Starter quiz
- Which image represents the word frosty?
- Which image represents the word numbing?
- Which image represents the word penetrating?
- Select the correct definition of penetrating.
- freezing or icy
- ice-cold or freezing
- piercing or sharp ✓
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- Select the correct definition of frosty.
- freezing or icy ✓
- stuffy or smothering
- piercing or sharp
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- Select the correct definition of numbing
- constant or non-stop
- ice-cold or freezing ✓
- piercing or sharp
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Exit quiz
What adjective does this image represent?- temperate
- dewy ✓
- balmy
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What adjective does this image represent?- temperate ✓
- penetrating
- dewy
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What adjective does this image represent?- frosty
- dewy
- balmy ✓
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- Match each word to its word pair.
- balmy⇔evening ✓
- temperate⇔person ✓
- dewy⇔complexion ✓
- Which of the following adjectives might you use to describe a speech?
- dewy
- balmy
- temperate ✓
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- Which word would you use in the following sentence? 'Plato was sick of the extreme heat where he lived. He decided to move away from the equator in search of a more __________ climate.'
- balmy
- temperate ✓
- dewy
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- 'Balmy' is an adjective which means mild or warm.
- 'Dewy' is an adjective which means moist or damp.
- 'Temperate' is an adjective which means mild or pleasant.
Common misconception
Pupils may struggle with the concept of a 'temperate speech'.
Give an example of a temperate speech and an impassioned one to help pupils understand the qualities of a temperate speech.
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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