SPELLING & MEANING

Nature words

A closer look at six words from the nature collection. A few familiar, a few worth remembering.

Lichen

An organism formed by a fungus living together with an alga or cyanobacterium. It has one c, followed by h.

Estuary

The part of a river where fresh water meets the sea. It ends in uary.

Shingle

Small rounded stones covering a beach or riverbank.

Scree

Loose fragments of rock on a slope. Remember the double e.

Plateau

An area of relatively level high ground. The ending is eau, following the t: plateau.

Ravine

A narrow, steep-sided valley.