More rich vocabulary associated with clumsy or silly words

English

In this unit, pupils learn a range of vocabulary to support writing about characters. In the next unit, pupils learn a wide range of rich vocabulary associated with weather.

In 'Character: small, confident and shy words' pupils learnt a range of vocabulary to support writing about characters. In this unit, pupils learn a wider range of vocabulary to describe characters, including clever and clumsy words.

In this unit, pupils learn a wider range of vocabulary to support writing about characters, including ambitious vocabulary for clever and clumsy words that can be applied to descriptive writing passages.

Character: clever and clumsy words

What adjective does this image represent?

Which of the following are word pairs for 'lumbering'?

Write the missing word to complete the sentence: The __________ pace that everyone was walking at showed how exhausted they were. 

Write the missing word to complete the sentence: The ordinarily __________ police officer tried to be as gentle as he could when he retrieved the kitten from the tree.

Which image represents the word 'blundering'?

Which image represents the word 'bumbling'?

Which image represents the word 'butter-fingered'?

goofy or clumsy, like a friend who accidentally hurts you

moving in a slow and heavy way, like someone who isn’t fully awake yet

Select the correct definition for 'blundering'.

overly forceful, like someone who doesn’t know their own strength

Select the correct definition for 'bumbling'.

clumsy or accident-prone, like someone who constantly drops things

unskilled or incompetent, like someone who gets tangled up in their shoelaces

Select the correct definition for 'butter-fingered'.

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