Word Root Of The Day Archive | Membean « Previous1234Next » #120 Dec 01, 15 ego The Latin root word ego means “I.” This Latin root is the word origin of a fair number of English vocabulary words, including ego and egotistical. The Latin root word ego is easily recalled through the English word ego—someone with a big ego is always thinking about number one, that is, himself, and how great he is. Read more #119 Nov 16, 15 ge earth The Greek root word ge, commonly used in the English prefix geo-, means “earth.” Read more #118 Nov 01, 15 terr earth, land The Latin root word terr means “earth, land.” Read more #117 Oct 15, 15 per- through Prefixes are key morphemes in English vocabulary that begin words. Read more #116 Oct 01, 15 plex weave The Latin root word plex means “weave.” Read more #115 Sep 15, 15 spect see The Latin root word spect and its variant spic both mean “see.” Read more #114 Sep 01, 15 cred believe The Latin root word cred means “believe.” Read more #113 May 07, 15 crat rule Read more #112 Feb 14, 15 flor flower Read more #111 Jan 08, 15 nov new flu
Tagul. Créer des nuages de mots interactifs – Les Outils Tice Article mis à jour le 28 avril 2018 par Fidel Navamuel WordArt est un outil en ligne qui permet de jouer avec les mots. Vous allez pouvoir créer très simplement des nuages de mots en quelques secondes. J’avais présenté WordArt ( anciennement Tagul) dans un article consacré à 3 outils en ligne pour créer des nuages de mots clés. Cet outil formidable mérite à lui seul un article à part entière. WordArt permet la création de nuages de mots, mais il offre en plus plusieurs options originales très intéressantes pour personnaliser votre nuage. Gratuit pour une utilisation non commerciale, WordArt offre, une fois inscrit à partir de la page d’accueil, une quantité impressionnante de réglages qui feront de votre nuage de mots une création unique. Ensuite vous allez pouvoir choisir la forme dans laquelle vont venir s’inscrire vos mots. Fonction que je trouve particulièrement intéressante la possibilité de rendre interactif chaque mot en leur ajoutant des liens URL.
Understand what you read 3 outils en ligne pour créer des cartes mentales – Les Outils Tice Les cartes mentales ou Mind Mapping ont le vent en poupe. Que ce soit pour prendre des notes, de faire un brainstorming, ou pour quelque chose de plus créatif, les cartes mentales permettent d’organiser et de visualiser concepts et idées plus facilement. Voici trois bons outils en ligne ou sur tablette pour créer des cartes mentales seul, avec vos élèves ou avec vos collègues. On commence par cet outil que je n’ai découvert que tout récemment et qui fonctionne exclusivement que sur tablette. Une application bluffante qui permet de dessiner vos idées du bout du doigt. Avec DrawExpress vous obtiendrez des représentations graphiques impeccables. Coggle permet lui aussi de créer des magnifiques cartes mentales. Popplet a été conçu initialement pour une utilisation à l’école et ça se voit. Sur le même thème
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Language Arts Games - Grammar, Punctuation, Capitalization, Vocabulary Sheppard Software's Language Arts page features a variety of games for different grade levels. Elementary students (and anyone who needs a refresher) can play the animated grammar and punctuation games, which review basic punctuation and grammar concepts. This section is continually being refined and expanded, so check back often! Middle school, high school, and adult learners can review their SAT and advanced vocabulary through the SAT Words and Vocabulary in Context games. Memorizing a wide variety of important vocabulary words will really help you succeed in the verbal sections of the SATs and GREs.
proverbs TRADITIONAL PROVERBS: A barking dog never bites. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush A fool and his money are soon parted. A friend in need is a friend indeed. A new broom sweeps clean. Back to Rainbow Humor Page For Better for Verse | A Slumber Did My Spirit Seal repeating pattern of slack and stressed syllables that forms the fundamental unit of meter. The number of feet in a line gives their names to monometer (1), dimeter (2), trimeter (3), tetrameter (4), pentameter (5), hexameter (6, also called alexandrine), heptameter (7, also called “fourteeners”), octometer (8), nonometer (9), the very first and the last two being quite rare. See also scansion. pitch: igh or low quality of sounds in a syllable: a property of both consonants and vowels, it is one contributing factor in the determination of stress promoted stress: stress laid, in deference to the metrical pattern, on a word or syllable that would in ordinary speech be slack. prosody: tudy or practice or study of versification: what this tutorial is all about. pyrrhic: etrical foot consisting of two consecutive slacks: υ υ . quantity: a metrical principle of Greek and Latin prosody tied to the length of syllables spoken or chanted. quatrain: four-line stanza. quintain: refrain: rhyme: rhythm: sestet:
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185 Powerful Verbs That Will Make Your Resume Awesome Led… Handled… Managed… Responsible for… Most resume bullet points start with the same words. Frankly, the same tired old words hiring managers have heard over and over—to the point where they’ve lost a lot of their meaning and don’t do much to show off your accomplishments. So, let’s get a little more creative, shall we? No matter what duty or accomplishment you’re trying to show off, we’ve got just the resume action verb for you. Action Verbs 1-12 You Led a Project If you were in charge of a project or initiative from start to finish, skip “led” and instead try: Chaired Controlled Coordinated Executed Headed Operated Orchestrated Organized Oversaw Planned Produced Programmed Action Verbs 13-33 You Envisioned and Brought a Project to Life And if you actually developed, created, or introduced that project into your company? Action Verbs 34-42 You Saved the Company Time or Money Hiring managers love candidates who’ve helped a team operate more efficiently or cost-effectively.
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