Year 4 - English
Rich vocabulary associated with cloudy words
Weather: cloudy, dark and rainy words
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils learn a wider range of vocabulary to support writing descriptively about the weather, including ambitious vocabulary for cloudy, dark and rainy words that can be applied to descriptive writing passages.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use the words 'billowing', 'dense' and 'hazy' effectively in multiple contexts.
Key Notes
- Billowing is an adjective which means swelling or expanding.
- Dense is an adjective which means thick, solid or heavy.
- Hazy is an adjective which means cloudy or misty.
Vocabulary To Learn
- 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
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils might think these words can only be used to describe clouds.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
Billowing is an adjective which means swelling or expanding. Dense is an adjective which means thick, solid or heavy.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'noun'
a naming word for people, places or things.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Pupils might think these words can only be used to describe clouds. Correction: Draw attention to all the word pairs that aren't linked to the weather to highlight how useful these words are and how they can be used in multiple contexts.
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