24 Jul
The word was Timid
One good word a day. Read it, hear it, use it at teatime.
Word of the day24 Jul
Timid
Timid
adjective
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What it means
Shy and easily frightened.
Try it in a sentence
“The timid deer stayed near the trees.”
Tap to turn it back
Timid, adjective. Shy and easily frightened. Example: The timid deer stayed near the trees.
This week’s words
42 words in the collection
Three minutes at the kitchen table
01
Read it
Say the word together, then break it into the chunks on the card.
02
Mean it
Turn the card over. Can your child explain it back in their own words?
03
Use it
Challenge them to slip it into conversation before bedtime.
Vocabulary grows fastest in conversation.
That is most of what happens in a session with Ms Betty — reading, talking, and noticing words together.
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