THE WORD OF THE WEEK IS DEVIOUS HAVE YOU EVER HEARD THIS WORD BEFORE? DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT MEANS Turn and talk to a neighbor about what this word means.
DEVIOUS dee-vee-uh s ADJECTIVE: DESCRIBES A NOUN DEFINITION: WILLING TO LIE AND TRICK PEOPLE IN ORDER TO GET WHAT IS WANTED
Can you think of book or movie characters that are devious? SYNONYMS Can you think of book or movie characters that are devious? SNEAKY SLY SHREWD DECEITFUL
ANTONYMS TRUSTWORTHY TRUTHFUL SINCERE FAIR Would you want to be friends with someone who was devious, or someone who was the opposite of that? TRUSTWORTHY TRUTHFUL SINCERE FAIR
AFTER CONDUCTING AN INVESTIGATION, THE DETECTIVE WAS ABLE TO UNCOVER THE DEVIOUS PLOT DEVISED BY THE BANK ROBBERS. Can you figure out what devised means based on this sentence?
WHEN MY BROTHER GAVE ME A DEVIOUS GRIN WHILE MY MOM WASN’T LOOKING, I KNEW HE WAS GOING TO DO SOMETHING I WOULD NOT LIKE!
AFTER THE PRINCIPAL DISCOVERED THE STUDENTS’ DEVIOUS PLAN TO CHEAT ON THE MATH EXAM, SHE SUSPENDED EVERYONE INVOLVED.
WRITE TO EXPLAIN A TIME WHEN YOU WERE DEVIOUS WRITE TO EXPLAIN A TIME WHEN YOU WERE DEVIOUS. BE SURE TO INCLUDE; WHO WAS INVOLVED, WHAT HAPPENED, WHERE THIS OCCURRED AND WHAT THE OUTCOME WAS. CHALLENGE YOURSELF BY USING SOME SYNONYMS IN YOUR WRITING.