DRESS-UPS
VOCABULARY
MATILDA
RULES
PARTS OF SPEECH
100

I had a DELCIOUS meal at a very ELEGANT restaurant.

QUALITY ADJECTIVE

100

She _____ about coming in first place.

gaped, boasted, chaos, consent

Boasted
100

The author of Matilda is... 

Roald Dahl

100

How are dress-ups labeled? 

underlined with a superscript number

100

What is a noun? 

person, place, thing, idea

200

The Trunchbull YELLED out and LEAPT off her chair as though a firecracker had EXPLODED underneath her. 

STRONG VERB

200

Gru came up with a _______ plan to steal the moon. 

ethereal, crimson, defeated, diabolical

Diabolical

200

What did Matilda's dad for work? 

He was a car dealer

200

What does KWO stand for? 

Key Word Outline

200
What is a verb?

Action or state of being word

300

He SUCCESSFULLY completed the puzzle. 

The PRICKLY cactus sat in a pot on the windowsill.

-LY ADVERB

He successfully completed the puzzle. 

300

Please ask for _______ before going to yours friend's house. 

consent, sulking, rigid, chaos

Consent

300

What food did Ms. Trunchbull make Bruce eat? 

Chocolate cake

300

What three things should be centered at the top of your final draft?

Title

Name 

Date

300

What is an adjective?

Describes a noun or pronoun

400

WHO/WHICH CLAUSE

Use WHO for: 

Use WHICH for: 

Who: people, personified animals, and pets

Which: things, animals, places

400
She was _______ when her mom came home. 


petrified, defeated, elated, crimson

Elated

400

How does Matilda practice for her trick on Ms. Trunchbull

She takes one of her father's cigars and practices moving it around. 

400

What counts as "FREE" words on your KWO? 

Numbers, abbreviations, symbols 
400

What is an adverb? Can you use it correctly in a sentence? 

Modifies a verb and answers how or when. Often ends with -ly.

500

WWW.ASIA stands for...

When, While, Where, As, Since, If, Although

500

The ______ pole did not bend from the strong wind. 

rigid, stunned, horrendous, peeved

Rigid
500

True or false:
Matilda's parents move to France. 

False

500

What is the purpose of adding dress-ups to writing?

Make writing more interesting and provide for details. 

500

She gazed excitedly at the beautiful sun as it set over the blue ocean. 

Name a verb, adjective, adverb, and noun.

verb: gazed, set

adjective: beautiful, blue

noun: sun, ocean

adverb: excitedly