10 Words for … BIG

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  1. colossal – so great in size that it elicits awe
    The thieves stole a colossal amount of money.
     
  2. enormous – extraordinarily large in size 
    Have you read the book about the enormous crocodile? 
     
  3. gigantic – giant in size 
    The ship was gigantic.
     
  4. ginormous – giant in size, a blend of giant and enormous 
    My friend’s new house is ginormous.
     
  5. huge – unusually large in size
    I bought myself a huge bunch of flowers. 
     
  6. humongous – unusually large in size, a blend of huge and enormous 
    My family is humongous.
     
  7. immense – unusually great in size or scope 
    I looked out at the immense ocean. 
     
  8. large – above average in size 
    Our garden is quite large. 
     
  9. mammoth – so large, like a mammoth
    This is going to be a mammoth task. 
     
  10. massive – so large in size or bulk it is imposing 
    The queen lived in a massive castle. 


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17 Jun 2021
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One of the students has put in a huge amount of effort in completing Spellzone at least 3 times a week since his arrival with us in January. Looking at his scores after the latest GL testing, his standardised score has risen from 99 to 131. This is a truly phenomenal result. I just wanted to share the best result I have ever seen.

Terrie Penrose-Toms, Casterton College

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