Thursday, October 29, 2015

*VOCABULARY*

Vocabulary building is important for both reading comprehension and writing. 

Use the following two words in one sentence (note the parts of speech).

despair (verb) and prognosis (noun).


To further improve your vocabulary, remember to check out the Word of the Day
The site also has word games and puzzles.

http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/


You can also test your skills while contributing to the World Food Programme here:
http://freerice.com/#/english-vocabulary/1498

7 comments:

jasminefo said...

Frank despairs at his cancer prognosis.

Rebecca J said...

When Jenny found out about her mother's prognosis, she despaired with the idea of losing her.

Henry- Oluwafemi Agbaje said...

He despairs the prognosis of not being able to find a job right away.

ArzooA177 said...

His despair disappeared when he discovered the original prognosis was wrong.

Unknown said...

despair (verb) and prognosis (noun).


The nurse urged the patient not to despair as the prognosis was positive.

jocelynp said...

despair (verb) and prognosis (noun).

I try not to despair over the many obstacles in my life, but it seems that every time there is a negative prognosis, which is often, it becomes a reality very quickly.

Michael said...

Well done, everyone!

Rebecca, I'm not sure that "with" is the best preposition to use in this example.
Henry, "despair" is not transitive, so it requires a preposition (e.g., "at").