Our word of the week is attitude.

Definition:

Your attitude to something is the way that you think and feel about it, especially when it shows in the way you behave.

Sentences:

I sometimes have a bad attitude when I can’t do something right. – Isabella

I have a good attitude because I challenge myself. – Biraj

Marshall and I have a bad attitude sometimes when we fight but sometimes we have a good attitude.😊 – Amarni

Synonyms:

approach, belief, disposition, frame of mind, mood, mindset, perspective, reaction, view, manner

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Our word of the week is thrill.

Definition:

Something that gives you a sudden feeling of great excitement, pleasure or fear.

Sentences:

I was thrilled when Annabell levelled up so quickly on Monster legends.😮- Alana

I was not thrilled when I found out that the word of the week is thrill. – John

When I went to the mushroom pool and played on the big waterslide it was exciting and thrilling. – Isabella

Synonyms:

adventure, blast, fun, inspiration, pleasure, tingle, sensation, lift, electrify

Antonyms:

calm, depression, dishearten, bring down, bore

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Our word of the week is hibernate.

Definition:

Animals that hibernate spend the winter in a state like a deep sleep.

Sentences:

I know that racoons and squirrels hibernate. – Maisy

The bears hibernate in the winter.❄❄ – Omid

Dolphins don’t hibernate. – Tyler

Synonyms:

hide, hole up, sleep, vegetate, winter

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Our word of the week is scrumptious.

Definition:

Food that tastes extremely good.

Sentences:

I had a scrumptious breakfast. – Prava

I think that chocolate is scrumptious. 🍟🍗🍖🍕🍱🍪🍩 – Lucas

My lunch was so scrumptious. – Isabella

Synonyms:

delicious, tasty, yummy, luscious, heavenly, mouth watering

Antonyms:

disgusting, rancid, yucky, unappetising

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Our word of the week is arrange.

Definition:

If you arrange something you plan for it to happen or place it in a certain way. 

Sentences:

Everyday Maisy and I always arrange to meet at the oval. – Miranda

I arrange my petshops in groups of cats and dogs. – Isabella

I arrange my books in alphabetical order.👌🏻- Alana

I arranged my toys in my room. – Xayla

Synonyms:

align, array, classify, fix up, group, organise, tidy, adapt, decide, devise, manage, prepare

Antonyms:

confuse, disorder, disorganise, disturb, mix up, scatter, not plan

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Our word of the week is linger.

Definition:

To stay or continue for longer than usual.

Sentences:

I was lingering when I went to the movies because I was looking at the games. – Amarni

At Harry’s birthday party I lingered because I was going to his house. – Ekam

My brother and his friend were lingering in the kitchen to find some food. – Bella

Synonyms:

dawdle, dilly dally, trudge, mosey, amble, procrastinate, drift, lag, plod, shuffle, stroll

Antonyms:

go, hurry, leave, rush

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Word of the Week

Our word of the week is ravenous.

Definition:

If you are ravenous you are really hungry.

Sentences:

I am ravenous for everything .🍪🍰🍫🍬🍦 – Ellie

This morning I woke up ravenous so my mum made me toast.🍞🍌- Xayla

I am always ravenous for pizza. – John

Synonyms:

devouring, famished, gluttonous, starving, hungry

Antonyms:

full, satisfied

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Our word of the week is persist.

Definition:

Persist means to continue to do something even when it is difficult.

Sentences:

I persisted when my bird house kept falling apart. – Stephanie

I persist when my work is tricky. – Amarni

I persist in daily pe even when I’m tired. – Alana

Synonyms:

continue, grind, endure, survive, keep up, persevere, stick it out

Antonyms:

cease, stop, give up, quit, leave

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