Vocabulary Instruction
Give
December 28, 2010
The Oxford English Dictionary contains dozens of definitions for give. The most common definition, however, is the physical transfer of an object.
Right
December 28, 2010
Understanding the many, many ways in which the word right is used will certainly expand students’ language facility.
Good
December 28, 2010
Good is quite hardworking and functional, as words go, serving in many situations as an adjective or a noun, as well as in a goodly number of phrases.
Loud
December 28, 2010
Rarely are students told to be loud in a classroom. Loud is an excellent word to discuss in class, particularly in comparison to its opposite—quiet.
Bad
December 28, 2010
Bad is an adjective that can be applied to many unfortunate situations. The word bad can be used to refer to quality, behavior, or state of being.
Change
December 28, 2010
Changing the subject, let’s talk about change. Change is widely used as both a verb and a noun, but in all cases it refers to a situation in which something is made or becomes different in some way.
Finish
December 28, 2010
The term “finish” is used as both a verb and a noun in various contexts, from completing tasks in school to describing the quality of objects. It has roots in Middle English and Latin, and while it shares a resemblance to the Spanish word “finito,” the actual Spanish equivalent is “terminar.”
Slow
December 28, 2010
Like its opposite, fast, slow is most often used as an adjective to describe an aspect of speed, in this case, low speed.
Happy
December 28, 2010
Happy is a very common word, but it does have some subtleties in the ways it is used.
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