problem nuisancecan of worms obstaclepredicament trouble

argument dilemmapuzzle difficulty

child babybrat little angel

toddler teenageryoungster youth

kid infant

house shackden apartment

mansion residencefortress cave

headquarters palace

vehicle carbicycle buggychariot truckwagon taxitrain jeep

people citizenspublic folksrabble societynation crowdcrew party

friend palpartner chum

colleague companionmate buddyally sidekick

man brotherfather/dad unclegentleman sir

fellow chaphusband Mr. ____

woman sistermother/mum aunt

lady damegirlfriend princess

wife Ms/Miss/Mrs

Nouns are used to name a person, animal,

place, thing or idea.

Adjectives are describing

words.

Adverbs describe the way that something happens.

Verbs are doing words. They usually

tell us about an action.

You could also namea person using their

job (e.g. carpenter, wizard), behaviour (e.g. daydreamer, rebel)or appearance (e.g. beauty, angel).

When you are naming vehicles, you can use the make or model, e.g. Ferrari, Eurostar.You can also use a breed name when writing about animals, e.g. Siamese cat, Springer Spaniel.

good acceptablesound pleasantsuper first-rate

satisfactory wonderfulbrave virtuous

big tremendoussubstantial burly

colossal whoppingmammoth heavyweightimmense enormous

young juvenilejunior inexperienced

immature childishchildlike adolescent

teen growing

old elderlyinfirm aged

over the hill ancientexperienced mature

antique senior

small miniinadequate diminuitiveminiature narrowminute tinypetite cramped

sad glummournful dejectedgloomy sorrowfultearful distressedpitiful wretched

cold glacialfreezing arctic

frosty nippyicy cool

bitter frozen

warm toastyboiling lukewarm

scorching sizzlingsweltering tepid

mild snug

happy tickled pinkcheerful ecstaticcontent merrythrilled blissful

pleasant delighted

suddenly abruptlyforthwith without delay

all at once unexpectedlyswiftly unaware

all of a sudden headlong

quickly hastilyin a flash rapidlyhurriedly brisklypromptly swiftly

immediately instantly

recently latelynot long ago just nowa while ago new

afresh of latein recent past the other day

dangerously seriouslyharmfully carelessly

precariously riskilydaringly alarmingly

perilously unsafely

slowly leisurelygently calmly

bit by bit moderatelydeliberately lazily

casually gradually

probably no doubtmaybe doubtless

imaginably most likelyperhaps apparentlypossibly presumably

often frequentlyagain generallymuch repeatedlymostly over and over

regularly usually

very awfullycertainly extremelyunusually absolutely

particularly extraordinarilyexceedingly incredibly

finally certainlyin the long run at last

yet completelyin conclusion lastly

ultimately eventually

put placelay plantrest fix

deposit settleposition insert

make assemblegenerate createprepare build

construct inventcompose produce

find discoverexpose identify

encounter acquirespot uncover

locate gather

hear catchoverhear pick up

learn listenreceive understand

determine detect

see detectidentify starenotice beholdinspect recognisewitness observe

give awardrelinquish presentprovide transmitdeliver transferoffer contribute

go escapeleave travel

fly dashdrive progressskip stride

say conveydeclare mentionrepeat announcereply suggeststate whisper

get gatherlift collectwin capture

pinch grabacquire purchase

Remember to choose your words carefully when you are writing!

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