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More rich vocabulary associated with stormy words

I can use the words 'lashing', 'tempestuous' and 'torrential' effectively in multiple contexts.

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Year 4

More rich vocabulary associated with stormy words

I can use the words 'lashing', 'tempestuous' and 'torrential' effectively in multiple contexts.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. 'Lashing' is an adjective which means thrashing or beating.
  2. 'Tempestuous' is an adjective which means stormy, wild or violent.
  3. 'Torrential' is an adjective which means falling heavily or forcefully.

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 - are words that often appear together

  • Etymology - the study of the origin of words and the ways their meanings have changed over time

Common misconception

Pupils might use the word 'lashing' as a verb E.g. 'The rain was lashing against the window'.

If pupils use the word as a verb, that is fine. Just make sure to explain to them that they have used the word as a verb because it is an action and not describing a noun.

You could start this lesson by playing some storm sounds and ask them to describe what they can hear.
Teacher tip

Licence

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Lesson video

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6 Questions

Q1.
Which image represents the word deluge?
An image in a quiz
An image in a quiz
Correct Answer: An image in a quiz
An image in a quiz
Q2.
Which image represents the word electrifying?
An image in a quiz
Correct Answer: An image in a quiz
An image in a quiz
An image in a quiz
Q3.
Which image represents the word incessant?
An image in a quiz
Correct Answer: An image in a quiz
An image in a quiz
An image in a quiz
Q4.
Select the correct definition of deluge.
endless or non-stop
thrilling or stunning
Correct answer: a flood or overflowing water
Q5.
Select the correct definition of incessant.
Correct answer: endless or non-stop
thrilling or stunning
a flood or overflowing water
Q6.
Select the correct definition of electrifying.
endless or non-stop
Correct answer: thrilling or stunning
a flood or overflowing water
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6 Questions

Q1.
What adjective does this image represent?
An image in a quiz
Correct answer: lashing
frosty
howling
Q2.
What adjective does this image represent?
An image in a quiz
incessant
numbing
Correct answer: tempestuous
Q3.
What adjective does this image represent?
An image in a quiz
gust
Correct answer: torrential
serene
Q4.
Match each word to its word pair.
Correct Answer:lashing,tail

tail

Correct Answer:tempestuous,sea

sea

Correct Answer:torrential,flood

flood

Q5.
Which of the following adjectives might you use to describe branches?
torrential
incessant
Correct answer: lashing
Q6.
Which word would you use in the following sentence? 'The weather was __________ - there was no telling what it might do next!'
lashing
Correct answer: tempestuous
torrential
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