Are your little kids learning really fast? Do you wish to improve and strengthen their vocabulary as their parents? Then you must try to teach them some new words with their meanings.
However, only studying will not make them interested in learning the meanings of those new words. You must allow them to explore new words and play with them.
Though playing with words may not sound an easy task, in reality, there is no need to worry. We are here to help you with this journey with some amazing ideas and word activities through which you can easily teach your kids.
So, let’s take a look at some new three letter words that start with the tenth letter J, with their meaning.
So, let’s start….
List OF 3 Letter Words Starting With J
| jab | to poke roughly with something sharp |
| jac | a noun |
| jag | to stab or pierce |
| jam | squeeze or pack tightly into a certain space |
| jar | a cylindrical container made of glass that has a wide-mouth |
| jaw | each of the lower and upper parts of a mouth that contains teeth. |
| jay | one kind of bird with boldly patterned plumage |
| jai | victory (indian) |
| jig | a lively dance with leaping movements |
| jib | the projecting arm of a crame/ a triangular staysail of the mast |
| jew | a member of the cultural community of the religion Judaism |
| jin | a noun |
| job | a paid position of regular employment/ a piece of work |
| joe | an ordinary man/ a cup of coffee |
| jog | to run at a steady gentle pace |
| jol | to set off/ a good time |
| jot | to write something quickly |
| joy | a feeling of pleasure or happiness |
| jun | a monetary unit in North Korea |
| jug | a cylindrical container with a lip and handle used for pouring liquids |
| jus | a thin sauce or gravy made from meat juices |
Now, after learning some new words, it is time to learn some acronyms that start with the letter J. Children often come across a few common yet important acronyms that may attract their interest. So, let’s discuss some of those acronyms.
List of 3 Letter Acronyms That Start With J
| JAG | Judge Advocate General |
| JCL | Job Control Language |
| JCP | Java Community Process |
| JCS | Joint Chiefs of Staff |
| JDK | Java Development Kit |
| JDL | Jewish Defense League |
| JET | Joint European Torus |
| JEZ | Joint Engagement Zone |
| JFC | Joint Force Commander |
| JFO | Journal of Field Ornithology |
| JIB | Joint Information Bureau |
| JIC | Joint Intelligence Centre |
| JLA | Justice League of America |
| JMS | Java Message Service |
| JNI | Java Native Interface |
| JSP | Joint Services Publication |
| JRE | Java Runtime Environment |
| JSF | Joint Strike Fighter |
| JSS | Joint Support Ship |
| JTF | Joint Task Force |
| JUO | Joint Urban Operations |
| JVM | Java Virtual Machine |
Activities With 3 Letter Words Starting With J
You may try your best to teach your kids some new words with their meanings. However, if your kids do not have the opportunity to use those words in the right manner, then they may not be able to remember those after some time, and all your efforts will be wasted.
As it is not possible to force your kids to read some books or write down some new words with their meanings, you must try to teach them in a playful and interesting way, or else, they will lose interest in learning new words after some time.
So, to enhance their vocabulary with ease, you can choose some interesting word activities and play with your kids to make them quite interested in learning. Here are a few of those word games or activities that may help you out.
1. Fill In The Blanks
A very simple yet really amusing way to encourage your kids to learn some three letter words is to play the interesting word activity called fill in the blanks.
With this fun activity, your children can learn some new three letter words without any difficulty. It will also help them in their future academics.
Examples:
JA_
J_R
J_W
J_Y
JO_
J_B
2. Name Game
Another useful yet really interesting word activity is name game. With name game, you can easily strengthen your kids’ vocabulary just by playing with them.
When you are trying to teach your little prince and princesses some new three-letter words that start with J, you can try this interesting and fun game. In this, you will need to say something or ask a question and your little companion will have to answer that.
You can enjoy this fun activity in turns, for example, once you can ask some questions to your kid and your little one will answer them and then do just the opposite method. This will encourage your children to be more interested in learning some new words while having great fun.
Examples:
Q: How will you describe the act of poking roughly with something sharp?
Ans: Jab
Q: What do we call each of the lower and upper parts of a mouth that contains teeth?
Ans: Jaw
Q: When I am telling you to run at a steady gentle pace, I am actually telling you to _.
Ans: Jog
Q: How will you describe the feeling of pleasure or happiness?
Ans: Joy
Q: What do you call a cylindrical container with a lip and handle used for pouring liquids?
Ans: Jug
Q: What is a lively dance with leaping movements?
Ans: Jig
3. Word Puzzles
You can play this amusing word game with your little ones because there are various types of word puzzles that will always make your kids happy.
One of the most amusing and easiest ways is to enjoy this by using scramble tiles and you can suggest your kids to try to unscramble them. While playing this game, your little partners can learn as well as easily remember some new three-letters words.
Also, you can draw all of the letters or alphabets on the pavement, and then shout out a word, like a jar. Your child will have to find out and then stand on each alphabet of the word jar to complete the word puzzle.
The opposite method can also be similarly fun and interesting. Your kid will have to step on three letters of a word and your task will be to shout out the word created by them.
4. Word Matching Game
Word matching game is another interesting activity that you can try out with your kids by using Flash Cards. In reality, to play this, you will require two sets of cards, one having some pictures and the other with some of the three-letter words starting with J.
You may use the words, such as jug, jam, jar, jab, jog, jot, joy, jew, jib, etc., and get the cards that contain these words. Then, just show your little friend how to read those cards and match them with the respective words.
Also, you may explain to your little friend how to do the matching and then ask them to follow you in the next step.
Conclusion
We hope all these activities will be able to help you in your journey of teaching your little kids some new and useful things. Also, follow with us for some additional ideas.
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