Rich vocabulary associated with flavour
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use the words ‘bland’, ‘savoury’, ‘tangy’, ‘tart’, ‘peppery’ and ‘sugary’ effectively in multiple contexts.
Key learning points
- 'Bland' is an adjective which means plain and flavourless.
- 'Savoury' is an adjective which means salty and spicy.
- 'Tangy' is an adjective which means flavourful and sharp.
- 'Tart', 'peppery' and 'sugary' are other adjectives related to flavour.
Keywords
Noun - a naming word for people, places or things
Adjective - a word that describes a noun
Synoynm - a word that has the same or similar meaning to another word
Word pair - words that often appear together
Common misconception
Pupils might spell 'savoury' without a 'u': 'savory'.
Savory and savoury are both English terms. Savory is predominantly used in American English while savoury is predominantly used in British English.
Teacher tip
Depending on the amount of time you have for the lesson, you could ask children to write sentences using the different words (and word pairs) they learn in this lesson.
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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.
sausage
delicious
gobbled
Q5.A synonym is a word that has the same or similar meaning to another word. Select the synonyms for 'food'.
Q6.Word pairs are words that often appear together. Match the word pairs together that make the most sense.
orange
jelly
curry
yoghurt
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 'bland'?
Q5.Fill in the missing word in the following sentence: 'Armie liked spicy food so he ordered __________ steak with extra chilli.'
Q6.Fill in the missing word in the following sentence: 'Oz could tell from her friend's __________ smile that she didn't think much of the wedding dress she was trying on.'
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The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
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