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The ice will melt in the sun.
What does Melt mean?
Melt means to become liquid from heat.
Dictionary definition
to change from solid to liquid because of heat.
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Melt in a sentence
medium
Warm hands made the snowball melt quickly.
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The experiment showed how different temperatures can make materials melt at different rates.
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What does melt mean?
Melt means melt means to become liquid from heat.
Practice 2
Which word is closest in meaning to melt?
Liquefy is close in meaning to melt.
Practice 3
Which word is a helpful opposite or contrast for melt?
Freeze contrasts with melt.
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MeaningMelt means to become liquid from heat.
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Word family
Melt word family
Base word
melt
verb
melts
Becomes liquid now or often.
verb
melted
Became liquid in the past.
verb
melting
Becoming liquid now.
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Hint for students
Melt means to become liquid from heat.
Common mix-up
Melt is not the same as freeze. Melt means melt means to become liquid from heat.
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Read this model sentence: Warm hands made the snowball melt quickly. Clue words: warm, hands, made. Underline clue words that show why melt fits instead of freeze. Now write one new sentence that shows melt without using the word melt. Ask: Does my sentence clearly show melt?
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Ask students to explain this model sentence: "Warm hands made the snowball melt quickly." Why does melt fit better than freeze?
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