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Rich vocabulary associated with the night
I can effectively use the words ‘eerie’, ‘dusk’ and other rich vocabulary associated with the night.
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Year 6
Rich vocabulary associated with the night
I can effectively use the words ‘eerie’, ‘dusk’ and other rich vocabulary associated with the night.
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Key learning points
- 'Dusk' is a noun which means twilight or nightfall.
- 'Eerie' is an adjective which means weird, ghostly or creepy.
- 'Nocturnal' is an adjective which means nightly or active at night.
- 'Twilight', 'moonlit' and 'sleepless' are other rich vocabulary associated with night.
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 nouns 'twilight' and 'dusk' effectively with the verb word pairs.
Model using 'twilight' and 'dusk' in a sentence with different verbs (in differing forms) as examples.
If you have extra time, you could ask pupils to write a sentence using each word. Encourage pupils to use the word pairs to help them.
Teacher tip
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6 Questions
Q1.
Which image represents the word treacherous?
Q2.
Which image represents the word murky?
Q3.
Which image represents the word choppy?
Q4.
Select the correct definition of frothy.
dense or inaccessible
beautiful and picturesque
Q5.
Select the correct definition of stagnant.
quiet or remote
attractive or scenic
Q6.
Select the correct definition of shimmering.
pleasantly rural or idyllic
mixed or varied
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6 Questions
Q1.
What word does this image represent?
tangled
murky
Q2.
What word does this image represent?
towering
tangled
Q3.
What word does this image represent?
rugged
stagnant
Q4.
Which of the following are synonyms of twilight?
wide awake
eerie
Q5.
Fill in the missing word in the following sentence: 'In the dead of night, the __________ creature stared at its prey with glowing, red eyes.'
raging
towering
eerie
Q6.
Fill in the missing word in the following sentence: 'The __________ night was so bright that Oz could see the thief creeping across the garden.'
overgrown
bustling
dusk
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