More rich vocabulary associated with smell
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can effectively use the words 'reek', 'stench' and other rich vocabulary associated with smell.
Key learning points
- 'Reek' is a verb which means stink or smell.
- 'Stench' is a noun which means odour or stink.
- 'Whiff', 'scent', 'fragrance' and 'odour' are other nouns related to smell.
Keywords
Noun - a naming word for people, places or things
Verb - a being, a doing or a 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 find the word classes difficult for these words. For example, they might think 'fragrance' is an adjective, confusing it with the word 'fragrant', or that 'reek' is an adjective.
Encourage pupils to look at the word pairs to help to understand that most of these words are nouns. This is because the word pairs are adjectives.
Teacher tip
You could take the 5 nouns 'stench', 'scent', 'odour', 'fragrance' and 'whiff' and ask the pupils to order them from most negative to positive to help them in understanding when to use each one.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which image represents the word pungent?
Q2.Which image represents the word putrid?
Q3.Which image represents the word toxic?
Q4.Select the correct definition of faint.
Q5.Select the correct definition of overpowering.
Q6.Select the correct definition of musty.
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 'stench'?
Q5.Fill in the missing word in the following sentence: Grit smelled a faint __________ of steak but he couldn’t be sure where it was coming from.
Q6.Fill in the missing word in the following sentence: The spicy __________ of the hot curry made Grit’s house smell like a restaurant.
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