Thirty words in six families. Tap the speaker to hear each one, nice and slow. Then three games and twenty-four questions.
Six families of five words. Words are easier to remember when they arrive with their friends.
Some ways of moving are fast. Some are slow and quiet. The word you pick tells the reader which one.
Dash means to run somewhere really fast, just for a moment. When the rain starts, you dash to the door!
Your turn — read it out loud!
Creep means to move slowly and so, so quietly. Cats creep when they don't want the bird to hear them.
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Leap means one big jump. A frog leaps from one lily pad to the next — boing!
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Wobble means to shake from side to side, not steady at all. Jelly wobbles on the plate — try not to giggle.
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Tap the jelly. It wobbles, then settles.
Drift means to float along slowly, going wherever the wind takes you. A balloon drifts over the fence.
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Every sound has its own word. A buzz and a roar are never the same size of sound.
Whisper means to speak so quietly only someone very close can hear. You whisper when the baby is asleep.
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Roar means to make a huge, deep sound. Lions roar, and planes roar too when they fly low.
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Buzz is the low sound a bee makes near your ear. Zzzzz — machines can buzz too.
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Crunch is the sound of something hard breaking. Dry leaves crunch under your boots in autumn.
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Squeak is a small, high sound. Mice squeak, and old doors squeak when they open.
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Feelings have names too. The right word says exactly how someone feels.
Proud is the warm, happy feeling when you did something well all by yourself. Finished the puzzle? That feeling is proud.
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Nervous is the wobbly tummy feeling before something big happens. It comes before your turn, and it goes away after.
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Gentle means soft and careful, never rough. You use gentle hands with baby chicks.
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Brave means doing something even though you feel scared. Being scared first is part of being brave.
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Grumpy means cross and a little bit rude. Some people are grumpy before breakfast — it passes.
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Not everything small is small in the same way. These words help you say the size and the shape just right.
Tiny means very, very small — smaller than small. An ant is tiny next to your shoe.
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tiny — slide across to huge.
Huge means very, very big — bigger than big. An elephant leaves huge footprints.
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Narrow means not wide. A narrow path is one you walk in a single line.
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Curved means bent round, like part of a circle. The moon looks curved, and so does a rainbow.
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Drag the middle up to pull it straight. Let go and it curves again.
Straight means no bends at all. The edge of a ruler is perfectly straight.
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The sky changes all day long. These are the words for what it is doing.
A storm is very bad weather, with strong wind and lots of rain. Storms shake the windows.
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A breeze is a soft, gentle wind. On a hot day, a breeze feels lovely on your face.
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Frost is the thin white ice that covers the grass on cold mornings. It melts when the sun comes up.
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A puddle is a little pool of rain water on the ground. Jump over it — or in it!
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Your shadow is the dark shape you make when you block the light. It copies every move you make.
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Drag the sun across the sky.
Your hands can stir, pour, fold, stack and wrap. Each one is a different job.
Stir means to mix something round and round with a spoon. You stir the soup so nothing sticks.
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Drag the spoon round and round the bowl.
Pour means to make a drink flow out, slowly and carefully. Pour the milk into the cup.
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Press and hold the jug to tilt it. Let go before it overflows.
Fold means to bend something flat over itself. You fold your shirt, and paper planes start with a fold.
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Stack means to put things on top of each other, one by one. Stack the blocks high — until they topple!
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Tap the blocks to add one. Past six, they topple.
Wrap means to cover something all the way around. You wrap a present, and a scarf wraps you.
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Drag the paper over the box.
Same thirty words, three different jobs: match the picture, fill the gap, and pick what you heard.
Tap a picture, then its word. Clear all four pairs.
One word is missing. Only one of the four fits.
Tap the speaker, then choose the picture you heard.
Twenty-four questions. Tap an answer and find out straight away — and why the wrong ones looked right.
The rain started, so we had to ___ to the bus.
💡The rain is coming — do you go fast or slow?
1Cross out the two words that mean moving slowly.
C. Dash means to run fast for a short way — just right for rain. Creep and drift are slow, and wobble is shaky, not fast.How you move
The baby was asleep, so Mum spoke in a ___.
💡The baby is asleep — what kind of voice keeps a baby asleep?
1Which of these words means a very quiet voice?
C. A whisper is the quietest way to speak. A roar would wake the baby, and buzz and crunch are sounds things make, not ways of speaking.Sounds things make
Mia finished her first big puzzle all by herself. How did she feel?
💡She did something hard all by herself — is that a good feeling or a worried one?
1Cross out the words that are about being upset or careful.
A. Feeling proud is feeling happy about something YOU did well — like finishing a big puzzle. Nervous is for before something scary, and grumpy is cross.How someone feels
A ladybird is ___ — it can sit on your fingernail.
💡It fits on a fingernail — what does that tell you about its size?
1Two of these words are not about size at all. Cross them out.
D. Something that fits on a fingernail is tiny — very, very small. Narrow means not wide, and straight means no bends — they are about shape, not size.Size and shape
It was hot, but a soft ___ cooled our faces.
💡It is soft and it cools you — is it big weather or small weather?
1Cross out the two words that are not about wind.
B. A breeze is a soft, gentle wind — lovely on a hot day. A storm is wild and loud, frost is ice, and a puddle is water on the ground.Sky and weather
___ the cocoa so the sugar mixes in.
💡The sugar needs to mix in — which hand movement mixes things?
1Think of a spoon going round and round.
D. To mix sugar into cocoa you move a spoon round and round — that is stirring. Pouring makes it flow out, and you cannot wrap or stack a drink.Busy hands
He wanted to surprise his sister, so he had to ___ up the stairs.
💡A surprise only works if she does not hear him coming.
1Cross out the words that would make noise.
D. To surprise someone you move slowly and quietly — you creep. Dashing and leaping are quick and noisy, and roar is a sound, not a way to move.How you move
The plane flew low over the house. What did it do?
💡A plane close by is one of the loudest, deepest sounds there is.
1Is a low plane a big deep sound or a small high one?
B. A low plane makes a huge, deep sound — it roars. A squeak is small and high, a whisper is tiny, and crunch is for breaking things.Sounds things make
It was almost Ari's turn to sing in front of everyone. His tummy felt funny. He was ___.
💡The singing has not happened yet — this is a before feeling.
1Which word goes with a funny tummy before a big moment?
D. That funny tummy before your turn is feeling nervous. Proud comes AFTER you do something well, and brave is what you are when you do it anyway.How someone feels
The gate was so ___ that the pram would not fit through.
💡The pram is too WIDE for the gate. What is the gate?
1Which word is exactly about not being wide?
A. A gate the pram cannot fit through is narrow — not wide enough. Tiny would mean small all over, and a huge gate would fit anything.Size and shape
Tom stood in the sun and saw a dark Tom-shape on the ground. What was it?
💡It is dark, it is his shape, and it happens when he blocks the sun.
1Which one copies your shape and moves when you move?
C. When you block sunlight, a dark copy of your shape appears — your shadow. A puddle is water, frost is ice, and a storm is weather in the sky.Sky and weather
Before the party, we ___ the present in shiny paper.
💡The paper goes all the way around the present.
1Which word means covering something on every side?
D. Covering a present all the way around with paper is wrapping it. Folding only bends the paper — the present would still show.Busy hands
Which sentence uses the word correctly?
💡The word means running fast for a short way.
1Say each sentence out loud — which one is fast and short?
C. You dash TO somewhere, quickly, before something happens — like a closing door. You cannot do it slowly, and soup and sleeping do not run.How you move
Which sentence uses the word correctly?
💡The word is for speaking so quietly only someone close can hear.
1Cross out any sentence with loud or noisy in it.
A. Whispering is for when you do not want to be heard — it only works close up. It cannot cross a noisy playground, and it can never be loud.Sounds things make
Which sentence shows the feeling of being proud?
💡This feeling comes from something you did yourself, and it wants to be shown.
1Which speaker did something and feels good about it?
A. Feeling proud sounds like showing what you made: "Look what I built!" The others are worried, cross, and careful — different feelings.How someone feels
Which one is really tiny?
💡The word means very, very small — smaller than small.
1Which one could sit on the tip of your finger?
D. A grain of sand is so small you can barely see one — that is tiny. Buses, trees and pools are all big things.Size and shape
Which sentence uses the word correctly?
💡This wind is soft and gentle — it cannot do strong things.
1Cross out the sentences where the wind is too strong or is not wind at all.
C. A breeze is soft — just enough to lift a kite. Knocking down fences takes a storm, you cannot drink wind, and freezing needs cold, not moving air.Sky and weather
Which sentence uses the word correctly?
💡This word needs something soft or liquid in a bowl or pot.
1Which sentence has food and a spoon in it?
B. You stir food in a pot with a spoon, round and round. Boots, doors and photos have nothing to mix, so the word does not fit them.Busy hands
Which sentence uses the word correctly?
💡The word means moving slowly and quietly on purpose.
1Who in these sentences is trying not to be noticed?
B. You creep past a sleeping dog so it stays asleep — slow, quiet steps. It can never be loud, and kettles and sandwiches do not tiptoe.How you move
Which of these would really roar?
💡You are listening for a huge, deep sound.
1Cross out the two that make almost no sound at all.
C. A race car engine makes a huge, deep sound as it passes — it roars. A mouse squeaks, and snow and butterflies are almost silent.Sounds things make
Which sentence shows someone feeling nervous?
💡This feeling comes BEFORE a big moment, and your body shows it.
1Look for the sentence where something has not happened yet.
B. Shaky hands before a test is what nervous looks like — a before-feeling. Cheering is happy, yawning is sleepy, stamping is cross.How someone feels
Which of these is narrow?
💡You are looking for something long but NOT wide.
1On which one do you have to put one foot in front of the other?
B. A balance beam is long but only as wide as your foot — that is narrow. Fields, trampolines and double beds are all wide.Size and shape
Which sentence about shadows is right?
💡A shadow is made by YOU blocking the light.
1Try it by a window — wave, and watch what it does.
A. Your shadow is made where you block the light, so it copies every move you make. It cannot stay behind, it is always dark, and it is silent.Sky and weather
Which sentence uses the word correctly?
💡The word means going all the way around something.
1Which sentence has something going around and around?
A. A scarf goes around and around your neck — it wraps you. Water pours, switches flick, and shoes run — none of those go around anything.Busy hands
Try the whole set first. There is no time limit — getting it right matters more than getting it fast.
Stuck on a word or a question? Say it out loud instead — your helper knows every word and every question here, and will not tell you the answer.
Say a word, or a question number. Or try: “teach me question 7” — the helper will pretend to be wrong. Convince them! Uses the microphone. Nothing is recorded.
