Word of the Day

Autumn Term 2023

Week 14 – 4th December 2023

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This Week's Words
Grasshopper Shinobi
hair mercy
top relent
bottom cackle
cuddle compliment
dinner ravenous
Grasshopper (Tier 1)
hair
top
bottom
cuddle
dinner
Shinobi (Tier 2)
mercy
relent
cackle
compliment
ravenous
 Grasshopper Word of the Day
Word Class
Word of the Day: hair (noun)
Pronunciation / Syllables (hair)
Definition:
Your hair is
the fine threads that grow in
a mass on your head.

Maria always tied her hair back for school.

Synonym: Antonym: Prefix / Suffix: Rhyme: Link Word:
mane -ier there long
locks -iest care curly
 Grasshopper Word of the Day
Word Class
Word of the Day: top (noun)
Pronunciation / Syllables (top)
Definition:

The top of something is its highest

point or part.

Mr McBride put the book on top of the bookshelf.

Synonym: Antonym: Prefix / Suffix: Rhyme: Link Word:
peak bottom -s stop page
head base drop stairs
 Grasshopper Word of the Day
Word Class
Word of the Day: bottom (noun)
Pronunciation / Syllables (bot-tom)
Definition:

The bottom of something is the

lowest or deepest part of it.

Gregory wrote in his book to the bottom of the page.

Synonym: Antonym: Prefix / Suffix: Rhyme: Link Word:
foot top sea
base head ground
 Grasshopper Word of the Day
Word Class
Word of the Day: cuddle (verb/noun)
Pronunciation / Syllables (cud-dle)
Definition:
If you cuddle someone,
you put your arms round them and
hold them close as a way
of showing your affection.

Aalia cuddled Trevor as he was upset.

Synonym: Antonym: Prefix / Suffix: Rhyme: Link Word:
hug -d puddle long
embrace -s muddle big
 Grasshopper Word of the Day
Word Class
Word of the Day: dinner (noun)
Pronunciation / Syllables (din-ner)
Definition:
Dinner is the main meal of the day,
usually served in the early part of the
evening.

Derek was looking forward to his dinner that evening.

Synonym: Antonym: Prefix / Suffix: Rhyme: Link Word:
supper -s winner invited
meal inner enjoy
 Shinobi Word of the Day
Word Class
Word of the Day: mercy (noun)
Pronunciation / Syllables (mer-cy)
Definition:
If someone in authority shows mercy,
they choose not to harm someone they have
power over, or they forgive someone they have
the right to punish.

Mrs Feron showed mercy to Johnny for forgetting his

homework.
Synonym: Antonym: Prefix / Suffix: Rhyme: Link Word:
pity ruthlessness -ful cried
grace cruelty -less show
 Shinobi Word of the Day
Word Class
Word of the Day: relent (verb)
Pronunciation / Syllables (re-lent)
Definition:
If you relent, you allow someone to do
something that you had
previously refused to allow them to do.

Mr Feron relented and let the class watch a Christmas movie.

Synonym: Antonym: Prefix / Suffix: Rhyme: Link Word:

give in harden -ed went permission
weaken strengthen -less sent teacher
 Shinobi Word of the Day
Word Class
Word of the Day: cackle (verb/noun)
Pronunciation / Syllables (cack-le)
Definition:
If someone cackles, they laugh in
a loud unpleasant way, often at
something bad that happens to
someone else.

Mao cackled at the joke Bill told.

Synonym: Antonym: Prefix / Suffix Rhyme: Link Word:
chortle -ed tackle reaction
giggle -ing crackle laughter
 Shinobi Word of the Day
Word Class
Word of the Day: compliment (verb/noun)
Pronunciation / Syllables (com-pli-ment)
Definition:
A compliment is a polite remark that
you say to someone to show that
you like their appearance, appreciate
their qualities or approve of what they
have done.

Melissa complimented Curtis on his reading in class.

Synonym: Antonym: Prefix / Suffix: Rhyme: Link Word:
praise insult -ed paid
admiration criticism -ary accept
 Shinobi Word of the Day
Word Class
Word of the Day: ravenous (adjective)
Pronunciation / Syllables (rav-en-ous)
Definition:

If you are ravenous, you

are extremely hungry.

Rani was ravenous and ready for lunch.

Synonym: Antonym: Prefix / Suffix: Rhyme: Link Word:

starving full -ly cavernous animals
famished eat
 Vocabulary Laboratory
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Vocabulary Visualiser
Draw the Grasshopper
words and bring them
to life.

Word: hair Word: cuddle

Word: top Word: dinner

Vocabulary Visualiser
Draw the Shinobi
words and bring them
to life.

Word: mercy Word: compliment

Word: cackle Word: ravenous

Matching Meanings
Draw lines from the
Grasshopper words
to their definitions.

Grasshopper
Grasshopper Definitions
Word

The *** of something is the lowest or

hair deepest part of it.

Your *** is the fine threads that grow in

top a mass on your head.

If you *** someone,

bottom you put your arms round them and hold them
close as a way of showing your affection.

*** is the main meal of the day,

cuddle usually served in the early part of the
evening.

The *** of something is its highest point or

dinner part.
Matching Meanings
Draw lines from the
Shinobi words to
their definitions.

Shinobi Word Shinobi Definitions

If someone ***, they laugh in

mercy a loud unpleasant way, often at
something bad that happens to someone else.

A *** is a polite remark that you say to

someone to show that
relent you like their appearance, appreciate their qu
alities, or approve of what they have done.
If someone in authority shows ***,
cackle they choose not to harm someone they have
power over, or they forgive someone they
have the right to punish.

If you ***, you allow someone to do

compliment something that you had previously refused to
allow them to do.

ravenous If you are ***, you are extremely hungry.

 Display
Slips
The following slides are for classroom display. As you teach each Word of
the Day, words can be displayed in the classroom to enable pupils to use
the taught vocabulary in an independent manner.
hair
top
bottom

cuddle
dinner
mercy
relent
cackle
compliment

ravenous
 Font Variation
The following display slips contain the same words, but have a more
regular font, which have a more regular formation of ‘a’ and ‘g’. Futura is
the name of the font.
hair
top
bottom

cuddle
dinner
mercy
relent
cackle
compliment

ravenous