pace.
E.g. She ambled over to the bench. |
12th December | Word of the week - PERPLEXED
Definition - Meaning to be completely baffled and confused.
E.g. I'm not sure where I put my book, I'm perplexed. |
5th January | Word of the week - ASTRONOMICALLY
Definition - very large / immense.
E.g. It takes an astronomical amount of money to build a car factory. |
9th January | Words of the week - DUSK and DAWN.
E.g. They worked from dawn to dusk. |
16th January | Word of the week - INFINITE
Definition - to be continued indefinitely
E.g. The number sequence was infinite. |
23rd January | Word of the week - CLAMBER
Definition - to climb using both feet and hands with difficulty.
E.g. With difficultly, I had to clamber over the mountainous pile of clothes. |
30th January | Word of the week - GLIMPSE
Definition - to look quickly at something.
E.g. I took a glimpse of the blurb- it looks great! |
6th February | Word of the week - CHRONOLOGICAL
Definition - following an order of time, or from when events happened.
E.g. 'Please give me the dates in chronological order'. |
20th February | Word of the week - SERENDIPITY |
27th February | Word of the week - VAST
Definition - immense, being of great size.
E.g. She had a vast amount of knowledge. |
6th March | Word of the week - DIGIT
Definition - A digit is a written symbol for any of the ten numbers from 0 to 9.
E.g. In maths, we must put one digit in each box. |
13th March | Word of the week - UNIQUE
Definition - To be one of a kind.
E.g. We are all unique in our own way. |
20th March | Word of the week - DEVOURED
Definition - To eat with speed
E.g. I devoured the chocolate cake. |
27th March | Word of the week - ABUNDANCE
Definition - There is more than enough of something.
E.g. The area has an abundance of wildlife. |
17th April | Word of the week - CONSIDERATE
E.g. They were considerate of others and held the door open. |
24th April | Word of the week: ILLUMINATE
Definition: To make something bright or visible by shining light on it
E.g. They used the candles to illuminate the church. |
1st May | Word of the week: ASCEND
Definition: To go from smallest to largest.
E.g. I would like you to put the numbers in ascending order. |
8th May | Word of the week: CURRENCY
E.g. The currency of Spain is the Euro. |
15th May | WORD OF THE WEEK: ELATED
Definition: Extremely happy and excited, often because something has happened or been achieved.
E.g. Mr Payne felt elated when the children tried their best. |
22nd May | WORD OF THE WEEK: FLAMBOYANT
Definition: To be very noticeable and attract a lot of attention.
E.g. The peacock had flamboyant, green and blue feathers. |