Dear Parents/Carers,
Below are lots of the words that we will be using in our learning during next term. We will be basing our English and topic learning
around nocturnal animals. Please familiarise your child with these words and talk about their meaning. It would really help your
child’s learning if they could practise using these words in a sentence, e.g. Badgers eat lots of different animals including worms,
mice and rats. Many thanks, The Year Two Team
Adjectives
dark
pitch black
damp
wet
furry
spiky
sharp spines
razor sharp
soft
smooth
feathery
enormous
massive
spooky
frightened
terrified
nervous
slimy
squelchy
determined
brave
greedy
fast
rapid
alone
lone
lone hunter
pointed
powerful
strong
determined
Nocturnal animals language
some nocturnal animals
a nocturnal animal
a badger burrows
some badgers
a hedgehog
some hedgehogs
an owl its/ their diet
some owls
a fox
some foxes
a bat
this/ a creature
some bats
a barn
a mouse
some mice
these/some creatures
some shrubs
some diurnal animals
a diurnal animal
hunt/ hunting
forage/ foraging
active
scavenge/ scavenging
a hedgerow
at night time
in the night
in the dead of night
its/ their prey
a herbivore
a carnivore
a omnivore
a woodland
a family of/their family
their community
a community of
lots of tunnels
its/ their environment
its/ their habitat
its/ their features
its/ their predator
a varied/variety
the countryside
camouflage
Model verbs
Pronouns
must
their NOT there
our NOT are
will
can
would
could
might
won’t = will not
can’t = can not
wouldn’t = would not
couldn’t = could not
Connectives
Adverbs (ly words)
Interestingly,
Unusually,
Usually,
Fascinatingly,
Surprisingly,
Mostly,
perfectly
slowly
their food, their home
our food, our home
quickly
Generally,
Typically,
dangerously
Normally,
carefully
proudly
greatly
properly
boldly
Finally,
Lastly,
rarely
gracefully
greedily
rapidly
but
however,
also
so
since
soon
when
whenever
while
even
even so
instead
instead of
after
besides
for example,
such as
for instance
these include: ___, _____ (list)
including: ____, _____, (list)
despite
even though,
although
nevertheless
otherwise
caused by
for this reason
therefore,
because of this