Ugly Words
By: Parris Sanders
Word’s language of origin Number of syllables it contains Personal associations with words Sound Meaning Appearance
What makes one word “uglier” than
another?
Where did the word originate from?
Latin French Arabic Hindi Sanskrit
Word's Language Of Origin
Syllable: a unit of pronunciation having
one vowel sound, with or without surrounding consonants, forming the whole or a part of a word.
Example: Parris (Two Syllables) PAR-RIS
Number Of Syllables A Word Contains
Personal Preference
What about a word appeals to you? The root? The suffix?
Bad Experiences Condiments Experience
Personal Associations With Words
Does A Word Sound Appealing? Can A Word Sound Appealing? Think About Your Favorite Word
What Does It Sound Like? What Do You Feel When Someone Says The
Word?
Sound
What does the mean actually? What does the word mean to YOU? What do you associate with the
meaning of this word?
Meaning
How does the word look? How does the appearance of the word make
YOU feel? Personal List of Appealing Words
Apples Candy Strawberries Smile Money
Appearance
1. Moist: slightly wet; damp or humid2. Phlegm: the thick viscous substance secreted by the mucous
membranes of the respiratory passages, esp. when produced in excessive or abnormal quantities
3. Hate: intense or passionate dislike4. Ooze: slowly trickle or seep out of something; flow in a very gradual
way5. Vomit: eject matter from the stomach through the mouth6. Putrid: decaying or rotting and emitting a fetid smell.7. Grotesque: comically or repulsively ugly or distorted.8. Mucus: a slimy substance, typically not miscible with water,
secreted by mucous membranes and glands for lubrication, protection, etc.
9. Puke: vomit.10. Pus: a thick yellowish or greenish opaque liquid produced in infected
tissue, consisting of dead white blood cells and bacteria with tissue debris and serum.
Top Ten Ugliest WordsSource: "The 12 Ugliest Words in English - Netscape Fun & Games." The 12 Ugliest Words in English - Netscape Fun & Games. N.p., n.d. Web. 23
Feb. 2014.
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