Starter quiz
- Which image represents the word 'blundering'?
- Which image represents the word 'bumbling'?
- Which image represents the word 'butter-fingered'?
- Select the correct definition for 'blundering'.
- nervous or uncertain
- 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
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- Select the correct definition for 'bumbling'.
- sparkling or amazing
- awkward, clumsy, or useless ✓
- overly forceful, like someone who doesn’t know their own strength
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- Select the correct definition for 'butter-fingered'.
- clumsy or accident-prone, like someone who constantly drops things ✓
- goofy or clumsy, like a friend who accidentally hurts you
- unskilled or incompetent, like someone who gets tangled up in their shoelaces
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Exit quiz
What adjective does this image represent?- lumbering ✓
- inept
- heavy-handed
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What adjective does this image represent?- inept ✓
- lumbering
- devious
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What adjective does this image represent?- heavy-handed ✓
- cunning
- reticent
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- Which of the following are word pairs for 'lumbering'?
- movement ✓
- sleepwalker ✓
- grass
- dream
- wave
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- Write the missing word to complete the sentence: The __________ pace that everyone was walking at showed how exhausted they were.
- inept
- lumbering ✓
- heavy-handed
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- 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.
- inept
- lumbering
- heavy-handed ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- 'Lumbering' is an adjective which means moving in a slow and heavy way.
- 'Inept' is an adjective which means unskilled or incompetent.
- 'Heavy-handed' is an adjective which means overly forceful.
Common misconception
Pupils might think 'heavy-handed' can only be used in the physical sense.
Ensure pupils understand that the word 'heavy-handed' can be used if someone is insensitive. For example, a heavy-handed remark.
Keywords
Noun - a naming word for people, places or things
Adjective - a word that describes a noun
Synonym - a word that has the same or similar meaning to another word
Word pair - words that often appear together
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