More rich vocabulary associated with smell
I can effectively use the words 'reek', 'stench' and other rich vocabulary associated with smell.
More rich vocabulary associated with smell
I can effectively use the words 'reek', 'stench' and other rich vocabulary associated with smell.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- 'Reek' is a verb which means stink or smell.
- 'Stench' is a noun which means odour or stink.
- 'Whiff', 'scent', 'fragrance' and 'odour' are other nouns related to smell.
Common misconception
Pupils might find the word classes difficult for these words. For example, they might think 'fragrance' is an adjective, confusing it with the word 'fragrant', or that 'reek' is an adjective.
Encourage pupils to look at the word pairs to help to understand that most of these words are nouns. This is because the word pairs are adjectives.
Keywords
Noun - a naming word for people, places or things
Verb - a being, a doing or a having word
Synonym - a word that has the same or similar meaning to another word
Word pair - words that often appear together
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