Tag Archives: Vocabulary

‘Single-Use’ Is The 2018 Word Of The Year, Collins Dictionary Says

7 Nov

The English-speaking world’s growing concern for the environment and the ubiquity of disposable items that are used only once has pushed the word “single-use” to the top of Collins Dictionary’s list of “Word of the Year.”

Collins says there’s been a four-fold increase in the usage of the word since 2013, in part thanks to news coverage of environmental issues. Click on this LINK to see (and learn) other notable words of the year, including floss, VAR, Gammon, backstop, etc. The 2017 Word of the Year was actually two words: “fake news.”

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Positive vs. Negative Character Traits

18 Nov

Positive and Negative Character Traits

Here is a list of positive and negative character or personality traits. How many of these words do you know? Remember to post a comment on the other blog post and tell us how your friend would describe you. Click on this image to make it bigger.

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Word Hippo

1 Oct
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Vikram shared a really cool website with me and some of this table partners today in Language Arts. Word Hippo is a website that you can use to find word meanings, rhyming words, word forms (past tense, future, tense, and much more!), example sentences, and translations. It looks like a great website that would be helpful to all students. We are always looking for great sites to add to our Moodle pages and our class blog. If you find helpful websites for Language Arts or Social Studies, please send the links to Mrs. Hall, Ms. Jaya, or me. Thanks, Vikram!

Thanks! Mr. Martin

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