Summary
A PBS KIDS WordGirl vocabulary clip about cavity — a hollow space or hole inside something (including the hole a dentist finds in a tooth). A nice example of a word with more than one meaning.
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Discussion
This clip teaches the word cavity — a hollow space or hole, including one in a tooth.
- What does cavity mean? Is it only about teeth?
- How does the sentence around the word help you know which meaning is used?
- Use cavity in a sentence (try a meaning that isn't about teeth).
Quick work-a-long
Word: cavity — a hollow space or hole (and the hole a dentist finds in a tooth).
Try it: Write two sentences using *cavity* with two different meanings.