Starter quiz
- Which image represents the word balmy?
- Which image represents the word dewy?
- Which image represents the word temperate?
- Select the correct definition of balmy.
- scorching and hot
- moist or damp
- mild or warm ✓
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- Select the correct definition of dewy.
- mild or warm
- moist or damp ✓
- mild or pleasant
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- Select the correct definition of temperate.
- mild or pleasant ✓
- moist or damp
- crisp and icy
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Exit quiz
What adjective does this image represent?- rustling ✓
- serene
- tranquil
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What adjective does this image represent?- rustling
- frosty
- serene ✓
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What adjective does this image represent?- rustling
- tranquil ✓
- torrential
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- Match each word to its word pair.
- rustling⇔leaves ✓
- tranquil⇔setting ✓
- serene⇔lake ✓
- Which of the following adjectives might you use to describe paper?
- serene
- tranquil
- rustling ✓
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- Which word would you use in the following sentence? 'The __________ beauty of the beach was quiet and wonderful.'
- rustling
- serene ✓
- dewy
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- 'Rustling' is an adjective which means crackling or swishing.
- 'Serene' is an adjective which means peaceful or calm.
- 'Tranquil' is an adjective which means peaceful or blissfully quiet.
Common misconception
Pupils might use the word 'rustling' incorrectly.
A 'rustling' object implies a level of movement. If leaves weren't moving, we wouldn't describe them as 'rustling' but we would if the breeze was blowing them.
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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