7 Sept
The word was Astonish
One good word a day. Read it, hear it, use it at teatime.
Word of the day7 Sept
Astonish
Astonish
verb
Tap to turn it over
What it means
To surprise someone greatly.
Try it in a sentence
“The magician’s trick astonished the whole class.”
Tap to turn it back
Astonish, verb. To surprise someone greatly. Example: The magician’s trick astonished the whole class.
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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