- look it up in a dictionary (paper or online)
- google it
- ask some who you think might know
- look carefully at the word and see if it has a root word that might help you figure it out using your knowledge of prefixes and suffixes
- read the sentence or paragraph again and see if you get a feel for what it might mean. (Click on the image below to read the text online).
The word is: dexterous
Your challenge over the weekend is to find out what it means, and then use it in a sentence in a comment to this post.
being skillful with the hands
ReplyDeleteBy Lola H
Well done - can you use it in a sentence too?
DeleteWhen my Poppa was a young boy he broke his right arm very badly and had to learn to write with his left hand. This made him very ambidextrous.
ReplyDeleteGreat stuff Rory. So what do you think the prefix 'ambi' might mean?
DeleteBeing able to use both left and write equally well.
DeleteCleverness or skill.
ReplyDeleteI am more dexterous with my left foot than my right at scoring goals.
Skill from magnus
Dexterous,is having skills especially with your hands. Building lego
ReplyDeleteis being dexterous. Joel
showing or having skill, especially with the hands.
ReplyDeleteHe is a dexterous pianist.
Lachie
We used google to look up "dexterous" and it means showing skill especially with your hands e.g.I need dexterous hands to be a spin bowler in cricket!!!!
ReplyDeleteWill
I'm dexterous at building Lego - Sophie Lynn
ReplyDeleteMy little ponies have dexterous hooves
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