Year 8 English Homework Booklet

Autumn Term You must complete two word maps a week. Your teacher will tell you which words

to complete.

You must also learn the correct spelling of each word.

You must complete each word map fully. There is an example in this booklet to help

you.

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Example Word Explosion

Antonym (a word that means the op-

posite

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adjective, noun?

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Defiance

Antonym (a word that means the op-

posite

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adjective, noun?

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Allegory

Antonym (a word that means the op-

posite

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adjective, noun?

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Inquisitive

Antonym (a word that means the op-

posite

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adjective, noun?

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Allusion

Antonym (a word that means the op-

posite

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adjective, noun?

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Insipid

Antonym (a word that means the op-

posite

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adjective, noun?

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Animalistic

Antonym (a word that means the op-

posite

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adjective, noun?

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Morose

Antonym (a word that means the op-

posite

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adjective, noun?

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Compelling

Antonym (a word that means the op-

posite

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adjective, noun?

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Obliterated

Antonym (a word that means the op-

posite

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adjective, noun?

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Obscure

Antonym (a word that means the op-

posite

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adjective, noun?

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Evaluate

Antonym (a word that means the op-

posite

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adjective, noun?

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Suspicious

Antonym (a word that means the op-

posite

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adjective, noun?

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Extent

Antonym (a word that means the op-

posite

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adjective, noun?

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Amble

Antonym (a word that means the op-

posite

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adjective, noun?

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Figurative

Antonym (a word that means the op-

posite

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adjective, noun?

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Cacophony

Antonym (a word that means the op-

posite

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adjective, noun?

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Foreshadow

Antonym (a word that means the op-

posite

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adjective, noun?

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Enigma

Antonym (a word that means the op-

posite

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adjective, noun?

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Imagery

Antonym (a word that means the op-

posite

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adjective, noun?

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Hostility

Antonym (a word that means the op-

posite

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adjective, noun?

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Juxtaposition

Antonym (a word that means the op-

posite

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adjective, noun?

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Quagmire

Antonym (a word that means the op-

posite

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adjective, noun?

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Palindrome

Antonym (a word that means the op-

posite

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adjective, noun?

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Seclusion

Antonym (a word that means the op-

posite

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adjective, noun?

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Pathetic

fallacy

Antonym (a word that means the op-

posite

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adjective, noun?

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Tempestuous

Antonym (a word that means the op-

posite

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adjective, noun?

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Viewpoint

Antonym (a word that means the op-

posite

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adjective, noun?

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Stereotype

Antonym (a word that means the op-

posite

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adjective, noun?

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Tepid

Antonym (a word that means the op-

posite

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adjective, noun?

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Antithesis

Antonym (a word that means the op-

posite

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adjective, noun?

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Deprivation