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Ous - Characterised By

Words ending in 'ous' generally mean characterised by or full of.

Nutritious

Nutritious means full of nutrition. In other words, very nourishing.
- Example: Broccoli and carrots are very nutritious foods.
- Alternative: Broccoli and carrots and very nourishing foods.

Studious

Studious means characterised by studying a lot.
- Example: Emmy was a very studious girl at school.
- Alternative: Emmy loved studying at school.

Adventurous

Adventurous means characterised by adventure.
- Example: Damien was known for being very adventurous.
- Alternative: Damien was known for loving adventure.

Disastrous

Disastrous means characterised by disaster.
- Example: The school trip was disastrous from start to finish.
- Alternative: The school trip was full of disaster from start of finish.

Famous

Someone or something that's famous is characterised by having a lot of fame.
- Example: Justin Bieber is a very famous pop star.
- Alternative: Justin Bieber is a very well known pop star.

Y - Characterised By

Words ending in 'y' generally mean something is characterised by or full of something.

Tasty

Characterised by taste.
- Example: The bacon sandwich was so tasty I ordered another.
- Alternative: The bacon sandwich was so full of flavour I ordered another one.

Greasy

Characterised by grease.
- Example: Ruben had not washed his hair in a week - it was so greasy.
- Alternative: Ruben had not washed his hair in a week - it was covered in grease.

Hazy

Characterised by haze.
- Example: Beijing is often very hazy from pollution.
- Alternative: Beijing is often covered in a haze from pollution.

Smelly

Characterised by smell.
- Example: Jack was so smelly, his scent filled the room when he entered.
- Alternative: Jack smelt so strongly, his scent filled the room when he entered.

Juicy

Full of juice.
- Example: The orange juice from Sainsbury's is particularly juicy.
- Alternative: The orange juice from Sainsbury's is particularly fruity.

Ful - Notable For

Words ending in 'ful' generally being notable for something.

Woeful

Woeful means full of sadness or notable for sadness.
- Example: Grace had a very woeful expression.
- Alternative: Grace had a very sad expression.

Beautiful

Beautiful means notable for looking nice or beauty.
- Example: Karen was known for being the most beautiful girl in town.
- Alternative: Karen was known for being the most attractive girl in town.

Powerful

Powerful means having lots of power or being notable for having power.
- Example: Love is a powerful force.
- Alternative: Love is a strong force.

Peaceful

Peaceful means without violence or being notable for being calm.
- Example: The civil rights movement was characterised by peaceful protest.
- Alternative: The civil rights movement was characterised by non-violent protest.

Faithful

Faithful means being very loyal or being notable for being trustworthy.
- Example: Ricky calls me whenever I am sad - he is such a faithful friend.
- Alternative: Ricky calls me whenever I am sad - he is such a loyal friend.

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-'

1.3Suffixes

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 - Prefixes & Suffixes

1.4Making Words Plural

1.4.1Plurals

1.5Homophones

1.6Word Meanings

1.6.1Homonyms

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

3.3Writing Coherently

3.3.1Building Cohesion in Writing

3.3.2Avoiding Ambiguity in Writing

3.4Verbs

3.4.1Subject-verb Agreement

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

3.6Phrasal Verbs

3.6.1Phrasal 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

3.11Language Techniques

3.11.1Figurative & Emotive Language

3.11.2Active & Passive Voice

3.11.3Idiomatic Expressions

4Decoding Words

4.1Common Word Roots

4.1.1End of Topic Test - Common Root Words

4.1.2Saving

4.1.3Certainty & Clarity

4.1.4New & Alone

4.1.5Believing & Thinking

4.1.6End of Topic Test - Common Root Words 2

4.1.7Carrying & Leading

4.1.8Shape & Place

4.1.9Doing & Making

4.1.10Climbing & Going

4.2Common Prefixes

4.2.1For & Against

4.2.2End of Topic Test - Common Prefixes 2

4.2.3All & Same

4.2.4Away & Far

4.2.5Colour & Shape

4.2.6End of Topic Test - Common Prefixes

4.2.7Back & Down

4.2.8Numbers

4.2.9Across & Through

4.2.10Life & Earth

4.2.11Empty & Broken

4.2.12Great & Greater

4.2.13Hearing & Speaking

4.2.14Apart & Together

4.2.15Over & Under

4.2.16In

4.2.17Less & Smaller

4.2.18Before & After

4.3Common Suffixes

4.3.1Characterised By

4.3.2End of Topic Test - Common Suffixes

4.3.3Disease

4.3.4Lover & Lacking

4.3.5Belief & Study

4.3.6People

4.3.7State & Quality

4.3.8End of Topic Test - Common Suffixes 2

4.3.9Sound & Colour

4.3.10Capable & Relating

5Reading & Writing

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