Rich vocabulary associated with the mountains
I can effectively use the words ‘precipitous’, ‘towering’ and other rich vocabulary associated with the mountains.
Rich vocabulary associated with the mountains
I can effectively use the words ‘precipitous’, ‘towering’ and other rich vocabulary associated with the mountains.
These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- 'Precipitous' is an adjective which means steep or dangerously high.
- 'Towering' is an adjective which means extremely tall.
- 'Rugged' is an adjective which means rough, uneven or craggy.
- 'Steep', 'summit' and 'crevasse' are other rich vocabulary associated with mountains.
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 challenging to use the word 'towering' effectively. They might find it difficult to use it to describe a 'rage'.
A 'towering rage' refers to intense and overwhelming anger. The phrase suggests that the person's anger is so great that it seems to rise up like a towering structure, indicating its magnitude.
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