Notice these words in the story.
• “chuffed”, meaning delighted or very pleased
• “nosey”, meaning inquisitive
• “gawky”, meaning awkward, ungainly
These are words that are used in an informal way in colloquial speech.
Make a list of ten other words of this kind.
Notice these words in the story.
• “chuffed”, meaning delighted or very pleased
• “nosey”, meaning inquisitive
• “gawky”, meaning awkward, ungainly
These are words that are used in an informal way in colloquial speech.
Make a list of ten other words of this kind.
List of the words used by the characters in their colloquial speech is given below:
1. “Airhead”, meaning a stupid person
2. “Boo boo”, meaning to make mistakes
3. “Glitzy”, meaning fashionable
4. “Airy-fairy”, meaning to be overly idealistic
5. “Tight-arse”, meaning a person who doesn’t like to spend money on others
6. “Thick”, meaning to be not very intelligent
7. “Nerd”, meaning a person with lesser social skills
8. “Gnarly”, meaning extreme
9. “Bonkers”, meaning crazy
10. “Eggy”, meaning stressed
List of the words used by the characters in their colloquial speech is given below:
1. “Airhead”, meaning a stupid person
2. “Boo boo”, meaning to make mistakes
3. “Glitzy”, meaning fashionable
4. “Airy-fairy”, meaning to be overly idealistic
5. “Tight-arse”, meaning a person who doesn’t like to spend money on others
6. “Thick”, meaning to be not very intelligent
7. “Nerd”, meaning a person with lesser social skills
8. “Gnarly”, meaning extreme
9. “Bonkers”, meaning crazy
10. “Eggy”, meaning stressed
