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Year 4

More rich vocabulary associated with cloudy words

I can use the words 'overcast', 'swirling' and 'wispy' effectively in multiple contexts.

New
New
Year 4

More rich vocabulary associated with cloudy words

I can use the words 'overcast', 'swirling' and 'wispy' effectively in multiple contexts.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Overcast is an adjective which means cloudy or grey.
  2. Swirling is an adjective which means spiralling or twirling.
  3. Wispy is an adjective which means thin or fine.

Common misconception

Pupils might think that all three words can be used interchangeably.

Use the word pairs to help pupils see each word and its nuances.

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

  • Prefix - a letter or group of letters added to the start of a word to change its meaning

You could take this learning further by asking the pupils to rank the 3 words from the most negative to positive.
Teacher tip

Licence

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6 Questions

Q1.
Which image represents the word billowing?
An image in a quiz
Correct Answer: An image in a quiz
An image in a quiz
An image in a quiz
Q2.
Which image represents the word hazy?
Correct Answer: An image in a quiz
An image in a quiz
An image in a quiz
An image in a quiz
Q3.
Which image represents the word dense?
An image in a quiz
An image in a quiz
Correct Answer: An image in a quiz
An image in a quiz
Q4.
Select the correct definition of billowing.
Correct answer: swelling or expanding
thick, solid, or heavy
cloudy or misty
Q5.
Select the correct definition of dense.
swelling or expanding
Correct answer: thick, solid, or heavy
cloudy or misty
Q6.
Select the correct definition of hazy.
swelling or expanding
thick, solid, or heavy
Correct answer: cloudy or misty
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6 Questions

Q1.
What adjective does this image represent?
An image in a quiz
Correct answer: overcast
wispy
swirling
Q2.
What adjective does this image represent?
An image in a quiz
overcast
Correct answer: swirling
torrential
Q3.
What adjective does this image represent?
An image in a quiz
brisk
overcast
Correct answer: wispy
Q4.
Match each word to its word pair.
Correct Answer:overcast,conditions

conditions

Correct Answer:swirling,water

water

Correct Answer:wispy,eyebrows

eyebrows

Q5.
Which of the following adjectives might you use to describe motion?
wispy
overcast
Correct answer: swirling
Q6.
Which word would you use in the following sentence? 'It was an __________ Saturday so Yin and Yang decided to stay in and watch a movie.'
wispy
Correct answer: overcast
swirling
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