PDF-[READ] - Banish Boring Words!: Dozens of Reproducible Word Lists for Helping Students

This musthave collection of 40 word lists is packed with synonym choices for the most commonly overused words such as good and said as well as dozens of options for strong verbs smooth transitions and sensory and emotion words A quickreference guide for teachers and students to use during writing lessons and for independent work. . . WORD POWER. Second Edition. B. ETH. J. OHNSON. J. ANET. M. G. OLDSTEIN. © 2011 Townsend Press. Unit One: Chapter 5. • . copious . •. meander. •. dearth . •. peripheral. •. eloquent . Using interesting words. When writing, it is important to engage your audience. One very important way to do this is through word choice.. Read this passage:. The . big scary . spider ran . quickly. across the classroom floor; . recognition test in the Ilocano language” written by . Renita. . Sagon. , Doctor of Audiology Dissertation in Washington University-School of Medicine last. May 19,2006. Introduction. Ilocano dialect- one of the dialects in the Philippines. Ms. Brittany, Ms. Vaness. a, and Ms. Sarabeth. Vocabulary. 1. To . alert . is to give warning. . Cognate: . alerta. 2. A . competition.  is a situation in which people or animals are trying to be more successful than others. . • . accommodate . •. officious. •. clairvoyant . •. preclude. •. contiguous . •. spurn. •. debilitate . •. stealthy. •. obliterate . • . taciturn. TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT. Choose the meaning closest to that of the . • . cordial . •. indoctrinate. •. defame . •. submissive. •. discordant . •. sullen. •. grueling . •. thwart. •. . indict. . • . wanton. TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT. Choose the meaning closest to that of the . 2. 2. • . colloquial . •. judicious. •. crass . •. prerogative. •. discerning . •. tacit. •. hyperbole . •. tactless. •. inclusive . • . whet. TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT. Choose the meaning closest to that of the . First, Get Selective. Students cannot and will not “learn” 10, 15, or 20 vocabulary words that you give them on a sheet of paper.. And you can’t teach that many words and get anything else done.. B. ETH. J. OHNSON. J. ANET. M. G. OLDSTEIN. © 2011 Townsend Press. Unit One: Chapter 1. • . affinity . •. proximity. •. fledgling . •. sagacious. •. hackneyed . •. supplant. •. •. scanty. •. articulate. •. belittle. •. bombastic. •. diffident. •. . delineate. •. conciliatory. •. . acquiesce. • . subjugate. •. . laconic. TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT. Choose the meaning closest to that of the . •. . reverent . • . zany. •. capitulate . •. stupor. •. sycophant . •. premonition . . •. . cajole . . •. urbane . . •. . egregious . . •. prestigious. TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT. attrition . •. oblivious. •. circumvent . •. reticent. •. cohesive . •. robust. •. grievous . •. sanction. •. inundate . • . vociferous. TEN WORDS IN CONTEXT. Choose the meaning closest to that of the . B. ETH. J. OHNSON. J. ANET. M. G. OLDSTEIN. © 2011 Townsend Press. Unit One: Chapter 1. • . affinity . •. proximity. •. fledgling . •. sagacious. •. hackneyed . •. supplant. •. 75% of English spellings are regular and predictable. It just so happens that many of our most commonly used words are some of the most irregular. . Spelling could be seen as the flip-side of reading, which most educators agree is the most important skill to develop in our students. Both spelling and reading rely on students’ abilities to connect written letters with the sounds they make. .