Īs good as 'practically, virtually' is from mid-14c.

Why then, can one desire too much of a good thing. 1300 good way 'a great distance' is mid-15c. 1200 of numbers or quantities, 'large, great,' of time or distance, 'long ' good while 'a considerable time' is from c.

Of money, 'not debased, standard as to value,' from late 14c. Of persons, 'skilled (at a profession or occupation), expert,' in late Old English, now typically with at in Middle English with of or to. As an expression of satisfaction, from early 15c. Meaning 'fortunate, prosperous, favorable' was in late Old English. Middle English sense of 'holy' is preserved in Good Friday. Sense of 'kind, benevolent' is from late Old English in reference to persons or God, from mid-14c.

Irregular comparative and superlative ( better, best) reflect a widespread pattern in words for 'good,' as in Latin bonus, melior, optimus. A word of uncertain etymology, perhaps originally 'fit, adequate, belonging together,' from PIE root *ghedh- 'to unite, be associated, suitable' (source also of Sanskrit gadh- 'seize (booty),' Old Church Slavonic godu 'favorable time,' Russian godnyi 'fit, suitable,' Lithuanian goda 'honor,' Old English gædrian 'to gather, to take up together'). Students will use the pictures on the last page to match to the correct synonym pair.Old English gōd (with a long 'o') 'excellent, fine valuable desirable, favorable, beneficial full, entire, complete ' of abstractions, actions, etc., 'beneficial, effective righteous, pious ' of persons or souls, 'righteous, pious, virtuous ' probably originally 'having the right or desirable quality,' from Proto-Germanic *gōda- 'fitting, suitable' (source also of Old Frisian god, Old Saxon gōd, Old Norse goðr, Middle Dutch goed, Dutch goed, Old High German guot, German gut, Gothic goþs). There will be 4 sets of synonyms on the first 2 pages. This works well as a small group or reading center activity. If you choose to laminate them, you can attach Velcro dots to the cut-out pictures for students to match. It may also be good to print a few copies and laminate them for repeated use. You may choose to print copies of each page for every student to complete. You can use this to introduce synonyms or review this skill if students have mastered it. It is great for your 1st and 2nd grade students. Two ways to do this is by incorporating topics they are interested in and by providing them with hands-on activities. We have so many new skills to teach our young learners, so ensuring that we can keep them engaged very early on is so important.

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