The Chase - Friday 16th March

LInk to Online Encyclopedias

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Week 7 Spelling

Monday - rule up columns and write the word correctly

Tuesday/Wednesday - parts of speech (e.g. noun, verb, adjective), meaning and etymology

Thursday - synonyms and antonyms

Example:

Orthography (noun) - the practice or study of correct spelling according to its usage.

The English word orthography dates from the 15th century

                                      

French word French orthographie

                                      

from the Latin word orthographia,

                                      

which derives from Greek orthós "correct", and gráphein "to write".

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