Rich vocabulary associated with feeling sad
I can effectively use the words ‘desolate’, ‘inconsolable’ and other rich vocabulary associated with feeling sad.
Rich vocabulary associated with feeling sad
I can effectively use the words ‘desolate’, ‘inconsolable’ and other rich vocabulary associated with feeling sad.
These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.
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Key learning points
- 'Desolate' is an adjective which means feeling miserable, depressed or lonely.
- 'Melancholy' is an adjective which means gloomy or depressed, despairing about everything.
- 'Inconsolable' is an adjective which means very unhappy or heartbroken; feeling so sad it's impossible to cheer you up.
- 'Wistful', 'glum' and 'yearning' are other rich vocabulary associated with feeling sad.
Keywords
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 misconception
Pupils may find it difficult to use 'yearning' correctly in a sentence as it can be used as both a noun and an adjective.
Look at the word 'yearning' being used as an adjective and as a noun in sentences and discuss the difference. This is a good opportunity to revise word class.
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