Group 9 Vocabulary

1. Group 9 Vocabulary Blocks 7 / 8

2. Each image below represents something massive and colossal. Massiveandcolossalarebothadjectivesbecausetheydescribesomething. Both words mean huge, large, and heavy, so they are adjectives that describe how big something is. Woah! Check out that massive soccer ball! I have a massive headache. It’s a migraine. That thing is colossal! It’s so huge and massive that I don’t know how he’s carrying it! My headaches are so colossal sometimes that I just have to turn off the lights and try to sleep.

3. Each image below illustrates fatigue and exhaust. Fatigue andexhaust arebothnouns becausetheyare things youhave. Both words are feelings of being tired, weary, worn out. You can change the form of each word (like change fatigue to fatigued). Exhaust can become exhausting or exhausted. Now they’re not nouns anymore, but that’s ok. It’s fun to change the form of a word to make it into an adjective. I was so fatigued from the long drive to Florida that I sat around watching movies the next day. I was exhausted from playing back-to-back soccer games, so I slept the entire next day. You cannot say “The fatigue boy…” That makes no sense. Instead, say “The boy was fatigued from all the hard work” or “The boy had so much fatigue from all the hard work.”

4. Each image below represents something lofty. Lofty means noble, superior, high. Those lofty redwood trees in California tower over you when you try to look up at them. They are so tall! I’m going to be a doctor someday. You might think that’s a lofty goal since I’m still in pre-school, but I’m gonna do it!

5. Extend and extensive are similar in meaning. Both words have to do with being large. Those lofty redwood trees in California extend all the way up into the sky. They’re so tall they just reach up into the clouds! I’m going to be a doctor someday. I know I’ll be in school for a long, extensive amount of time to learn everything a doctor has to learn.

6. hectic An adjective that describes HOW you did something. Hectic can be a good or bad thing. It can mean full of activity and excitement, or it can mean too busy and too crazy. It was really hectic today getting ready for the school play. We kept trying to get everyone in costume and we were all so excited it was hard to calm down.

7. diligent Diligent means you worked hard to accomplish something and you didn’t give up, even when you wanted to. We all worked diligently to learn our lines for the school play. No one made a mistake. (adverb) The diligent students worked hard learning their lines for the school play, and no one made a mistake. (adjective)

8. Exhilaration Don’t forget that with some words, you can change the form. Here, you can change the noun into an adjective and then use the word in a different way. Noun adjective The exhilaration I felt during the roller coaster ride made me feel cheerful and lively! This is the most exhilarating ride I’ve ever been on! It’s so exciting!

9. Speed or rate of motion velocity Noun Noun As a result of all the twists and turns, the roller coaster’s velocity sped us along at 110 miles an hour! The velocity of the roller coaster is so fast I can only scream and laugh on every twist and turn!