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Study the words ADMIRE, ADMIRATION, and ADMIRABLE: (Source) When you admire things or people, you look at them or think about them with wonder, appreciation, or respect. In other words, to admire something is to think it's beautiful, special, or otherwise great in some way. You might stand in a national park and admire the view. (Source) Or you might stand in a museum and admire the art. (Source) If you hold an opal under a light, you can admire how it shimmers with a rainbow of color. (Source) Below, Patrick is admiring something, or someone! What could it be? He has an admiring look on his face. He's full of admiration. (Source) If you admire your grandparents, that means you respect them and look up to them; you believe they're wonderful people with good hearts who have done great things in their lives. Your grandparents are admirable. And they deserve your admiration. (Source) At Bilbo's 111th birthday party, he tells his hobbit friends, "Eleventy-one years is far too short a time to live among such excellent and admirable hobbits." He means that he admires his friends: he believes they are good-hearted, noble, and kind. (Source)   Make a flash card: You can write your own definition and choose your own picture, or copy mine. Term Definition Picture admire to understand and appreciate how special or amazing things or people are   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 a form of the word ADMIRE: Remember: to admire something is to gaze at it with wonder and appreciation, and to admire someone is to believe they are kind, good, and amazing—that they make the world a better place. Idea 1: "I stood (in a certain place), admiring (some beautiful natural or manmade thing)." Idea 2: "My voice is full of admiration as I tell (someone), 'Wow, it's incredible how you (created or achieved something amazing).'" You can type in here. When you're done, copy and paste your sentence wherever you'd like it to go.