717 prompts matching "Word Detective: the root 'gram-'"
Why this word? A crowded market
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Show me a sentence describing a crowded market and ask
Why this word? An advert for a toy
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Show me an advert for a new toy and ask me why I think
Why this word? A football headline
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Show me a newspaper headline about a football win and a
Why this word? A scary forest
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Show me a description of a scary forest and ask me why
Why this word? A joyful celebration
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Show me a description of a joyful celebration and ask m
Why this word? An appeal for flood victims
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Show me an emotive appeal asking readers to help flood
Why this word? A head teacher's announcement
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Show me a formal announcement from a head teacher and a
Why this word? A chatty text message
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Show me a chatty text message between two friends and a
Why this word? A dramatic story opening
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Show me a dramatic opening line of a story and ask me w
Find and summarise: the water cycle
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Give me a short paragraph about the water cycle, then a
Find and summarise: the Nigerian flag
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Give me a short paragraph about the history of the Nige
Non-fiction features: diagrams and labels
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Explain what diagrams and labels are for in a non-ficti
Non-fiction features: bold and italic words
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Explain what bold and italic words are for in a non-fic
Non-fiction features: a glossary of tricky words
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Explain what a glossary of tricky words are for in a no
Speed-reading skill: picking out key words before reading a
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor helping me prepare for the timed reading section of Comm
Dialogue workshop: detective and suspect
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Set the scene for me: a detective questioning a suspect
Precis practice: the importance of clean water
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor helping me practise precis (summary) writing for Common
Dictionary skills: guide words
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Explain guide words to me simply (the words at the top
Thesaurus skills: choosing the best synonym
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Explain choosing the best synonym to me simply (picking
Thesaurus skills: alternatives to 'said'
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Explain using a thesaurus to avoid repeating 'said' to