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Rich vocabulary associated with stormy words

Weather: cold, calm and stormy words

Unit Summary

In this unit, pupils learn a wider range of vocabulary to support writing descriptively about the weather, including ambitious vocabulary for cold, calm and stormy words that can be applied to descriptive writing passages.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to use the words 'deluge', 'electrifying' and 'incessant' effectively in multiple contexts.

Key Notes

  • 'Deluge' is a noun which means a flood or overflowing water.
  • 'Electrifying' is an adjective which means thrilling or stunning.
  • 'Incessant' is an adjective which means endless or nonstop.

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
  • prefix: a letter or group of letters added to the start of a word to change its meaning

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Pupils might assume 'deluge' is an adjective as most of the weather words have been adjectives.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.

'Deluge' is a noun which means a flood or overflowing water. 'Electrifying' is an adjective which means thrilling or stunning.

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 assume 'deluge' is an adjective as most of the weather words have been adjectives. Correction: Choose some words associated with the weather (take suggestions from the class and write them down). Look at each one and discuss if the word is a noun or an adjective. E.g. rain (noun), rainy (adjective), sun (noun), hot (adjective).

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