Rich vocabulary associated with surprise
I can effectively use the words ‘flabbergasted’, ‘astonished’ and other rich vocabulary associated with surprise.
Rich vocabulary associated with surprise
I can effectively use the words ‘flabbergasted’, ‘astonished’ and other rich vocabulary associated with surprise.
These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- 'Flabbergasted' is an adjective which means shocked or amazed.
- 'Astonished' is an adjective which means surprised or amazed.
- 'Speechless' is an adjective which means you are dumbstruck or lost for words.
- 'Alarmed', 'startled' and 'stunned' are other rich vocabulary associated with surprise.
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, 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 and return to it when there are less options to choose from. Additionally, pupils can look at the determiner before the missing word (a/an) to help work out the first letter.
Licence
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