Starter quiz
- What is an adjective?
- a naming word for people, places or things
- a word that describes a noun ✓
- a being or doing word
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- What is a noun?
- a naming word for people, places or things ✓
- a word that describes a noun
- a being or doing word
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- What is a synonym?
- a word that has the same or similar meaning to another word ✓
- words that often appear together
- a being or a doing word
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- Which word is a synonym of 'small' in this sentence. 'Did you see that tiny spider crawl across the wooden floor?'
- see
- tiny ✓
- wooden
- crawl
- floor
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- Which words are adjectives in this sentence? 'Did you see that tiny spider crawl across the wooden floor?'
- spider, floor
- see, crawl
- tiny, wooden ✓
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- Which words are nouns in this sentence? 'Did you see that tiny spider crawl across the wooden floor?'
- spider, floor ✓
- see, crawl
- tiny, wooden
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Exit quiz
What adjective does this image represent?- shrivelled
- minuscule ✓
- squat
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What adjective does this image represent?- dainty ✓
- robust
- minuscule
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- Match the word with the correct definition.
- dainty⇔small, delicate and pretty ✓
- diminutive⇔unusually small ✓
- minuscule⇔tiny or microscopic ✓
- Match the word pairs that make sense.
- dainty⇔lace ✓
- diminutive⇔stature ✓
- minuscule⇔particle ✓
- Select the missing word to complete the sentence. 'She placed her __________ fingers over the harp strings and lightly strummed to create mesmerising music.'
- dainty ✓
- minuscule
- diminutive
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- Select the missing word to complete the sentence. 'Grit had only a __________ amount of glitter left in his craft supplies, just enough to add a touch of sparkle to his handmade birthday card.'
- dainty
- minuscule ✓
- diminutive
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Dainty is an adjective which means small, delicate and pretty.
- Diminutive is an adjective which means unusally small.
- Miniscule is an adjective which means tiny or microsocpic.
Common misconception
Diminutive and minuscule can often be used interchangeably, but not always.
Use the word pairs to help pupils see and hear the words in nuanced contexts. i.e. 'minuscule amount' works but not 'diminutive amount'.
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
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