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Rich vocabulary associated with feeling stressed or scared

I can effectively use the words ‘apprehensive’, ‘petrified’ and other rich vocabulary associated with feeling stressed or scared.

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Year 6

Rich vocabulary associated with feeling stressed or scared

I can effectively use the words ‘apprehensive’, ‘petrified’ and other rich vocabulary associated with feeling stressed or scared.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. 'Apprehensive' is an adjective which means feeling nervous or afraid.
  2. 'Petrified' is an adjective which means feeling terrified; like being so frightened that you turn into stone.
  3. 'Anxious' is an adjective which means feeling worried or nervous; how you feel when you panic about a test at school.
  4. 'Distressed', 'exasperated' and 'flustered' are other rich vocabulary associated with feeling stressed or scared.

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 might find it difficult to work out which word fills each gap in Task C, question 9, as more than one option can work in some of the sentences.

Encourage pupils to leave one out if there is more than one option that could work and return to it when there are less options to choose from.

Start the lesson by asking the pupils to think about when they have been scared or stressed and what is the definitions of these words. Discuss the difference between being 'scared' and being 'stressed'.
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Lesson video

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6 Questions

Q1.
Which image represents the word livid?
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Correct Answer: An image in a quiz
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Q2.
Which image represents the word spiteful?
Correct Answer: An image in a quiz
An image in a quiz
An image in a quiz
An image in a quiz
Q3.
Which image represents the word raging?
An image in a quiz
Correct Answer: An image in a quiz
An image in a quiz
An image in a quiz
Q4.
Select the correct definition of irritated.
raging or furious
Correct answer: annoyed or peeved
cheerful or merry
Q5.
Select the correct definition of a grudge.
hateful or mean
excitement or thrill
Correct answer: hatred or bitterness
Q6.
Select the correct definition of furious.
Correct answer: very angry or enraged
blissful or perfectly happy
annoyed or peeved
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6 Questions

Q1.
What word does this image represent?
An image in a quiz
ecstatic
Correct answer: apprehensive
determined
flustered
Q2.
What word does this image represent?
An image in a quiz
ambitious
Correct answer: petrified
anxious
exhilarated
Q3.
What word does this image represent?
An image in a quiz
exasperated
overjoyed
furious
Correct answer: anxious
Q4.
Which of the following are synonyms for distressed?
gleeful
Correct answer: worried
spiteful
Correct answer: upset
Q5.
Fill in the missing word in the following sentence: 'The __________ driver was stuck in the traffic jam for hours.'
petrified
Correct answer: exasperated
overjoyed
contented
Q6.
Fill in the missing word in the following sentence: 'The __________ performer dropped the microphone and tripped over the cable.'
petrified
Correct answer: flustered
livid
ecstatic
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