Rich vocabulary associated with hard-work
I can use the words 'gruelling', 'tedious' and other rich vocabulary associated with hard-work.
Rich vocabulary associated with hard-work
I can use the words 'gruelling', 'tedious' and other rich vocabulary associated with hard-work.
These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- 'Gruelling' is an adjective, which means difficult or draining.
- 'Tedious' is an adjective, which means boring or dull.
- 'Laborious', 'overwhelming', 'backbreaking' and 'exhausted' are other adjectives related to hard-work.
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
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.
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