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Year 5 - English

Rich vocabulary associated with flavour

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 use the words 'bland', 'savoury', 'tangy', 'tart', 'peppery' and 'sugary' effectively in multiple contexts.

Key Notes

  • 'Bland' is an adjective which means plain and flavourless.
  • 'Savoury' is an adjective which means salty and spicy.
  • 'Tangy' is an adjective which means flavourful and sharp.
  • 'Tart', 'peppery' and 'sugary' are other adjectives related to flavour.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • noun: a naming word for people, places or things
  • adjective: a word that describes a noun
  • synoynm: 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 spell 'savoury' without a 'u': 'savory'.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

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

'Bland' is an adjective which means plain and flavourless. 'Savoury' is an adjective which means salty and spicy.

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 spell 'savoury' without a 'u': 'savory'. Correction: Savory and savoury are both English terms. Savory is predominantly used in American English while savoury is predominantly used in British English.

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