Source: https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-1-8-synonyms-and-antonyms [Revision notes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes.md) › [KS3](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3.md) › [English](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english.md) › [English: KS3 Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar.md) › Synonyms & Antonyms # Synonyms & Antonyms English Language: KS3, topic 3.1.8 ## Synonyms Synonyms are words which have the same (or very similar) meanings to each other. ### Origin of the word 'synonym' ![Origin of the word 'synonym'](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-09/ba797de1-4d0d-4321-8273-50ca1aa3d56e/book-lectern-.jpg) - 'Syn' means with. - 'onym' means name or word. - So 'synonym' literally means ‘with the word’ – words that go with or are like the original meaning. ### Example 1 ![Example 1](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2025-08/c675f8b1-ecea-4b1c-a8b3-39688cfd4ffd/90f21808-cb42-48db-82e5-79227089917d.png) - __Happy__ and __cheerful__ are synonyms. ### Example 2 ![Example 2](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2019-07/25d152f4-1934-48a8-8a9a-dade9e0d9ef2/animal-blur-canine-eager-dog-.jpg) - __Eager__ and __keen__ are synonyms. ### Example 3 ![Example 3](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2019-07/d2f9326f-7382-44f3-a01e-3d54bd1aaa64/mountains-achieve-.jpg) - __Achieve__ and __accomplish__ are synonyms. ## Antonyms Two words are antonyms if they have the opposite meaning. ### Origin of the word 'antonym' ![Origin of the word 'antonym'](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2025-08/e9c450ba-c65d-48b3-88d2-290287e1ce2d/4219b7f8-91b6-48e2-9d17-6d0ed0a45e2d.png) - 'Ant' means the opposite. - 'onym' means name or word. - So 'antonym' literally means ‘opposite of the word’ – words that have opposite meanings. ### Example 1 ![Example 1](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2019-07/529c053a-aac2-4e7b-b278-5e6cb11b2bbd/strong-woman-gym-.jpg) - __Strong__ and __weak__ are antonyms. ### Example 2 ![Example 2](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/courseImages/chemistry/OCR%2021st/scrubbing.jpg) - __Clean__ and __dirty__ are antonyms. ### Example 3 ![Example 3](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-08/a2ad3d6c-a804-46d9-a57e-c5c68b8512fd/baby-crying.jpg) - __Youngest__ and __oldest__ are antonyms. ## Test yourself on Synonyms & Antonyms - Which synonym for __happy__ fits best in this sentence? Virat was ___ that he won the match. - Which synonym for __famous__ fits best in this sentence? Priyanka Chopra is an extremely _______ actress. - Which of these pairs of words are synonyms? - Which of these pairs of words are antonyms? - Which of these words is the antonym for __expensive__? [Practise this topic for free](https://app.senecalearning.com/classroom/course/6c0b90f2-cf0c-474d-b0fe-28043a3c1b5c/section/bd621f40-1a22-4b8c-b0de-521ca078093e/session) - Previous topic: [3.1.7 Prepositions](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-1-7-prepositions.md) - Next topic: [3.1.9 End of Topic Test - Word Classes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-1-9-end-of-topic-test-word-classes.md) ## English Language: KS3 contents ### 1 Spelling - 1.1 Spelling - [1.1.1 Hard 'U' & 'I' Sounds](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-1-1-hard-u-and-i-sounds.md) - [1.1.2 Words Ending in '-sure', & '-mure'](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-1-2-words-ending-in-sure-and-mure.md) - [1.1.3 Words Ending in '-sion'](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-1-3-words-ending-in-sion.md) - [1.1.4 'Ei', 'Eigh' & 'Ey' Spellings](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-1-4-ei-eigh-and-ey-spellings.md) - [1.1.5 Spelling Words with 'Ch'](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-1-5-spelling-words-with-ch.md) - [1.1.6 Spelling Words with 'Sc'](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-1-6-spelling-words-with-sc.md) - [1.1.7 Silent Letters](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-1-7-silent-letters.md) - [1.1.8 i Before e Rule](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-1-8-i-before-e-rule.md) - [1.1.9 Hard & Soft 'c' Sounds](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-1-9-hard-and-soft-c-sounds.md) - [1.1.10 End of Topic Test - Spelling](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-1-10-end-of-topic-test-spelling.md) - 1.2 Prefixes - [1.2.1 'Anti-' & 'Auto-'](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-2-1-anti-and-auto.md) - [1.2.2 Not & 'Inter-'](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-2-2-not-and-inter.md) - [1.2.3 'Mis-', 'Dis-' & 'Re-'](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-2-3-mis-dis-and-re.md) - [1.2.4 'Sub-' & 'Super-'](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-2-4-sub-and-super.md) - [1.2.5 End of Topic Test - Prefixes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-2-5-end-of-topic-test-prefixes.md) - 1.3 Suffixes - [1.3.1 Vowel Suffixes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-3-1-vowel-suffixes.md) - [1.3.2 Short Vowel Suffixes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-3-2-short-vowel-suffixes.md) - [1.3.3 Suffixes: '-ous'](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-3-3-suffixes-ous.md) - [1.3.4 Rules for Suffixes: '-ous'](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-3-4-rules-for-suffixes-ous.md) - [1.3.5 Rules for Suffixes: '-ous' 2](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-3-5-rules-for-suffixes-ous-2.md) - [1.3.6 Suffixes: '-ly'](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-3-6-suffixes-ly.md) - [1.3.7 Suffixes: '-ation'](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-3-7-suffixes-ation.md) - [1.3.8 Suffixes: '-ation' 2](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-3-8-suffixes-ation-2.md) - [1.3.9 Spelling: '-tion' Endings](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-3-9-spelling-tion-endings.md) - [1.3.10 Spelling: '-sion' Endings](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-3-10-spelling-sion-endings.md) - [1.3.11 Spelling: '-ssion' Endings](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-3-11-spelling-ssion-endings.md) - [1.3.12 Spelling: '-cian' Endings](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-3-12-spelling-cian-endings.md) - [1.3.13 End of Topic Test - Suffixes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-3-13-end-of-topic-test-suffixes.md) - [1.3.14 End of Topic Test - Spelling](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-3-14-end-of-topic-test-spelling.md) - 1.4 Making Words Plural - [1.4.1 Plurals](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-4-1-plurals.md) - [1.4.2 End of Topic Test - Plurals](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-4-2-end-of-topic-test-plurals.md) - 1.5 Homophones - [1.5.1 Accept & Except](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-5-1-accept-and-except.md) - [1.5.2 Affect & Effect](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-5-2-affect-and-effect.md) - [1.5.3 Ball & Bawl](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-5-3-ball-and-bawl.md) - [1.5.4 Berry & Bury](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-5-4-berry-and-bury.md) - [1.5.5 Brake & Break](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-5-5-brake-and-break.md) - [1.5.6 Fair & Fare](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-5-6-fair-and-fare.md) - [1.5.7 Grate & Great](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-5-7-grate-and-great.md) - [1.5.8 Groan & Grown](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-5-8-groan-and-grown.md) - [1.5.9 Hear & Here](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-5-9-hear-and-here.md) - [1.5.10 Heal, Heel & He'll](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-5-10-heal-heel-and-hell.md) - [1.5.11 Knot & Not](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-5-11-knot-and-not.md) - [1.5.12 Mail & Male](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-5-12-mail-and-male.md) - [1.5.13 Main & Mane](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-5-13-main-and-mane.md) - [1.5.14 Meat & Meet](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-5-14-meat-and-meet.md) - [1.5.15 Medal & Meddle](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-5-15-medal-and-meddle.md) - [1.5.16 Missed & Mist](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-5-16-missed-and-mist.md) - [1.5.17 Peace & Piece](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-5-17-peace-and-piece.md) - [1.5.18 Plain & Plane](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-5-18-plain-and-plane.md) - [1.5.19 Rain & Reign & Rein](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-5-19-rain-and-reign-and-rein.md) - [1.5.20 Scene & Seen](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-5-20-scene-and-seen.md) - [1.5.21 Weather & Whether](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-5-21-weather-and-whether.md) - [1.5.22 Whose & Who's](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-5-22-whose-and-whos.md) - [1.5.23 End of Topic Test - Homophones](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-5-23-end-of-topic-test-homophones.md) - [1.5.24 End of Topic Test - Homophones 2](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-5-24-end-of-topic-test-homophones-2.md) - [1.5.25 End of Topic Test - Homophones 3](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-5-25-end-of-topic-test-homophones-3.md) - 1.6 Word Meanings - [1.6.1 Homonyms](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-6-1-homonyms.md) - [1.6.2 End of Topic Test - Homonyms](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/1-6-2-end-of-topic-test-homonyms.md) ### 2 Punctuation - 2.1 Punctuation - [2.1.1 Full Stops](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/2-1-1-full-stops.md) - [2.1.2 Capital Letters](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/2-1-2-capital-letters.md) - [2.1.3 Commas](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/2-1-3-commas.md) - [2.1.4 Commas 2](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/2-1-4-commas-2.md) - [2.1.5 Using Apostrophes with Regular Plurals](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/2-1-5-using-apostrophes-with-regular-plurals.md) - [2.1.6 Using Apostrophes with Irregular Plurals](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/2-1-6-using-apostrophes-with-irregular-plurals.md) - [2.1.7 Question Marks & Exclamation Marks](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/2-1-7-question-marks-and-exclamation-marks.md) - [2.1.8 Brackets](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/2-1-8-brackets.md) - [2.1.9 Dashes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/2-1-9-dashes.md) - [2.1.10 Colon](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/2-1-10-colon.md) - [2.1.11 Semi-Colon](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/2-1-11-semi-colon.md) - [2.1.12 Direct Speech](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/2-1-12-direct-speech.md) - [2.1.13 Indirect Speech](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/2-1-13-indirect-speech.md) - [2.1.14 Hyphens](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/2-1-14-hyphens.md) - [2.1.15 Ellipses](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/2-1-15-ellipses.md) - [2.1.16 End of Topic Test - Punctuation](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/2-1-16-end-of-topic-test-punctuation.md) - [2.1.17 End of Topic Test - Punctuation 2](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/2-1-17-end-of-topic-test-punctuation-2.md) - 2.2 Writing Structure - [2.2.1 Paragraphs](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/2-2-1-paragraphs.md) - [2.2.2 Headings & Subheadings](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/2-2-2-headings-and-subheadings.md) - [2.2.3 Columns](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/2-2-3-columns.md) - [2.2.4 Bullets](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/2-2-4-bullets.md) - [2.2.5 Tables](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/2-2-5-tables.md) - [2.2.6 End of Topic Test - Writing Structure](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/2-2-6-end-of-topic-test-writing-structure.md) ### 3 Grammar - 3.1 Word Classes - [3.1.1 Nouns](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-1-1-nouns.md) - [3.1.2 Pronouns](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-1-2-pronouns.md) - [3.1.3 Verbs](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-1-3-verbs.md) - [3.1.4 Adjectives & Adverbs](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-1-4-adjectives-and-adverbs.md) - [3.1.5 Qualifiers & Quantifiers](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-1-5-qualifiers-and-quantifiers.md) - [3.1.6 Determiners](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-1-6-determiners.md) - [3.1.7 Prepositions](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-1-7-prepositions.md) - [3.1.8 Synonyms & Antonyms](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-1-8-synonyms-and-antonyms.md) - [3.1.9 End of Topic Test - Word Classes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-1-9-end-of-topic-test-word-classes.md) - 3.2 Conjunctions - [3.2.1 Coordinating Conjunctions](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-2-1-coordinating-conjunctions.md) - [3.2.2 Subordinating Conjunctions](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-2-2-subordinating-conjunctions.md) - [3.2.3 End of Topic Test - Conjunctions](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-2-3-end-of-topic-test-conjunctions.md) - 3.3 Writing Coherently - [3.3.1 Building Cohesion in Writing](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-3-1-building-cohesion-in-writing.md) - [3.3.2 Avoiding Ambiguity in Writing](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-3-2-avoiding-ambiguity-in-writing.md) - [3.3.3 End of Topic Test - Cohesion](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-3-3-end-of-topic-test-cohesion.md) - 3.4 Verbs - [3.4.1 Subject-verb Agreement](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-4-1-subject-verb-agreement.md) - [3.4.2 End of Topic Test - Subject-verb](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-4-2-end-of-topic-test-subject-verb.md) - 3.5 Modal Verbs - [3.5.1 Modal Verbs](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-5-1-modal-verbs.md) - [3.5.2 Can & Could](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-5-2-can-and-could.md) - [3.5.3 May & Might](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-5-3-may-and-might.md) - [3.5.4 Should & Shall](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-5-4-should-and-shall.md) - [3.5.5 Will & Would](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-5-5-will-and-would.md) - [3.5.6 Must & Have To](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-5-6-must-and-have-to.md) - [3.5.7 End of Topic Test - Modals](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-5-7-end-of-topic-test-modals.md) - 3.6 Phrasal Verbs - [3.6.1 Phrasal Verbs](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-6-1-phrasal-verbs.md) - [3.6.2 End of Topic Test - Phrasal Verbs](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-6-2-end-of-topic-test-phrasal-verbs.md) - 3.7 Subjunctive Verbs - [3.7.1 Subjunctive Verbs](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-7-1-subjunctive-verbs.md) - [3.7.2 End of Topic Test - Verbs](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-7-2-end-of-topic-test-verbs.md) - 3.8 Sentences - [3.8.1 Subject of a Sentence](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-8-1-subject-of-a-sentence.md) - [3.8.2 Object of a Sentence](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-8-2-object-of-a-sentence.md) - [3.8.3 Main & Subordinate Clauses](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-8-3-main-and-subordinate-clauses.md) - [3.8.4 Simple Sentences & Compound Sentences](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-8-4-simple-sentences-and-compound-sentences.md) - [3.8.5 Complex Sentences](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-8-5-complex-sentences.md) - [3.8.6 Relative Clauses](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-8-6-relative-clauses.md) - [3.8.7 Relative Clauses Without Relative Pronouns](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-8-7-relative-clauses-without-relative-pronouns.md) - [3.8.8 Participle Clauses](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-8-8-participle-clauses.md) - [3.8.9 Run-on Sentences](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-8-9-run-on-sentences.md) - [3.8.10 Sentence Functions](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-8-10-sentence-functions.md) - [3.8.11 End of Topic Test - Sentences](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-8-11-end-of-topic-test-sentences.md) - 3.9 Tenses - [3.9.1 Present Tense](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-9-1-present-tense.md) - [3.9.2 Past Tense](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-9-2-past-tense.md) - [3.9.3 Past Tense Using Have](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-9-3-past-tense-using-have.md) - [3.9.4 Future Tense](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-9-4-future-tense.md) - [3.9.5 Present vs Past vs Future](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-9-5-present-vs-past-vs-future.md) - [3.9.6 Continuity of Tenses](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-9-6-continuity-of-tenses.md) - [3.9.7 End of Topic Test - Tenses](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-9-7-end-of-topic-test-tenses.md) - 3.10 Adverbials - [3.10.1 Adverbial](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-10-1-adverbial.md) - [3.10.2 Saying Where & When](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-10-2-saying-where-and-when.md) - [3.10.3 Saying How Often](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-10-3-saying-how-often.md) - [3.10.4 Saying How & Why](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-10-4-saying-how-and-why.md) - [3.10.5 Using Commas for Fronted Adverbials](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-10-5-using-commas-for-fronted-adverbials.md) - [3.10.6 End of Topic Test - Adverbials](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-10-6-end-of-topic-test-adverbials.md) - 3.11 Language Techniques - [3.11.1 Figurative & Emotive Language](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-11-1-figurative-and-emotive-language.md) - [3.11.2 Active & Passive Voice](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-11-2-active-and-passive-voice.md) - [3.11.3 Idiomatic Expressions](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-11-3-idiomatic-expressions.md) - [3.11.4 End of Topic Test - Language Techniques](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/3-11-4-end-of-topic-test-language-techniques.md) ### 4 Decoding Words - 4.1 Common Word Roots - [4.1.1 Saving](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/4-1-1-saving.md) - [4.1.2 Certainty & Clarity](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/4-1-2-certainty-and-clarity.md) - [4.1.3 New & Alone](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/4-1-3-new-and-alone.md) - [4.1.4 Believing & Thinking](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/4-1-4-believing-and-thinking.md) - [4.1.5 Carrying & Leading](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/4-1-5-carrying-and-leading.md) - [4.1.6 Shape & Place](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/4-1-6-shape-and-place.md) - [4.1.7 Doing & Making](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/4-1-7-doing-and-making.md) - [4.1.8 Climbing & Going](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/4-1-8-climbing-and-going.md) - [4.1.9 End of Topic Test - Common Root Words](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/4-1-9-end-of-topic-test-common-root-words.md) - [4.1.10 End of Topic Test - Common Root Words 2](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/4-1-10-end-of-topic-test-common-root-words-2.md) - 4.2 Common Prefixes - [4.2.1 For & Against](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/4-2-1-for-and-against.md) - [4.2.2 All & Same](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/4-2-2-all-and-same.md) - [4.2.3 Away & Far](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/4-2-3-away-and-far.md) - [4.2.4 Colour & Shape](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/4-2-4-colour-and-shape.md) - [4.2.5 Back & Down](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/4-2-5-back-and-down.md) - [4.2.6 Numbers](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/4-2-6-numbers.md) - [4.2.7 Across & Through](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/4-2-7-across-and-through.md) - [4.2.8 Life & Earth](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/4-2-8-life-and-earth.md) - [4.2.9 Empty & Broken](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/4-2-9-empty-and-broken.md) - [4.2.10 Great & Greater](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/4-2-10-great-and-greater.md) - [4.2.11 Hearing & Speaking](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/4-2-11-hearing-and-speaking.md) - [4.2.12 Apart & Together](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/4-2-12-apart-and-together.md) - [4.2.13 Over & Under](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/4-2-13-over-and-under.md) - [4.2.14 In](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/4-2-14-in.md) - [4.2.15 Less & Smaller](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/4-2-15-less-and-smaller.md) - [4.2.16 Before & After](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/4-2-16-before-and-after.md) - [4.2.17 End of Topic Test - Common Prefixes 2](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/4-2-17-end-of-topic-test-common-prefixes-2.md) - [4.2.18 End of Topic Test - Common Prefixes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/4-2-18-end-of-topic-test-common-prefixes.md) - 4.3 Common Suffixes - [4.3.1 Characterised By](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/4-3-1-characterised-by.md) - [4.3.2 Disease](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/4-3-2-disease.md) - [4.3.3 Lover & Lacking](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/4-3-3-lover-and-lacking.md) - [4.3.4 Belief & Study](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/4-3-4-belief-and-study.md) - [4.3.5 People](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/4-3-5-people.md) - [4.3.6 State & Quality](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/4-3-6-state-and-quality.md) - [4.3.7 Sound & Colour](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/4-3-7-sound-and-colour.md) - [4.3.8 Capable & Relating](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/4-3-8-capable-and-relating.md) - [4.3.9 End of Topic Test - Common Suffixes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/4-3-9-end-of-topic-test-common-suffixes.md) - [4.3.10 End of Topic Test - Common Suffixes 2](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/4-3-10-end-of-topic-test-common-suffixes-2.md) ### 5 Reading & Writing - 5.1 Reading Formats - [5.1.1 Speeches](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/5-1-1-speeches.md) - [5.1.2 Famous Letters](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/5-1-2-famous-letters.md) - [5.1.3 Diary Entries](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/5-1-3-diary-entries.md) - [5.1.4 Autobiographical Text](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/5-1-4-autobiographical-text.md) - [5.1.5 Opinion News Articles](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/5-1-5-opinion-news-articles.md) - [5.1.6 Literary Non-Fiction](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/5-1-6-literary-non-fiction.md) - [5.1.7 Creative Fiction Methods](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/5-1-7-creative-fiction-methods.md) - [5.1.8 Newspaper Articles](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/5-1-8-newspaper-articles.md) - [5.1.9 Personal & Formal Letters](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/5-1-9-personal-and-formal-letters.md) - [5.1.10 Famous Diaries](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/5-1-10-famous-diaries.md) - [5.1.11 End of Topic Test - Reading Formats](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/5-1-11-end-of-topic-test-reading-formats.md) - 5.2 Writing Formats - [5.2.1 Features of a Script](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/5-2-1-features-of-a-script.md) - [5.2.2 Poems Structure](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/5-2-2-poems-structure.md) - [5.2.3 Writing a Poem](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/5-2-3-writing-a-poem.md) - [5.2.4 Writing an Informational Article](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/5-2-4-writing-an-informational-article.md) - [5.2.5 Writing an Opinion Article](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/5-2-5-writing-an-opinion-article.md) - [5.2.6 Writing a Formal Letter](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/5-2-6-writing-a-formal-letter.md) - [5.2.7 Writing Personal Letters](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/5-2-7-writing-personal-letters.md) - [5.2.8 Poetry](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/5-2-8-poetry.md) - [5.2.9 Features of a Speech](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/5-2-9-features-of-a-speech.md) - [5.2.10 Writing a Script](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/5-2-10-writing-a-script.md) - [5.2.11 End of Topic Test - Writing Formats](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/english/english-ks3-spelling-punctuation-and-grammar/5-2-11-end-of-topic-test-writing-formats.md)