rivulet
Other forms: rivulets
A rivulet is a small stream. A rivulet is to a river as a baby is to an adult.
There are several ways to remember this word. One is the similarity of its sound to "river." Another is the suffix -let, which indicates small things. For example, a piglet is a small pig or baby pig. A 300-pound pig probably wouldn't drown in a tiny rivulet, but a piglet should stay clear. Another word for rivulet is streamlet.
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a small stream
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Vocabulary lists containing rivulet
As you read Graham Salisbury's "The Ravine," learn this word list. Here are links to other word lists for texts in Grade 6's Collection 1: The Ravine, Fine?, Fears and Phobias, In the Spotlight
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