Using a Thesaurus

1.1.1Understanding New Words: Prefixes

1.1.2Understanding New Words: Suffixes

1.1.3Understanding New Words: Root Words

1.1.4Exception Words

1.2.1Adding a Prefix with a Hyphen

1.2.2End of Topic Test - Reading & Prefixes

1.3.1Words Ending in '-cious' or '–tious'

1.3.2More Words Ending in '-cious' / '-tious'

1.3.3Words Ending in '-cial' or '-tial'

1.3.4Words Ending in '-ant' or '-ent'

1.3.5Words Ending in '-ance' or '-ence'

1.3.6Words Ending in '-ancy' or '-ency'

1.3.7Words Ending in '-able' & '-ably' (1/2)

1.3.8Words Ending in '-able' & '-ably' (2/2)

1.3.9Words Ending in '-ible' & '-ibly'

1.3.10Words Ending in '-fer'

1.4.1‘i' Before 'e' Except After 'c’

1.4.2‘i' Before 'e' Except After 'c’: Exceptions

1.4.3End of Topic Test - Suffixes & Spelling Rules

1.5.1Retrieval

1.5.2Answer Retrieval Questions

1.5.3Retrieval Practice

1.5.4Inference

1.5.5Answering Inference Questions

1.5.6Impressions

1.5.7Inference Practice

1.5.8Prediction

1.5.9Predictions: Example

1.5.10Prediction Practice

1.5.11Summarising

1.5.12Answering Summary Questions

1.5.13Summarising Practice

1.6.1Reading Comprehension Practise 1 (SAT)

1.6.2Reading Comprehension Practise 2 (SAT)

1.6.3Reading Comprehension Practise 3 (SAT)

1.6.4Reading Comprehension Practise 4 (SAT)

1.6.5Reading Comprehension Practise 5 (SAT)

1.6.6Reading Comprehension Practise 6 (SAT)

1.6.7Reading Comprehension Practise 7 (SAT)

1.6.8Reading Comprehension Practise 8 (SAT)

1.7.1Word Meaning

1.7.2Answering Questions About Word Meaning

1.7.3Homonyms

1.7.4End of Topic Test - Comprehension & Word Meaning

1.8.1Fact & Opinion

1.8.2Fact & Opinion - Questions

1.9.1Justifying Your Views

1.9.2End of Topic Test - Facts & Opinions

1.10.1Figurative Language

1.10.2Similes

1.10.3Similes: Comprehension

1.10.4Metaphors

1.10.5Personification

1.10.6Onomatopoeia

1.10.7Alliteration

1.10.8Hyperbole

1.11.1Structure in Poetry: Verses

1.11.2Structure in Poetry: Rhyme

1.11.3Structure in Non-Fiction (1/2)

1.11.4Structure in Non-Fiction (2/2)

1.11.5End of Topic Test - Fig. Language & Text Structure

2.1.1The 'ough' Sound (1/2)

2.1.2The 'ough' Sound (2/2)

2.1.3Silent Letters

2.1.4Silent Letters: Examples

2.1.5End of Topic Test - 'Ough' Sound & Silent Letters

2.2.1Advice & Advise

2.2.2Aisle & Isle

2.2.3Aloud & Allowed

2.2.4Altar & Alter

2.2.5Ascent & Assent

2.2.6Bridal & Bridle

2.2.7Cereal & Serial

2.2.8Compliment & Complement

2.2.9Descent & Dissent

2.2.10Device & Devise

2.2.11Licence & License

2.2.12Practice & Practise

2.2.13Farther & Father

2.2.14Guessed & Guest

2.2.15Heard & Herd

2.2.16Morning & Mourning

2.2.17Past & Passed

2.2.18Desert & Dessert

2.2.19Draft & Draught

2.2.20Principal & Principle

2.2.21Profit & Prophet

2.2.22Stationary & Stationery

2.2.23Steal & Steel

2.2.24Wary & Weary

2.2.25Who's & Whose

2.2.26End of Topic Test - Homophones

2.3.1Using a Dictionary

2.4.1Reasons for Planning

2.4.2Identifying Your Audience

2.4.3Identifying Your Purpose

2.4.4Noting Down Ideas

2.4.5Considering Other Writing

2.4.6Drafting: Grammar

2.4.7Drafting a Narrative

2.4.8Drafting: Precising

2.4.9Making Your Writing Flow: Conjunctions

2.4.10Making Your Writing Flow: Devices for Cohesion

2.4.11Making Your Writing Flow: Synonyms

2.4.12Drafting a Layout

2.4.13Editing: What Is Editing?

2.4.14Editing: Editing Your Tenses

2.4.15Editing: Things to Check When Editing

2.4.16Proof Reading: Steps

2.4.17Proof Reading: Punctuation, Spelling & Grammar

2.4.18End of Topic Test - Dictionary & Composition

2.5.1Hopes & Wishes

2.5.2Hopes & Wishes: Examples

2.5.3Demands & Commands

2.5.4Requests

2.5.5Suggestions

2.5.6End of Topic Test - The Subjunctive Mood

2.6.1What are Modal Verbs?

2.6.2Can

2.6.3Could

2.6.4May

2.6.5Might

2.6.6Should

2.6.7Shall

2.6.8Will

2.6.9Would

2.6.10Must

2.6.11Have to

2.6.12End of Topic Test - Modal Verbs

2.7.1Active Voice

2.7.2Passive Voice

2.8.1Relative Pronouns

2.8.2Relative Clauses

2.9.1Expanded Nouns

2.9.2Expanded Nouns Phrases: Examples

2.9.3End of Topic Test - Active, Passive, Relative...

2.10.1Commas for Meaning

2.10.2Commas in Lists

2.10.3Commas in Compound Sentences

2.10.4Hyphens

2.10.5Using Dashes for Parenthesis

2.10.6Using Brackets for Parenthesis

2.10.7Using Commas for Parenthesis

2.10.8Clauses: Using Colons to Separate Clauses

2.10.9Clauses: Using Semi-Colons to Separate Clauses

2.10.10Clauses: Using Dashes to Separate Clauses

2.10.11Colons

2.10.12Bullet Points: Puctuation

2.10.13Bullet Points: Capital Letters

2.10.14Bullet Points: Consistency

2.10.15End of Topic Test - Punctuation

2.11.1Spelling Practise 1 (SAT)

2.11.2Spelling Practise 2 (SAT)

2.11.3Spelling Practise 3 (SAT)

2.11.4Spelling Practise 4 (SAT)

2.11.5Spelling Practise 5 (SAT)

2.11.6Spelling Practise 6 (SAT)

2.11.7Spelling Practise 7 (SAT)

2.11.8Spelling Practise 8 (SAT)

2.11.9Spelling Practise 9 (SAT)

2.11.10Spelling Practise 10 (SAT)

2.11.11Spelling Practise 11 (SAT)

2.11.12Spelling Practise 12 (SAT)

2.11.13Spelling Practise 13 (SAT)

2.11.14Spelling Practise 14 (SAT)

2.11.15Spelling Practise 15 (SAT)

2.11.16Spelling Practise 16 (SAT)

2.11.17Spelling Practise 17 (SAT)

2.11.18Spelling Practise 18 (SAT)

2.11.19Spelling Practise 19 (SAT)

2.11.20Spelling Practise 20 (SAT)