Theme:  Animal Adjectives with -ine

Word:  Canine

Pronunciation:  kai’ nayn

Meaning:  like a dog, about dogs

Example:  Vampires have large canine teeth.

Theme:  Animal Adjectives with -ine

Word:  Feline

Pronunciation:  fee’ layn

Meaning:  like a cat, about cats

Example:  She has a very feline look.

Theme:  Animal Adjectives with -ine

Word:  Bovine

Pronunciation:  bo’ vayn

Meaning:  1.  like a cow, about cattle, bulls, calves  2.  stupid

Example:  He has a bovine expression. (This means he looks stupid, like a cow.)

Theme:  Animal Adjectives with -ine

Word:  Aquiline

Pronunciation:  a’ kwi layn

Meaning:  like an eagle, about eagles

Example:  He has an aquiline nose. (This means his nose is curved like an eagle’s beak.)

Theme: The Royal Family

Word: the commonwealth   /ˈkämənˌwelTH/

Meaning: an international association consisting of the UK together with states that were previously part of the British Empire, and dependencies. The British monarch is the symbolic head of the Commonwealth.

Example: The 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow is on track and on budget, according to the latest progress report.

Theme: The Royal Family

Word: heir    /e(ə)r/     (count noun)

Meaning: a person legally entitled to the property or rank of another on that person’s death

Example: The heir to the throne kept the media buzzing with his off-the-wall ideas

Theme: The Royal Family

Word: jubilee  /jo͞obəˈlē/    (count noun)

Meaning: a special anniversary of an event, esp. one celebrating twenty-five or fifty years of a reign or activity

Example: The royal couple are on a three-day visit to Canada to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, kicking off their trip in New Brunswick

Theme: The Royal Family

Word: monarch /ˈmänərk/ (count noun)

Meaning: a sovereign head of state, especially a king, queen, or emperor

Example: Spanish monarch withdrawl over Gibraltar mars lunch to celebrate Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.

Theme:  Yard Work

Word:  water (v) / plant (v)

Pronunciation:  /wαd∂r/  /plænt/

Meaning:   Both water and plant are nouns, but they can also be used as verbs.  WATER (v) = give water to a plant, PLANT (v) = put a seed, bulb or plant in the ground so that it will grow

Examples:

• In the summer, I have to water my flowers every second day.
• Some people think it is a waste of water to water your lawn.
• I planted a lot of different vegetables in my garden.
• My neighbour planted a crab apple tree in his front yard.

Theme:  Yard Work

Word:  trim

Pronunciation:  /trΙm/

Meaning:   cut a little bit (v), a little haircut (n)

Examples:

• I trimmed the trees in my back yard last weekend because the branches were getting too long.
• The photo wouldn’t fit in the frame, so I trimmed the edges and then it fit.
• I am going to get a haircut, but just a trim because I’m trying to grow my hair.
• If you don’t trim your mustache or beard it will continue to grow.