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9 Sept

The word was Delicate

One good word a day. Read it, hear it, use it at teatime.

Word of the day9 Sept

Delicate

Delicate

adjective

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What it means

Very fine in texture; easily broken.

Try it in a sentence

Butterflies have delicate wings.

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Delicate, adjective. Very fine in texture; easily broken. Example: Butterflies have delicate wings.

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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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