Collecting words
Roald Dahl kept all sort of notes and lists to help him when
he wrote his stories. Words that have the same or very
similar meanings are called synonyms.
At the beginning of his career as a writer, Roald Dahl collected lists
of words in an old school notebook. ‘When you’re describing
something or someone,’ he said, ‘you can’t just choose dull words
like beautiful, pretty or nice. You must search for meaty and
imaginative words
Here is a list of words Roald Dahl collected under the heading Beautiful
Agreeable Beaming Brilliant Charming Comely
Dazzling Delicate
Elegant
Engaging Exquisite
Glowing Graceful Handsome Intriguing Lovely
Pretty
Radiant
Shining
Sparkling Splendid
Dainty
Glorious
Nice
Superb
See if you can make your own list up for Angry. Make sure your words are meaty and imaginative.
inflamed
venomous
infuriated
evil
Now see if you can do the same for said
screeched
screamed
whispered
spoke
Now make a list of all the words you can think of that mean the same as:
Big, rich and funny.