New & Alone
English Language: KS3, topic 4.1.3
Nov - New
Words containing 'nov' generally express the idea of newness.
Novel
- Novel means new or different.
- Example: Hannah adopted a novel approach to her homework.
- Alternative: Hannah adopted a new approach to her homework.
Innovate
- To innovate means to introduce change.
- Example: The business had to close down because it failed to innovate.
- Alternative: The business had to close down because it failed to introduce new change.
Novice
- A novice is a new or inexperienced person.
- Example: Jasper could only do basic tasks at work because he was a novice at computing.
- Alternative: Jasper could only do basic tasks at work because he was inexperienced in computing.
Renovate
- To renovate is to make something like new again.
- Example: The couple were desperate to renovate their old house.
- Alternative: The couple were desperate to refresh their old house.
Sol - Alone
Words containing 'sol' generally mean being alone.
Isolate
- To isolate is to separate something from other things.
- Example: Dylan was lonely because he had isolated himself from all of his friends.
- Alternative: Dylan was lonely because he had separated himself from all of his friends.
Desolate
- Desolate means empty, lacking or lonely.
- Example: The house stood in a desolate field.
- Alternative: The house stood in an empty field.
Solo
- A solo act is something done by one person.
- Example: Thomas preferred singing solo.
- Alternative: Thomas preferred singing alone.
Solitude
- Solitude is the state of being alone.
- Example: As Ricky got older, he increasingly enjoyed solitude.
- Alternative: As Ricky got older, he increasingly enjoyed being alone.
Solitary
- Solitary means existing alone or doing alone.
- Example: Scrooge led a solitary life.
- Alternative: Scrooge led a lonely life.
Test yourself on New & Alone
What does the root word 'nov' mean?
What could you 'renovate'?
What do words containing 'sol' generally mean?
What's the word for someone performing alone?