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Words of the week

Words of the week. stamp. answer. capital. wonderful. swim. postcard. question. Teaching notes Use only one slide per session Refer to notes area under each slide for ideas or select file - print and choose notes pages to print a copy of each slide with teaching notes.

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Words of the week

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  1. Words of the week stamp answer capital wonderful swim postcard question • Teaching notes • Use only one slide per session • Refer to notes area under each slide for ideas • or select file - print and choose notes pages to print a copy of each slide with teaching notes. • A related 10 page PDF document can be found at www.skillsworkshop.org. This lists a further 30 words along with a speaking task, related words, teaching ideas, extension activities and suggested resources.

  2. Word of the week 1 • COMPOUND WORDS • postman • postcode • postgraduate • lamppost • signpost • goalpost • cardboard • wildcard Noun Compound word

  3. Word of the week 2 Noun and verb Add suffixes to make stamps stamped stamping Related word stampede

  4. Word of the week 3 Verb He swims every morning. They swam in the river yesterday. I have swum 20 lengths today. Noun I am going for a swim. Spelling tip Double the consonant when you add a vowelsuffix. swimmer swimming swimmingly but swimsuit

  5. Adjective – gives you more information about a noun What a wonderful morning! I had a wonderful time last night. He painted wonderful pictures. Word of the week 4 • wonderfully • wonderland • wonderment Spelling tip fulis a consonant suffix It only has oneL hopeful,spoonful,tearful,successful, stressful. beautiful,plentiful.

  6. Word of the week 5 Word origin quest:to seek, to find out. • WORD STORM • inquest • conquest • request • unquestioned • questionnaire • questioner • questionably Verb The detective will questionyou tomorrow. My son questions everything I say. Noun The first exam question was easy. I’d like to ask a question please.

  7. Word of the week 6 Word origin andswaru:Old English (swear against). Verb The council answers all letters within three days. I answeredall the questions. Noun Politicians never give straight answers. • Silent W after an S in • answer • sword • Chiswick • boatswain

  8. Word of the week 7 Word origin caput:Latin (head) Noun London is the capital of England Small leaves are carved on the marble capital. Adjective That’s a capital book! Start your sentence with a capital letter. • WORD STORM • decapitate • capitalism • capitalise • capitulate • capital punishment • capital letter

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