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Rich vocabulary associated with feeling sad

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 'desolate', 'inconsolable' and other rich vocabulary associated with feeling sad.

Key Notes

  • 'Desolate' is an adjective which means feeling miserable, depressed or lonely.
  • 'Melancholy' is an adjective which means gloomy or depressed, despairing about everything.
  • 'Inconsolable' is an adjective which means very unhappy or heartbroken; feeling so sad it's impossible to cheer you up.
  • 'Wistful', 'glum' and 'yearning' are other rich vocabulary associated with feeling sad.

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

  • Pupils may find it difficult to use 'yearning' correctly in a sentence as it can be used as both a noun and an adjective.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

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

'Desolate' is an adjective which means feeling miserable, depressed or lonely. 'Melancholy' is an adjective which means gloomy or depressed, despairing about everything.

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 find it difficult to use 'yearning' correctly in a sentence as it can be used as both a noun and an adjective. Correction: Look at the word 'yearning' being used as an adjective and as a noun in sentences and discuss the difference. This is a good opportunity to revise word class.

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