Narrative Unit: Overview of useful vocabulary.
Adjectives Replacing “said” Verbs Adverbs Feeling words Joining words /
expressions
kind rich *** _________ , “ I drink take HOW: angry anxious and then but
Carefully, cheerfully,
brilliant clever Added Agreed drive hurt apprehensive although because
suddenly, effortlessly,
horrible great Announced Answered teach come ashamed bored afterwards later
lazily, quickly, slowly,
boring empty Asked Commented eat tell cautious confident nethertheless
beautifully, gracefully,
handsome ugly Complained Called think run confused depressed however earlier
violently, urgently,
impossible Cried Described fall keep disgusted ecstatic before meanwhile
loyally, noisily, loudly,
happy stupid Drawled Explained laugh dance embarrassed after a short time
gently, greedily, calmly,
impatient Expressed Laughed buy sell enraged exhausted out of the blue
silently, sadly, happily,
hungry harmful Mentioned Mumbled cry sleep frightened in no time at all
excitedly, angrily
narrow-minded Ordered Pleaded enjoy sing frustrated guilty all of a sudden
WHEN:
best untidy Ranted Screamed jump taste happy hopeful during that time
after, before, never, now
fortunate tasty Shouted Sobbed cook play hysterical at the same time
sometimes, weekly,
nice beautiful Stammered Stated clean write jealous lonely ***************
yesterday, soon, daily,
brave strong Suggested Uttered read throw lovestruck SIMILES:
tomorrow, often
selfish caring Whispered Yelled catch send mischievous “as (adjective) as a
WHERE:
honest tall Fumed leave lend everywhere, inside, mysterious nervous (noun).” E.G “Her
short fat thin ********************** become burn upstairs, outside, home, overwhelmed face is as red as a
colours: red These are also verbs so understand shake there, underground sad surprised tomato.”
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blue purple add adverbs. E.G She forgive forget WHAT EXTENT: shocked shy “(verb) like a
pink yellow shouted loudly, “Get out of study win extremely, quite, really, smug suspicious (noun). E.G “He
green etc. my room!” lose hide choose terribly, too, very sympathetic eats like a pig.”