Starter quiz
- Which image represents the word overcast?
- Which image represents the word swirling?
- Which image represents the word wispy?
- Select the correct definition of overcast.
- cloudy or grey ✓
- spiralling or twirling
- thin or fine
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- Select the correct definition of swirling.
- cloudy or grey
- spiralling or twirling ✓
- thin or fine
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- Select the correct definition of wispy.
- cloudy or grey
- spiralling or twirling
- thin or fine ✓
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Exit quiz
What adjective does this image represent?- downpour
- bleak ✓
- temperate
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What adjective does this image represent?- drab ✓
- downpour
- torrential
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What adjective does this image represent?- bleak
- drab
- downpour ✓
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- Match each word to its word pair.
- drab⇔uniform ✓
- bleak⇔future ✓
- torrential⇔downpour ✓
- Which of the following might you describe as incessant?
- downpour ✓
- bleak
- drab
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- Which word would you use in the following sentence? 'The outlook seemed __________ for Plato’s burger van as he was making less money every day.'
- drab
- bleak ✓
- downpour
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- 'Bleak' is an adjective which means gloomy or depressing.
- 'Downpour' is a noun which means a heavy rainstorm.
- 'Drab' is an adjective which means dull or grey.
Common misconception
Pupils might think that 'drab' and 'bleak' can be used interchangeably.
Encourage pupils to use the word pairs to help them use the words effectively in the right 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
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