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Year 5
Rich vocabulary associated with hard-work
I can use the words 'gruelling', 'tedious' and other rich vocabulary associated with hard-work.
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Year 5
Rich vocabulary associated with hard-work
I can use the words 'gruelling', 'tedious' and other rich vocabulary associated with hard-work.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- 'Gruelling' is an adjective, which means difficult or draining.
- 'Tedious' is an adjective, which means boring or dull.
- 'Laborious', 'overwhelming', 'backbreaking' and 'exhausted' are other adjectives related to hard-work.
Keywords
Noun - a naming word for people, places or things
Adjective - is 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
Adverb - a word that can describe a verb or an adjective
Common misconception
Pupils might find the word pairs for 'overwhelming' difficult, such as 'overwhelming majority' and 'overwhelming evidence'.
Model using all the different word pairs and discuss the meanings in context.
Depending on timings, you could ask the children to write a sentence with each of the different words taught in the lesson.
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6 Questions
Q1.
Which image represents the word sluggish?



Q2.
Which image represents the word soothing?



Q3.
Which image represents the word unwind?



Q4.
Select the correct definition of lounge.
to exercise
to be spoiled
Q5.
Select the correct definition of drowsy.
spoiled or coddled
bursting with energy
Q6.
Select the correct definition of pampered.
slow, lazy, or lifeless
exhausted or unenthusiastic
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6 Questions
Q1.
What word does this image represent?

energised
pampered
Q2.
What word does this image represent?

pampered
unwind
Q3.
What word does this image represent?

tedious
tricky
Q4.
Which of the following are synonyms of 'gruelling'?
repetitive
relaxing
boring
Q5.
Fill in the missing word in the following sentence: 'The __________ temptation to eat the last cake was too much for Grit to bear.'
exhausted
tedious
Q6.
Fill in the missing word in the following sentence: 'Oz got a __________ job selling paperclips, but she quit after an hour because it was no fun.'
exhausted
backbreaking
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