27 October 2016

*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

3 comments:

dianaz said...

The prognosis of the child put the parents in despair.

Unknown said...

After hearing the weather prognosis, the man started to despair for his fishing trip.

Michael said...

Good job, Diana.

Brad, I see examples of prognosis used in this context, so your example seems fine. But note that the word is usually reserved for medical issues.