GROUP 9 VOCABULARY BLOCKS 7 / 8

EACH IMAGE BELOW REPRESENTS SOMETHING MASSIVE AND COLOSSAL. WOAH! CHECK OUT THAT MASSIVE SOCCER BALL! That thing is colossal! It’s so huge and massive that I don’t know how he’s carrying it! I HAVE A MASSIVE HEADACHE. IT’S A MIGRAINE. My headaches are so colossal sometimes that I just have to turn off the lights and try to sleep. Massive and colossal are both adjectives because they describe something. Both words mean huge, large, and heavy, so they are adjectives that describe how big something is.

EACH IMAGE BELOW ILLUSTRATES FATIGUE AND EXHAUST. I WAS SO FATIGUED FROM THE LONG DRIVE TO FLORIDA THAT I SAT AROUND WATCHING MOVIES THE 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.” I WAS EXHAUSTED FROM PLAYING BACK-TO-BACK SOCCER GAMES, SO I SLEPT THE ENTIRE NEXT DAY. Fatigue and exhaust are both nouns because they are things you have. 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.

EACH IMAGE BELOW REPRESENTS SOMETHING LOFTY. 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! Lofty means noble, superior, high.

EXTEND AND EXTENSIVE ARE SIMILAR IN MEANING. 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. Both words have to do with being large.

HECTIC 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. An adjective that describes HOW you did something. 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.

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)

EXHILARATION NOUN The exhilaration I felt during the roller coaster ride made me feel cheerful and lively! ADJECTIVE This is the most exhilarating ride I’ve ever been on! It’s so exciting! 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.

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