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The School of Word Play – Let’s Play!

6/1/2021

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​​Part 1 – Word Match
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​Can you match a word with its picture? I picked unusual words that I didn’t know. I wanted to learn something new. I hope you do too! The only one I can pronounce – Fipple! Good Luck!


Your Words:                     Cachinnate                     Schadenfreude                     Synecdoche                    Fipple
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​Any idea which word matches which picture?
 Cachinnate?   Schadenfreude?   Synecdoche?   Fipple?
 No idea? Here are their definitions . . .

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Synecdoche – a figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole or the whole for a part, the special for the general or the general for the special, as in Texas won by six runs (meaning “Texas's baseball team”).

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​​​Cachinnate - to laugh loudly or immoderately.

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​Fipple - a plug stopping the upper end of a pipe, as a recorder or a whistle, and having a narrow slit through which the player blows

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​​Schadenfreude – satisfaction or pleasure felt at someone else's misfortune

And the answers are . . .
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How did you do? My guess is that cachinnate and schadenfreude were tricky. They’re kind of alike, but misfortune in the definition helped me find the right picture. I hoped it helped you too!
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Part 2 – Test Your Pronunciation Skills  . . . I’ve got some doozies!
 
Cachinnate [ kak-uh-neyt ]           

Here’s a link . . . Then check your pronunciation!
    how do you pronounce cachinnate - Bing

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Synecdoche [ si-nek-duh-kee ]
 
how do you pronounce synecdoche - Bing

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​Schadenfreude [ shahd-n-froi-duh ]     
 
how do you pronounce schadenfreude - Bing
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​                                             Part 3 – Where in the World Did These Words Come From?
 
Each word came from a different spot on the globe. Find each one. Then guess which word originated there.

  1. Icelandic from Iceland – Pink country. It’s farthest to the Northwest, at the top of the map.                       
 
  1. German from Germany – Green country in Northern Europe.
 
  1. Latin from Italy (Rome) – Orange country that’s south of Germany. It’s shaped like a boot. Really!
 
  1. Greek from Greece – Pink country east of Italy.
 
Your Words –                 Cachinnate                Schadenfreude                Synecdoche               Fipple 

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       Latin from Italy           Greek from Greece         German from Germany        Icelandic from Iceland
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​Schadenfreude (schoolofwordplay.com)
 
Fipple (schoolofwordplay.com)
 
Synecdoche (schoolofwordplay.com)
 
Cachinnate (schoolofwordplay.com)
 

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