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
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- 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
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- 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 ✓
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- Match the examples to the correct word class.
- noun⇔sausage ✓
- adjective⇔delicious ✓
- verb⇔gobbled ✓
- A synonym is a word that has the same or similar meaning to another word. Select the synonyms for 'food'.
- meal ✓
- drink
- slurp
- yummy
- snack ✓
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- Word pairs are words that often appear together. Match the word pairs together that make the most sense.
- juicy⇔orange ✓
- wobbly⇔jelly ✓
- spicy⇔curry ✓
- creamy⇔yoghurt ✓
Exit quiz
What word does this image represent?- sugary
- savoury ✓
- tangy
- bland
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What word does this image represent?- sugary ✓
- savoury
- bland
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What word does this image represent?- sugary
- savoury
- tangy ✓
- bland
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- Which of the following are synonyms of 'bland'?
- plain ✓
- spicy
- peppery
- boring ✓
- citrusy
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- Fill in the missing word in the following sentence: 'Armie liked spicy food so he ordered __________ steak with extra chilli.'
- tart
- sugary
- peppery ✓
- bland
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- Fill in the missing word in the following sentence: 'Oz could tell from her friend's __________ smile that she didn't think much of the wedding dress she was trying on.'
- savoury
- bland ✓
- tangy
- sugary
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Key learning points
- 'Bland' is an adjective which means plain and flavourless.
- 'Savoury' is an adjective which means salty and spicy.
- 'Tangy' is an adjective which means flavourful and sharp.
- 'Tart', 'peppery' and 'sugary' are other adjectives related to flavour.
Common misconception
Pupils might spell 'savoury' without a 'u': 'savory'.
Savory and savoury are both English terms. Savory is predominantly used in American English while savoury is predominantly used in British English.
Keywords
Noun - a naming word for people, places or things
Adjective - a word that describes a noun
Synoynm - a word that has the same or similar meaning to another word
Word pair - words that often appear together
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