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Blaxcell Street Public School

VOCABULARY SCOPE and SEQUENCE

KINDERGARTEN

Unit of Inquiry Maths My friends and me Number M&D P&A S&G

rules learner safe respectful 5 L’s friend cooperation

feelings caring like dislike communication timetable happy

please thank you manners class turns sharing

how much how many number take away minus add to plus how many left share group rows of half equal

data objects groups sort compare collect organise display length measure make long short high tall low far near close surface inside outside bigger than smaller than same as heavy light hard to push hard to pull time day time night time yesterday today

pattern copy continue shape same as different to

flat round curved colour size shape circle square triangle rectangle in front behind under

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Expected General Knowledge

Term 1 Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4

School Words Colours Families Feelings Time teacher friend student class casual teacher desk table chair classroom principal deputy principal pencil case backpack hook hallway

canteen hall library oval COLA uniform hat floor (come to the floor) office sick bay hallway play equipment community language

colours (all colours including rare ones) rainbow mix paint shade tint pencils paint brush colour wheel paper draw

Mum dad sister brother cousin relative grandparents aunt uncle mother father baby

sad happy joyful excited jealous angry mad scared afraid

worried nervous hurt

time date calendar day time night time yesterday today tomorrow before after next morning afternoon lunch time

days of the week months of year o’clock weekend week weekday seasons month year long time short time quick slow clock

Nursery Rhymes Term 2 Food Clothing Revision nursery rhyme letter Word (Words that arise from popular/common nursery rhymes)

sentence full stop capital letter lower case start beginning end

fruit (all fruit) vegetable (all vegetables) bread (all forms) recess dinner breakfast supper/tea

meat (all forms) drinks (all forms) lunch dessert/ pudding cereal

jumper uniform socks shoes (all kinds) shirt jacket hood gloves

skirt cap hats scarves dress coat overalls shorts

Prefixes and Suffixes

un ed (past tense) s es (plural) unhappy unusual unfair unequal unable unpack

unlucky unkind unplug unzip unknown

jumped hopped walked skipped rolled locked looked

(Use plurals of words used in phonics lessons) cats dogs hats nests trees mates

Shades of Meaning Words for

Big Words for

Small Words for

Hot Words for

Cold Words for

Good Words for

Get Words for

Happy Words for

Sad Words for

Like Words for Don’t Like

big huge large giant

enormous

small tiny little

hot boiling warm

burning

cold freezing

chilly cool

nice good kind fine well

get receive obtain collect

happy joyful

cheerful

sad unhappy miserable

like enjoy love

favourite

don’t like yuk

dislike hate


Sayings and Idioms

A dog is man’s best friend. Better safe than sorry.

The early bird gets the worm.

Look before you leap. (It’s) raining cats and dogs.

Practice makes perfect.


YEAR 1

Unit of Inquiry Maths xx Number M&D P&A S&G

REVISE KINDERGARTEN

estimate round off round up and (plus) place (value) place value difference take away add (addition) subtract (subtraction) multiply (multiplication) share divide (division) equal groups minus counting on add odd even half quarter about (estimate) more than less than whole part of equal parts three quarters same different

REVISE KINDERGARTEN

might certain probably unlikely likely could impossible possible popular most least data collect record display graph column picture graph tally mark symbols words base line same size represent metre centimetre half metre estimate end to end full gap empty overlap heavy cover half full area weight weigh light heavier heaviest container stack lighter lightest o’clock hour hand minute hand calendar

REVISE KINDERGARTEN

is the same as equal true false

REVISE KINDERGARTEN

2D hexagon rhombus trapezium 3D cube cone cylinder sphere prism face edge corner symmetry flipping sliding turning vertical horizontal left right between

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Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4

Farm Animals My House All About Books Magic and Make Believe farm farmer wife fence paddock field hay crop grow tractor truck harvest barn plow plough milking

Animals (all zoo animals) zoo keeper cage fence gate children feeding signs path shows audience escape animal (all farm animals

kitchen dining room lounge room living room laundry family room TV room bedroom front lawn backyard fence gate

master bedroom bathroom ensuite toilet washroom verandah balcony garage driveway letterbox pool barbecue pergola

book cover back cover title author illustrator page text spine

blurb library librarian fiction non fiction borrow revisit words from week 5

magic make believe wand spell cauldron cat witch broomstick giant

monster troll fairy king queen prince princess duke knight

Family (extended) Seasons and Weather Feelings (detailed) Occupations grandmother grandfather stepmother stepfather

great grandmother great grandfather great (all possible)

summer winter autumn spring fine sunny

raining stormy over cast hazy cloudy windy

Revise Kindergarten disappointed anxious bored patient impatient

panic tense nervous frustrated

teacher nurse doctor dentist truck driver shop assistant computer technician

police officer firefighter gardener factory worker office worker

Prefixes and Suffixes and Usage un (revise) dis ing ly

dishonest disagree dislike disgrace

disobey distaste disconnect disclose

disown disrespect disappear disinfect disadvantage

disability disinterested disapprove disarm disappoint

running jumping singing dancing hopping crying

flying moving walking shouting learning eating

beautifully amazingly truly slowly quickly sadly

happily sweetly horribly terribly sensibly honestly

contractions simple compound words it is

I am he is/ he has

she is/ she has

it’s I’m he’s she’s

here is where is

what is who is

here’s where’s what’s who’s

football cupcake

handbag playground

backpack schoolbag


Words for magic

Words for angry

Words for happy

Words for hot

Words for cold

Words for good

Words for evil

Words for forest

Words for king

Words for cute

magic hocus pocus enchanted trick trickery

angry mad cranky furious

happy joyful glad cheerful

hot boiling warm burning

cold freezing chilly cool

good excellent fine well

bad evil wicked

forest wood woodland bush

king emperor sultan tsar ruler

cute pretty charming adorable sweet

Sayings and Idioms

An apple a day keeps the doctor away. Do unto others as you would have do unto you.

Fish out of water. Hit the nail on the head.

Two heads are better than one.

The more the merrier. Sour grapes.

There’s no place like home. Let the cat out of the bag. Keep your fingers crossed.


YEAR 2


REVISE YEAR 1

how much how many number take away add to plus how many left share group rows of half equal sum equation calculate amount estimate greater than less than minus subtract multiply odd even remainder

REVISE YEAR 1

data objects groups sort compare collect organise display length measure make long short high tall low far near close seconds (time) half past centimetre metre dimension quantity amount width height breadth graph diagram axis tally table column row

REVISE YEAR 1

pattern copy continue shape same as different to amount difference solve chance numeral pair

REVISE YEAR 1

flat round curved colour size shape circle square triangle rectangle in front behind octagon heptagon equilateral regular protractor compass pyramid prism angle vertex corner vertical diagonal horizontal sphere parallel symmetry circumference base

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School Words (detail) Fruit and Vegetables Body Parts (detailed) Comparisons teacher friend student class casual teacher desk table chair classroom principal deputy principal pencil case backpack hook hallway

canteen hall library oval COLA uniform hat floor (come to the floor) office sick bay hallway play equipment community language

apricot apple banana berry cherry grape lemon mandarin orange pear peach pineapple plum raspberry rockmelon strawberry watermelon

beans beetroot broccoli cabbage carrot cauliflower celery corn cucumber eggplant garlic lettuce onion peas pumpkin spinach tomato

skull bones veins arteries muscles skin nails ligaments tendons shins calves knee cap knuckles

elbows forearm palm rib cage lungs palate taste buds ear drum skeleton nerves circulatory system blood

like same both similar most important similarly as too in common as well as

although however differ unlike even though yet but instead on the other hand whereas while unless

Utensils Geographical Terms Position Furniture whisk spoon fork pan pot saucepan frying pan cup mug glass plate bowl grater colander scissors ladle masher peeler

dish jug pitcher chopping board knife sieve rolling pin scales scoop spatula tongs oven mitts chopsticks straw mixing bowl measuring cup/spoon

country map state continent north south east west northeast northwest southeast southwest

globe grid hemisphere key/legend navigate altitude atlas border compass equator scale route survey (verb)

next to there here underneath over beside beyond beneath alongside inside outside opposite start end

near far close closer further farther down forward past left right toward up

bed bench/counter bookcase bookshelf bunk chair closet cabinet coffee table cot couch drawer dresser

lamp table stool hammock mirror sofa recliner ottoman buffet hutch desk filing cabinet cupboard


Prefixes and Suffixes and Usage

non over ible able ness nonfiction nonsense non stop non toxic non verbal

non smoking non stick non slip non essential non profit

overcoat overall overcooked overdressed overflow overdue

overdone overdose overboard overdrive overdrawn overcast

digestible edible possible invisible responsible legible reversible

capable breakable comfortable curable achievable available agreeable

brightness bitterness happiness sadness senseless careless cleanliness goodness

craziness fitness speechless defenceless illness laziness silliness

(revise) un dis contractions compound words

unhappy unbearable unreliable unthinkable

disrespect disregard disorient

I will you will he will

she will we will

they will

I’ll you’ll he’ll she’ll we’ll they’ll

I would you would he would

she would we would

they would

I’d you’d he’d she’d we’d they’ll

cowboy aircraft grandchild railroad/way flashlight shoelace

playground sailboat butterfly football campsite starfish

Shades of Meaning

Words for angry

Words for

beautiful

Words for ugly

Words for shiny

Words for ...and

then

Words for smell

Words for said

Words for friendly

Words for

noisy

Words quiet

angry mad

cranky furious

beautiful gorgeous attractive stunning

pretty

ugly plain

unsightly unattractive

hideous vile

shiny shimmering glistening glittering sparkling gleaming

and then after that

next

smell whiff stink

stench scent

perfume odour

said whispered shouted laughed yelled

suggested

friendly kind

helpful caring

noisy loud

boisterous booming blustering deafening

quiet speechless

soft silent calm still

Sayings and Idioms

If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. Never leave till tomorrow what you can do today.

Wolf in sheep’s clothing. Better late than never.

Don’t cry over spilt milk. Get out of the wrong side of the bed.

Turn over a new leaf.

Practise what you preach. Easier said than done.

Back to the drawing board. Cold feet.

In hot water. Don’t judge a book by its cover.

Actions speak louder than words.


YEAR 3


REVISE Year 2 tens hundreds thousands addition subtraction multiplication subtraction algorithm fraction numerator denominator algorithm difference place value multiples halves quarters eighths Newman’s

REVISE Year 2 increase decrease array table graph vertical columns horizontal bars axes millimetres centimetres metres kilometres distance

REVISE Year 2 square centimetres square metres surface measuring estimate record smaller than the same as bigger than area capacity volume heavier than lighter than measure litres millilitres convert cubed grams kilogram

REVISE Year 2 three dimensional prisms cylinders pyramids cones spheres depth base tessellations two dimensional pentagon octagon parallelogram symmetry frame reflecting translating rotating direction North South East West map location

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Body Parts Geographical Terms Animals and Offspring Homophones windpipe stomach tongue nerve bone

ear head heart body skin

continent country state city town village suburb climate

minerals population energy economy Australia

goose (f) gander (m) gosling (baby) horse - mare (f) stallion (m) pony (baby) lioness (f) lion (m) cub (baby) rabbit - doe (f) buck (m) bunny (baby) sheep - ewe (f) ram (m) lamb (baby)

goat- nanny (f) billy (m) kid (baby) swan – pen (f) cod (m) cygnet (baby) duck (f) drake (m) duckling (baby) vixen (f) fox (m) cub (baby) kangaroo – doe (f) buck (m) joey (baby)

scent sail sea

route roe

rode real

rein reign ring taut tax

sent sale see root row road reel rain wring taught tacks

Feelings/Emotions Eponyms Palindromes Onomatopoeia anxiety ecstasy tender remorse guilt

betrayal revenge forgiveness tragedy peri shame

hover Braille cardigan diesel fudge leotard magnolia saxophone

Frisbee bloomers boycott Ferris wheel guillotine pasteurize sandwich

eve civic deed did madam

race car sees radar noon bob Anna Otto

howl squeak bang bong burp whoopee hiss moo

chirp clatter clip clop crack ding dong sizzle zoom

Prefixes and Suffixes and Usage

(revise) un dis non re ly (revise) ful

revise previous learning

reinvent reread resend review rebound remark recover recount

repeat rebound release return rethink retell replace reform

quickly shortly interestingly lovingly

carefully skilfully meaningfully cautiously etc.

useful careful skilful meaningful

pitiful beautiful plentiful meaningful etc.

contractions de in/il less

cannot do not

would not could not

should not are not

were not had not will not

can’t don’t wouldn’t couldn’t shouldn’t aren’t weren’t hadn’t won’t

debate debrief debug decode defend decay deport

decrease delight deflect decamp decease defeat

inattentive incurable indecent indirect infinity etc

illegal illegible illicit illiteracy illusion etc.

useless illness fearless tireless careless

neatness fussiness fruitless etc.


mis co anti pre

misadventure misbehave mishap mistaken misread

mischief misbelieve misspelled etc.

cooperate cooperative coauthor copilot collision collapse

coeducation coordinate collude colleague

antiaircraft antibody antilock antibiotic anticlimax anticrime antifreeze

antihero anti-inflammatory antimagnetic antismoking antisocial

preheat prepay prewash preview preapproved prehistoric prevent predict

prejudge precede precede prepare prejudge preclude predate

words for good

words for evil

words for ugly

words for beautiful

words for angry

words for happy

words for big

words for small

words for naughty

words for friendly

pleasant fine acceptable ace admirable agreeable commendable sound satisfactory solid

atrocious flagitious grievous monstrous unrighteous wicked dark sinister corruptive despicable

unsightly plain unattractive hideous repulsive vile horrible

attractive pretty lovely fair elegant ravishing good-looking stunning gorgeous

furious annoyed irritated vexed displeased enraged incensed mad irate livid fuming piqued cross peeved

joyful pleased contented glad ecstatic elated cheerful merry jolly delighted gleeful

large great huge massive enormous immense colossal gigantic vast mammoth gargantuan

microscopic little minute petite wee teensy infinitesimal

bad difficult misbehave disobedient mischievous rascally undisciplined wild uncompliant rebellious

kind cordial sociable benevolent amicable affable understanding

words for

words for

words for

words for

words for

Sayings and Idioms

His bark is worse than his bite. Beat around the bush.

Beggars can’t be choosers. Clean bill of health.

A feather in your cap. Last straw. The straw that broke the camel’s back.

Let bygones be bygones.

Rule the roost. When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

Rome wasn’t built in a day. On its last legs.

Beauty is only skin deep. Don’t count your chickens before they hatch.

Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.


YEAR 4

Unit of Inquiry Maths Lost in Space! Number M&D P&A S&G

satellite eclipse galaxy gravity asteroid meteor moon orbit comet

Earth Jupiter Mars Venus Saturn Uranus Pluto Mercury Neptune

moon sun solar system crater gas mythology star telescope universe

astronomy space eclipse Galileo hemisphere planet phases revolution rotation

tens hundreds thousands addition subtraction multiplication subtraction algorithm fraction numerator denominator algorithm difference place value multiples halves quarters eighths Newman’s

increase decrease array table graph vertical columns horizontal bars axes millimetres centimetres metres kilometres distance

square centimetres square metres surface measuring estimate record smaller than the same as bigger than area capacity volume heavier than lighter than measure litres millilitres convert cubed grams kilogram

three dimensional prisms cylinders pyramids cones spheres depth base tessellations two dimensional pentagon octagon parallelogram symmetry frame reflecting translating rotating direction North South East West map location

What a disaster! emergency evacuate hurricane cyclone flood earthquake drought destruction

tornadoes tsunami bushfire powerful rotating quickly violent survival

shaking swirling destructive wave eruption pollution war

environmental hazards industrial disasters fires warning shelter escape explosion

Liveable Cities city country community park playground shopping centre house apartment

Granville Blaxcell Street Parramatta Sydney Auburn suburb road street

intersection work live hospital church mosque temple

street directory map town neighbourhood neighbour building harbour

Super Heroes Fact and Fiction hero villain fact fiction pirate superhero good evil

powers protect revenge victim distress help save




Body Parts Bodies of Water Faraway places Old Australia Revise Previous Learning ear windpipe head hear body tooth skin finger blood

stomach tongue nerve hand eye bone mind brain

river lake ocean dam creek stream puddle loch sea torrent pool

glacier steam flood lagoon pond the deep aquatic marine swamp

forest castle dungeon pit galaxy land swamp woods rainforest fortress

fortress billy billabong stocks colony damper bush ranger drovers convicts swag camp Matilda

gold rush

Feelings Your Neighbourhood Places to go on the weekend Body Part Expressions Revise Previous Learning hug grief love trust danger flirt marry tease

crafty heartless melancholy sneaky wicked

house home unit shopping centre park playground street footpath doctor hospital

school petrol station Parramatta Guilford train station bus stop crossing Granville

park BBQ beach playground zoo aquarium shopping centre swimming pool movies

relatives picnic bike riding gallery museum

Be hot bloody Fight tooth and nail Get a cold shoulder Get a foot in the door Get a tongue lashing Get elbow room Go arm-in-arm Have a big mouth Have a nose for news

Have a warm heart Have sticky fingers Head’s up! See eyeball to eyeball To get an earful To have guts Toe the line Win by a hair

Prefixes and Suffixes and Usage ad (ac af ag a al an ap as at) ic ible able ian/ or al/ial

adhere adopt adventure account accurate

affront affirm affect aggressive alleviate annotate

assemble assign attempt

academic music civic classic elastic public romantic symbolic

accessible collapsible responsible comprehensible convertible corruptible edible flexible

answerable approachable bearable comfortable drinkable enjoyable excitable forgivable

magician seminarian librarian politician electrician veterinarian musician Egyptian

abdominal emotional natural regional nocturnal optional dental lateral etc.

ology phobia ist ish anthology archaeology astrology biology cardiology chronology

cosmology criminology ecology geology ornithology radiology etc.

arachnophobia ailurophobia acrophobia haemophobia hydrophobia

ornithphobia photophobia xenophobia zoophobia etc.

artist pianist alarmist astrologist activist cartoonist conformist

cyclist feminist dentist chemist Baptist cellist violinis

stylish foolish bluish bookish garish Swedish

freakish devilish Spanish softish sweetish sluggish skittish


creating diminutives contractions troublesome homophones ary ish boyish girlish childish reddish smallish ling darling gosling underling

ette kitchenette rosette mini minibike minibus minimarket miniskirt minivan

you are we are

they are I have

you have we have

they have

you’re we’re they’re I’ve you’ve we’ve they’ve

their there they’re here hear by buy its it ‘s

your you’re to too two

stationary dictionary revolutionary missionary necessary anniversary library February salary

glossary mortuary seminary estuary aviary granary boundary dictionary vocabulary


gift Words for

fight Words for

hide Words for

wrong words for

clever Words for

noisy Words for

heroic Words for

funny Words for

fussy Words for

dirty gift

present award

keys to the city alms

allowance donation

tides souvenir

token offering grant

scholarship tip

fight battle war brawl combat duel conflict contention altercation clash feud fisticuffs riot scuffle dispute

hide camouflage cover eclipse obscure protect reserve stash smuggle shelter shield stow withhold

wrong mistaken

false bad

faulty incorrect

noisy boisterous booming deafening piercing ear-splitting tumultuous

heroic brave bold champion dauntless courageous gallant gutsy noble unafraid valiant lion-hearted

funny comic amusing humorous droll facetious witty entertaining hilarious

fussy finicky particular faddy pernickety difficult choosy fastidious discriminating

dirty grubby grimy filthy messy unkempt dishevelled unclean squalid

Words for get Words for move

Words for clean

Words for easy Words for different

find locate discover unearth uncover obtain acquire attain

shift budge relocate position arrange align shuffle transfer

unpolluted uncontaminated unsoiled clean sanitary hygienic fresh spotless sterile sparkling immaculate

simple effortless trouble-free uncomplicated undemanding unproblematic painless

unique unusual special distinctive atypical uncommon singular

bizaare odd zany eccentric peculiar strange outlandish

illustrious eminent distinguished celebrated impressive remarkable talented notable

brilliant vivid intense dazzling luminous gleaming shining radiant shimmering

intelligent bright clever brainy quick sharp-witted

start commence instigate activate launch embark inaugurate initiate


Sayings and Idioms

Bull in a china shop. The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Blow hot and cold. Break the ice.

Bury the hatchet. Can’t hold a candle to.

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place. Make ends meet.

Money burns a hole in your pocket. Once in a blue moon

On the warpath. One picture is worth a thousand words.

Seeing is believing. Through thick and thin.

Shipshape. Timbuktu

Two wrongs don’t make a right. When it rains, it pours.

You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make it drink. Go to pot.


YEAR 5


numeral method algorithm equation estimate round off place value addition total sum add plus subtraction minus less than take away multiply times groups of divide share equal groups proper fraction improper fraction mixed number numerator denominator divisor half quarter tenth hundredth percentage decimal whole part of convert problem-solving Newmans chance likely impossible certain

graphs interpret display tables scale key data mean average picture graph column graph line graph unit length distance perimeter kilometre metre centimetre millimetre convert area hectare square metre base perpendicular height volume capacity millilitre litre length breadth width height measure compare mass analogue timeline digital timetable timezone grams kilograms twenty-four hour time

number patterns geometric patterns table rule calculate number sentences substitute algebra missing inverse operation

three-dimensional two-dimensional prisms pyramids properties angles construct draw sketch view similarities differences shape isosceles equilateral scalene regular irregular description radius diameter circumference symmetry axis rotational symmetry enlarge reduce classifies arms vertex right angle acute angle obtuse angle straight angle reflex angle straight angle revolution parallelogram intersecting position coordinates locates map grid

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Sci-Fi Geographical Terms Hobbies Weird and Wonderful Animals

android black hole cyborg force field laser mission ray-gun death ray

galactic empires lunar colony mutant humanoid interstellar parallel world mind swap bionic

continents africa antarctica asia europe north america south america pacific ocean indian ocean ice caps

globe land forms states satellite city town village seas lakes valleys

coin collecting gardening pets sailing working on cars bird watching hiking writing reading

camping book collecting knitting crocheting photography stamp collecting sports fan puppetry quilting

stinkpot turtle southern hairy-nosed wombat lump-nosed bat dung beetles eastern spotted skunk nine-banded armadillo

south american ornate horned frog bridled nail-tail wallaby poison arrow frog three-toed sloth tapir spitting cobra

environment – the world around us

conflict resolution scientifically thinking word connotations

biodiversity species climate cultures minerals population tectonics earthquake tsunami

cyclone hurricane volcanic eruption global warming greenhouse effect extinction carbon dioxide water cycle

mediation win-win conflict resolution treaty peace war resolve resources

religion politics power corruption arbitration solution empathy

laboratory fusion megaton nanno atom experiment result pattern biological

cell chemicals poisonous gas liquid solid scientists

weed/plant old furniture/antique liquid/slime house/home/shack/residence/dwelling

junk/old second hand/vintage dead/passed away

Prefixes and Suffixes and Usage auto bi ex trans circum er or ar -y

addition adoption attention celebration circulation collection equation objection etc.

bisect bicycle bifocals binoculars bicentennial biplane bipolar biennial

exit exact excel excise expensive extend express export extract etc.

transform transport transcribe transpiration transatlantic transect transit transfer translate translucent transparent transfix

circle circlet circuit circulate circumference circumflex circumnavigate circumvent

dancer dreamer driver farmer swimmer writer sailor traitor tutor actor beggar burglar

greedy itchy rainy blotchy creepy fishy flabby cloudy funny etc.

pro im tele sus -ion -ar superlatives problem procedure proceed process proclaim procure production

imbalance immaterial immature immediate immense immobile immoral

teleport telephone telegram

suspect suspend suspense suspicion suspicious suspire sustain

mansion depression procession adhesion ammunition aviation adoption etc.

polar stellar secular familiar cellular circular muscular

higher highest bigger biggest larger largest slower slowest smaller smallest fatter fattest

Blaxcell Street Public School profanity etc. immortal etc. sustenance etc.

solar etc.

ment post ship hood ness (revise) counter contra shipment statement government replacement management enjoyment environment etc.

postdate postgraduate posthumous postmark postmortem postpone postscript postproduction

mateship kinship fellowship internship partnership friendship leadership championship membership ownership workmanship craftsmanship

childhood priesthood adulthood neighbourhood motherhood fatherhood knighthood falsehood babyhood boyhood sisterhood etc.

tidiness messiness cleanliness kindness fairness silliness careless etc.

counterargument counterfeit counterplot counterattack counterclockwise counterforce counterintelligence counterbalance etc

contraband contradict contravene contraband etc

correct usage Latin roots good/well between/among bring/take accept/except

fewer/less like/as affect/effect who/whom

form (to shape) port (to carry) rupt (to break) tract (to pull) scrib (to write) conform format formless formal perform reform uniform informal deform transform form formula reform inform informative transformer

airport transport carport portfolio deport teleport export reporter import important opportunity passport portal etc

abrupt bankrupt erupt disrupt corrupt rupture abrupt interrupt etc.

abstract attract attractive contract distract extract tractor traction subtract

conscript describe Scripture inscribe manuscript postscript prescribe scribble script etc.

Shades of Meaning

good evil find awful fear heroic onlooker dark good

admirable blameless charitable

dutiful ethical

exemplary honest

honourable innocent obedient

praiseworthy

evil bad

wicked villainous wretched atrocious naughty vicious

mischievous diabolical demonic sinister

fear panic terror alarm dread

trepidation nervous horror fright

apprehension qualm

foreboding

heroic brave

courageous valiant

valourous intrepid fearless

bold dauntless

daring gallant noble

onlooker bystander observer spectator watcher viewer witness

dark gloomy shady murky

tenebrous dim

obscure ghostly shady


pure respectable righteous untainted

well-behaved worthy

malicious foul

immoral vile

criminal malevolent

nasty cruel

uneasiness concern

plucky hardy

hole hoard move journey hang cute divide odd hole pit

cavity crater mine ditch

trench shaft well

abyss chasm hollow

depression dent

gather hoard collect amass

accumulate garner store

reserve stash

stockpile save

journey voyage

trip travel

passage expedition

trek adventure

safari excursion

jaunt jolly tour

outing

hang drape

fall dangle swing droop sag drop fall trail float waft

hover swing

divide separate

split part

sever cleave

cut bisect

rip detach divert slice

transect portion

odd abnormal bizarre

eccentric extraordinary

freakish incongruence

funny offbeat peculiar queer quirky

strange weird

Sayings and Idioms

Birthday suit Bite the hand that feeds you.

Count your blessings. Eat crow

Eleventh hour Eureka!

Forty winks The grass is always greener on the other side

(of the hill). To kill two birds with one stone.

Make a mountain out of a mole hill. It’s never too late to mend.

Read between the lines. Sit on the fence.

Steal his/her thunder. Take the bull by the horns.

Time heals all wounds. Tom, Dick and Harry

A watched pot never boils. What will be will be. Add insult to injury.

Vice versa Out of the frying pan and into the fire.

Every cloud has a silver lining.


YEAR 6


numeral method algorithm equation estimate round off place value addition total sum add plus subtraction minus less than take away multiply times groups of divide share equal groups proper fraction improper fraction mixed number numerator denominator divisor tenth hundredth percentage decimal convert problem-solving Newmans impossible chance likely certain

graphs interpret display tables scale key data mean average picture graph column graph line graph unit length distance perimeter kilometre metre centimetre millimetre convert area hectare square metre base perpendicular height volume capacity millilitre litre length breadth width height measure compare mass analogue timeline digital timetable kilograms timezone grams twenty-four hour time

number patterns geometric patterns table rule calculate number sentences substitute algebra missing inverse operation

three-dimensional two-dimensional prisms pyramids properties angles construct draw sketch view similarities differences shape isosceles equilateral scalene regular irregular description radius diameter circumference symmetry axis rotational symmetry enlarge reduce classifies arms vertex right angle acute angle obtuse angle straight angle reflex angle straight angle revolution parallelogram intersecting position coordinates locates map grid

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World Power Structures Whodunit Toponyms Magical/Mythical Creatures

Origins of the Days

president prime minister politician politics party labor liberal parliament government campaign vote election vito united nations (un) war peace negotiate ambassador embassy

NATO Majority Minority Caucus Nomination Poll Whip Senate House of Representatives

blackmail bug execution getaway innocent mob revolver trial bloodstain detective cop officer payoff corpse fingerprint alibi heist robbery victim b reak-in evidence gangster hustler loan shark murder private eye sentence

academy calico cashmere cologne damask cheddar denim gauze hamburger limousine tangerine Bega frankfurter manila envelope Panama hat

Cyclops dwarf genie nemesis oracle shaman unicorn centaur demigod elf gremlin leprechaun nymph siren titan wizard big foot yeti reaper banshee pixie poltergeist Pegasus ravens

dragon giant griffin mermaid sea monster sorceress troll goblin witch phoenix warlock ork hobbit serpent witch doctor angel demon fairy faerie ghoul ghost mummy vampire Dracula werewolf

Sunday - The sun’s day Monday – the moon’s day Tuesday – Tiw’s day (Tiw was the Teutonic god of war Wednesday – Woden’s day (Woden was the Norse god of the hunt) Thursday – Thor’s day (Thor was the Norse god of the sky, thunder) Friday – (Fria’s day (Fria was the wife of Thor) Saturday – Saturn’s day (Saturn was the Roman god of agriculture)

Shakespearean Phrases Origins of the Months Palindromes Collective Nouns short shift cold comfort too much of a good thing seen better days high time your own flesh and blood crack of dawn dead as a doornail laughing stock vanished into thin air tongue tied hoodwinked didn’t sleep a wink

January –In honour of Janus: Roman god with two faces, one looking forward and one looking backwards February –In honour of Februa: Roman feast of purification March –In honour of Mars: Roman god April –In reference to spring, aprilles, the Latin word for opening May –In honour of Maia: Roman goddess, mother of Mercury June –In honour of Juno: Roman July –In honour of: Roman emperor Julius Caesar August –In honour of Roman emperor Augustus Caesar

madam pip dad mum pop eve civic deed did race car Was it Eliot’s toilet I saw?

sees noon radar bob Rise to vote sir. net ten Never odd or even Was it a car or a cat I saw? Lid off a daffodil flee to me remote elf Do geese see God?

murder of crows pride of lions an army of caterpillars mob of kangaroos flock of birds flock of sheep herd of cows rookery of penguins nest of mice brood of chickens pack of dogs gaggle of geese tower of giraffes sloth of bears colony of bats skulk of foxes


September –reference to the Latin word septem meaning 7 (September was the seventh month in the Roman calendar) October – reference to the Latin word octo meaning 8 (October was the eighth month in the Roman calendar) November – reference to the Latin word novem meaning 9 (November was the ninth month in the Roman calendar) December – reference to the Latin word decem meaning 10 (December was the tenth month in the Roman calendar) Month – from the Anglo –Saxon mona (moon)

a woop of gorillas string of ponies mission of monkeys aurora of polar bears

Prefixes and Suffixes, Latin and Greek Combining Forms

under/over fore anti (revise) phone (sound) multi sub underpaid undercover understand underdressed underground underscore overpaid overdressed overhead overground overheard overheat

forebode forecast foresee foreseen forethought foreshadow foretold fortune before beforehand

antiaircraft antibody antilock antibiotic anticlimax anticrime antifreeze

antihero anti-inflammatory antimagnetic antismoking antisocial

allophone cacophony euphony geophone megaphone phoneme phonic phonogram symphony telephone xylophone

multicolour multicellular multidirectional multifaceted multiform multilayered multimedia multilevel multimillionaire multiply multistory multipurpose

submerge subcutaneous subject subconscious subirrigate subway submarine subordinate subfreezing subdue

uni bi/duo/di tri quad inter intra ly/ful/ness uniball unicellular unicorn unicycle unify unique unison unit unitard

bicuspid bicycle biennial bifocals bilingual bimonthly biped biplane biweekly dual duality duet duo dichromatic dioxide digraph

trisect trilogy triangle triathlon tricycle trio tripod

quadrangle quadrant quadriceps quadrilateral quadruple quadruplet (quads)

interactive interfere interject intermission international Internet interpersonal interpreter interrupt interstate

intravenous intrapersonal intracellular intramuscular intraocular

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poly mono ible/able mid syn/sym/syl dom ee monopoly polyarchy polygon polygraph polymorphic polypod polytheism etc.

monochromatic monocle monocycle monogram monolith monopoly monarch monotone monosyllable

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midline midnight midpoint midriff midshipman midterm midwinter midweek etc.

synagogue synapse synchronise syndicate synergy synthetic syllable syllabus symbol symmetry sympathy symphony

boredom chiefdom kingdom dukedom freedom martyrdom stardom wisdom

addressee appointee committee deportee devotee divorcee escapee guarantee Yankee


monotheism etc.

symptom symposium

refugee referee etc.

hypo (Greek) hyper(Greek) cide ate ify correct usage

hypoactive hypocrite hypodermic hypodermis hypoglycaemia hypomania hyposensitive hypotension hypothermal hypothermic hypotheses hypothetical hypoventilation

hyperactivity hyperactive hyperbola hyperbole hypochondria hypercritical hypersonic hypertension hyperthermia

fratricide fungicide herbicide homicide insecticide pesticide suicide vermicide

(verb) dedicate estimate exfoliate radiate speculate (adjective) alternate appellate compassionate immediate separate ultimate etc.

beautify certify classify dignify fortify glorify horrify identify justify magnify qualify

good/well between/among bring/take accept/except imply/infer principal/principle

fewer/less like/as affect/effect who/whom

Latin Roots

fac/fact/fect/fic (to make or do)

cur/curs/cours (to run or go)

spec/spect/spict (to see, watch)

stru/struct (to build)

dic/dict (to say, tell)

ped (foot)

grat/gre (thanks or pleasing)

affect affection artefact artificial certificate confection defect infect manufacture magnificent infection faculty efficient

concourse concur concurrent corridor courier course currency current curriculum cursive cursor excursion incursion occur racecourse succour

conspicuous despicable despise disrespect expect expectation inspect inspector perspective respect special species specimen spectacle spectator spectre spectrum suspect suspicion

construct constructive destruct industrial industry instruct instructor instrument obstruct structure superstructure

abdicate addict contradict dedicate dictate dictation dictator diction dictionary indicate indict vindictive predict verdict

biped centipede expedite expedition impede impediment millipede multiped octoped pedal pedestal pedestrian pedicure pedometer quadruped velocipede

agree agreeable agreement congratulate disagree disgrace grace grateful gratify gratitude ingrate



leader words for arrogant

words for evade

words for argue

words for start

words for jump

words for sorry

words for annoy

leader boss captain commander guide head ruler superior chief principal

cocky conceited condescending contemptuous disdainful egocentric haughty high and mighty lofty overbearing arrogant presumptuous proud scornful snobbish supercilious vain

evade hide void circumvent dodge elude sidestep shun shrink from hide

argue fight disagree bicker dispute debate feud differ haggle have words quarrel quibble row spar squabble wrangle tiff altercation barney clash

start begin commence instigate activate launch embark inaugurate initiate

leap jump spring bound vault skip hop caper gambol startle start

sorry contrite penitent remorseful regretful repentant apologetic

annoy vex pester provoke aggravate trouble anger irritate badger madden bother nark bug worry needle distress rile drive mad drive crazy trying exasperate harass hassle infuriate irk

Words for look

words for clean

words for different

words for famous

words for nasty

words for pleasant

words for smart

words for think

different unique special atypical distinctive uncommon unusual singular extraordinary

Sayings and Idioms

All for one and one for all.

Bee in your bonnet. All’s well that ends well.

A bird in the hand (is worth two in the bush). Bite the dust.

Don’t cut off your nose to spite your face. Don’t lock the stable door after the horse has

bolted.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

A friend in need is a friend indeed. He who hesitates is lost.

The leopard doesn’t change his spots. Money is the root of all evil.

Necessity is the mother of all invention. Nose out of joint.

Once bitten, twice shy.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Rome wasn’t built in a day. The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Rule of thumb. Strike while the iron is hot.

Tempest in a teapot. Truth is stranger than fiction.

A piece of cake.

CONTRADICTIONS!

While the cat is away the mice will play. Distance makes the heart grow fonder.

Many hands make light work.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.


Don’t look a gift horse in the moth. To eat humble pie.

Break a leg. Buy a lemon.

On tenterhooks. Pot calling the kettle black.

Between a rock and a hard place. Cut to the chase.

A toss-up. An axe to grind. Back seat driver. A baker’s dozen. Went for a song.

He who hesitates is lost! Only fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Practice makes perfect

Nobody’s perfect

Great minds think alike. Fools seldom differ.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Just like family.

Birds of a feather stick together. Variety is the spice of life.

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