Monday: evanescent
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Tuesday: levity
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Wednesday: spendthrift
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Thursday: savory
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Friday: heed
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Please
select an activity.
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1. Match
Meanings
2.
Use Words in
Sentences
3. Latin
Root Words
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Match
Meanings
Can you match the words with their
meanings?
| evanescent |
levity |
spendthrift |
| savory |
heed |
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answers!)
1. (lightness; lack of seriousness)
2. (fleeting;
vanishing)
3. (pay
attention to; consider)
4. (tasty;
pleasing, agreeable)
5. (someone
who wastes money)
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Use
Words in Sentences
Can you correctly use this week's words in
the following sentences?
| evanescent |
levity |
spendthrift |
| savory |
heed |
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answers!)
1. Easy
access to credit encourages people to turn into
_________
who
shop till they drop.
2. We
hope you
_________our
advice and get a good night’s sleep
before
the
test.
3.
Julia
Child’s recipes enable amateur chef to create
_________
delicacies
for
their guests.
4.
Brandon’s
satisfaction in his new job was
_________,
for he soon
saw
its
many drawbacks.
5. Such
_________
is
improper on this serious occasion.
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Latin
Root Words 67%
of all English words originate from Latin. Do
you know which
of this week's
words come from Latin?
| evanescent |
levity |
spendthrift |
| savory |
heed |
(Click
here to find out!)
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| Answers: Match
Meanings
1. levity (lightness; lack of seriousness)
2. evanescent (fleeting;
vanishing)
3. heed (pay
attention to; consider)
4. savory (tasty;
pleasing, agreeable)
5. spendthrift (someone
who wastes money)
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| Answers: Use Words
in Sentences
1. Easy
access to credit encourages people to turn into spendthrifts
who
shop till they drop.
2. We
hope you heed our
advice and get a good night’s sleep
before
the
test.
3.
Julia
Child’s recipes enable amateur chef to create
savory
delicacies
for
their guests.
4.
Brandon’s
satisfaction in his new job was
evanescent,
for he soon
saw
its
many drawbacks.
5. Such
levity is
improper on this serious occasion.
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Latin
Root Words
evanescent (fleeting;
vanishing) comes from the Latin word
evanescere
meaning to vanish.
levity (lightness; lack of seriousness) comes from the Latin
word
levis meaning light.
spendthrift (someone
who wastes money) comes from the Latin
word
expendere meaning to expend.
savory (tasty;
pleasing, agreeable) comes from the Latin
word
sapor meaning flavor.
heed (tasty;
pleasing, agreeable) does
not come from Latin.
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