Rich vocabulary associated with hope
I can effectively use the words ‘auspicious’, ‘sanguine’ and other rich vocabulary associated with hope.
Rich vocabulary associated with hope
I can effectively use the words ‘auspicious’, ‘sanguine’ and other rich vocabulary associated with hope.
These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- 'Auspicious' is an adjective which means hopeful or encouraging.
- 'Sanguine' is an adjective which means optimistic or cheery.
- 'Idealistic', 'encouraging', 'promising' and 'optimistic' are other adjectives associated with hope.
Keywords
Noun - a naming word for a person, place or thing
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 put less frequently used words in sentences, such as 'sanguine' and 'auspicious'.
Provide pupils with additional sentences using these words so they can hear how to use them in context.
Licence
This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).
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