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Rich vocabulary associated with the outdoors

I can effectively use the words ‘impenetrable’, ‘barren’ and other rich vocabulary associated with the outdoors.

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Year 6

Rich vocabulary associated with the outdoors

I can effectively use the words ‘impenetrable’, ‘barren’ and other rich vocabulary associated with the outdoors.

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Key learning points

  1. 'Impenetrable' is an adjective which means dense or inaccessible.
  2. 'Barren' is an adjective which means empty or bare.
  3. 'Teeming' is an adjective which means full or crowded.
  4. 'Overgrown', 'withered' and 'tangled' are other rich vocabulary associated with the outdoors.

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 'impenetrable' effectively. They might find it difficult to use it to describe a 'mystery' or 'darkness'.

Ensure pupils understand that 'impenetrable' can also be used to describe something as 'extremely difficult to understand'.

You could start this lesson by showing some pictures of different landscapes and ask pupils to generate adjectives to describe them.
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Lesson video

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6 Questions

Q1.
Which image represents the word idyllic?
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Correct Answer: An image in a quiz
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Q2.
Which image represents the word verdant?
Correct Answer: An image in a quiz
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Q3.
Which image represents the word scenic?
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Correct Answer: An image in a quiz
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Q4.
Select the correct definition of rolling.
Correct answer: rippling, wavy, or tumbling
far away and alone
falling heavily or forcefully
Q5.
Select the correct definition of lush.
stormy, wild or violent
charming or picturesque
Correct answer: rich, flourishing, or overgrown
Q6.
Select the correct definition of secluded.
beautiful and picturesque
Correct answer: quiet or remote
mild or warm
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6 Questions

Q1.
What word does this image represent?
An image in a quiz
verdant
imposing
Correct answer: impenetrable
Q2.
What word does this image represent?
An image in a quiz
Correct answer: barren
frosty
bustling
Q3.
What word does this image represent?
An image in a quiz
barren
withered
Correct answer: teeming
Q4.
Which of the following are synonyms of withered?
serene
Correct answer: wilting
rustling
Correct answer: drooping
Q5.
Fill in the missing word in the following sentence: 'Armie crashed his remote-controlled car hard into a tree, leaving it in a __________ wreckage.'
determined
hectic
Correct answer: tangled
rolling
Q6.
Fill in the missing word in the following sentence: 'Oz ran down the __________ track and got caught on weeds and thorns.'
dewy
barren
scenic
Correct answer: overgrown
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