WEIRD AND WONDERFUL VOCABULARY The words you use can help your story come to life in the mind of the reader. Get creative with the vocabulary you choose to create characters, settings and scenes that they will never forget! Can you find all of these unusual words in the grid below? SUMPTUOUS EPHEMERAL ARCANE CORPULENT RANCID PARADOXICAL OMNIPOTENT FATHOMLESS MELODIOUS H M R O P C G S E V T R L O M W E P H E M E R A L I M P M D L H Y S T I X R S O Y H E N G P O B I B G X W S R A N C I D A K E Q F C K O E L R K O P W R B L N A T A S X S U Y E O T A D E S T C O R P U L E N T F D M J I H V Z U B M T R L E C O C Y N O I S R K P Q U W N U X B A Y M C N I E T M A O T P I Y R O L Q T P W U V B U R K C T C R E L P I H O P G N Q H A B A O S W M C O U Y K T P N L R N E S B L D Z S U V A I T C M E L O D I O U S D M L R P So you want to write your best story ever? Whether it’s an action-packed adventure filled with rogue spies and super-villains, a heart-breaking romance about two lovesick robots or a laugh-out-loud doodle diary about the biggest geek in school, you’ll find everything you need in this book. Activity Sheet TOP TIP If you don’t know the meaning of some of these words, look them up in your dictionary! Oxford Dictionaries for Children Helping children succeed as readers and writers www.oxforddictionaries.com/for-children-and-schools Artwork © Nathan Reed