My ds (almost 8) is having a heck of a time with this lesson. The previous lesson about synonyms wasn’t easy for him either. One sentence, in which he was supposed to fill in the blank with the best word, was this: The starving dog (blank) his food. My son filled that blank with “slowly ate”. I asked him if he would slowly eat his food if he was starving, to which he said he wouldn’t. So I asked him how he would eat if he was starving, and he said “quickly ate!”. I was looking for “gobbled” or “devoured”.
We do these lessons verbally, together at the table. I am just wondering if I need to try a different approach, and if so, what? If you have done EFTTC, specifically this lesson, could you please give me some insight?
Thanks,
Lindsey
P.S. I thought I should add that he LOVES grammar. We do it twice per week, but he asks for extra lessons. He is very good at it and catches on quickly. I wanted to clarify that just in case someone thinks he isn’t ready for grammar yet. Thanks!