YEAR 8 ENGLISH.
Vocabulary and Spelling ---- SHATTERPROOF. competence ignorance decanter morbid davenport dissuaded incorruptible fortitude delusion pertinent commiserate remotely motive authentic preceding
You must do activity number one. Then choose three of the other activities.
1.
After checking the meaning of the words in your dictionary, use each word in a sentence to show you understand the meaning of the word.
2.
Make a Word Find.
3.
Write the words in alphabetical order.
4.
Prepare a dialogue, to be performed with a partner, using as many of the list words as you can.
5.
Write a paragraph or two, using as many words from the list as possible.
6.
Make a ‘Shatterproof’ poster, illuminating the first letter of each
word.
7.
With a partner, test each other on the meaning of and the spelling of each word.
8.
Write a word that rhymes with each of the list words.
9.
Write a description of 5 of the words and give your writing to a partner to see if they can guess which words you were describing.
10.
Look, say, cover and write each of the list words.

After checking the meaning of the words in your dictionary, use each word in a sentence to show you understand the meaning of the word. competence ignorance decanter morbid davenport dissuaded incorruptible fortitude delusion pertinent commiserate remotely motive authentic preceding
Competence : The ability to do something successfully or efficiently.
Eg. He had the competence to do well in maths.
Ignorance : Lack of knowledge or information.
Eg. His ignorance was very unacceptable.
Decanter : a stoppered glass container into which wine is decanted.
Eg. My fathers friends came over and poured their drink from our decanter .
Morbid : characterized by or appealing to an abnormal and unhealthy interest in disturbing and unpleasant subjects.
Eg. He had a morbid interest in disease.
Davenport : a large upholstered sofa, typically able to be converted into a bed.
Eg. I had a davenport in my room, during the day it was a sofa and during the night it converted into a bed.
Dissuaded : persuade someone not to take a particular course of action.
Eg. I dissuaded my brother from hitting me.
Incorruptible : not vulnerable to corruption.
Eg. He was incorruptible .
Fortitude : courage in pain or difficulty\
Eg. His fortitude against bullying was good.
Delusion : an individual belief or impression that is firmly maintained despite being denied by what is generally accepted as reality or rational argument, typically a symptom of mental disorder.
Eg. He had a delusion about religion.
Pertinent : relevant or appropriate to a particular matter.
Eg. He asked me a lot of pertinent questions.

Commiserate : express or feel sympathy or pity.
Eg. He felt commiserate after the death of his father.
Remotely : from a distance; without physical contact.
Eg. He remotely abused the little children.
Motive : a reason for doing something
Eg. He had the motive to do the triathlon.
Authentic : Genuine
Eg. The precious vase was very authentic .
Preceding : come before something in time
Eg. There will be a long preceding in between the show.
Make a Word Find

Write the words in alphabetical order competence ignorance decanter morbid davenport dissuaded incorruptible fortitude delusion pertinent commiserate remotely motive authentic preceding
1.
Authentic
2.
Commiserate
3.
Competence
4.
Davenport
5.
Decanter
6.
Delusion
7.
Dissuaded
8.
Fortitude
9.
Ignorance
10.
Incorruptible
11.
Morbid
12.
Motive
13.
Pertinent
14.
Preceding
15.
Remotely
Look, say, cover and write each of the list words.
1.
Competence
2.
Ignorance
3.
Decanter
4.
Morbid
5.
Davenport
6.
Dissuaded
7.
Incorruptible
8.
Fortitude
9.
Delusion
10.
Pertinent
11.
Commiserate
12.
Remotely
13.
Motive
14.
Authentic
15.
Preceding