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Year 6 - English

Rich vocabulary associated with surprise

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 'flabbergasted', 'astonished' and other rich vocabulary associated with surprise.

Key Notes

  • 'Flabbergasted' is an adjective which means shocked or amazed.
  • 'Astonished' is an adjective which means surprised or amazed.
  • 'Speechless' is an adjective which means you are dumbstruck or lost for words.
  • 'Alarmed', 'startled' and 'stunned' are other rich vocabulary associated with surprise.

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 might find it difficult to work out which word fills each gap in Task C, as more than one option can work in some of the sentences.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

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

'Flabbergasted' is an adjective which means shocked or amazed. 'Astonished' is an adjective which means surprised or amazed.

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 it difficult to work out which word fills each gap in Task C, as more than one option can work in some of the sentences. Correction: Encourage pupils to leave one out if there is more than one option and return to it when there are less options to choose from. Additionally, pupils can look at the determiner before the missing word (a/an) to help work out the first letter.

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