Year 8 English Homework Booklet
Autumn Term You must complete two word maps a week. Your teacher will tell you which words
to complete.
You must also learn the correct spelling of each word.
You must complete each word map fully. There is an example in this booklet to help
you.
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Example Word Explosion
Antonym (a word that means the op-
posite
Is this word a verb, adverb,
adjective, noun?
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represents this word:
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Defiance
Antonym (a word that means the op-
posite
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adjective, noun?
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Allegory
Antonym (a word that means the op-
posite
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adjective, noun?
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Inquisitive
Antonym (a word that means the op-
posite
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adjective, noun?
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Allusion
Antonym (a word that means the op-
posite
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adjective, noun?
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Insipid
Antonym (a word that means the op-
posite
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adjective, noun?
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Animalistic
Antonym (a word that means the op-
posite
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adjective, noun?
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Morose
Antonym (a word that means the op-
posite
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adjective, noun?
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Compelling
Antonym (a word that means the op-
posite
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adjective, noun?
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Obliterated
Antonym (a word that means the op-
posite
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adjective, noun?
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Obscure
Antonym (a word that means the op-
posite
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adjective, noun?
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Evaluate
Antonym (a word that means the op-
posite
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adjective, noun?
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Suspicious
Antonym (a word that means the op-
posite
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adjective, noun?
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Extent
Antonym (a word that means the op-
posite
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adjective, noun?
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Amble
Antonym (a word that means the op-
posite
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adjective, noun?
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Figurative
Antonym (a word that means the op-
posite
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adjective, noun?
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Cacophony
Antonym (a word that means the op-
posite
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adjective, noun?
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Foreshadow
Antonym (a word that means the op-
posite
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adjective, noun?
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Enigma
Antonym (a word that means the op-
posite
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adjective, noun?
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Imagery
Antonym (a word that means the op-
posite
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adjective, noun?
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Hostility
Antonym (a word that means the op-
posite
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adjective, noun?
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Juxtaposition
Antonym (a word that means the op-
posite
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adjective, noun?
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Quagmire
Antonym (a word that means the op-
posite
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adjective, noun?
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Palindrome
Antonym (a word that means the op-
posite
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adjective, noun?
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Seclusion
Antonym (a word that means the op-
posite
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adjective, noun?
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Pathetic
fallacy
Antonym (a word that means the op-
posite
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adjective, noun?
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Tempestuous
Antonym (a word that means the op-
posite
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adjective, noun?
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Viewpoint
Antonym (a word that means the op-
posite
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adjective, noun?
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Stereotype
Antonym (a word that means the op-
posite
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adjective, noun?
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Tepid
Antonym (a word that means the op-
posite
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adjective, noun?
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Antithesis
Antonym (a word that means the op-
posite
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adjective, noun?
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Deprivation