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Year 4

Rich vocabulary associated with dark and rainy words

I can use the words 'bleak', 'downpour' and 'drab' effectively in multiple contexts.

New
New
Year 4

Rich vocabulary associated with dark and rainy words

I can use the words 'bleak', 'downpour' and 'drab' effectively in multiple contexts.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. 'Bleak' is an adjective which means gloomy or depressing.
  2. 'Downpour' is a noun which means a heavy rainstorm.
  3. 'Drab' is an adjective which means dull or grey.

Common misconception

Pupils might think that 'drab' and 'bleak' can be used interchangeably.

Encourage pupils to use the word pairs to help them use the words effectively in the right 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 with a discussion about how you might feel on dark and rainy days. You might also discuss dark and rainy scenes in stories and how the weather can reflect the mood or atmosphere.
Teacher tip

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6 Questions

Q1.
Which image represents the word overcast?
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 swirling?
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 wispy?
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 overcast.
Correct answer: cloudy or grey
spiralling or twirling
thin or fine
Q5.
Select the correct definition of swirling.
cloudy or grey
Correct answer: spiralling or twirling
thin or fine
Q6.
Select the correct definition of wispy.
cloudy or grey
spiralling or twirling
Correct answer: thin or fine
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6 Questions

Q1.
What adjective does this image represent?
An image in a quiz
downpour
Correct answer: bleak
temperate
Q2.
What adjective does this image represent?
An image in a quiz
Correct answer: drab
downpour
torrential
Q3.
What adjective does this image represent?
An image in a quiz
bleak
drab
Correct answer: downpour
Q4.
Match each word to its word pair.
Correct Answer:drab,uniform

uniform

Correct Answer:bleak ,future

future

Correct Answer:torrential,downpour

downpour

Q5.
Which of the following might you describe as incessant?
Correct answer: downpour
bleak
drab
Q6.
Which word would you use in the following sentence? 'The outlook seemed __________ for Plato’s burger van as he was making less money every day.'
drab
Correct answer: bleak
downpour
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