Rich vocabulary associated with the word wet | English

Starter quiz

What is the definition of an adjective?
- a naming word for people, places or things
- a word that describes a noun ✓
- a doing or being word
What is the correct definition of a noun?
- a naming word for people, places or things ✓
- a word that describes a noun
- a doing or being word
What is the definition of a verb?
- a naming word for people, places or things
- a word that describes a noun
- a doing, being or having word ✓
Match the examples to the correct word class.
- noun
  
  ⇔
  
  bath ✓
- adjective
  
  ⇔
  
  sparkly ✓
- verb
  
  ⇔
  
  dive ✓
- adverb
  
  ⇔
  
  quietly ✓
A synonym is a word that has the same or similar meaning to another word. Select the synonyms for 'quiet'.
- peaceful ✓
- booming
- silent ✓
- mild
- balmy
Word pairs are words that often appear together. Match the word pairs together that make the most sense.
- scrumptious
  
  ⇔
  
  pudding ✓
- meagre
  
  ⇔
  
  portion ✓
- irresistible
  
  ⇔
  
  charm ✓
- stale
  
  ⇔
  
  bread ✓

Exit quiz

What word does this image represent?
- submerge
- plunge
- drenched ✓
What word does this image represent?
- squirt ✓
- plunge
- immerse
What word does this image represent?
- douse
- squirt
- plunge ✓
Which of the following are synonyms of 'submerged'?
- splashed
- sunken ✓
- wet
- sprayed
- underwater ✓
Fill in the missing word in the following sentence: 'Stax __________ headfirst from the boat into the sea to cool down.
- plunged ✓
- submerged
- squirted
Fill in the missing word in the following sentence: 'Plato tried to __________ the flames with a glass of water, but the fire kept on burning.'
- immerse
- douse ✓
- drenched

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Lesson Details

Key learning points

'Submerged' is an adjective, which means to be completely underwater.
'Drenched' is an adjective, which means sopping wet or soaked.
'Immerse', 'squirt', 'douse' and 'plunge' are other verbs related to the word wet.

Common misconception

Pupils might confuse the adjective 'submerged' with the verb 'submerge'.

Look at the word 'submerged' being used as an adjective and a simple past tense verb and discuss the difference. This is a good opportunity to revise word class.

Keywords

Noun - a naming word for people, places or things
Verb - a being, doing or having word
Synonym - a word that has the same or similar meaning to another word
Word pair - words that often appear together