Starter quiz
- Which image represents the word blistering?
- Which image represents the word perspire?
- Which image represents the word radiant?
- Select the correct definition for blistering.
- bright, brilliant, or glowing
- to drip with sweat
- harsh or scorching ✓
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- Select the correct definition for perspire.
- bright, brilliant, or glowing
- to drip with sweat ✓
- harsh or scorching
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- Select the correct definition for radiant.
- bright, brilliant, or glowing ✓
- to drip with sweat
- harsh or scorching
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Exit quiz
What adjective does this image represent?- relentless ✓
- suffocating
- howl
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What adjective does this image represent?- suffocating
- relentless
- scorching ✓
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What adjective does this image represent?- relentless
- suffocating ✓
- radiant
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- Which of the following adjectives would best describe pollution?
- suffocating ✓
- scorching
- relentless
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- Match each word to its word pair.
- suffocating⇔fumes ✓
- relentless⇔rain ✓
- scorching⇔heat ✓
- Which word would you use in this sentence? 'Bogart walked through the __________ smoke, coughing and spluttering.
- suffocating ✓
- relentless
- scorching
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Relentless is an adjective which means constant or non-stop.
- Scorching is an adjective which means red-hot or blazing.
- Suffocating is an adjective which means stuffy and smothering.
Common misconception
Pupils might get confused with the adjective 'suffocating' and the verb 'suffocate'.
You could include a sentence where you have used a verb from the infinitive 'to suffocate' and discuss what word class this is and why.
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
Suffix - a letter or group of letters at the end of a word which creates another word
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