Vocabulary has become increasingly more important for all types of 11 plus exams.In this book Rose McGowan sets out 100 exercises, to be completed one per day, to enhance your child's vocabulary. These exercises will help your child succeed in the 11 plus examination.

Learn MORE words FASTER with VISUALISATIONUse the POWER OF PICTURES to transform your child's learning.This book has 500 words to help prepare a child for the 11 Plus.Each word is illustrated with a picture, definition and where relevant, synonyms, to help a child rapidly learn a word. Alternative definitions of words are also provided.To consolidate learning there are 500 revision questions to test each word against its definition or synonym.Answers and a word list are included.

USE THE POWER OF VISUAL LEARNING FOR SUCCESS! Colour pictures used to illustrate 500 high level words This book is designed to aid rapid understanding and learning of 500 higher level words. The 11 plus examination, in all formats especially CEM, requires a high level and varied vocabulary for success. This book uses 500 colour pictures to illustrate definitions. Visualizing a word helps to put the word into context and aids the child to keep the word in their long term memory. ANSWERS INCLUDED How to use the book Each page has nine words along with nine pictures and 12 boxes to write the key words in. The bottom three words on each page are alternative meanings of some of the words without illustration. Ask your child to attempt the page to assess their baseline knowledge and then use a dictionary or the answers to help complete the table. Highlight or note down the words that the child is unfamiliar with and revise these at a later date to aid long term memorisation of the word. Practise using unfamiliar words in everyday conversation to help your child understand all the various meanings and to learn how to use the word in the correct context.

Synonyms and antonyms illustrated with colour picturesHelp your child build a strong vocabulary for the 11 plus ( CEM/ GL)Practice exercisesAnswers includedThis book is designed to aid rapid understanding and learning of synonyms and antonyms.The 11 plus examination, in all formats especially CEM, requires a high level and varied vocabulary for success. Visualizing a word helps to put the word into context and aids the child to keep the word in their long term memory. How to use the bookEach section is over two adjacent pages. The first page introduces the word along with its corresponding pictures and meaning. Next to it, is its matching antonym. Below each are the synonyms for each word. This helps to learn antonym and synonyms simultaneously. Below these two words are another different and unrelated set of synonym and antonym.The aim is that where a child may struggle to recall words and long list; a picture is much easier to remember. As the saying goes, ' A picture paints a thousand words'. Good luck !

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Welcome to your journey of giving your child the tools they need to navigate as best they can the challenges of the 11 Plus. Learning long lists of words can be very difficult and boring. Once a child is able to visualise what a word means it can help the child to rapidly understand and retain the new word and then use this as a key to learning the words synonyms and antonyms which are crucial for success in most 11 Plus exams especially the CEM format. Each section is over two adjacent pages. The first page introduces the word along with its corresponding picture and meaning. Next to it, is its matching antonym. Below each are the synonyms for each word. This helps to learn antonym and synonyms simultaneously. The second page has a table to test recall of multiple synonyms and antonyms. Answers are supplied at the back.The aim is that where a child may struggle to recall words and long list; a picture is much easier to remember. As the saying goes, ' A picture paints a thousand words'. Good luck !

Welcome to your journey of giving your child the tools they need to navigate as best they can the challenges of the 11 Plus. Learning long lists of words can be very difficult and boring. Once a child is able to visualise what a word means it can help the child to rapidly understand and retain the new word and then use this as a key to learning the words synonyms and antonyms which are crucial for success in most 11 Plus exams especially the CEM format. Each section is over two adjacent pages. The first page introduces the word along with its corresponding picture and meaning. Next to it, is its matching antonym. Below each are the synonyms for each word. This helps to learn antonym and synonyms simultaneously. The second page has a table to test recall of multiple synonyms and antonyms. Answers are supplied at the back.The aim is that where a child may struggle to recall words and long list; a picture is much easier to remember. As the saying goes, ' A picture paints a thousand words'. Good luck !