Year 4 - English
More rich vocabulary associated with heat
Weather: wind and hot 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 wind and hot words that can be applied to descriptive writing passages.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use the words 'relentless', 'scorching' and 'suffocating' effectively in multiple contexts.
Key Notes
- 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.
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
- suffix: a letter or group of letters at the end of a word which creates another word
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils might get confused with the adjective 'suffocating' and the verb 'suffocate'.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
Relentless is an adjective which means constant or non-stop. Scorching is an adjective which means red-hot or blazing.
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 get confused with the adjective 'suffocating' and the verb 'suffocate'. Correction: 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.
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