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KINDS OF CRIMINALS:
arsonist
burglar
graffitist
hijacker
joyrider
mugger
murderer
pirate
robber
shoplifter
smuggler
terrorist
thief
vandal
crooked ADJECTIVE
Something that is crooked is bent or twisted.
bent
Shadha complained she couldn’t get any juice through the bent straw, so the waiter got her another.
twisting
A twisting path led through the woods to the cottage.
warped
The wood was so warped they couldn’t use it for anything but firewood.
cross ADJECTIVE
Someone who is cross is angry about something.
angry
Adrian was so angry he could hardly speak to her.
annoyed
Grandpa was annoyed when he found slugs had eaten his lettuces.
grumpy
Steven felt grumpy about not being well enough to go out.
irritable
Flies pestered the pony and made him very irritable.
cruel ADJECTIVE
Someone who is cruel hurts people or animals without caring.
brutal
The police said it was a brutal murder.
cold-hearted
The kidnapper was cold-hearted and ignored their pleas.
heartless
A heartless burglar smashed my grandma’s favourite vase.
vicious
The burglar aimed a vicious kick at the guard dog.
ANTONYM: kind
crush VERB
To crush something is to destroy its shape by squeezing it.
flatten
They flattened the soft drink cans before recycling them.
screw up
Tibbles screwed up Mum’s jacket when she slept on it.
squash
I dropped the shopping bag and squashed the tomatoes.
cry (1) VERB
To cry means to call out loudly.
call
He called, “Anybody there?”
shout
“I can’t hear you,” she shouted.
shriek
“Oh no!” shrieked Libby. “My new jeans have shrunk.”
yell
Debbie had to yell above the din in the school playground.
cry (2) VERB
When you cry, tears come from your eyes and trickle down your face.
grizzle
The baby grizzles when he’s hungry.
howl
My sister howled when her gerbil died.
snivel
“It’s no good snivelling,” said the ugly sisters. “You’re not going to the ball.”
sob
Tommy sobbed when he dropped his ice cream.
wail
“I wanted to go to the pantomime!” wailed Roly.
weep
Lara wept as she waved goodbye.
whimper
The puppy whimpered when Abdul went off to school.
cut (1) VERB
If you cut something, you use a knife or scissors to remove parts of it.
carve
Nicholas carved the wood into the shape of a cat.
chop
The cook chopped an onion and carrot into small pieces.
clip
Katherine clipped out an advertisement from the newspaper.
mow
Grandpa loves mowing his lawn to keep it neat and tidy.
prune
Rose bushes need pruning in spring.
saw
The gardener sawed up some wood to make a nesting box.
slice
Mrs Cratchit always sliced the bread too thinly.
snip
The hairdresser snipped off my long hair.
trim
The barber carefully trimmed the wizard’s long beard.
cut (2) VERB
To cut can mean to reduce something.
