Word of the Week

conscientious

Meaning a person’s desire to do their work well and thoroughly.

Example of using it in a sentence "Jamie completed his homework conscientious."

Here we have another Latin word with the idea of inner thoughts and inner knowledge. The ‘con’ meaning ‘with’ and the ‘science’ meaning ‘knowledge.’ You make a choice with the knowledge that this is the right thing to do and then you carry it out to the best of your ability.

Spelling tip: we are going to say this as con + science. We need to note that this is in the ‘ious’ family and not the ‘ous’ family.

con + sci + en + t + ious

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