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Year 4

Rich vocabulary associated with calm and pleasant words

I can use the words 'balmy', 'dewy' and 'temperate' effectively in multiple contexts.

New
New
Year 4

Rich vocabulary associated with calm and pleasant words

I can use the words 'balmy', 'dewy' and 'temperate' effectively in multiple contexts.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. 'Balmy' is an adjective which means mild or warm.
  2. 'Dewy' is an adjective which means moist or damp.
  3. 'Temperate' is an adjective which means mild or pleasant.

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

Common misconception

Pupils may struggle with the concept of a 'temperate speech'.

Give an example of a temperate speech and an impassioned one to help pupils understand the qualities of a temperate speech.

Add photographic images to deepen pupil's understanding of each word. For example, an image of dewy grass or a temperate forest.
Teacher tip

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Lesson video

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6 Questions

Q1.
Which image represents the word frosty?
Correct Answer: An image in a quiz
An image in a quiz
An image in a quiz
An image in a quiz
Q2.
Which image represents the word numbing?
An image in a quiz
An image in a quiz
Correct Answer: An image in a quiz
An image in a quiz
Q3.
Which image represents the word penetrating?
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 penetrating.
freezing or icy
ice-cold or freezing
Correct answer: piercing or sharp
Q5.
Select the correct definition of frosty.
Correct answer: freezing or icy
stuffy or smothering
piercing or sharp
Q6.
Select the correct definition of numbing
constant or non-stop
Correct answer: ice-cold or freezing
piercing or sharp
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6 Questions

Q1.
What adjective does this image represent?
An image in a quiz
temperate
Correct answer: dewy
balmy
Q2.
What adjective does this image represent?
An image in a quiz
Correct answer: temperate
penetrating
dewy
Q3.
What adjective does this image represent?
An image in a quiz
frosty
dewy
Correct answer: balmy
Q4.
Match each word to its word pair.
Correct Answer:balmy,evening

evening

Correct Answer:temperate,person

person

Correct Answer:dewy,complexion

complexion

Q5.
Which of the following adjectives might you use to describe a speech?
dewy
balmy
Correct answer: temperate
Q6.
Which word would you use in the following sentence? 'Plato was sick of the extreme heat where he lived. He decided to move away from the equator in search of a more __________ climate.'
balmy
Correct answer: temperate
dewy
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