Favourite Words and Phrases in Poems

Year 2 EnglishReading Comprehension3 pages

About this worksheet

Glimmer, breeze, whisper and enormous are the four poetry words on this three-page Year 2 English sheet. Each word has its own organiser with four boxes. Pupils write what it means, draw a picture, list words that mean the same and use it in a line of poetry. Glimmer is filled in as a worked example. The answer key gives a meaning, a picture idea, synonyms and a model poem line for the other three. Written against the England National Curriculum reading comprehension objectives.

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Curriculum objectives covered

Reading - comprehension

โ€œRecognising simple recurring literary language in stories and poetryโ€

Each organiser ends with a 'Use it in a poem' box, so pupils put all four words into poetic lines.

Reading - comprehension

โ€œDiscussing and clarifying the meanings of words, linking new meanings to known vocabularyโ€

The 'What does it mean?' and 'Words that mean the same' boxes link each new word to words pupils already know.

Reading - comprehension

โ€œDiscussing their favourite words and phrasesโ€

Pupils can compare their poem lines for breeze, whisper and enormous and choose the one they like best.

What's inside this worksheet

Glimmer

A completed example: 'to shine with a soft, weak, or shaking light', with sparkle, twinkle, glow and shine as synonyms and a line about tiny stars.

Breeze

A blank organiser. The key suggests 'a gentle, light wind' and synonyms such as puff and gust.

Whisper

Pupils fill the four boxes for whisper. The model poem line in the key is 'The wind will whisper secrets to the listening moon.'

Enormous

The last organiser. The key suggests a drawing of a tiny mouse next to an elephant, with massive and gigantic as synonyms.

How teachers use it

Poetry unit

Use it before pupils write their own poems so they start with four strong words.

Word wall

Put the finished organisers for glimmer and enormous on the class word wall.

Vocabulary starter

Model Glimmer together, then give each table one of the other three words to complete.

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