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More rich vocabulary associated with clumsy or silly words

I can use the words 'lumbering', 'inept' and 'heavy-handed' effectively in multiple contexts.

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More rich vocabulary associated with clumsy or silly words

I can use the words 'lumbering', 'inept' and 'heavy-handed' effectively in multiple contexts.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. 'Lumbering' is an adjective which means moving in a slow and heavy way.
  2. 'Inept' is an adjective which means unskilled or incompetent.
  3. 'Heavy-handed' is an adjective which means overly forceful.

Common misconception

Pupils might think 'heavy-handed' can only be used in the physical sense.

Ensure pupils understand that the word 'heavy-handed' can be used if someone is insensitive. For example, a heavy-handed remark.

Keywords

  • Noun - a naming word for people, places or things

  • Adjective - a word that describes a noun

  • Synonym - a word that has the same or similar meaning to another word

  • Word pair - words that often appear together

Sensitivity required around the word pair 'inept student'. Pupils must understand this is not something we would ever think of them if they found any of their learning difficult.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Which image represents the word 'blundering'?
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Q2.
Which image represents the word 'bumbling'?
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Q3.
Which image represents the word 'butter-fingered'?
Correct Answer: An image in a quiz
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Q4.
Select the correct definition for 'blundering'.
nervous or uncertain
Correct answer: goofy or clumsy, like a friend who accidentally hurts you
moving in a slow and heavy way, like someone who isn’t fully awake yet
Q5.
Select the correct definition for 'bumbling'.
sparkling or amazing
Correct answer: awkward, clumsy, or useless
overly forceful, like someone who doesn’t know their own strength
Q6.
Select the correct definition for 'butter-fingered'.
Correct answer: clumsy or accident-prone, like someone who constantly drops things
goofy or clumsy, like a friend who accidentally hurts you
unskilled or incompetent, like someone who gets tangled up in their shoelaces
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6 Questions

Q1.
What adjective does this image represent?
An image in a quiz
Correct answer: lumbering
inept
heavy-handed
Q2.
What adjective does this image represent?
An image in a quiz
Correct answer: inept
lumbering
devious
Q3.
What adjective does this image represent?
An image in a quiz
Correct answer: heavy-handed
cunning
reticent
Q4.
Which of the following are word pairs for 'lumbering'?
Correct answer: movement
Correct answer: sleepwalker
grass
dream
wave
Q5.
Write the missing word to complete the sentence: The __________ pace that everyone was walking at showed how exhausted they were.
inept
Correct answer: lumbering
heavy-handed
Q6.
Write the missing word to complete the sentence: The ordinarily __________ police officer tried to be as gentle as he could when he retrieved the kitten from the tree.
inept
lumbering
Correct answer: heavy-handed
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