Vocabulary
Build a rich word bank: understand meaning, relationships and how words work together
Synonyms and Antonyms
Identify words with the same or opposite meanings and choose the most precise word for a context.
Homophones and Confused Words
Spell and use correctly words that sound alike or are easily muddled, such as their/there/they're, affect/effect, and passed/past.
Prefixes and Suffixes
Use knowledge of common prefixes and suffixes to work out the meaning of unfamiliar words and spell them correctly.
Word Families and Root Words
Use knowledge of root words to understand unfamiliar vocabulary and group words into families.
Shades of Meaning and Precision Vocabulary
Choose the most precise word from a group of near-synonyms and understand how small differences in meaning change a sentence.
Idioms, Proverbs and Figurative Language
Understand common idioms and proverbs and recognise how figurative language creates meaning beyond the literal.
Analogies and Word Relationships
Identify relationships between pairs of words and complete analogies by applying the same relationship to a new pair.
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