Starter quiz
- Which image represents the word 'diminutive'?
- Which image represents the word 'miniscule'?
- Which image represents the word 'dainty'?
- Select the correct definition for 'diminutive'.
- small, delicate, and pretty
- wrinkled or shrunken
- unusually small ✓
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- Select the correct definition for 'miniscule'.
- forceful or self-confident
- short and stubby
- tiny or microscopic ✓
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- Select the correct definition for 'dainty'.
- small, delicate, and pretty ✓
- muscly or lean
- sparkling or amazing
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Exit quiz
What adjective does this image represent?- shrivelled ✓
- squat
- willowy
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What adjective does this image represent?- shrivelled
- squat
- willowy ✓
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- Match the word with the correct definition.
- shrivelled⇔wrinkled or shrunken ✓
- squat⇔short and stubby ✓
- willowy⇔tall, slender and graceful ✓
- Match the word pairs that make sense.
- shrivelled⇔hands ✓
- squat⇔sumo wrestler ✓
- willowy⇔ballet dancer ✓
- Select the missing word to complete the sentence. I was very disappointed with my __________ flowers that seemed to have died overnight, even though they had plenty of water.
- shrivelled ✓
- squat
- willowy
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- Select the missing word to complete the sentence. The tree's long, __________ branches swayed gently in the breeze.
- shrivelled
- squat
- willowy ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- 'Shrivelled' is an adjective which means wrinkled or shrunken.
- 'Squat' is an adjective which means short and stubby.
- 'Willowy' is an adjective which means tall, slender and graceful.
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
Etymology - the study of the origin of words and the ways their meanings have changed over time
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