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Power Words: 12 Words to Use This Week
Directly targets NC spoken language requirement 3: “use relevant strategies to build their vocabulary”. Each card pairs a richer word with its plain meaning and a real sentence the child could say. Words are chosen to give immediate “upgrade” potential — swapping “big” for “enormous”, “nice” for “delightful”, “sad” for “miserable”. Designed as a weekly rotation: pick one or two new words on a Monday, encourage the child to use them in conversation through the week, swap for new ones the following Monday. The teacher pack suggests a similar pattern for classroom use.
Key stage
Key Stage 1
Subject
English
Time
~15 min
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enormous
very, very big
Use it instead of "big". "That was an enormous dinosaur!"
Use it instead of "big". "That was an enormous dinosaur!"
delightful
really nice / lovely
Use it instead of "nice". "What a delightful surprise!"
Use it instead of "nice". "What a delightful surprise!"
miserable
very sad or grumpy
Use it instead of "sad". "He looked miserable in the rain."
Use it instead of "sad". "He looked miserable in the rain."
curious
wanting to know more
"I felt curious about what was in the box."
"I felt curious about what was in the box."
marvellous
wonderful, amazing
Use it instead of "good". "The film was marvellous!"
Use it instead of "good". "The film was marvellous!"
tiny
very, very small
Use it instead of "small". "A tiny ant crawled across the leaf."
Use it instead of "small". "A tiny ant crawled across the leaf."
whisper
say very quietly
Use it instead of "said quietly". "'It's a secret,' she whispered."
Use it instead of "said quietly". "'It's a secret,' she whispered."
brave
not scared, even when it's hard
"The brave girl climbed the tall tree."
"The brave girl climbed the tall tree."
delicious
tastes really good
Use it instead of "yummy". "This soup is absolutely delicious."
Use it instead of "yummy". "This soup is absolutely delicious."
gigantic
even bigger than enormous!
"A gigantic whale swam past the boat."
"A gigantic whale swam past the boat."
ancient
very, very old
Use it instead of "old". "We saw ancient ruins on holiday."
Use it instead of "old". "We saw ancient ruins on holiday."
furious
really, really angry
Use it instead of "cross". "Mum was furious about the spilled paint."
Use it instead of "cross". "Mum was furious about the spilled paint."
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