Excel Basic Skills: Spelling and Vocabulary Years 5-6 is essential for students who wish to improve their language skills. Bas ic spelling rules are practised through activities which present them in context. Units include silent letters, plurals, capitals, suffixes and prefixes, similes, homophones and synonyms. Interesting exercises help c hildren increase their vocabulary and gain confidence in reading and wri ting. This book provides a comprehensive coverage of all the spelling ru les essential for students wanting to learn how to spell properly. The a ctivities in this book also focus on increasing your child's vocabulary. In this book your child will find: over 60 units co vering the basic rules of spelling and vocabulary a wide variet y of interesting activities a mastery test for each level to me asure progress a lift-out answer section

When you use Excel Basic Skills: English Workbook Year 4, yo u will be practising recognising and writing many of the text type you l earn at school. Several of the sample texts have been written by student s in Year 4 and are good examples of what a Year 4 student can achieve. The Excel series of English Workbooks for Years 3- ...6 w ill help primary school students with the reading and writing they do ev ery day at school -% in English and in other subjects. Each chapter is set out as a separate unit of work covering a different type of writing (etext type,,) and contains exercises that relate to that particular te xt type. In this book you will find: eleven chapters, each set out as a unit of work covering a particular text type (such a s narratives, letters, speeches and information reports), including a ch apter on writing for school projects exercises and activities i n each chapter which are directly linked to the text type covered practice in skills such as spelling, grammar, vocabulary, punctuation and comprehension interesting and relevant sample texts, inclu ding many written by Year 4 students, with important features highlighte d Answers to all questions at the back of the book

Excel Basic Skills: English Workbook Year 5 will help you wi th the writing you do every day at school - in English and in other subj ects. Each chapter looks at a different type of writing. Some are imagin ative text types such as narratives and poems. Others are factual text t ypes such as reports and explanations. All the chapters begin with a sam ple text. Make sure you read the sample text carefully and look at the s pecial features marked on it. You should then try the activities that fo llow. These give you guidance and practice in writing a similar type of text. Some activities help you with grammar and punctuation. Others focu s on words - the way they are spelt and what they mean. Some activities are just for fun. Each chapter ends with activities that help you write a complete text yourself. The Excel series of English Wo rkbooks for Years 3- ...6 will help primary school students with t he reading and writing they do every day at school - % in English and i n other subjects. Each chapter is set out as a separate unit of work cov ering a different type of writing (etext type,,) and contains exercises that relate to that particular text type. In this book you will find: eleven chapters, each set out as a unit of work cover ing a particular text type (such as narratives, letters, speeches and in formation reports), including a chapter on writing for school projects exercises and activities in each chapter which are directly link ed to the text type covered practice in skills such as spelling, grammar, vocabulary, punctuation and comprehension interestin g and relevant sample texts, including many written by Year 5 students, with important features highlighted Answers to all questions at the back of the book

Excel Basic Skills: Spelling and Vocabulary Years 3-4 is essential for students who wish to improve their language skills. Bas ic spelling rules are practised through activities which present them in context. Units include silent letters, plurals, capitals, suffixes and prefixes, letter patterns and blends. Interesting exercises help childre n increase their vocabulary and gain confidence in reading and writing. In this book your child will find: Over 60 units cov ering the basic rules of spelling and vocabulary A wide variety of interesting activities A mastery test for each level to mea sure progress A lift-out answer section.