Starter quiz
- Which image represents the word 'discerning'?
- Which image represents the word 'astute'?
- Which image represents the word 'innovative'?
- Select the correct definition for 'discerning'.
- clear-sighted or selective ✓
- forceful or self-confident
- cheating or sly
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- Select the correct definition for 'astute'.
- shrewd or quick-witted ✓
- overconfident, arrogant, or rude
- anxious or self-conscious
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- Select the correct definition for 'innovative'.
- sly or evil
- modest or shy
- creative or inventive ✓
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Exit quiz
What adjective does this image represent?- bumbling ✓
- astute
- butterfingered
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What adjective does this image represent?- blundering ✓
- shrewd
- assertive
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What adjective does this image represent?- butterfingered ✓
- cunning
- lumbering
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- Which of the following are word pairs for 'butterfingered'?
- cook ✓
- goalkeeper ✓
- gymnast
- lawyer
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- Write the missing word to complete the sentence. The __________ burglar knocked over some pans, which clattered to the floor and woke everyone in the house up.
- bumbling ✓
- nimble
- careful
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- Write the missing word to complete the sentence. The __________ buffoon tripped over his own feet.
- blundering ✓
- devious
- diminutive
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- 'Blundering' is an adjective which means goofy or clumsy.
- 'Bumbling' is an adjective which means awkward, clumsy or useless.
- 'Butterfingered' is an adjective which means clumsy or accident-prone.
Common misconception
Bumbling and blundering are very similar words which pupils may find confusing.
Bumbling suggests a lack of skill or clumsiness where as blundering implies making specific mistakes or errors.
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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