Rich vocabulary associated with the water
I can effectively use the words ‘treacherous', ‘murky’ and other rich vocabulary associated with the water.
Rich vocabulary associated with the water
I can effectively use the words ‘treacherous', ‘murky’ and other rich vocabulary associated with the water.
These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.
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Key learning points
- 'Treacherous' is an adjective which means dangerous or unsafe; like terrifying rapids.
- 'Murky' is an adjective which means dark, muddy or cloudy; like water that’s so dirty you can barely see through it.
- 'Stagnant' is an adjective which means stale or lifeless; like a dirty pond where nothing is living or moving.
- 'Choppy', 'frothy' and 'shimmering' are other rich vocabulary associated with water.
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 will need further explanation on some of the more abstract word pairs. For example, a 'murky past' or 'stagnant wages'.
For each word pair that is more abstract, ask the pupils why something might be described in that way and put the word pair in a sentence to model to the pupils how to use it correctly.
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