Week 1 Vocab
What type of word/part of speech is 'hesitate"?
verb
What type of word/part of speech is "suddenly"?
adverb
What does the acronym "BFG" stand for?
Big Friendly Giant
What types of words are these: "for, and, but, yet, so"
conjunctions
Complete the sentence: "The horse ________ in the field."
galloped/gallops
Complete the sentence: "The teacher had a _________ look on his face when the class didn't stop talking."
contemptuous
Name the two main characters in the story, the BFG?
Sophie and The Big Friendly Giant
What is an adjective?
An adjective describes a noun.
Give a synonym for the word "enormous".
giant, huge, massive
Give a synonym for the word "ecstasy".
joy, euphoria
Why was Sophie scared of the BFG before they went into his cave?
She was worried the BFG was going to eat her.
What adverb could you use to describe when someone is running fast?
quickly
What is the definition of 'tremble'?
when your whole body shakes because you are scared of something
What is the word for when you can feel afraid or uneasy about something?
nervous
Is this a metaphor or simile?
"an arm as thick as a tree trunk"
simile
What type of word would you use to tell someone where something is?
preposition
What is the word for when you secretly look at something?
peer
What is the definition for "inevitable"?
something that will happen
How was Sophie and the orphans punished at the village orphanage?
They were locked in a dark cellar for a day and a night.
When do you need to capitalize words?
At the start of a sentence, a name of a place or person and in abbreviations.