Study Hub

Study Guides

This pupil-friendly study guide includes a unit summary, clear notes, common mistakes, and quick questions with answers.

Back to Study HubBrowse Year 5 English Guides

Year 5 - English

Rich vocabulary associated with running

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 'hurtle', 'scamper' and other rich vocabulary associated with running.

Key Notes

  • 'Hurtle' is a verb which means to rush or move very quickly.
  • 'Scamper' is a verb which means to scurry or dash.
  • 'Charge', 'dart', 'dash' and 'scurry' are other verbs related to running.

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

  • As most of these words have a similar meaning, pupils answers may vary in Task C, question 9.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

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

'Hurtle' is a verb which means to rush or move very quickly. 'Scamper' is a verb which means to scurry or dash.

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: As most of these words have a similar meaning, pupils answers may vary in Task C, question 9. Correction: Explain to pupils that there is more than one option that can work in each sentence. The word maps from previous tasks might help them to find the best answers.

More Lessons In This Unit

Browse all guides in the Year 5 English guide library.