5A - A word is born

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Improve your vocabulary!

Explain the following words

You have three minutes to look up the following words: 

concoct            hyperbole                  sophisticated

gain                         acronyms                 aeons

crop up                        ubiquitous

Concoct
We concocted a 'dinner mystery party; yesterday.

1. to come up with
2. to plan or make something using many parts
3. to cook
4. to cancel

crop up
His name has cropped up at every selection meeting this season.

1. something that is avoided
2. something that is whispered
3. something that appears or happens, often unexpected
4. something that is rumoured to be true

ubiquitous
The internet is ubiquitous now and I've had to learn to deal with that.

1. something that seems to be everywhere
2. omnipresent
3. boring
4. slow

hyperbole
To portray him as the greatest actor ever is a hyperbole.

1. understatement
2. to make something sound more impressive than it really is
3. a deliberate exaggeration used for effect
4. a reality

Next up:

Phrasal verbs with on. Choose the right option

Whenever we ________ on a winning team we shout a lot!

1. bring
2. cheer
3. keep
4. go

The corono virus seems to _______ on in different versions.

1. cheer
2. add
3. switch
4. move

When you join a Google Meet class make sure to ________ on some clothes.

1. slip
2. go
3. cheer
4. add

And then: 

Verb prefixes with en- or em-

What's a prefix?

trust

large

power

danger

bitter

en-

-em

a

b

c

d

e

When do we use the prefix em-?

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