Transcript CONSONANT PAIRS ng, nk, ph, (1)

CONSONANT PAIRS ng, nk, ph, wh
SPELLING LIST 4°
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Thanksgiving
• DEFINITION
(Noun) The expression of gratitude,
especially to God.
• EXAMPLE
He offered prayers in thanksgiving
for his safe arrival.
Among
• DEFINITION
(Preposition) situated more or less
centrally in relation to (several other
things).
• EXAMPLE
There is an outhouse among the
threes.
Young
• DEFINITION
(Adjective) Having lived or existed for only a short time.
• EXAMPLE
• That Young lady is beautiful.
Belong
• DEFINITION
(Verb) Be the property of.
• EXAMPLE
The vehicle did not belong to him.
Strong
• DEFINITION
(Adjective) having the power to move
heavy weights or perform other
physically demanding tasks.
• EXAMPLE
She cut through the water with her
strong arm.
Think
• DEFINITION
(Verb) Have a particular belief or
idea.
• EXAMPLE
I think we have to get new Jerseys
for the next games.
Blank
• DEFINITION
(Adjective) Unrelieved by
decorative or other features; bare,
empty, or plain.
• EXAMPLE
A blank Wall.
Shrink
• DEFINITION
(Verb) Become or make smaller in
size or amount.
• EXAMPLE
The laundry machine shrinks my
clothes everyday.
Trunk
• DEFINITION
(Noun) The main woody stem of a tree
as distinct from its branches and roots.
• EXAMPLE
The trunk of a cedar tree.
Blink
• DEFINITION
(Verb) Shut and open the eyes
quickly.
• EXAMPLE
I blinked in astonishment.
Chunk
• DEFINITION
(Verb) Divide (something) into
chunks.
• EXAMPLE
Chunk four pounds of pears.
Skunk
• DEFINITION
(Noun) A cat-sized American
mammal with distinctive blackand-white striped fur.
• EXAMPLE
Skunks squirt a fine spray of foulsmelling irritant liquid.
Graph
• DEFINITION
(Noun) Instrument that records.
• EXAMPLE
I use bar graphs to score my
grades at school.
Nephew
• DEFINITION
(Noun) A son of one's brother or
sister, or of one's brother-in-law
or sister-in-law.
• EXAMPLE
I took my nephew to the movies
yesterday.
Elephant
• DEFINITION
(Noun) A very large plant-eating
mammal with a prehensile trunk and
large ears. It is the largest living land
animal.
• EXAMPLE
I saw a massive elephant in the zoo
last week.
Wheel
• DEFINITION
(Noun) A circular object that
revolves on an axle and is fixed
below a vehicle or other object
to enable it to move over the
ground.
• EXAMPLE
A chair on wheels.
Whiskers
• DEFINITION
(Noun) A long projecting hair or
bristle growing from the face or
snout of many mammals.
• EXAMPLE
That cat is plying with its
whiskers.
Whisper
• DEFINITION
(Verb) Speak very softly using one's
breath rather than one's throat,
especially for the sake of secrecy.
• EXAMPLE
Alison was whispering in his ear.
White
• DEFINITION
(Adjective) The opposite of
black
• EXAMPLE
A sheet of white paper.
Wharf
• DEFINITION
(Noun) A level quayside area to
which a ship may be moored to
load and unload.
• EXAMPLE
What a beautiful view from the
wharf they have!