14 Sept
The word was Whisper
One good word a day. Read it, hear it, use it at teatime.
Word of the day14 Sept
Whisper
Whisper
verb
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What it means
To speak very softly, so only nearby people can hear.
Try it in a sentence
“She whispered the secret into her friend’s ear.”
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Whisper, verb. To speak very softly, so only nearby people can hear. Example: She whispered the secret into her friend’s ear.
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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