Created by The United Nations World Food Programme, not only can your child polish their vocabulary skills, but they can also make a difference. However the edition that arrived was not the same as pictured therefore unsuitable for our collection. And if that's not quite enough, we've created our very own GoStudent 11+ bumper vocab list which you can download for free! The correct choice will have a green tick and if you have chosen the wrong one, it will be highlighted in red. Because lots of children enjoy reading, they can improve their vocabulary without even realising it.

It would be possible to list many thousands of words but the selection below showcases the kind of unusual language your child might encounter.

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Words can be tricky, even for us grown-ups, but the bottom line is that excellent vocabulary is key to 11 plus success. Using unfamiliar words around your child and explaining their meaning will give your child the confidence to adopt the word into their everyday language too. Usually it is not used (because it would too intense) by families who have less than 30 weeks to go and is often used at a more gentle pace by families with more than 40 weeks to go. Featuring 100 exercises that should be completed once per day, this book will help your child find success in their 11 Plus exam.This test provides you with 11 plus practice test questions on Vocabulary , and those questions framed in the question types asked in the 11 plus entrance exams. Paired Reading- Families should try and do some paired reading each week (where you both read a book together. Typical questions include selecting synonyms, antonyms or homonyms from a given list, spotting the odd one out from a selection of words, or identifying the connection between groups of words. There are lots of words to learn and study, which is why this process will take months when done correctly. Go down part of the list each week with your child, where a child can spell and accurately define a word move on.

Develop a reading habit, use a dictionary and thesaurus, play word games, utilize flashcards and mnemonics, and practice utilizing new terms in conversation to increase your vocabulary.Primary children often struggle with learning new words and therefore have a limited grasp of the vocabulary featured in their school syllabus. Change country: -Select- Albania Algeria American Samoa Andorra Angola Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Australia Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil British Virgin Islands Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Islands Cayman Islands Central African Republic Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Cook Islands Costa Rica Cyprus Czech Republic Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) Democratic Republic of the Congo Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) Finland France French Guiana French Polynesia Gabon Republic Gambia Ghana Gibraltar Greece Greenland Grenada Guadeloupe Guam Guatemala Guernsey Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jersey Jordan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macau Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Martinique Mauritania Mauritius Mayotte Mexico Micronesia Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Montserrat Morocco Namibia Nepal Netherlands Netherlands Antilles New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Niue Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Republic of Croatia Republic of the Congo Reunion Romania Saint Helena Saint Kitts-Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Vincent and the Grenadines San Marino Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands South Africa South Korea Spain Sri Lanka Suriname Svalbard and Jan Mayen Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Togo Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Turks and Caicos Islands Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Vatican City State Venezuela Virgin Islands (U. This advanced vocabulary will help children during the reading comprehension and writing parts of the 11 Plus assessments, allowing them to flex their knowledge. We knew our son needed a much better vocabulary to do well in the Birmingham 11 Plus Exam but we didn't really know where to start. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others.

Setting aside time for activities and using the correct terms to explain activities will also help to develop your child's vocabulary as they will be encountering terms that might not crop up in day-to-day conversations. When your child is reading, either by themselves or with an adult, encourage them to have a notebook with them to jot down interesting and challenging vocabulary and phrases. We used a Private Tutor to prepare for the 11 Plus, and they recommended that we use the full 40 part vocabulary course as part of the process rather than vocabulary books. Our 11 plus vocabulary list includes 500 words that we recommend your child should know before their exam. Each page has a little exercise to do, and while my son got massively fed up with 10 minute tests and the odd practise paper, he never minded doing these!

Download our 11+ Vocabulary List- Download our free Vocabulary List with 500+ words and work through twenty words each week with your child. This way, children can widen their vocabulary pool gradually and grasp the meaning of each individual word before moving on to the next one.