New
New
Year 4

Rich vocabulary associated with cloudy words

I can use the words 'billowing', 'dense' and 'hazy' effectively in multiple contexts.

New
New
Year 4

Rich vocabulary associated with cloudy words

I can use the words 'billowing', 'dense' and 'hazy' effectively in multiple contexts.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Billowing is an adjective which means swelling or expanding.
  2. Dense is an adjective which means thick, solid or heavy.
  3. Hazy is an adjective which means cloudy or misty.

Common misconception

Pupils might think these words can only be used to describe clouds.

Draw attention to all the word pairs that aren't linked to the weather to highlight how useful these words are and how they can be used in multiple contexts.

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

You could start the lesson by looking out of the window and describing any clouds you can see.
Teacher tip

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6 Questions

Q1.
Which image represents the word lashing?
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Correct Answer: An image in a quiz
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Q2.
Which image represents the word tempestuous?
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Correct Answer: An image in a quiz
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Q3.
Which image represents the word torrential?
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Correct Answer: An image in a quiz
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Q4.
Select the correct definition of lashing.
thrilling or stunning
peaceful or calm
Correct answer: thrashing or beating
Q5.
Select the correct definition of tempestuous.
thrilling or stunning
Correct answer: stormy, wild, or violent
peaceful or calm
Q6.
Select the correct definition of torrential.
Correct answer: falling heavily or forcefully
crackling or swishing
peaceful or blissfully quiet
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6 Questions

Q1.
What adjective does this image represent?
An image in a quiz
hazy
Correct answer: billowing
dense
Q2.
What adjective does this image represent?
An image in a quiz
Correct answer: dense
numbing
gust
Q3.
What adjective does this image represent?
An image in a quiz
downpour
lashing
Correct answer: hazy
Q4.
Match each word to its word pair.
Correct Answer:billowing,skirt

skirt

Correct Answer:hazy,memory

memory

Correct Answer:dense,population

population

Q5.
Which of the following adjectives might you use to describe a recollection?
Correct answer: hazy
billowing
dense
Q6.
Which word would you use in the following sentence? 'Grit pulled at the rope to control the __________ sails that were flapping in the wind.'
hazy
Correct answer: billowing
dense
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