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Word of the Week


Conscience (noun)

Meaning – a person’s moral sense of right and wrong, viewed as acting as a guide to one’s behavior.

Example of using it in a sentence "Nicola had a guilty conscience about her desire for chocolate.”

Synonyms: sense of right and wrong, sense of right, moral sense, still small voice

Spelling Tip – There is hidden in this word the word “science”. So, it’s an easy con + science. If you haven’t jet mastered the ‘science’ spelling - to help you further science has a silent c in the second letter place and we then have the remembering if it is “ie’ or ‘ei” problem so break the e away from the “i”

con + sc + i + ence

Use the word as many times throughout the week as you can. This can be verbally, in your written work or listen out for other people using it.



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