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Year 4
More rich vocabulary associated with heat
I can use the words 'relentless', 'scorching' and 'suffocating' effectively in multiple contexts.
New
New
Year 4
More rich vocabulary associated with heat
I can use the words 'relentless', 'scorching' and 'suffocating' effectively in multiple contexts.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Relentless is an adjective which means constant or non-stop.
- Scorching is an adjective which means red-hot or blazing.
- Suffocating is an adjective which means stuffy and smothering.
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
Suffix - a letter or group of letters at the end of a word which creates another word
Common misconception
Pupils might get confused with the adjective 'suffocating' and the verb 'suffocate'.
You could include a sentence where you have used a verb from the infinitive 'to suffocate' and discuss what word class this is and why.
Ensure pupils understand that - whilst 'suffocating' and 'relentless' can be used to describe heat - they can also be used in other contexts so they are very useful words.
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Starter quiz
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6 Questions
Q1.
Which image represents the word blistering?
Q2.
Which image represents the word perspire?
Q3.
Which image represents the word radiant?
Q4.
Select the correct definition for blistering.
bright, brilliant, or glowing
to drip with sweat
Q5.
Select the correct definition for perspire.
bright, brilliant, or glowing
harsh or scorching
Q6.
Select the correct definition for radiant.
to drip with sweat
harsh or scorching
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6 Questions
Q1.
What adjective does this image represent?
suffocating
howl
Q2.
What adjective does this image represent?
suffocating
relentless
Q3.
What adjective does this image represent?
relentless
radiant
Q4.
Which of the following adjectives would best describe pollution?
scorching
relentless
Q5.
Match each word to its word pair.
fumes
rain
heat
Q6.
Which word would you use in this sentence? 'Bogart walked through the __________ smoke, coughing and spluttering.
relentless
scorching
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