Instructions for students:
1. Copy the following in your vocabulary book.
2 Find the meaning of the following words.
3 Memorise the words for the upcoming spelling test.
4. Submit your vocabulary book on spelling day.
Theme: Bodies and Faces
Word 1: appearance (noun)
Sentences:
a) John certainly had not taken much trouble with his appearance, because his shirt and trousers were splashed with paint and so were his face and hands.
b) The thing that she liked least about her appearance was her nose – she thought it was much too big.
Meaning: _________________________________________________
Word 2: brawny (adjective)
Sentences:
a) We need a couple of brawny men to help us lift this crate.
b) When James rolled up his sleeves, his arms were brawny and covered with tattoos.
Meaning:_________________________________________________
Word 3: build (noun)
Sentences:
a) The man is described as in his twenties, of medium build and with dark curly hair.
b) If you have the build of a Sumo wrestler, you may find it difficult to fit into an ordinary-sized chair.
Meaning: _________________________________________________
Word 4: burly (adjective)
Sentences:
a) When Joe went to collect his money, he usually took one of his burly assistants along in case there was any trouble.
b) His burly frame seemed to fill the whole doorway.
Meaning: _________________________________________________
Word 5: chubby (adjective)
Sentences:
a) The baby has chubby little arms and legs
b) Jim’s face is a little chubby, but he is definitely not fat.
Meaning:_________________________________________________
Word 6: flabby (adjective)
Sentences:
a) Jimmy has not been doing much exercise and has got a bit flabby.
b) You won’t look good in shorts if you have got flabby thighs.
Meaning: _________________________________________________
Word 7: gaunt (adjective)
Sentences:
a) He came out of the hospital looking pale and gaunt, but he was able to talk to the car without help.
b) The gaunt faces of the troops returning from the battle zone seemed to contradict the newspaper reports of an easy victory.
Meaning:_________________________________________________
Word 8: haggard (adjective)
Sentences:
a) I saw him just after he heard the bad news, and his face looked absolutely haggard.
b) His mother, a haggard woman who looked like she had one leg in the grave at the age of forty, was out washing clothes at other people’s houses.
Meaning: _________________________________________________
Word 9: lanky (adjective)
Sentences:
a) Joseph was a lanky boy whose clothes always seemed to be a size too small for him.
b) He had difficulty fitting his lanky limbs into the space in front of his seat.
Meaning: _________________________________________________
Word 10: lean (adjective)
Sentences:
a) His face was lean and deeply tanned.
b) He was chosen for parts in western because he looked tall and lean.
Meaning:_________________________________________________
Word 11: muscular (adjective)
Sentences:
a) Jonathon likes to take his shirt off and show the girls his muscular chest.
b) His legs were well-shaped and muscular.
Meaning:_________________________________________________
Word 12: obese (adjective)
Sentences:
a) His doctor has told him he’s obese and ordered him to go on a diet.
b) There are more obese children now in western societies than there were in less affluent times.
Meaning: _________________________________________________
Word 13: petite (adjective)
Sentences:
a) All these dresses seem to be made for petite women with no bust or hips.
b) They made a rather odd-looking couple, he being so big and burly and she so petite.
Meaning: _________________________________________________
Word 14: scrawny (adjective)
Sentences:
a) You wouldn’t expect a scrawny little fellow like him to be much help to you in a fight.
b) She wears dresses with high collars because she thinks her neck looks scrawny.
Meaning: _________________________________________________
Word 15: stout (adjective)
Sentences:
a) The athletic young man I used to know was now elderly, red-faced and getting rather stout.
b) Mrs Harrington was a stout woman and had difficulty getting up from her chair without the help of a stick.
Meaning: _________________________________________________
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