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More rich vocabulary associated with smell

Taste and smell 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 taste and smell words that can be applied to descriptive writing passages.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to effectively use the words 'reek', 'stench' and other rich vocabulary associated with smell.

Key Notes

  • 'Reek' is a verb which means stink or smell.
  • 'Stench' is a noun which means odour or stink.
  • 'Whiff', 'scent', 'fragrance' and 'odour' are other nouns related to smell.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • noun: a naming word for people, places or things
  • verb: a being, a doing or a 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 might find the word classes difficult for these words. For example, they might think 'fragrance' is an adjective, confusing it with the word 'fragrant', or that 'reek' is an adjective.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

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

'Reek' is a verb which means stink or smell. 'Stench' is a noun which means odour or stink.

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 find the word classes difficult for these words. For example, they might think 'fragrance' is an adjective, confusing it with the word 'fragrant', or that 'reek' is an adjective. Correction: Encourage pupils to look at the word pairs to help to understand that most of these words are nouns. This is because the word pairs are adjectives.

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