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Rich vocabulary associated with fight or battle

Action words

Unit Summary

In this unit, pupils learn a wider range of vocabulary to support writing descriptively about characters, settings and scenes, including ambitious vocabulary for action words that can be applied to descriptive writing passages.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to effectively use the words 'feud', 'ambush' and other rich vocabulary associated with fight or battle words.

Key Notes

  • 'Ambush' is a verb which means to make a surprise attack.
  • 'Feud' is a noun which means a disagreement or argument that is never settled.
  • 'Bombard', 'bicker', 'conquer' are other verbs related to fight or battle.
  • 'Siege' is a noun which means a blockade or assault.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • noun: a naming word for people, places or things
  • verb: a being, doing or having word
  • 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 may think that these words can only be used with word pairs to do with a fight or battle.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

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

'Ambush' is a verb which means to make a surprise attack. 'Feud' is a noun which means a disagreement or argument that is never settled.

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 may think that these words can only be used with word pairs to do with a fight or battle. Correction: Model how to use some of the different word pairs e.g. 'conquer fears/ feelings'.

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