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Rich vocabulary associated with anger

Emotions 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 emotions words that can be applied to descriptive writing passages.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to effectively use the words 'livid', 'spiteful' and other rich vocabulary associated with anger.

Key Notes

  • 'Livid' is an adjective which means extremely angry or furious.
  • 'Spiteful' is an adjective which means hateful or mean.
  • A 'grudge' is an adjective which means hatred; when you stay angry with someone and refuse to forgive them.
  • 'Furious', 'irritated' and 'raging' are other rich vocabulary associated with anger.

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

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • As 'furious', 'livid' and 'raging' have similar meanings and word pairs, pupils answers may vary in Task C.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

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

'Livid' is an adjective which means extremely angry or furious. 'Spiteful' is an adjective which means hateful or mean.

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 'furious', 'livid' and 'raging' have similar meanings and word pairs, pupils answers may vary in Task C. Correction: Explain to pupils that there is more than one option that can work in the three sentences that contain these words. The word maps from previous tasks might help them to find the best answers.

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