Great & Greater

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Magn - Great

Words beginning with 'magn' generally mean something is great or large.

Magnificent

Something that is magnificent is very great, beautiful or impressive.
- Example: Westminster Abbey is a magnificent building.
- Alternative: Westminster Abbey is a very impressive building.

Magnitude

The magnitude of something is the great size of it.
- Example: Percy was intimidated by the magnitude of the task.
- Alternative: Percy was intimidated by the great size of the task.

Magnanimous

Magnanimous means very forgiving or generous. The word is often when a superior is showing forgiveness or generosity towards an inferior.
- Example: The leader was magnanimous in victory and commended the losing team.
- Alternative: The leader was kind in victory and commended the losing team.

Magnate

A magnate is someone who is very successful, wealthy and influential.
- Example: Many people consider my father to be an influential technology magnate.
- Alternative: Many people consider my father to be an influential technology businessman.

Maj - Greater

Words beginning with 'maj' generally mean greater than something.

Major

Major means more important, impressive or significant than other things.
- Example: Smoking is a major cause of lung cancer.
- Alternative: Smoking is one of the greatest causes of lung cancer.

Majesty

Something with majesty demands a lot of respect. It does this because it's better or greater than other things.
The title His or Her Majesty is used for kings and queens - who are superior to the rest of the population.
- Example: The song 'I will always love you' by Whitney Houston has majesty.
- Alternative: The song 'I will always love you' by Whitney Houston has power.

Majority

The majority is the greater number.
- Example: The majority of people think that murder is wrong.
- Alternative: Most people think that murder is wrong.

Mult - Many

Words beginning with 'mult' generally mean much or many of something.

Multiply

To multiply something means to increase it by a certain amount. So you make something many times bigger than it was before.
- Example: Bacteria can multiply rapidly in the right conditions.
- Alternative: Bacteria can increase in number rapidly in the right conditions.

Multitude

A multitude is a great number of things.
- Example: Jenny decorated her house with a multitude of paintings.
- Alternative: Jenny decorated her house with a vast number of paintings.

Multiple

Multiple means having many different parts.
- Example: Peter went to the gym multiple times a week.
- Alternative: Peter went to the gym many times a week.

Multinational

Multinational means involving many nations.
- Example: Nike is a successful multinational company.
- Alternative: Nike is a successful company, operating in many countries.

Multipurpose

Multipurpose meaning having many functions.
- Example: My dad swore by his multipurpose tool.
- Alternative: My dad swore by his multifunctional tool.

Multimedia

Multimedia means involving many different types of media (e.g. still picture, video).
- Example: The multimedia presentation allowed the audience to read, watch and listen.
- Alternative: The presentation, which used many different media forms, allowed the audience to read, watch and listen.

1Spelling

1.1Spelling

1.1.1Hard 'U' & 'I' Sounds

1.1.2Words Ending in '-sure', & '-mure'

1.1.3Words Ending in '-sion'

1.1.4'Ei', 'Eigh' & 'Ey' Spellings

1.1.5Spelling Words with 'Ch'

1.1.6Spelling Words with 'Sc'

1.1.7Silent Letters

1.1.8i Before e Rule

1.1.9Hard & Soft 'c' Sounds

1.1.10End of Topic Test - Spelling

1.2Prefixes

1.2.1'Anti-' & 'Auto-'

1.2.2Not & 'Inter-'

1.2.3'Mis-', 'Dis-' & 'Re-'

1.2.4'Sub-' & 'Super-'

1.2.5End of Topic Test - Prefixes

1.3Suffixes

1.3.1Vowel Suffixes

1.3.2Short Vowel Suffixes

1.3.3Suffixes: '-ous'

1.3.4Rules for Suffixes: '-ous'

1.3.5Rules for Suffixes: '-ous' 2

1.3.6Suffixes: '-ly'

1.3.7Suffixes: '-ation'

1.3.8Suffixes: '-ation' 2

1.3.9Spelling: '-tion' Endings

1.3.10Spelling: '-sion' Endings

1.3.11Spelling: '-ssion' Endings

1.3.12Spelling: '-cian' Endings

1.3.13End of Topic Test - Suffixes

1.3.14End of Topic Test - Spelling

1.4Making Words Plural

1.4.1Plurals

1.4.2End of Topic Test - Plurals

1.5Homophones

1.6Word Meanings

1.6.1Homonyms

1.6.2End of Topic Test - Homonyms

2Punctuation

3Grammar

3.1Word Classes

3.1.1Nouns

3.1.2Pronouns

3.1.3Verbs

3.1.4Adjectives & Adverbs

3.1.5Qualifiers & Quantifiers

3.1.6Determiners

3.1.7Prepositions

3.1.8Synonyms & Antonyms

3.1.9End of Topic Test - Word Classes

3.2Conjunctions

3.2.1Coordinating Conjunctions

3.2.2Subordinating Conjunctions

3.2.3End of Topic Test - Conjunctions

3.3Writing Coherently

3.3.1Building Cohesion in Writing

3.3.2Avoiding Ambiguity in Writing

3.3.3End of Topic Test - Cohesion

3.4Verbs

3.4.1Subject-verb Agreement

3.4.2End of Topic Test - Subject-verb

3.5Modal Verbs

3.5.1Modal Verbs

3.5.2Can & Could

3.5.3May & Might

3.5.4Should & Shall

3.5.5Will & Would

3.5.6Must & Have To

3.5.7End of Topic Test - Modals

3.6Phrasal Verbs

3.6.1Phrasal Verbs

3.6.2End of Topic Test - Phrasal Verbs

3.7Subjunctive Verbs

3.7.1Subjunctive Verbs

3.7.2End of Topic Test - Verbs

3.8Sentences

3.8.1Subject of a Sentence

3.8.2Object of a Sentence

3.8.3Main & Subordinate Clauses

3.8.4Simple Sentences & Compound Sentences

3.8.5Complex Sentences

3.8.6Relative Clauses

3.8.7Relative Clauses Without Relative Pronouns

3.8.8Participle Clauses

3.8.9Run-on Sentences

3.8.10Sentence Functions

3.8.11End of Topic Test - Sentences

3.9Tenses

3.9.1Present Tense

3.9.2Past Tense

3.9.3Past Tense Using Have

3.9.4Future Tense

3.9.5Present vs Past vs Future

3.9.6Continuity of Tenses

3.9.7End of Topic Test - Tenses

3.10Adverbials

3.10.1Adverbial

3.10.2Saying Where & When

3.10.3Saying How Often

3.10.4Saying How & Why

3.10.5Using Commas for Fronted Adverbials

3.10.6End of Topic Test - Adverbials

3.11Language Techniques

3.11.1Figurative & Emotive Language

3.11.2Active & Passive Voice

3.11.3Idiomatic Expressions

3.11.4End of Topic Test - Language Techniques

4Decoding Words

4.1Common Word Roots

4.1.1Saving

4.1.2Certainty & Clarity

4.1.3New & Alone

4.1.4Believing & Thinking

4.1.5Carrying & Leading

4.1.6Shape & Place

4.1.7Doing & Making

4.1.8Climbing & Going

4.1.9End of Topic Test - Common Root Words

4.1.10End of Topic Test - Common Root Words 2

4.2Common Prefixes

4.2.1For & Against

4.2.2All & Same

4.2.3Away & Far

4.2.4Colour & Shape

4.2.5Back & Down

4.2.6Numbers

4.2.7Across & Through

4.2.8Life & Earth

4.2.9Empty & Broken

4.2.10Great & Greater

4.2.11Hearing & Speaking

4.2.12Apart & Together

4.2.13Over & Under

4.2.14In

4.2.15Less & Smaller

4.2.16Before & After

4.2.17End of Topic Test - Common Prefixes 2

4.2.18End of Topic Test - Common Prefixes

4.3Common Suffixes

4.3.1Characterised By

4.3.2Disease

4.3.3Lover & Lacking

4.3.4Belief & Study

4.3.5People

4.3.6State & Quality

4.3.7Sound & Colour

4.3.8Capable & Relating

4.3.9End of Topic Test - Common Suffixes

4.3.10End of Topic Test - Common Suffixes 2

5Reading & Writing

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