Make Your Point, Jr. > Words in ABC Order > expensive

Study the word EXPENSIVE: (Source) When you spend money, or expend money, you're using money to buy things, and an expense is something that you buy, or something you have to pay money for. And something expensive costs a lot of money. We call things expensive when they cost more money than we think they should. If you buy a small bottle of water from a vending machine, and it costs $5, you might think, "Eek! That's so expensive!" If you go to a restaurant, hoping to spend just $10 on lunch, but then every lunch at the restaurant costs at least $50, you'll probably think, "Sheesh! These lunches are so expensive!" (Source) Expensive furniture is fancy and costs a lot of money. Expensive shoes are fashionable and cost a lot of money. And expensive cars? You guessed it: they're flashy, and they cost a lot of money. (Source)   Make a flash card: You can write your own definition and choose your own picture, or copy mine. Term Definition Picture expensive having a high price, or costing too much money   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 the word EXPENSIVE: Remember: expensive things cost so much money. Sometimes, expensive things cost more money than they should cost. Idea 1: "I don't really need expensive (food or clothes); I just like to (eat or wear) simple things, like (something)." Idea 2: "(Something) is so expensive: it costs (a certain amount of money), but I think it should cost (a certain smaller amount of money)." You can type in here. When you're done, copy and paste your sentence wherever you'd like it to go.