a naming word for people, places or things

a word that has the same or similar meaning to another word

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

More rich vocabulary associated with eyes

English

Rich vocabulary associated with big words

More rich vocabulary associated with big words

Rich vocabulary associated with beauty

More rich vocabulary associated with beauty

Rich vocabulary associated with eyes

In this unit, pupils learn a range of vocabulary to support writing about characters, including big, beautiful and eye words.  In the next unit, pupils learn a wider range of vocabulary to describe characters, including small, confident and shy words.

In this unit, pupils learn to grow their descriptive vocabulary in discrete lessons for the first time. They learn a range of vocabulary to support writing about characters, including ambitious vocabulary for big, beautiful and eye words that can be applied to descriptive writing passages.

Character: big, beautiful and eye words

Match the word with the correct definition.

Write the missing word to complete the sentence. There was a great, __________ explosion that lit up the sky. 

Write the missing word to complete the sentence. There wasn't a single __________ seat in the whole theatre, so I had to stand at the back to watch the show.

Which image represents the word 'expressive'?

Which image represents the word 'bulging'?

Select the correct definition for 'bloodshot'.

Select the correct definition for 'bulging'.

Select the correct definition for 'expressive'.

Match the adjective to its most appropriate word pair. 

More rich vocabulary associated with eyes

Lesson outcome