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Iron Man Vocabulary Worksheet

Iron Man Vocabulary Worksheet

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🤖 Part 1: Vocabulary Definitions

1. Match each word from "The Iron Man" with its correct definition:
1. Clanking
2. Gnashing
3. Scrapyard
4. Tremendous
5. Toppled
A. Extremely large or great
B. Making a loud metallic sound
C. Fell over or collapsed
D. Grinding teeth together
E. A place where old metal is stored

📝 Part 2: Fill in the Blanks

2. Complete these sentences using words from the story:

The Iron Man's eyes glowed like _____________ headlights in the darkness.

He made a _____________ noise as he walked across the clifftop.

The Iron Man _____________ over the edge and crashed onto the rocks below.

His body parts were _____________ all over the beach.

The farmers were _____________ when they discovered their tractors had been eaten.

🔤 Part 3: Multiple Choice

3. What does "colossal" mean in the story?

Very small

Extremely large

Medium-sized

Invisible

4. When something "glinted" in the story, it:

Made a loud noise

Disappeared completely

Shone or sparkled briefly

Moved very slowly

5. What does "ravenous" mean?

Very tired

Extremely hungry

Quite angry

Rather confused

✍️ Part 4: Word Usage

6. Use each of these words in your own sentence about the Iron Man:

Lurching:

Demolished:

Fragments:

🎨 Part 5: Descriptive Language

7. Ted Hughes uses powerful adjectives to describe the Iron Man. Circle all the words that could describe the Iron Man:

Massive

Tiny

Metallic

Fluffy

Towering

Delicate

Mechanical

Gentle

8. Draw the Iron Man and label three parts of his body using descriptive words from the story:

🧠 Part 6: Understanding Context

9. Explain what you think "his great iron head, shaped like a dustbin but as big as a bedroom" means:
10. Why do you think Ted Hughes chose to use the word "crunching" to describe how the Iron Man eats metal?

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