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Words You Should Know For 11+ And 13+

Vocab your child should know

Date : 02/02/2016

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Anne-marie

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Uploaded on : 02/02/2016
Subject : Eleven Plus

WORDS YOU SHOULD KNOW FOR THE 11+ AND 13+

Verbal reasoning can be notoriously hard to train children up for. In particular, a lot of children stumble on vocabulary expectations. Similarly, children who are very competent in English Literature can be completely stumped when asked to define the meaning of words in a context.

Even the most voracious reader might not know some of the language examiners choose to present students with. Below are a list of words commonly found on examination papers and some tips for learning them.

Learning tips:

Is your child artistic? Make flip cards. Buy coloured card and get them to cut our squares and write the word on one side and a definition on the other. Play vocabulary games with them.

Does your child like to be the one in control? Let them test you on the meaning of words and get them to explain the words you get wrong .

Is your child a techno whiz? There are a million apps for vocabulary expansion. Get your child to play at least once a day. Small doses frequently has been proven to improve vocabulary much more than giant, off putting chunks.

Is your child visual? (And are you very patient!) Try acting out the different words in a charades style affair.

Your child should be learning a new word a day minimum.

Buy a fun word calendar.

Here are some of the words:

CURIOUS

PERISH

ARTICLE

ANXIOUS

CORRECT

DOSE

WORTHY

DISTINCT

LIMB

ABUNDANT

DISTRESS

ERECT

APPEAL

STRESS

ELECT

BRIEF

OCCUR

HALT

SUBMIT

OCCUPY

CEASE

AROUSE

HOLLOW

MERE

WITHER

COMPANY

SINCERE

DENY

COMPANION

LATTER

LIBERAL

GRIEVE

MODEST

FUND

RESTORE

DISPUTE

PIONEER

BOX

RURAL

REPENT

VESSEL

MORTAL

CONSENT

RARE

SELDOM

CONTEMPT

LODGE

RETAIN

CONCLUDE

DIN

OATH

CONVINCE

STOUT

PROCURE

SOW

scri ptURE

ENDURE

CONSIST

EARNEST

CLAMPED

BUZZED

FROWNED UPON

CONTINUOUS

OVERGROWN

DECEPTIVE

BRISK

COSY

REFRESHING

UNINSPIRED

ENCRYPTION

SCORNFULLY

UNVEILING

CONTRASTING

IMMINENT

RENOVATED

TRANSMITTING

SINISTER

EMULOUSLY

AFFIRMATIVE

DINGY

SORDID

DISTAINED

RAVAGES

OBEY

DISOBEY

INDIGNANT

COURTEOUS

SELFISH

ENCOURAGING

SECLUSION

PROGRESSIVE

RAMBLED

CONSCIENCE

BENIGN

DELIBERATE

SHUN

INCESSANT

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