Discipline Techniques

noun a form of physical punishment involving hitting someone on their buttocks

adjective used to describe something that is very impressive or excellent

• The teacher warned the students that any misbehavior would result in a spanking.
• My little brother got a spanking for drawing on the walls.
• I heard that kid got a spanking for skipping class.
• The team received a spanking in the championship game.

noun the quality or state of being unruly; disorderly or disruptive behavior

• The teacher struggled to control the unruliness of the students during the class.
• The party was chaotic due to the unruliness of the guests.
• The unruliness of the crowd at the concert was off the charts.
• The unruliness of the weather made it difficult to plan outdoor activities.

noun a loud, sharp cry, especially of pain, surprise, or anger

verb to shout loudly, typically when angry, excited, or in pain

• The teacher had to yell to get the attention of the noisy students.
• I had to yell at my brother to stop playing his music so loud.
• She was so angry, she just started yelling at everyone in the room.
• The thunderstorm seemed to yell at the earth with its loud cracks of lightning.

noun a word that refers to a person, place, thing, event, substance, or quality

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence

article a word that is used with a noun to specify grammatical definiteness of the noun

• The teacher gave the misbehaving student a clip round the ear as a disciplinary action.
• My mom used to give me a clip round the ear when I was being naughty as a child.
• If you keep talking back to me, I'll give you a clip round the ear!
• The unexpected news hit him like a clip round the ear, leaving him stunned and speechless.