Look how this hurried kid uses the word of the issue, scramble.
My name comes from the Greek root lexis! That means word. | Illustrations by Lance Lekander
Featured Skill:
Vocabulary and Grammar,
Common Core Standards
Scramble can mean:
- to cook eggs by stirring while frying,
- to rush to get somewhere, or
- a jumbled mess.
Lance Lekander
-I’ll quickly scramble some eggs for breakfast.
-I hope I can find my math book in that scramble of stuff on the floor.
-Then I’ll have to scramble to get to school on time.
Meet Lexie! She time traveled from the ancient world and landed in Storyworks. Lexie loves words—especially ones with Greek and Latin roots. Today, she’s using words with the Latin root cred. That means believe or trust.
Can you figure out the meaning of the orange words below?
Root Power!
Lance Lekander
-The internet is all new to me! I’ve been told to visit only credible sites, which have facts I can trust.
-I’m incredulous about some of the things I’ve read—like the story of the elephant with three trunks. I don’t believe it!
-The writer of that article probably had no credentials. Nothing makes me believe he was qualified for the job.
Lexie: The internet is all new to me! I’ve been told to visit only credible sites, which have facts I can trust.
Lexie: I’m incredulous about some of the things I’ve read—like the story of the elephant with three trunks. I don’t believe it!
Lexie: The writer of that article probably had no credentials. Nothing makes me believe he was qualified for the job.
This article was originally published in the September 2022 issue.
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