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Year 5

Rich vocabulary associated with hard-work

I can use the words 'gruelling', 'tedious' and other rich vocabulary associated with hard-work.

New
New
Year 5

Rich vocabulary associated with hard-work

I can use the words 'gruelling', 'tedious' and other rich vocabulary associated with hard-work.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. 'Gruelling' is an adjective, which means difficult or draining.
  2. 'Tedious' is an adjective, which means boring or dull.
  3. 'Laborious', 'overwhelming', 'backbreaking' and 'exhausted' are other adjectives related to hard-work.

Common misconception

Pupils might find the word pairs for 'overwhelming' difficult, such as 'overwhelming majority' and 'overwhelming evidence'.

Model using all the different word pairs and discuss the meanings in context.

Keywords

  • Noun - a naming word for people, places or things

  • Adjective - is 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

  • Adverb - a word that can describe a verb or an adjective

Depending on timings, you could ask the children to write a sentence with each of the different words taught in the lesson.
Teacher tip

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6 Questions

Q1.
Which image represents the word sluggish?
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Correct Answer: An image in a quiz
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Q2.
Which image represents the word soothing?
Correct Answer: An image in a quiz
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Q3.
Which image represents the word unwind?
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Correct Answer: An image in a quiz
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Q4.
Select the correct definition of lounge.
Correct answer: to lie around or laze
to exercise
to be spoiled
Q5.
Select the correct definition of drowsy.
spoiled or coddled
bursting with energy
Correct answer: sleepy or dopey
Q6.
Select the correct definition of pampered.
slow, lazy, or lifeless
Correct answer: spoiled or coddled
exhausted or unenthusiastic
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6 Questions

Q1.
What word does this image represent?
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energised
Correct answer: exhausted
pampered
Q2.
What word does this image represent?
An image in a quiz
Correct answer: laborious
pampered
unwind
Q3.
What word does this image represent?
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tedious
Correct answer: backbreaking
tricky
Q4.
Which of the following are synonyms of 'gruelling'?
Correct answer: exhausting
repetitive
relaxing
Correct answer: draining
boring
Q5.
Fill in the missing word in the following sentence: 'The __________ temptation to eat the last cake was too much for Grit to bear.'
exhausted
tedious
Correct answer: overwhelming
Q6.
Fill in the missing word in the following sentence: 'Oz got a __________ job selling paperclips, but she quit after an hour because it was no fun.'
Correct answer: tedious
exhausted
backbreaking
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