Starter quiz
- Match the labels to the examples of fronted adverbials.
- word⇔Soon, ✓
- phrase⇔Before long, ✓
- clause⇔Before we go home, ✓
- What tells us that 'as the sun rose' is an adverbial clause?
- It begins with a subordinating conjunction. ✓
- It is a type of subordinate clause. ✓
- It does not make complete sense on its own. ✓
- It needs a main clause in order to make complete sense. ✓
- It does make complete sense on its own.
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- Tick all the sentences that start with a fronted adverbial clause.
- When we had finished, we packed up. ✓
- Then, we packed up.
- Before lunch, we finished our projects.
- Before we could go to lunch, we finished our projects. ✓
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- Decide which version of each sentence shows a fronted adverbial clause.
- Because the forest was so dark, we could barely see. ✓
- We could barely see because the forest was so dark.
- While Jun waited patiently, Miss Ofoedu marked his work. ✓
- Miss Ofoedu marked Jun's work while he waited patiently.
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- Tick all the sentences which begin with fronted adverbials of time.
- Then, it began to hail. ✓
- While the hail fell, we huddled indoors. ✓
- Frustrated, we ate our lunch quietly.
- Before we could even finish, lunch was over. ✓
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- Sam says the following sentence contains a fronted adverbial clause. Do you agree? As a surprise, Mr Clarke let us have extra play.
- Yes, because it starts with the subordinating conjunction 'as'.
- Yes, because 'As a surprise' contains a verb.
- No, because there is no verb in 'As a surprise', so it's not a clause. ✓
- No, because a clause cannot begin with 'As'.
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Exit quiz
- What word is given to a word that has the same or a similar meaning to another word?
- synonym ✓
- antonym
- etymology
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- Tick all the synonyms of 'happy'.
- friendly
- kind
- joyful ✓
- delighted ✓
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- Antonyms are words with opposite meanings. Match the pairs of antonyms.
- silly⇔sensible ✓
- dash⇔stroll ✓
- accept⇔reject ✓
- believe⇔doubt ✓
- Andeep writes this sentence: 'Today, the weather has been warm and sunny.' Which sentence could go next to show a contrast?
- Yesterday, it was bright and hot.
- Tomorrow, it will be icy and dull. ✓
- Now, it is nice and pleasant.
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- Match the words to their meanings.
- prefix⇔letters added at the start of a word to change its meaning ✓
- suffix⇔letters added at the end of a word to change its meaning ✓
- word family⇔a group of words with a shared root word/spelling/meaning ✓
- Which of the following words form part of the 'hope' word family?
- hopelessness ✓
- hopping
- hopeful ✓
- hops
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Words can be related to each other by meaning.
- Synonyms can be used by writers to vary vocabulary choice and create text flow.
- Antonyms can be used by writers to create a certain effect for the reader.
- Word families are groups of words that have common features, patterns or meanings.
- All words have etymology.
Common misconception
Pupils may believe all words have an antonym e.g. chicken/duck; tree/plant.
Remind pupils that these are not strictly opposites - they are just different! Most antonyms are nouns and verbs.
Keywords
Synonym - a word that has the same or similar meaning to another word
Antonym - a word that has the opposite meaning to another word
Word family - a group of words common in feature, pattern or meaning
Etymology - the study of the origin of words and the ways their meanings have changed over time
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