Colour & Shape
English Language: KS3, topic 4.2.4
Photo - Light
Words beginning with 'photo' generally relate to light.
Photograph
- A photograph is a picture taken using a camera. The image is made using light.
- Example: The photographs Aaron took in Vietnam were beautiful
- Alternative: The pictures Aaron took in Vietnam were beautiful.
Photon
- A photon is a single unit of light.
- Example: We learnt about photons in Physics today.
Cycl - Circular
Words beginning with 'cycl' generally mean something is circular.
Cycle
- A cycle is a series of events that gets repeated.
- A cycle has circular wheels.
- Example: Sadie lost her cycle so was late to work.
- Alternative: Sadie lost her bike so was late to work.
- Example: The election cycle in the UK repeats every four years.
- Alternative: The election pattern in the UK repeats every four years.
Cyclone
- A cyclone is a type of storm with rotating winds.
- Example: The cyclone destroyed most of the buildings in the city.
- Alternative: The storm destroyed most of the buildings in the city.
Cyclical
- Cyclical events happen one after the other repeatedly. The motion of events is like a circle going round and round repeatedly.
- Example: Life on Earth is a cyclical process.
- Alternative: Life on Earth happens in repeated cycles.
Test yourself on Colour & Shape
What does the prefix 'photo' mean?
What shape does the prefix 'cycl' relate to?