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  • Year 4

More rich vocabulary associated with heat

I can use the words 'relentless', 'scorching' and 'suffocating' effectively in multiple contexts.

Lesson 6 of 6
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  • Year 4

More rich vocabulary associated with heat

I can use the words 'relentless', 'scorching' and 'suffocating' effectively in multiple contexts.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Relentless is an adjective which means constant or non-stop.
  2. Scorching is an adjective which means red-hot or blazing.
  3. Suffocating is an adjective which means stuffy and smothering.

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

  • Suffix - a letter or group of letters at the end of a word which creates another word

Common misconception

Pupils might get confused with the adjective 'suffocating' and the verb 'suffocate'.

You could include a sentence where you have used a verb from the infinitive 'to suffocate' and discuss what word class this is and why.


To help you plan your year 4 English lesson on: More rich vocabulary associated with heat, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...

Ensure pupils understand that - whilst 'suffocating' and 'relentless' can be used to describe heat - they can also be used in other contexts so they are very useful words.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz

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6 Questions

Q1.
Which image represents the word blistering?

Correct Answer: An image in a quiz
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Q2.
Which image represents the word perspire?

An image in a quiz
Correct Answer: An image in a quiz
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An image in a quiz

Q3.
Which image represents the word radiant?

Correct Answer: An image in a quiz
An image in a quiz
An image in a quiz
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Q4.
Select the correct definition for blistering.

bright, brilliant, or glowing
to drip with sweat
Correct answer: harsh or scorching

Q5.
Select the correct definition for perspire.

bright, brilliant, or glowing
Correct answer: to drip with sweat
harsh or scorching

Q6.
Select the correct definition for radiant.

Correct answer: bright, brilliant, or glowing
to drip with sweat
harsh or scorching
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Assessment exit quiz

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6 Questions

Q1.
What adjective does this image represent?

An image in a quiz
Correct answer: relentless
suffocating
howl

Q2.
What adjective does this image represent?

An image in a quiz
suffocating
relentless
Correct answer: scorching

Q3.
What adjective does this image represent?

An image in a quiz
relentless
Correct answer: suffocating
radiant

Q4.
Which of the following adjectives would best describe pollution?

Correct answer: suffocating
scorching
relentless

Q5.
Match each word to its word pair.

Correct Answer:suffocating,fumes

fumes

Correct Answer:relentless,rain

rain

Correct Answer:scorching,heat

heat

Q6.
Which word would you use in this sentence? 'Bogart walked through the __________ smoke, coughing and spluttering.

Correct answer: suffocating
relentless
scorching
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