Julia liked the part in the film where owls brought messages.
piece
She couldn’t finish the jigsaw. There was one piece missing.
portion
Every guest had a portion of cheese.
scrap
There was an interesting scrap of paper at the crime scene.
shred
The kitten tore the curtains to shreds.
slab
A slab of white stone covered the mouth of the tomb.
speck
If there was a speck of dust my mum would find it.
body NOUN
Your body is every part of you.
boil VERB
When liquid boils, it bubbles.
bubble
Stew bubbled furiously on the stove.
foam
Warm the butter until it foams.
froth
Hot milk rose in the pan and frothed over the top.
heat
Heat the mixture for five minutes.
book NOUN
A book is a number of pages held together inside a cover.
KINDS OF BOOKS:
album
atlas
diary
dictionary
encyclopedia
jotter
manual
notebook
novel
storybook
textbook
thesaurus
boring ADJECTIVE
Something boring is so dull that you have no interest in it.
dreary
We spent a dreary afternoon queuing for concert tickets.
dull
The film was so dull that William fell asleep in the middle of it.
monotonous
The television presenter droned on in a monotonous voice.
➔ mind-numbing
ANTONYM: exciting
bottom (1) NOUN
The bottom of something is the lowest part of it.
base
There were lots of fallen rocks at the base of the cliff.
bed
The bed of the river was sandy.
foot
They stopped at the foot of the mountain and looked up.
foundation
It was an old pillar. The foundation was crumbling.
bottom (2) NOUN
Your bottom is the part of your body that you sit on.
behind
Llewelyn sat there so long that his behind went numb.
bum INFORMAL
“Does my bum look big in this?” Abdul’s teenage sister asked.
buttocks
A fall on the ice bruised his buttocks.
rear
While Tom was looking round the farm, a goat butted him in the rear.
box NOUN
A box is a container with straight sides, made from something stiff, like cardboard, wood or plastic.
carton
They took a carton of strawberries with them on the picnic.
case
When we moved, all our books were packed in cases.
chest
Tommy keeps his toys in a chest.
packet
Sarah wanted her own small packet of cereal for breakfast.
brave ADJECTIVE
If you are brave, you show you can do something even if it is frightening.
adventurous
Jack was adventurous and liked to explore new places.
bold
The kitten was bold enough to tap the dog on its nose.
courageous
The courageous dentist agreed to check the lion’s teeth.
daring
King Arthur’s knights did all sorts of daring deeds.
fearless
People doing extreme sports seem fearless.
➔ heroic; intrepid
ANTONYM: cowardly
break (1) VERB
If you break something, it splits into pieces or stops working.
chip
“Don’t bang that plate down or you’ll chip it,” said Mum.
crack
