Post on 23-Jun-2020
Weird and Wonderful vocabulary
The words you use can help your story come to life in the mind of the reader. Get creative with the vocabulary you choose to create characters, settings and scenes that they will never forget!
Can you find all of these unusual words in the grid below?
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H M R O P C G S E V T R L O M
W E P H E M E R A L I M P M D
L H Y S T I X R S O Y H E N G
P O B I B G X W S R A N C I D
A K E Q F C K O E L R K O P W
R B L N A T A S X S U Y E O T
A D E S T C O R P U L E N T F
D M J I H V Z U B M T R L E C
O C Y N O I S R K P Q U W N U
X B A Y M C N I E T M A O T P
I Y R O L Q T P W U V B U R K
C T C R E L P I H O P G N Q H
A B A O S W M C O U Y K T P N
L R N E S B L D Z S U V A I T
C M E L O D I O U S D M L R P
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activity Sheet
Top Tip If you don’t know the
meaning of some of these words, look them up in your dictionary!
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