Starter quiz
- Which image represents the word 'hesitant'?
- Which image represents the word 'reticent'?
- Which image represents the word 'diffident'?
- Select the correct definition for 'hesitant'.
- nervous or uncertain ✓
- shy and reserved
- modest or shy
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- Select the correct definition for 'reticent'.
- proud or vain
- shy and reserved ✓
- clumsy or sloppy
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- Select the correct definition for 'diffident'.
- hypnotic and bewitching
- large or stocky
- modest or shy ✓
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Exit quiz
What adjective does this image represent?- self-conscious
- diffident
- wary ✓
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What adjective does this image represent?- colossal
- sheepish ✓
- flawless
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What adjective describes Armie in this picture?- self-conscious ✓
- sheepish
- wary
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- Which of the following are word pairs of 'wary'?
- animal ✓
- distance ✓
- pencil
- truth
- map
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- Write the missing word to complete the sentence. Oz made a __________ apology for burping in class because she was so embarrassed.
- conceited
- sheepish ✓
- wary
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- Write the missing word to complete the sentence. After a __________ glance under the bed, the child realised that there weren’t any monsters there.
- self-conscious
- sheepish
- wary ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- 'Self-conscious' is an adjective which means overly aware of yourself.
- 'Sheepish' is an adjective which means shy, ashamed or uncomfortable.
- 'Wary' is an adjective which means careful or cautious.
Common misconception
Pupils might think the words can be used interchangeably.
Use the word pairs to help pupils see and hear the words in nuanced contexts.
Keywords
Noun - a naming word for people, places or things
Adjective - a word that describes a noun
Synonym - a word that has the same or similar meaning to another word
Word pair - words that often appear together
Suffix - a letter or group of letters at the end of a word which creates another word
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