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Rich vocabulary associated with the word wet

Lesson details

Learning outcome

I can effectively use the words 'submerged', 'drenched' and other rich vocabulary associated with being wet.

Key learning points

  1. 'Submerged' is an adjective, which means to be completely underwater.
  2. 'Drenched' is an adjective, which means sopping wet or soaked.
  3. 'Immerse', 'squirt', 'douse' and 'plunge' are other verbs related to the word wet.

Keywords

  • Noun - a naming word for people, places or things

  • Verb - a being, doing or having word

  • Synonym - a word that has the same or similar meaning to another word

  • Word pair - words that often appear together

Common misconception

Pupils might confuse the adjective 'submerged' with the verb 'submerge'.

Look at the word 'submerged' being used as an adjective and a simple past tense verb and discuss the difference. This is a good opportunity to revise word class.

Teacher tip

Use a transparent container filled with water and a miniature figurine (such as a lego figure) to act out the various 'wet' words.

Licence

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Lesson video

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Prior knowledge starter quiz

6 Questions

Q1.
What is the definition of an adjective?

a naming word for people, places or things
Correct answer: a word that describes a noun
a doing or being word

Q2.
What is the correct definition of a noun?

Correct answer: a naming word for people, places or things
a word that describes a noun
a doing or being word

Q3.
What is the definition of a verb?

a naming word for people, places or things
a word that describes a noun
Correct answer: a doing, being or having word

Q4.
Match the examples to the correct word class.

Correct Answer:noun,bath

bath

Correct Answer:adjective,sparkly

sparkly

Correct Answer:verb,dive

dive

Correct Answer:adverb,quietly

quietly

Q5.
A synonym is a word that has the same or similar meaning to another word. Select the synonyms for 'quiet'.

Correct answer: peaceful
booming
Correct answer: silent
mild
balmy

Q6.
Word pairs are words that often appear together. Match the word pairs together that make the most sense.

Correct Answer:scrumptious,pudding

pudding

Correct Answer:meagre,portion

portion

Correct Answer:irresistible ,charm

charm

Correct Answer:stale,bread

bread

6 Questions

Q1.
What word does this image represent?

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submerge
plunge
Correct answer: drenched

Q2.
What word does this image represent?

An image in a quiz
Correct answer: squirt
plunge
immerse

Q3.
What word does this image represent?

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douse
squirt
Correct answer: plunge

Q4.
Which of the following are synonyms of 'submerged'?

splashed
Correct answer: sunken
wet
sprayed
Correct answer: underwater

Q5.
Fill in the missing word in the following sentence: 'Stax __________ headfirst from the boat into the sea to cool down.

Correct answer: plunged
submerged
squirted

Q6.
Fill in the missing word in the following sentence: 'Plato tried to __________ the flames with a glass of water, but the fire kept on burning.'

immerse
Correct answer: douse
drenched
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