Rich vocabulary associated with hard-work
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use the words 'gruelling', 'tedious' and other rich vocabulary associated with hard-work.
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.
Teacher tip
Depending on timings, you could ask the children to write a sentence with each of the different words taught in the lesson.
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
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.
Q5.Select the correct definition of drowsy.
Q6.Select the correct definition of pampered.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What word does this image represent?
Q2.What word does this image represent?
Q3.What word does this image represent?
Q4.Which of the following are synonyms of 'gruelling'?
Q5.Fill in the missing word in the following sentence: 'The __________ temptation to eat the last cake was too much for Grit to bear.'
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.'
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