Rich vocabulary associated with happiness | English | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

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What is the definition of an adjective?
- a naming word for people, places or things
- a word that describes a noun ✓
- a doing, being or having word
What is the correct definition of a noun?
- a naming word for people, places or things ✓
- a word that describes a noun
- a doing, being or having word
What is the definition of a verb?
- a naming word for people, places or things
- a word that describes a noun
- a doing, being or having word ✓
Match each word class to the correct example.
- adjective
  
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  careful ✓
- noun
  
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  desk ✓
- verb
  
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  sitting ✓
A synonym is a word that has the same or similar meaning to another word. Select the synonyms for 'loud'.
- clear
- calm
- noisy ✓
- wet
- deafening ✓
Word pairs are words that often appear together. Match the word pairs that make the most sense together.
- scrumptious
  
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  pudding ✓
- meagre
  
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  portion ✓
- irresistible
  
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  charm ✓
- stale
  
  ⇔
  
  bread ✓

What word does this image represent?
- contented
- light-hearted
- ecstatic ✓
What word does this image represent?
- gleeful
- contented ✓
- exhilarated
What word does this image represent?
- light-hearted
- contented
- exhilarated ✓
Which of the following are synonyms of 'overjoyed'?
- annoyed
- delighted ✓
- parents
- elated ✓
- successful
Fill in the missing word in the following sentence: 'Bearnice made a __________ joke to try to lift the serious mood in the waiting room.'
- ecstatic
- exhilarated
- light-hearted ✓
Fill in the missing word in the following sentence: 'The baby smiled with a __________ giggle as it made funny faces in the mirror.'
- ecstatic
- gleeful ✓
- exhilarated

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'Ecstatic' is an adjective which means blissful or perfectly happy.
'Gleeful' is an adjective which means cheerful or merry.
'Exhilarated' is an adjective which means excited or thrilled.
'Light-hearted', 'overjoyed' and 'contented' are other rich vocabulary associated with happiness.

Pupils may find 'exhilarated' hard to use in a sentence with the word pairs provided.

Provide pupils with additional sentences using this word so they can hear how to use it in context.