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flashcard Definition

flash·card (-kärd′)

noun

any of a set of cards with words, numbers, etc. on them, which are flashed one by one for quick response, as before a class in a drill

flashcard Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • sign: You can also print off A4 pages of rhyme, number pages, flashcards of keyword signs with pictures and a quiz.

Converse of object

  • use: The more you use flashcards the more uses you'll find for them!
  • make: Make flashcards of key vocabulary and put these on a display board for the class to refer to during the session.
  • find: S. Jackson, England I teach adult beginners and find flashcards very useful when teaching vocabulary.
  • give: The rest of the children are given a flashcard with a word which has been pre- taught.

Adjective modifier

  • own: I think it is much faster and more convenient that creating your own flashcards.

Modifies a noun

  • program: Before You Know It is a flashcard program with a difference.
  • software: Flashcards software An interactive resource for creating wordlists that can be flashed on a computer or digital projector screen.
  • game: Quia Learning Games An immense number of animated concentration and flashcard games designed to help pupils with a variety of curriculum subjects including mathematics.

Noun used with modifier

  • phonics: Phonics Flashcards A brand new title to coincide with and support the Government's new focus on learning through synthetic phonics in primary schools.
  • number: In the morning class we relied predominantly on the use of ABC, color and number flashcards, songs and games.
  • symbol: These playing card-sized map symbol flashcards have been carefully designed to teach map symbols and map reading skills.