Year 6 - English
Synonyms, antonyms, prepositions and adverbs
Key terminology, including determiners, fronted adverbials and parenthesis
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils review previous learning about four types of determiner and fronted adverbials. They also review using brackets, dashes and commas for parenthesis and how to use synonyms and antonyms effectively as well as learning about new functions of prepositions and adverbs.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to identify how specific words act on the meaning of a sentence.
Key Notes
- Words can be related to each other by common features, patterns or meaning.
- Synonyms and antonyms can be used by writers to vary vocabulary choice and create text cohesion.
- All words have etymology.
- Adverbs can describe verbs or adjectives.
- Prepositions and adverbs have more than one purpose.
Vocabulary To Learn
- synonym: a word that has the same or similar meaning to another word
- antonym: a word that has the opposite meaning to another word
- etymology: the study of the origin of words and the ways their meanings have changed over time
- preposition: a word or words that connects a sentence to a noun or noun phrase to help show where, when or why something is happening
- adverb: a word that can describe a verb or an adjective
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- The same words act as prepositions and adverbs or as prepositions and subordinating conjunctions.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
Words can be related to each other by common features, patterns or meaning. Synonyms and antonyms can be used by writers to vary vocabulary choice and create text cohesion.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'synonym'
a word that has the same or similar meaning to another word.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: The same words act as prepositions and adverbs or as prepositions and subordinating conjunctions. Correction: Prepositions are followed by nouns; subordinating conjunctions are in clauses; adverbs modify verbs and adjectives.
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