Barnsley Public School
Vocabulary Booklet
NAME:______________________
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Dear Parents,
Vocabulary is essential because readers must have word meaning before
they can comprehend what they are reading. Vocabulary is developed when
students are explicitly taught individual words, synonyms and word
strategies. It is essential to implement a whole school approach to the
teaching of academic vocabulary, as this directly affects a student’s ability to
comprehend academic content.
As we continue to strengthen the learning partnership between the home
and school, we encourage all families to support the vocabulary
development of their children.
Please work through the following booklet one colour at a time. Once your
child can correctly read the words in each list sign the shaded box. Your
child’s teacher will then test that level and sign the box below in order to
allow them to move on to the next level.
Your child’s teacher will endeavour to correct the lists as often as possible in
order to allow all students to progress at their own rate.
If you would like to further extend your child’s use of vocabulary please try
these steps
1.
2.
3.
4.
Read the word
Spell the word
What is the meaning?
Use the word in a sentence
Thank you for your support.
Yours in education
Paul McDermott
(Principal)
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1. Gold
2. Red
3. Blue
4. Green
1 - 12
13-32
33-43
44-58
a
and
be
I
in
is
it
of
that
the
to
was
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all
are
as
at
but
for
had
have
he
her
his
not
on
one
said
so
they
we
with
you
an
by
do
go
if
me
my
no
or
up
big
can
did
get
has
him
new
now
off
old
our
out
see
she
two
who
5. Orange
6. Indigo
7. Violet
8. Pink
59-74
75-86
87-100
101-120
back
been
came
down
from
into
just
like
made
much
over
them
this
well
went
when
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call
come
here
make
must
only
some
then
were
what
will
your
about
before
could
first
little
look
more
other
right
their
there
want
where
which
after
am
boy
day
eat
five
fly
girl
good
help
home
jump
play
ran
read
saw
sing
sit
think
us
9. Purple
10. Aqua
11. Lime
12. Lemon
121-140
141-160
161-180
181-200
again
best
bring
far
find
give
how
kind
left
man
mother
own
room
say
step
these
too
walk
wish
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always
away
bird
dog
fast
four
going
hand
keep
let
many
night
people
round
school
take
thing
tree
water
work
another
bad
black
don’t
father
found
got
head
know
live
may
once
put
run
should
tell
three
under
white
would
any
because
blue
every
fell
gave
green
house
last
long
morning
open
red
sat
soon
than
time
very
why
year
13. Ruby
14. Rose
15. Scarlet
16.Crimson
201-220
221-240
241-260
261-280
around
gone
heard
until
Mrs
thought
two
name
lunch
later
Christmas
brown
friend
your
turned
children
Mr
told
never
nice
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happy
last
small
start
police
inside
while
father
month
air
mother
beach
felt
something
please
land
began
hear
suddenly
myself
much
stopped
decided
five
here
few
money
way
horse
year
days
family
really
think
tried
want
couldn't
dark
head
walk
fire
four
right
set
under
wanted
any
finished
hour
food
knew
o'clock
brother
coming
outside
thing
many
tea
ground
die
17. Garnet
18. Emerald
19. Olive
20. Peacock
281-300
301-320
321-340
341-360
sat
work
best
things
most
red
world
every
live
lost
new
opened
ten
window
woke
half
minutes
everyone
jumped
stay
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baby
lady
lots
pageant
run
took
ate
behind
breakfast
earth
flying
front
seat
liked
same
give
love
birthday
eat
hours
cool
eyes
kept
both
green
also
I'm
boys
played
mouse
great
make
caught
beach
reached
it’s
story
dead
asked
road
door
fun
land
mum
must
near
ready
ride
teacher
wasn't
week
still
real
say
blue
each
happened
gone
noise
presents
21. Mint
22. Teal
23.Turquoise
24. Cobalt
361-380
381-400
401-420
421-440
rest
rocket
sea
place
sister
tell
broom
doing
drink
fish
funny
weeks
beautiful
began
someone
upon
getting
called
haunted
playing
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sunny
felt
puppy
nearly
pool
street
along
bus
high
met
party
hot
hello
miss
picked
television
top
giant
everybody
hand
light
quickly
show
slowly
space
swimming
better
brown
planet
please
strange
that's
won
air
bought
doctor
finally
I'll
goal
than
trip
watched
animals
anything
bird
myself
having
Saturday
everything
book
sometimes
running
stop
landed
call
being
six
arrived
past
dogs
25. Sapphire
26. Navy
27. Topaz
28.Buttercup
441-460
461-480
481-500
501-520
even
fast
games
hair
hard
hope
might
open
picnic
hear
camp
floor
making
person
ship
straight
town
gold
clothes
colour
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dear
different
dollars
feet
flew
girls
onto
own
pulled
race
used
farm
goes
hill
these
captain
present
machine
moon
named
scared
uncle
face
made
nine
packed
ring
side
start
cold
watch
everywhere
mansion
read
sudden
talking
today
against
Australia
excited
corner
jump
letter
pet
nothing
parents
seen
whole
ago
adventure
ball
buy
dream
kicked
leave
shop
station
stayed
try
alright
29. Amber
521-540
believe
chocolate
early
eating
across
turn
chair
sent
full
voice
rain
city
talk
game
asleep
replied
does
no-one
himself
climbed
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30. Canary 31. Mustard
541-560
mark
scary
seven
swim
slept
words
ask
football
strong
sure
elephant
movie
happily
knocked
married
sitting
shoes
should
screamed
stairs
561-580
birds
drove
except
fight
large
locked
park
part
forest
rushed
saying
stuff
comes
course
dressed
late
let's
lovely
enough
keep
32. Gold
581-600
grabbed
holiday
quite
tired
wouldn't
became
brought
can't
yellow
able
move
wait
second
taken
trees
trying
wish
write
reading
rang
33. Lavender 34. Amethyst
601-640
catch
started
eight
fishing
grow
hole
passed
kids
Friday
lived
Tuesday
young
already
broken
crying
during
followed
loved
body
hospital
10 | P a g e
621-640
quiet
rock
Thursday
times
dinner
hundred
horses
may
pilot
need
walking
bring
broke
box
houses
paper
main
wall
wrong
ages
35. Mauve
36. Lilac
641-660
661-680
float
meat
minute
sick
smashed
those
waiting
months
noise
number
surprise
carpet
climb
country
he's
shouted
mind
towards
awhile
bright
others
pick
programme
looking
summer
till
together
mean
lot
mystery
castle
team
hands
grass
life
heart
lives
weekend
bedroom
wife
37. Magenta
38. Fuscia
681-700
701-720
piece
riding
robber
afternoon
such
touched
watching
grew
huge
kitten
class
couple
cousin
crash
creature
England
foot
river
scream
Sunday
11 | P a g e
table
tunnel
usually
hands
match
blew
holiday
daughter
dictionary
eye
yelled
yours
warm
radio
bikes
middle
clean
airport
favourite
since
39. Cranberry 40. Salmon
721-740
ache
cough
height
journey
kitchen
separate
beautiful
beginning
Wednesday
foreign
business
pretty
threw
interested
receive
knowledge
especially
experience
library
woman
741-760
aisle
opposite
raise
truly
shoes
loose
stationery
women
necessary
guest
country
imagine
answer
assignment
exaggerate
stationary
whether
grammar
guess
committee
41.Flamingo 42.Watermelon 43. Sherbet
761-780
people
address
although
studying
cupboard
decorate
handkerchief
hospital
instead
laugh
neither
probably
principal
principle
quarter
remember
several
vacation
minute
uncle
12 | P a g e
781-800
route
skiing
surprise
through
cough
fuel
rough
guard
straight
suppose
o'clock
poison
sugar
terrible
surrounded
surely
travelling
writing
arithmetic
aunty
801 - 820
gracious
appalling
arrogant
melancholy
gratifying
callous
ominous
mournful
serenity
menacing
cordial
crucial
critical
insulting
flippant
essential
fundamental
craving
woeful
intimidate
44. Blush
821 - 840
yearning
inspiring
farcical
flattering
vilify
magnetic
soothing
ruthless
repulsive
reproach
blissful
tormenting
thrilled
threatening
tedious
immoral
exquisite
captivating
heinous
sombre
45.Jazzberry 46. Strawberry
841 - 860
861 - 880
47. Silver
48. Glitter
881 - 900
901-920
composed
decadent
charming
repugnant
loathsome
accord
appeasing
abomination
trifling
agreeable
aspiration
admirable
dishevelled
demeanour
spiteful
submissive
anguish
serene
ambition
alluring
derision
contemplate
collaborative
desolate
abominable
absorbed
dramatic
delirious
despicable
celestial
vindicate
outrageous
vitriolic
astounding
joyous
appealing
vulgar
unworthy
vile
dazzling
angst
magnanimous
comical
condone
ruffian
trivial
despondent
supercilious
patronising
rueful
vindictive
vulnerable
remorseful
abhorrent
depraved
virtuous
haughty
uncaring
sociable
slovenly
desist
meditative
congenial
nonchalant
genre
paltry
conciliatory
challenging
petulant
stingy
jovial
frolicsome
confront
affable
censure
crass
contented
charismatic
coerce
vivacious
13 | P a g e
49. Bronze
50. Chestnut
921-940
941-960
pleasurable
segue
pining
provocative
chauvinist
contemptible
attractive
adore
vital
docile
vacillate
preoccupied
generous
appetising
perturbed
desire
stoush
consenting
pensive
shallow
14 | P a g e
lethargic
condescend
diligent
tenacious
obstinate
obliging
dilapitated
indiscreet
exquisite
sinister
ludicrous
inaudible
rapturous
exquisite
exasperating
chaotic
intolerant
boastful
captivating
intelligent
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