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Rich vocabulary associated with the countryside

I can effectively use the words ‘idyllic’, ‘verdant’ and other rich vocabulary associated with the countryside.

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Year 6

Rich vocabulary associated with the countryside

I can effectively use the words ‘idyllic’, ‘verdant’ and other rich vocabulary associated with the countryside.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. 'Idyllic' is an adjective which means ideal or perfect; like a beautiful place where you can relax in the sun.
  2. 'Verdant' is an adjective which means green and leafy; like a lush valley where sheep graze on the grass .
  3. 'Rolling' is an adjective which means rippling, wavy or tumbling; like gentle hills that rise & fall like endless waves.
  4. 'Lush', 'scenic' and 'secluded' are other rich vocabulary associated with the countryside.

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 mistake 'rolling' for a verb and misuse it in a sentence in this lesson.

Model using 'rolling' in a sentence as an adjective and as a verb. Compare the difference.

You could begin the lesson with a discussion about the differences between the countryside and cities and what the features of the countryside are. Ask pupils to generate adjectives to describe the countryside before introducing the new vocabulary.
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Lesson video

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6 Questions

Q1.
Which image represents the word picturesque?
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Q2.
Which image represents the word remote?
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Correct Answer: An image in a quiz
An image in a quiz
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Q3.
Which image represents the word rural?
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An image in a quiz
Correct Answer: An image in a quiz
An image in a quiz
Q4.
Select the correct definition of quaint.
on the coast or beside the ocean
Correct answer: charming or picturesque
mild or warm
Q5.
Select the correct definition of coastal.
mild or pleasant
piercing or sharp
Correct answer: on the coast or beside the ocean
Q6.
Select the correct definition of bucolic.
Correct answer: pleasantly rural or idyllic
freezing or icy
stormy, wild or violent
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6 Questions

Q1.
What word does this image represent?
An image in a quiz
balmy
Correct answer: idyllic
bustling
Q2.
What word does this image represent?
An image in a quiz
hectic
dewy
Correct answer: verdant
Q3.
What word does this image represent?
An image in a quiz
imposing
torrential
Correct answer: scenic
Q4.
Which of the following are synonyms of secluded?
bustling
Correct answer: remote
leafy
Correct answer: quiet
Q5.
Fill in the missing word in the following sentence: 'All Armie could see for miles around was green fields and __________ countryside.'
penetrating
optimistic
Correct answer: rolling
hectic
Q6.
Fill in the missing word in the following sentence: 'Plato waded through the __________ greenery in search of a rare plant with magical flowers.'
balmy
ecstatic
Correct answer: lush
persevere
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