Literary Vocabulary

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.

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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.

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Think

December 28, 2010

Let’s think about ways to use the word think. In a classroom, regardless of the activity, the primary goal is to encourage students to think.

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Said

December 28, 2010

Said is the past tense and past participle form of the word say, and it is an unavoidable term for anyone using the English language.

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Right

December 28, 2010

Understanding the many, many ways in which the word right is used will certainly expand students’ language facility.

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Sad

December 28, 2010

Sad, like its opposite, happy, is an adjective generally used to describe feelings, although in this instance the feelings are those of sorrow or unhappiness.

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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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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.

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Fast

December 28, 2010

Fast is a versatile word, with many meanings and uses as well as synonyms.

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Want

December 28, 2010

Want is another word that clearly expresses a basic idea, but that can include a wide range of nuanced meanings.

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