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Word of the Day

Word of the Day:         Please help us to develop your children’s use of language by encouraging them to use the words at home.

 

Friday 20th June 2025

Words of the Week – please practise saying these words in sentences with your child.

KS1 (Grasshopper)

KS2 (Shinobi)

gaze, risk, stretch, surprise, test

illusion, rotate, strict, swoop, trail

 

Friday 13th June 2025

Words of the Week – please practise saying these words in sentences with your child.

KS1 (Grasshopper)

KS2 (Shinobi)

shadow, jumble, during, crumble. bicker

detest, explode, fluke, loom, produce

 

Friday 22nd May 2025

Words of the Week – please practise saying these words in sentences with your child.

KS1 (Grasshopper)

KS2 (Shinobi)

aroma, bluff, decoration, hush, puzzle

anguish, chasm, cringe, distract, foe

 

Friday 16th May 2025

Words of the Week – please practise saying these words in sentences with your child.

KS1 (Grasshopper)

KS2 (Shinobi)

audience, believe, cure, frighten, peep

aplomb, celebrate, coward, dishevelled, example

 

Friday 9th May 2025

Words of the Week – please practise saying these words in sentences with your child.

KS1 (Grasshopper)

KS2 (Shinobi)

arena, battle, continue, flee, office

agitate, catastrophe, cooperate, detest, estimate

 

Friday 2nd May 2025

Words of the Week – please practise saying these words in sentences with your child.

KS1 (Grasshopper)

KS2 (Shinobi)

grubby, harvest, nudge, purr, quiz

harmless, hesitate, humble, manoeuvre, potent

 

Friday 11th April 2025

Words of the Week – please practise saying these words in sentences with your child.

KS1 (Grasshopper)

KS2 (Shinobi)

aid, blue, bundle, crafty, expert

avid, attract, complete, curious, desolate

 

Friday 4th April 2025

Words of the Week – please practise saying these words in sentences with your child.

KS1 (Grasshopper)

KS2 (Shinobi)

dangle, doze, dunk, plod, waddle

direct, bland, cerulean, deprive, delight

 

28th March 25

Words of the Week – please practise saying these words in sentences with your child.

KS1 (Grasshopper)

KS2 (Shinobi)

crush, distance, undo, parade, wink

dwell, rate, arrange, clutch, unkempt

 

21st March 25

Words of the Week – please practise saying these words in sentences with your child.

KS1 (Grasshopper)

KS2 (Shinobi)

croak, discover, tight, notice, wise

digest, crooked, adjacent, apologise, unique

 

14th March 25

Words of the Week – please practise saying these words in sentences with your child.

KS1 (Grasshopper)

KS2 (Shinobi)

cling, deal, glum, mutter, wrap

delay, erase, courage, anxious, discard

 

7th March 25

Words of the Week – please practise saying these words in sentences with your child.

KS1 (Grasshopper)

KS2 (Shinobi)

chill, sale, peek, moody, remember

deliver, mediocre, detest, recline, evade

 

28th Feb 25

Words of the Week – please practise saying these words in sentences with your child.

KS1 (Grasshopper)

KS2 (Shinobi)

block, part, early, quiet, scribble

cruel, meander, dense, gnarled, embark

 

14th Feb 25

Words of the Week – please practise saying these words in sentences with your child.

KS1 (Grasshopper)

KS2 (Shinobi)

soon, spread, welcome, together, piece

insecure, soar, mundane, persistent, protect

 

7th Feb 25

Words of the Week – please practise saying these words in sentences with your child.

KS1 (Grasshopper)

KS2 (Shinobi)

cried, trick, trade, street, puddle

impress, glisten, wail, temporary, prepare

 

31st Jan 25

Words of the Week – please practise saying these words in sentences with your child.

KS1 (Grasshopper)

KS2 (Shinobi)

chilly, waste, twinkle, squeeze, relax

unusual, replace, intercept, stutter, innocuous

 

24th Jan 25

Words of the Week – please practise saying these words in sentences with your child.

KS1 (Grasshopper)

KS2 (Shinobi)

wobble, underneath, trio, wander, stranger

instead, trudge, vague, meticulous, ponder

 

17th Jan 25

Words of the Week – please practise saying these words in sentences with your child.

KS1 (Grasshopper)

KS2 (Shinobi)

weep, weird, useful, stare, shiver

resist, iridescent, woeful, surround, pounce

 

10th Jan 25

Words of the Week – please practise saying these words in sentences with your child.

KS1 (Grasshopper)

KS2 (Shinobi)

squash, trust, stir, wild, repeat

receive, blush, valiant, recommend, purchase

 

20th Dec 24

Words of the Week – please practise saying these words in sentences with your child.

KS1 (Grasshopper)

KS2 (Shinobi)

smash, snore, tunnel, upset, visit

swerve, sudden, prefer, snug, obsess

 

13th Dec 24

Words of the Week – please practise saying these words in sentences with your child.

KS1 (Grasshopper)

KS2 (Shinobi)

silent, create, dash, flavour, spare

insecure, sparse, provoke, intercept, obscure

 

6th Dec 24

Words of the Week – please practise saying these words in sentences with your child.

KS1 (Grasshopper)

KS2 (Shinobi)

smash, snore, tunnel, upset, visit

swerve, sudden, prefer, snug, obsess

 

29th Nov 24

Words of the Week – please practise saying these words in sentences with your child.

KS1 (Grasshopper)

KS2 (Shinobi)

slide, filthy, target, sweep, thief

tolerate, thwart, tease, solitary, observe

 

22nd Nov 24

Words of the Week – please practise saying these words in sentences with your child.

KS1 (Grasshopper)

KS2 (Shinobi)

shake, fiddle, stroke, mystery, brilliant

turbulent, tremble, translucent, spoil, nimble

 

15th Nov 24

Words of the Week – please practise saying these words in sentences with your child.

KS1 (Grasshopper)

KS2 (Shinobi)

shadow, excellent, strange, final, swing

weary, undulate, unsure, stain, nuisance

 

8th Nov 24

Words of the Week – please practise saying these words in sentences with your child.

KS1 (Grasshopper)

KS2 (Shinobi)

scratch, wrong, guest, strong, weak

vivid, abundant, vulnerable, subdue, obnoxious

 

24th Oct 24

Words of the Week – please practise saying these words in sentences with your child.

KS1 (Grasshopper)

KS2 (Shinobi)

leader, medicine, flatten, measure, library

attach, advice, struggle, tedious, wondrous

 

18th Oct 24

Words of the Week – please practise saying these words in sentences with your child.

KS1 (Grasshopper)

KS2 (Shinobi)

discuss, applause, lower, honest, meadow

bleak, breathtaking, obsolete, polite, scatter

 

11th Oct 24

Words of the Week – please practise saying these words in sentences with your child.

KS1 (Grasshopper)

KS2 (Shinobi)

grumble, frown, festival, elderly, gusty

confess, complain, opposite, private, route

 

4th Oct 24

Words of the Week – please practise saying these words in sentences with your child.

KS1 (Grasshopper)

KS2 (Shinobi)

sneak, yawn, loan, heap, handle

capture, broad, nonsense, numerous, scamper

 

27th Sept 24

Words of the Week – please practise saying these words in sentences with your child.

KS1 (Grasshopper)

KS2 (Shinobi)

germ, problem, loose, shy , mask

confuse, caught, shallow, navigate, request

 

20th Sept 24

Words of the Week – please practise saying these words in sentences with your child.

KS1 (Grasshopper)

KS2 (Shinobi)

parcel, travel, proud, member, whole

debris, consider, protrude, mischief, remove

 

13th Sept 24

Words of the Week – please practise saying these words in sentences with your child.

KS1 (Grasshopper)

KS2 (Shinobi)

please, shine, pride, trip, warm

deceive, cunning, nervous, naïve, prevent

 

6th Sept 24

Words of the Week – please practise saying these words in sentences with your child.

KS1 (Grasshopper)

KS2 (Shinobi)

greet, ready, recharge, return, rest

decide, copious, ignite, inspire, essential

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