Build-Your-Brain: Word of the Week

 

HOUND

pronounced: "HOW-nd"

 In English, a hound refers to a type of dog that howls.

For example, a beagle is a type of hound dog.  Many dogs have hound as part of their name, such as basset hound or coon hound.

I recently went on a trip to Sweden. I can not speak Swedish (yet) and had to use some detective skills to understand signs. 

Readers usually find language interesting and have good vocabularies.

If you are a good reader and know the word 'hound' means a dog, can you think about what this sign means? Many languages share similarities.

 

 

 

No, I can not read this sign, but it is about dogs being on a leash in the park.

In Swedish, hund means dog. Can you find the 2 words in the sign that refer to dogs?

Hundar means 'dogs.'

Hunden means 'the dog.'

I hope I can learn Swedish because I have many ancestors who were Swedish.

It would likely be easier for you to learn languages, if you are young, than for me because I am old.  I am grandma age!

I know speaking languages is hard for me, but I might be able to learn to read Swedish. 

I wonder how you would say "hound dog" in Swedish.

Would you say "Hund hund"? 

 

Build-Your-Brain: Word of the Week

GLOBULAR

pronounced: "GLOB-yah-ler" or "GLOBE-yah-ler"

shaped like a round ball, a sphere, or the globe
or
something made of sphere shapes
or
something that is found worldwide.

Charlie Brown has a very globular head. If you draw continents on his head, you could use it as a globe.

Build-Your-Brain: Word of the Week

CACOPHONY

pronounced: "kuh-KOF-uh-nee"
or
"kah-KOF-uh-nee"

loud, unpleasant, confusing sounds

The cacophony in the crowded lunchroom at school gave me a headache. I was glad when Mr. Jones asked everyone to quiet down.

Build-Your-Brain: Word of the Week

ALGOLOGY

pronounced: "al-GOLL-uh-jee"

Do you know that green slimy stuff on rocks at the beach or on the sides of a dirty fish tank? It's a plant called algae.
Learning about algae is called algology.

Jim said, "Hey, this rock has more algae than that rock."
Sara said, "Boy, Jim, you sure are good at algology."

Build-your-Brain: Word of the Week

FARCEUR

pronounced: "far-SIR"

A person who is funny, likes to tell jokes, or writes funny stories. Sometimes called 'a class clown'.

Mr. Wilson said that Jack could be a farceur during recess, but not in the middle of math class.

A comedian needs to be a good farceur (writer of jokes).

Are you a farceur?