This Strange Letter "X"

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The Aim of the Work To find information about the letter “X” To trace the words with the letter “X” in the dictionary To discover some interesting facts about the letter “X”

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Highlights about X X is the twenty-fourth letter in the English alphabet. The letter X is one of the most “unpopular” letters in the English language.

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Highlights about X Very often X means “cross” or “crossing”. People also mark a place on the map with X. In Roman numerals X represents 10. In many countries people use X in Mathematics.

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Highlights about X Not many words begin with this letter in the English language. There are no words beginning with X in my Students Book vocabulary.

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Highlights about X There are more words with this letter in the middle of the words. For example, exam, excuse, exciting. And you can find words with X at the end, for example , box, fox, lynx, mix, fix.

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Highlights about X Films that are not for children usually have an “X” mark. People often write XOXOXO at the end of their letters because they want to say “kiss- hug-kiss-hug-kiss-hug” People use the letter X when they want to mark the size of clothes.

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X-contractions X- mas = C hristmas X- tra = extra X- tal =crystal X- tina =Christina X- treme =extreme Bike X- ing = bike crossing Ped X- ing = pedestrian crossing X- ed = axed X-ray X- fer = transfer There are some short variants of words with this letter.

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Guess the Word

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Guess the Word

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Guess the Word

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Find Your Way through the “X” Labirinth

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Personal Names Crossword A Microsoft application A copying machine A state tin the USA A university town in England Nickname of the southern states in the USA 1. 2. 5. 3. 4.

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Personal N ames Crossword A Microsoft application A copying machine A state tin the USA A university town in England Nickname of the southern states in the USA Excel Xerox Texas Oxford Dixie

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Conclusion “X” is a very ”unpopular” letter. Very few words start with it. There are not many words with this letter in the middle and at the end of the words. This letter is often used in contractions. “X” is often used to mark different things.

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