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Term 6, Revision of the year – Vocabulary Learning – For Home Learning/class/library quizzesMemrise link to use at home: (Year 7) (Year 8) (Year 9) Subject Terminology Define Subject TerminologyVocabulary – Following spelling pattern rulesDefine Vocabulary poem A combination of words designed to convey experiences or ideas or emotions in a vivid and imaginative way affectionateTo show fondness or love to someonetext A poem, play, novel, novella or extract to studyoffTo no longer be attached extractA section of a longer text differenceTo show how something is dissimilar anthology A collection of literature, often poems or short stories effectiveTo produce an outcome that is welcomedplaywrightThe person who created and wrote the play effortTo exert yourself and work hard tragic extremely mournful, melancholy, or patheticofficialTo hold a position of trust tragedy A drama, often in verse, dealing with a serious or sombre theme, typically involving a great person destined to experience downfall or utter destruction, through a character flaw or conflict with some overpowering forcewaffleTo repeat yourself or say something in a longer way than requireddialogue Speech allTo refer to the whole of something descriptionWriting that allows the reader to picture or imagine what is being describedalliteration The same letters or sounds at the start of a series of words rhythm The use of stressed and unstressed syllables in writingequally In the same way or to the same extentrhyme, Words with sounds that correspond (match) finally After a long time or the last in a series imageryVisually descriptive words or phrasesmisspell Spell a word wronglymetaphorComparison of things as if they are another thingskillThe ability to do something wellsimileComparison of things using like or as brilliantVery bright, clever or talented personificationComparing something by giving it human characteristicschallengeA test of skill or knowledge or talent auditoryTo hear acrossFrom one side to another gustatoryTo taste expressTo convey a thought or opinion visualTo seeassistTo help someone tactileTo feel or touch dazzleTemporarily blind someoneolfactoryTo have a sense of smelladdressesTo speak to someone or write to someone denotation The literal or actual meaning crossA mark x or to be annoyed with someone or thing connotationsThe implied or inferred meaning quizzedPast tense of quiz which is to ask questions assonanceRepetition of vowel sounds close to each other in poetry drizzleLight rain consonanceRepetition of consonant sounds close to each other in poetry thank Express gratitude onomatopoeiaThe sound of the word is closely related to the meaning neighbourA person living next door or near to yourunningThe action or movement of a runner thumbThe short digit on your hand shuttingTo close something frightTo be scared or fearful of something bringingTo take something to a place beginning The start of something Synonyms for: Define Synonyms Etymology Define & example for Etymologyhappy To be pleased or glad amph(GREEK) around or about or both sides E.g. ambidextrous, ambivalent courageousTo be brave ben(LATIN) good or well E.g. benefit, benevolent fulfilledTo be satisfied cracy – crat(GREEK) government or rule or authority E.g. democracy, democratrespectedTo be held in high esteem de(LATIN) from or away or remove E.g. deny, deletionconfidentTo hold strong beliefs and stick to theseemul(LATIN) strive to equal or rival E.g. emulate, emulsify importantTo be of great significance femin(LATIN) women, female E.g. feminine, effeminate inquisitiveTo be eager to obtain knowledge gram(GREEK) writing E.g. grammatical, grammar amusedTo find something funnyhom(GREEK) same E.g. homophone, homophobic ecstaticOverwhelming happiness or joyful excitement Inter(LATIN) among or between E.g. intermission, interlinked, interestedliberatedFree from social conventions or constraints jus/jur/judic(LATIN) justice, law E.g. judge, jury, justice, judicious inspiredExtraordinary quality or creativity kine(GREEK) movement E.g. kinetic, kinaesthetic courageousTo be brace lingu(LATIN) language, tongue E.g. bilingual, linguistic fulfilledTo be satisfied mater(LATIN) mother E.g. maternal, matriarch respectedAdmire someone nomin(LATIN) name E.g. nomination, nominate confidentKnowing you have specific abilities or qualities opt(LATIN) Eye E.g. optical, optician importantOf great significance or valuepatri(LATIN & GREEK) Father E.g. patriarchal, patriarchinquisitiveHaving or showing an interest in things quot(LATIN) How many, how great E.g. quota, quotation amusedFinding something funny or entertaining retro(LATIN) backwards or behind E.g. retrospective, retrogradesan(LATIN) healthy E.g. insane, sanity termin(LATIN) boundary, limit, end E.g. terminate, terminal, determineut/us(LATIN) use E.g. utilise, utility, useful, usual van(LATIN) empty, vain, idle E.g. vanity, vanquish xen(GREEK) foreign E.g. xenophobia, xenonzo (GREEK) animal, living being E.g. zoo, zoological Subject Terminology Define Subject TerminologyVocabulary – Following spelling pattern rulesDefine Vocabulary Spelling patterns this week: -tch and –ch Relevant spelling guidelines: we use ‘-tch’ after a short vowel and ‘-ch’ in all other cases.sibilanceRepetition of s sounds in words close together enrichTo improve or enhance the quality of something exaggerateTo make something bigger or more extreme than it is hierarchyA system of ranking people according to status or authorityform The type of text matriarchA female who is the head of a family speaker The poems persona (not the poet) patriarchA male who is the head of a family or group narratorThe persona or character voice telling the story catchTo intercept and hold something narrative voice The perspective the story is told from fetchTo go and get something personaAn aspect of a character that is portrayed to the readerdetachTo remove something from something else extended metaphorA metaphor that is continued through a text or a part of a textsketchTo draw something Relevant spelling guidelines: We just add S to form regular plurals. We add –es to words ending in –ch, -s, -sh, -x and –z. If a –ch word is pronounced as ‘k’ then we just add –s (e.g. stomach/stomachs)Some words ending in –fe or –f change to –ves. Some do not and some can be either; you just have to learn these ones.If the word ends in a vowel + y, we add –s. If it ends in a consonant + y then we change it to –iessonnetA poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, in English typically having ten syllables per line.knivesbladed instrumentscontrastSomething which is noticeably different from something elseboxesContainersjuxtapositionTo place two things together which are different memoriesInformation stored in your mind about past events oxymoronContradictory ideas close together or next to each other heroesPeople who are admired for courage or bravery context Circumstances that influence the creation of a text. Context can be contemporary (modern), social (about the society), political (about the law or government) or historical (about the time period).watchesTimepieces viewpointA person’s opinion or view on a topic dogsA domesticated animalattitudeThe way you think or feel about something bodies Your physical self framed narrativeA story within a story stomachsInternal organs where food is digested Relevant spelling guidelines: For one-syllable words, add –er or –est. When the pattern of the word is CVC* then we double the consonant before –er or –est. For 2 syllable adjectives ending in –y, change the –y to an iWe use ‘more’ or ‘most’ for words with 2+ syllables not ending in y. We don’t change the spelling of the word! For example, famous - more famous; interesting - more interesting, carefully - more carefully. CVC* = consonant – vowel – consonant wordsprotagonistThe main character who drives the action forward in a text angrierTo feel strong displeasure or annoyance at something antagonistThe character who actively opposes the protagonist creepyAn unpleasant feeling of fear or discomfortexpositionThe opening of a story creepierThe superlative form of creepy showing an increased feeling of fear or discomfort rising action The increase in tension or action or events in a story worse Of poor quality climax The high point or peak event in a storyworstThe poorest quality or lowest standardsresolution The ending of a story easyAchieved without great effort flashback Timing in a story where an event that happened previously is referred toeasiestAchieved without great effort modality Using verbs of possibility – could, may might most interesting Arousing complete interestSpelling patterns this week: -ing, -ed and -erRelevant spelling guidelines: -ing, -ed and –er is added to verbs where the root of the word does not need to be changed. When a short vowel is followed by one consonant at the end of the root word, double the last consonant and add (ed) or (ing).& Revise from previous weeksimperative Verbs A verb to give a command beggedAsk earnestly for something previously adjective A word which describes an object quicker To do something faster than another noun The name of something begging Ask earnestly for something in the present verbAn action laterTo do something in the future adverb How an action takes placebringing To take something to somewherepronoun A word which can be substituted for other nouns sitting The action of being sat down helping The act of offering support Synonyms for: 11 wordsDefine Synonyms Etymology 24 word stemsDefine & example for EtymologysadTo feel sorrowful amic – imic (LATIN) friend E.g. amicable, immiscible guiltyCulpable or responsible for wrongdoing bio(GREEK)) life E.g. biology, biological abandonedBeing deserted or leftcarn(LATIN) flesh E.g. carnivore, carnival despairLoss of hope dens(LATIN) thick E.g. condense, density depressedA state of unhappiness or despondency eco(GREEK) house E.g. ecology, economy lonelyLack of friends or company firm(LATIN) fix, settle E.g. confirmation, affirm boredFeeling weary or impatient grat(LATIN) thank, please E.g. gratitude, grateful indifferentNo particular interest or sympathyhyp(GREEK) under E.g. hypothermia, hypothesis apatheticShowing no interest or enthusiasm ide(Greek) idea, thought E.g. ideology, idealisticisolatedFar away from people or placesjuven(LATIN) youth, young E.g. juvenile, rejuvenate abandonedHaving been deserted or leftkudo(GREEK) glory E.g. kudosemptyContain nothing libr(LATIN) book E.g. library inferiorLower in rank or statusmelan(GREEK) black, dark E.g. melanoma, melancholic vulnerableExposed to harm noct(LATIN) night E.g. nocturnalpowerlessTo lack any power or control odor(LATIN) fragrant E.g. odour, odorous victimisedSingle someone out for cruel behaviourped(LATIN) foot E.g. paediatrician ignoredRefuse to acknowledgequi(LATIN) rest E.g. quiet, quite ashamedEmbarrassed or guilty rog(LATIN) ask E.g. derogatory, interrogation remorsefulFilled with remorse or to feel sorry about something san(LATIN) healthy E.g. sanitary, insane st(LATIN) stand E.g. stable, stationary techn(LATIN) art, skill E.g. technology ultra(LATIN) beyond E.g. ultraviolet, ultimate veter(LATIN) old E.g. veteran, invertebrate xyl(GREEK) wood E.g. xylem, xylophone zym(GREEK) ferment E.g. enzyme Subject Terminology Define Subject TerminologyVocabulary – Following spelling pattern rulesDefine Vocabulary Relevant spelling guidelines: -er and –est are added to adjectives where no change is needed to the root word. If the adjective ends in a –y then this is replaced with an –i and then –er or –est is addedIf the adjective ends with a –e then an –e is dropped when adding –er or -estemotive language Language that creates an emotion in the readerHappiest To be the most happy vocabulary choices used to create character Choosing specific words to develop understanding of what the character is like silliest To be the most silly symbolism Using symbols to represent something else in literature oldest To be older than anyone else juxtaposition To place two things together which are different olderTo have lived for longer than someone else monologue A speech given by an individualhappier To be more happy than another irony Making something funny by stating the opposite of what is meantcutestTo be attractive in a sweet way more than othersbody language Movements of the body to create feelings or emotions flatterTo try to impress someone by praising them sentence fragments Groups of words that don’t make a full sentenceloneliestTo feel more lonely or isolated than another Relevant spelling guidelines: ai and oi are almost always used in the middle of words, often with consonants either side. connectives Words which join sentencesafraidTo feel fear or anxiety andA word that connects a sentence to show something else has happened hoistTo lift up alsoIn addition tomaintain To continue or keep going as well asAnother idea toiletA place to go to the toiletin additionAnother ideanoiseA sound often considered unpleasant becauseTo state the reason moistureWater or liquid that has diffused soTo such a great extent entailInvolved as a part of a processthereforeFor that reason vainShowing an excessive amount of pride in your appearance Spelling patterns this week: ay and oyRelevant spelling guidelines: ay and oy are used for those sounds at the end of words. as a resultBecause of employ Use or hire for business nextTo happen after the last thing enjoy Take pleasure in thenAfter that conveyTell something firstlyIn the first place portrayShow something finallyIn the last instancedismay Be upset by something beforeTo precede this destroyRuin something howeverTo contradict or show a difference in something that has been said previously betray Lie, cheat or deceive someonealthoughIn spite of annoy Irritate someone UnlessExcept if stay Remain static ExceptUnless something happensawayRemoved from the situation Synonyms for: Define Synonyms Etymology Define & example for Etymologydisgust To feel revulsion or strong disgustarist(LATIN) excellence E.g. aristocracy disapprovalAn unfavourable impressionbibl(GREEK) book E.g. bible, bibliography disappointedSad, displeased or let down by something or someone cand(LATIN) glowing, iridescent E.g. candid, candleawfulVery bad or unpleasantdeb(LATIN) owe E.g. debt, debit avoidanceTo keep away from something em – empt(LATIN) buy E.g. pre-empt, exemption hesitantUnsure about something famili(LATIN) a close attendant E.g. familiarity, family aversionA strong dislike or disinclination firm(LATIN) firm E.g. firmament detestableIntense dislikegrav(LATIN) heavy E.g. gravity, grave revulsionA sense of disgust or loathing heli(GREEK) sun E.g. helium, helicopterrevoltedFeel disgust about something os – iso(GREEK) equal, the same E.g. isomorphic, isolated repugnantUnacceptable or extremely distastefuljoc(LATIN) joke E.g. jocularloathingA feeling of intense dislike or loathing kil(GREEK) thousand E.g. kilogram, kilometrejudgemental Displaying an overly concerned point of view lamin(LATIN) layer or slice E.g. laminate meg(GREEK) great or large E.g. Megalomania, megaphone null(LATIN) none E.g. nullifyonym(GREEK) name E.g. antonym, synonym pessim (LATIN) worst E.g. pessimistquasi(LATIN) as if E.g. quashesre – red(LATIN) again, back E.g. recede, redeem salv(LATIN) save E.g. salvation terr(LATIN) dry land E.g. territory, territorial umbr(LATIN) shade, shadow E.g. umbrella verb(LATIN) word E.g. verbal, verbosexer(GREEK) dry E.g. xerographyzon(GREEK) belt, girdle E.g. zone Subject Terminology Define Subject TermsVocabulary – Following spelling pattern rulesDefine Vocabulary ifIn the event of behave Act in a specified wayabove allMore so than anything else gazeLook steadily at something in particularEspecially amazeFill with astonishment particularlyTo a higher degree than averagetranslateTo convert something into another form (often language)especiallyTo single out one person or thingemigrateLeave own country to settle permanently in anothersignificantlyTo be worthy of attention hesitateTo pause for exampleTo introduce an exampleinflateto increase in sizesuch asFor examplecalculateDetermine the amount mathematically Spelling patterns this week: e-eRelevant spelling guidelines: most words with e-e have more than one syllable. Most words spell the long /e/ sound is by adding the letter e to the end of the word.for instanceAs an exampleadhereStick fastas revealed byAs shown concedeAdmit the validity of something showing you can change your mindin the case ofAs shown by deleteRemove or obliterateequallyIn the same way evening Time of day from 6pm to bedtime in the same wayAs well as precedeCome before similarlyIn the same way interfereIntervene in a situation without permission likewiseIn the same way/also persevereContinue with a course of action as withFor examplethemeSubject of a talk or event in a book Spelling patterns this week: adding suffixes to words with more than one syllableRelevant spelling guidelines:If it is a consonant suffix then it can just be added to the base word.If it is a vowel suffix, the final consonant is doubled only when the stress is on the final syllable of the base word.whereasIn contrast/comparisonbeginnerStarting to learn skills and ideasby contrastIn comparison differing Dissimilar or not the same as alternativelyAnother idealabelled Attached a label tootherwiseInstead of this entering Going in on the other handAnother ideaforgettingNot remembering something fluency To be fluent – say something or write something clearlyreferring To point out or show presentation To give a talk in a formal setting commitment To structure The arrangement of something in a particular order limitationTo restrict something toneThe general attitude of a piece of writing, a character or the mood presented omitted Left out Synonyms for: Define Synonyms Etymology Define & example for EtymologyangerA strong feeling of upset or annoyance anthrop(GREEK) human E.g. anthropology, hurtCause pain or injurybon(LATIN) good E.g. bonus, bonanzathreatenedTo be hostile towards someone chron(GREEK) time E.g. chronology, chronic hatefulDeserving of hostility dent(LATIN) tooth E.g. Dentist, dental madAngry ego(LATIN) & (GREEK) self/I E.g. egocentric, egotistical aggressiveBehaving in a threatening way form(LATIN) shape E.g. deform, conform, formation frustratedFeelings of distress or annoyance graph(GREEK) draw or write E.g. grapheme, graphic distantFar away hibern(LATIN) wintry E.g. hibernation, hibernal criticalExpressing disapproving comments or judgements idi(GREEK) personal E.g. idiom, idiosyncrasy sarcasticUsing irony to mock someone jung – junct(LATIN) join E.g. junction, juncture scepticalNot easily convinced klept(GREEK) steal E.g. kleptomania suspiciousShowing distrust of someone labor(LATIN) toil E.g. Labour, collaboration withdrawnNot wanting to communicate with someone mania(GREEK) mental illness E.g. maniac, mania irritatedFeeling slight anger or annoyance nihil(LATIN) nothing E.g. annihilation infuriatedMake someone extremely angry or upset opac(LATIN) shady E.g. opaque, opacity hostileShowing opposition or dislike patri(LATIN) father E.g. patriarch provokedTo stimulate a reaction in someone quart(LATIN) fourth E.g. quarter, quarto furiousExtremely angryranc(LATIN) grudge or bitterness or rancid E.g. rancid, rancour violatedBreak or fail to comply with a rule sed(LATIN) settle or calm E.g. sedate, sedative enragedVery angry or furious the – thus (GREEK) god E.g. enthusiasm, theology devastatedDestroyed or ruined und(LATIN) wave E.g. undulate, vac(LATIN) empty E.g. vacant, vacous Subject Terminology Define Subject TermsVocabulary – Following spelling pattern rulesDefine Vocabulary Spelling patterns this week: The /I/ sound spelt y in the middle of wordsRelevant spelling guidelines: The /I/ sound is often spelt y when the /I/ is a long vowel.volumeThe sound level analyseExamine in detail to explore language pitchThe high and lows in tone dynamicConstant change or energy projections The ability to make a sound heard gymA place to exercise body language Communicating through the movements of the bodyhygiene To be clean and sanitarygesticulation Gestures made symptomPhysical or mental indication of a diseasepersuasive languageWords, phrases and techniques that help persuade the reader psychology Scientific study of the mind and its functions emotive languageLanguage that appeals to the emotions of the reader oxygenComponent of air that keeps us alive factsInformation that can be proven mystery Difficult to understand or explain Spelling patterns this week: ou in the middle of wordsopinions Information that you think aloudSpeaking out pathosTo evoke pity or sadnesscourageBravery logosTo appeal to logic curious Act of wanting to know moreethosTo appeal to the emotions flourishTo grow healthily evidence A phrase or word selected from a text neighbourThe person or people who live close to you quotation A phrase or word selected from a text mournTo feel sorry over a loss analysis An exploration of the meaning of evidence from the text mysterious Impossible to explain or understand evaluationAn exploration of how far you agree with information in a text nervous Alarmed or agitated Spelling patterns this week: prefix in- and un-Relevant spelling guidelines: The prefix in- can mean both ‘not’ and ‘in’/ ‘into’. The prefix un- has a negative meanings. Most prefixes are added to root words without any changes in spellings. consonantsVowels inappropriate Not suitable or properhomophone Words that can be pronounced the same but spelt differently Whether/weather indecisive Unable to make a decision mnemonic A pattern of letters that assist in remembering something uncertain Not sure plurals An indication of more than one unknown Not known or familiarprefix An element placed at the start of a word unnecessary Not required suffix An element placed at the end of a word unacceptable Something that is not okay or right vowelsLetter representing a vowel sound – a e i o u ineptClumsy or having no skillantonym Word with opposite meanings inauspicious Not conducive to successSynonyms for: Define Synonyms Etymology Define & example for EtymologyfearfulShowing fear or anxietyambi(GREEK) on both sides E.g. ambidextrousinsignificantToo small or unworthy to be worth consideration bronch(GREEK) windpipe E.g. bronchitis worthlessHaving no real value cast(LATIN) pure E.g. castigate, caste inferiorLower in status or rankdoc – doct (LATIN) teach E.g. doctor, doctoratedisrespectedInsult someone ethn(GREEK) people or race or tribe E.g. ethnicity, ethnic ridiculedTo show contempt fort(LATIN) strong E.g. fortify humiliatedTo make someone feel ashamed or embarrassed glaci(LATIN) ice E.g. glacierrejectedDismiss as inadequate or less equalhonor(LATIN) esteem E.g. honourable submissiveReady to conform to the authority of others iter(LATIN) again E.g. iterateinsecureUncertain or anxious juxta(LATIN) beside or near E.g. juxtaposition anxiousShowing worry or nerveslarg(LATIN) large E.g. enlargement scaredFearful or frightenedmemor(LATIN) remember E.g. memorial terrifiedFeeling of extreme fear nom(GREEK) arrangement or law E.g. taxonomy, autonomous frightenedAfraid or anxious ocul(LATIN) eye E.g. ocular overwhelmedBury or drown beneath a huge mass of something path(GREEK) feel or hurt E.g. pathetic, pathology worriedAnxious or troubled rid – ris (LATIN) laugh E.g. ridiculeinadequateInsufficient for a purposesacr – secr(LATIN) sacred E.g. consecrate, sacramentalienated Feelings of isolation or estrangement sol(LATIN) sun E.g. solar tim(LATIN) be afraid E.g. timid urb(LATIN) city E.g. urban vap(LATIN) lack of E.g. vapid, evaporateSubject Terms Define Subject TermsSynonyms Define Vocabulary morphology The study of the form of wordsSurprisedTo feel surprise synonymWords that have a similar meaning StartledTo feel shock or alarm thesaurusA book that lists words in related meanings ConfusedUnable to think clearly AmazedGreatly surprised ExcitedEnthusiastic and eager EnergeticShowing vitality EagerStrong desire to do or have something AweRespect mixed with fear AstonishedGreatly surprised or impressed PerplexedPuzzled DisillusionedFeeling of being let down DismayedFeel of concern or distress ................
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