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Rich vocabulary associated with the night

Setting 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 settings that can be applied to a wide range of descriptive writing passages.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to effectively use the words 'eerie', 'dusk' and other rich vocabulary associated with the night.

Key Notes

  • 'Dusk' is a noun which means twilight or nightfall.
  • 'Eerie' is an adjective which means weird, ghostly or creepy.
  • 'Nocturnal' is an adjective which means nightly or active at night.
  • 'Twilight', 'moonlit' and 'sleepless' are other rich vocabulary associated with night.

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 challenging to use the nouns 'twilight' and 'dusk' effectively with the verb word pairs.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

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

'Dusk' is a noun which means twilight or nightfall. 'Eerie' is an adjective which means weird, ghostly or creepy.

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 challenging to use the nouns 'twilight' and 'dusk' effectively with the verb word pairs. Correction: Model using 'twilight' and 'dusk' in a sentence with different verbs (in differing forms) as examples.

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