YEAR 6

ENGLISH LANGUAGE
VOCABULARY FOR CEMERLANG
WORDS FOR PEOPLE
a group of people
the pedestrians
the shoppers
the campers
the two friends

the villagers
the players
the housewives
the athletes
a party of friends

the
the
the
the
the
the
the

the
the
the
the
the
the

motorists
waiter/waitress
caretaker
spectators
passengers
victims
male tourist

school children
passer-by
two siblings
hawker
guests
joggers

the residents
the workers
the picnickers
the visitors
the members of the
family
the female
the curious onlookers
the audience
the wholesaler
the customers
the organizer

WORDS TO DESCRIBE PEOPLE

well-dressed man
adventurous
impatient
reckless driver
energetic
suspicious looking man

scruffy person(untidy)
fussy
looked suspicious
hospitable (friendly and
kind)
moody

friendly/unfriendly
witty
vain
hostile (very unfriendly)
patient

PHRASES
When you go out door.
go to the beach
go to the park
go out for a meal

go for a walk
have a picnic
go to the movies

go out with someone

perform on stage

go for a run
go out to dinner/lunch
go over to someones
house
began to daydream

SIMILES
A)BASED ON QUALITIES OF PERSONS
as happy as a child
as mad as a hatter

as shy as a school girl

as tall as a giant

as mean as a miser

as devoted as a mother

as strong as Hercules
as white as a
sheet/snow

B) BASED ON QUALITIES OF OTHER LIVING THINGS

as
as
as
as
as
as
as

heavy as an elephant as
cunning as a fox
as
lazy as a toad
as
timid as a mouse
as
calm as a cat
as
harmless as a dove
as
mischievous as a monkey

brave as a lion
hungry as a wolf
patient as an ox
graceful as a swan
playful as a kitten
lively as a cricket

as
as
as
as
as
as

clumsy as a bear
wise as an owl
proud as a peacock
busy as a bee
angry as a bull
stubborn as a mule

C) BASED ON QUALITIES OF OBJECTS OR THINGS

as beautiful as a
rainbow
as brittle as glass
as sharp as a razor
as cool as a cucumber
as clear as crystal
as brown as berry
as thirsty as a sponge
as red as a cherry

as fast as lightning

as round as a moon

as
as
as
as
as
as

as
as
as
as
as
as

loud as thunder
easy as ABC
black as coal
green as grass
clean as a new pin
dead as a post

still as a statue
honest as a mirror
bold as brass
good as gold
fit as a fiddle
cold as marble