Rich vocabulary associated with hope
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can effectively use the words ‘auspicious’, ‘sanguine’ and other rich vocabulary associated with hope.
Key learning points
- 'Auspicious' is an adjective which means hopeful or encouraging.
- 'Sanguine' is an adjective which means optimistic or cheery.
- 'Idealistic', 'encouraging', 'promising' and 'optimistic' are other adjectives associated with hope.
Keywords
Noun - a naming word for a person, place or thing
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 might find it difficult to put less frequently used words in sentences, such as 'sanguine' and 'auspicious'.
Provide pupils with additional sentences using these words so they can hear how to use them 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 the examples to the correct word class.
angry
tears
giggled
Q5.A synonym is a word that has the same or similar meaning to another word. Select the synonyms for 'happy'.
Q6.Word pairs are words that often appear together. Match the word pairs together that make the most sense.
temper
waiter
smile
speechless
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 'encouraging'?
Q5.Fill in the missing word in the following sentence: 'Although she knew world peace was too __________ a notion, Oz still wanted to achieve it.'
Q6.Fill in the missing word in the following sentence: 'Bearnice’s day got off to an __________ start and she hoped her good luck would continue.
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