Rich vocabulary associated with happiness
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can effectively use the words ‘ecstatic’, ‘gleeful’ and other rich vocabulary associated with happiness.
Key learning points
- 'Ecstatic' is an adjective which means blissful or perfectly happy.
- 'Gleeful' is an adjective which means cheerful or merry.
- 'Exhilarated' is an adjective which means excited or thrilled.
- 'Light-hearted', 'overjoyed' and 'contented' are other rich vocabulary associated with happiness.
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
Common misconception
Pupils may find 'exhilarated' hard to use in a sentence with the word pairs provided.
Provide pupils with additional sentences using this word so they can hear how to use it in context.
Teacher tip
If you have extra time, you could ask pupils to write a sentence using each word. Encourage pupils to use the word pairs to help them.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is the definition of an adjective?
Q2.What is the correct definition of a noun?
Q3.What is the definition of a verb?
Q4.Match each word class to the correct example.
careful
desk
sitting
Q5.A synonym is a word that has the same or similar meaning to another word. Select the synonyms for 'loud'.
Q6.Word pairs are words that often appear together. Match the word pairs that make the most sense together.
pudding
portion
charm
bread
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 'overjoyed'?
Q5.Fill in the missing word in the following sentence: 'Bearnice made a __________ joke to try to lift the serious mood in the waiting room.'
Q6.Fill in the missing word in the following sentence: 'The baby smiled with a __________ giggle as it made funny faces in the mirror.'
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