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Study the word SNICKER:
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A snicker is a quiet little laugh. And when you snicker, you laugh a little bit in a quiet way.
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We snicker when we're not supposed to laugh, so we're trying to keep the laugh inside.
You might snicker at someone who fell down. You know you're not supposed to laugh, but you just can't help it. It was funny!
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Now, you might be wondering why this candy bar is called Snickers!
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I Googled that, and I learned that the candy bar may have been named after one of its creator's favorite horses. "Snickers" is a cute name for a horse, right? Especially if he seems to laugh a lot, and especially because "nicker" is another word for "neigh," the sound that a horse makes.
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Make a flash card:
You can write your own definition and choose your own picture, or copy mine.
Term Definition Picture snicker
to laugh quietly, often in a mean way
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!
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Write a sentence with the word SNICKER:
Remember: when you snicker, you let out a short little laugh.
Idea 1: "My friends and I snickered, then pretended we were just coughing, as our classmate (did something silly, stupid, or embarrassing)."
Idea 2: "When I (made an embarrassing mistake of some kind) (at a game or a in a class of some kind), I heard a few quiet snickers."
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