fairy
part of speech
noun (fairy, fairies); adjective (fairy)
meaning for a pupil
1) A fairy is a tiny magic person with wings in stories. tree →
2) Fairy lights are small electric lights on a string, used for decoration. tree →
3) A fairy tale is a magic story for children. tree →
sense in the lessons
In maths: a character in a story; fairies, their wings or wishes may be counted; «each fairy has 2 wings» is a rate, so multiply. In stories: the tooth fairy, a fairy godmother, fairy tales like Cinderella. Everyday life: fairy lights at parties and holidays. Phrases: fairy tale, tooth fairy, fairy godmother, fairy lights, fairy cake (a small cake, UK).
examples
- There are 7 fairies in the garden. tree →
- Each fairy has 2 wings. tree →
- The fairy gave 3 wishes to each child. tree →
- How many wings do 5 fairies have? tree →
- The tooth fairy left a coin under my pillow. tree →
- Cinderella's fairy godmother turned a pumpkin into a coach. tree →
- We hung fairy lights around the window. tree →
- We baked fairy cakes for the school fair. tree →
- The Fairy then said to Cinderilla: tree →
note
Plural «fairies». Fairies are not real; they live in stories. A story character to count; «each fairy has 2 wings» is a rate, so multiply. No clue by itself.
In the corpora
- His magic ring could call up Djinns, Fairies and even a great angel.
- Fairy-tale openings like "Once upon a time" suit fairy tales, but other stories usually need a sharper first line.
- Families decide how to handle traditions like the tooth fairy or Father Christmas, so do not spoil them for younger children.
- Mum's is the everyday.» Hester has two rooms: Da's has fairy lights, Mam's is plain.
- Mam laughs, and they buy fairy lights for her room too.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «fairy» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.