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Study the word COLOSSAL: (Source) In ancient Greece, the Colossus of Rhodes was a statue that was 98 feet tall. Unfortunately, it was destroyed by an earthquake. But here's what we think it looked like. (Source) Huge, right? Enormous. Gigantic. Colossal! When you say that something is colossal, you mean it's extremely large. So large that it reminds you of the Colossus statue, which makes everything around it look teeny-tiny. Here's a similar colossal statue. This one's from a TV show: (Source) Here's a blue whale. It's colossal! Compared to this whale, the scuba diving human looks itty-bitty. (Source) Colossal things don't have to be much, much bigger than humans. You can call something colossal if it's just much, much larger than it should be. Here's a colossal stack of pancakes. Who's going to eat all these?! (Source) You might also talk about a colossal amount of homework: that's way, way too much homework. Or a colossal headache: that's a huge, terrible headache. Or a colossal mistake: that's a major mistake that got you in terrible trouble. Or a colossal party: that's a party with hundreds of people, tons of food, extremely loud music, and confetti everywhere. (Source)   Make a flash card: You can write your own definition and choose your own picture, or copy mine. Term Definition Picture colossal extremely large or surprisingly large   Write your own sentence! You can use either of the two ideas I'll suggest, or you can invent your own. Include as much detail as you can! (Source)   Write a sentence with the word COLOSSAL: Remember: colossal things are super-huge. Idea 1: "I couldn't stop staring at (someone), who was wearing a colossal (something)." Idea 2: "I've got a colossal problem: I have to (do something extremely difficult), and I only have five minutes to do it!" You can type in here. When you're done, copy and paste your sentence wherever you'd like it to go.