Word analysis

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Preschool skills

  1. R.1
    Sort objects into categories
  2. R.2
    Which one is not like the others?

Foundation skills

  1. BB.1
    Sort objects into categories
  2. BB.2
    Which one is not like the others?
  3. CC.1
    Multiple-meaning words with pictures

Year 1 skills

  1. Q.2
    Put two syllables together to create a word: harder
  2. W.1
    Sort words into categories
  3. W.2
    Which word is not like the others?
  4. Y.1
    Multiple-meaning words with pictures
  5. Z.1
    Find the words with related meanings
  6. Z.2
    Describe the difference between related words
  7. Z.3
    Order related words based on meaning
  8. AA.1
    Use words with prefixes and suffixes
  9. AA.2
    Understand words with prefixes and suffixes

Year 2 skills

  1. L.2
    Put two syllables together to create a word: harder
  2. AA.2
    Identify base words, prefixes and suffixes
  3. AA.3
    Determine the meaning of a word with pre-, re- or mis-
  4. AA.4
    Use the prefixes pre-, re- and mis-
  5. AA.5
    Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less
  6. AA.6
    Prefixes and suffixes: review
  7. BB.1
    Form compound words
  8. BB.2
    Form and use compound words
  9. CC.1
    Sort words into categories
  10. CC.2
    Which word is not like the others?
  11. DD.1
    Choose the synonym
  12. DD.2
    Find synonyms in context
  13. DD.3
    Choose the antonym
  14. DD.4
    Which sentence uses an antonym?
  15. DD.5
    Find antonyms in context
  16. DD.6
    Which sentence has the same meaning?
  17. EE.1
    Homophones with pictures
  18. EE.2
    Identify homophones
  19. EE.3
    Use the correct homophone
  20. FF.1
    Multiple-meaning words with pictures
  21. GG.1
    Find the words with related meanings
  22. GG.2
    Describe the difference between related words
  23. GG.3
    Order related words based on meaning

Year 3 skills

  1. E.1
    Spell the sight word
  2. Z.1
    Identify base words, prefixes and suffixes
  3. Z.2
    Determine the meaning of a word with pre-, re- or mis-
  4. Z.3
    Use the prefixes pre-, re- and mis-
  5. Z.4
    Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less
  6. Z.5
    Determine the meaning of a word with -ly or -ness
  7. Z.6
    Determine the meaning of a word with -able or -ment
  8. Z.7
    Determine the meaning of a word with a suffix: review
  9. Z.8
    Determine the meanings of words with prefixes and suffixes: review
  10. AA.1
    Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words
  11. AA.2
    Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots
  12. AA.3
    Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots
  13. BB.1
    Form compound words
  14. BB.2
    Form and use compound words
  15. DD.1
    Choose the synonym
  16. DD.2
    Which sentence has the same meaning?
  17. DD.3
    Find synonyms in context
  18. DD.4
    Choose the antonym
  19. DD.5
    Which sentence uses an antonym?
  20. DD.6
    Find antonyms in context
  21. EE.1
    Homophones with pictures
  22. EE.2
    Identify homophones
  23. EE.3
    Use the correct homophone
  24. FF.1
    Which definition matches the sentence?
  25. FF.2
    Which sentence matches the definition?

Year 4 skills

  1. T.1
    Identify base words, prefixes and suffixes
  2. T.2
    Determine the meaning of a word with pre-, re- or mis-
  3. T.3
    Use the prefixes pre-, re- and mis-
  4. T.4
    Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less
  5. T.5
    Determine the meaning of a word with -ly or -ness
  6. T.6
    Determine the meaning of a word with -able or -ment
  7. T.7
    Determine the meaning of a word with a suffix: review
  8. T.8
    Determine the meanings of words with prefixes and suffixes: review
  9. U.1
    Sort words by shared Greek or Latin roots
  10. U.2
    Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words
  11. U.3
    Use the meanings of words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots
  12. U.4
    Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots
  13. U.5
    Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots
  14. U.6
    Match words with Greek and Latin roots to their meanings
  15. V.1
    Form compound words
  16. V.2
    Form and use compound words
  17. X.1
    Choose the synonym
  18. X.2
    Which sentence has the same meaning?
  19. X.3
    Find synonyms in context
  20. X.4
    Choose the antonym
  21. X.5
    Which sentence uses an antonym?
  22. X.6
    Find antonyms in context
  23. Y.1
    Homophones with pictures
  24. Y.2
    Identify homophones
  25. Y.3
    Use the correct homophone
  26. Z.1
    Which definition matches the sentence?
  27. Z.2
    Which sentence matches the definition?

Year 5 skills

  1. U.1
    Words with pre-
  2. U.2
    Words with re-
  3. U.3
    Words with sub-
  4. U.4
    Words with mis-
  5. U.5
    Words with un-, dis-, in-, im- and non-
  6. U.6
    Words with -ful
  7. U.7
    Words with -less
  8. U.8
    Words with -able and -ible
  9. V.1
    Sort words by shared Greek or Latin roots
  10. V.2
    Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words
  11. V.3
    Use the meanings of words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots
  12. V.4
    Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots
  13. V.5
    Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots
  14. V.6
    Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots
  15. V.7
    Match words with Greek and Latin roots to their meanings
  16. X.1
    Choose the synonym
  17. X.2
    Find synonyms in context
  18. X.3
    Choose the antonym
  19. X.4
    Find antonyms in context
  20. Y.1
    Analogies
  21. Z.1
    Use the correct homophone
  22. AA.1
    Which definition matches the sentence?
  23. AA.2
    Which sentence matches the definition?

Year 6 skills

  1. O.1
    Words with pre-
  2. O.2
    Words with re-
  3. O.3
    Words with sub-
  4. O.4
    Words with mis-
  5. O.5
    Words with un-, dis-, in-, im- and non-
  6. O.6
    Words with -ful
  7. O.7
    Words with -less
  8. O.8
    Words with -able and -ible
  9. P.1
    Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words
  10. P.2
    Use the meanings of words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots
  11. P.3
    Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots
  12. P.4
    Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots
  13. P.5
    Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots
  14. Q.1
    Choose the synonym
  15. Q.2
    Find synonyms in context
  16. Q.3
    Choose the antonym
  17. Q.4
    Find antonyms in context
  18. R.1
    Use the correct homophone
  19. R.2
    Which definition matches the sentence?
  20. R.3
    Which sentence matches the definition?
  21. T.1
    Analogies
  22. T.2
    Analogies: challenge

Year 7 skills

  1. O.1
    Words with pre-
  2. O.2
    Words with re-
  3. O.3
    Words with sub-
  4. O.4
    Words with mis-
  5. O.5
    Words with un-, dis-, in-, im- and non-
  6. O.6
    Words with -ful
  7. O.7
    Words with -less
  8. O.8
    Words with -able and -ible
  9. P.1
    Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words
  10. P.2
    Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots
  11. P.3
    Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots
  12. P.4
    Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots
  13. Q.1
    Choose the synonym
  14. Q.2
    Choose the antonym
  15. R.1
    Use the correct homophone
  16. T.1
    Analogies
  17. T.2
    Analogies: challenge
  18. U.2
    Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context
  19. U.3
    Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in context
  20. U.4
    Use context to identify the meaning of a word
  21. V.1
    Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures

Year 8 skills

  1. P.1
    Words with pre-
  2. P.2
    Words with re-
  3. P.3
    Words with sub-
  4. P.4
    Words with mis-
  5. P.5
    Words with un-, dis-, in-, im- and non-
  6. P.6
    Words with -ful
  7. P.7
    Words with -less
  8. P.8
    Words with -able and -ible
  9. Q.1
    Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words
  10. Q.2
    Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots
  11. Q.3
    Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots
  12. Q.4
    Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots
  13. R.1
    Choose the synonym
  14. R.2
    Choose the antonym
  15. T.1
    Use the correct homophone
  16. U.1
    Analogies
  17. U.2
    Analogies: challenge
  18. V.2
    Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context
  19. V.3
    Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in context
  20. V.4
    Use context to identify the meaning of a word
  21. W.1
    Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures

Year 9 skills

  1. O.1
    Word pattern analogies
  2. O.2
    Word pattern sentences
  3. O.3
    Words with pre-
  4. O.4
    Words with re-
  5. O.5
    Words with sub-
  6. O.6
    Words with mis-
  7. O.7
    Words with un-, dis-, in-, im- and non-
  8. O.8
    Words with -ful
  9. O.9
    Words with -less
  10. O.10
    Words with -able and -ible
  11. P.1
    Sort words by shared Greek or Latin roots
  12. P.2
    Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words
  13. P.3
    Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots
  14. P.4
    Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots
  15. P.5
    Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots
  16. Q.1
    Use the correct homophone
  17. Q.2
    Identify and correct errors with homophones
  18. R.1
    Use etymologies to determine the meanings of words
  19. R.2
    Use context as a clue to the meanings of foreign expressions
  20. T.1
    Analogies
  21. T.2
    Analogies: challenge
  22. U.1
    Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context
  23. U.2
    Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in context
  24. U.3
    Use context to identify the meaning of a word

Year 10 skills

  1. O.1
    Word pattern analogies
  2. O.2
    Word pattern sentences
  3. O.3
    Words with pre-
  4. O.4
    Words with re-
  5. O.5
    Words with sub-
  6. O.6
    Words with mis-
  7. O.7
    Words with un-, dis-, in-, im- and non-
  8. O.8
    Words with -ful
  9. O.9
    Words with -less
  10. O.10
    Words with -able and -ible
  11. P.1
    Sort words by shared Greek or Latin roots
  12. P.2
    Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words
  13. P.3
    Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots
  14. P.4
    Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots
  15. P.5
    Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots
  16. Q.1
    Use the correct homophone
  17. Q.2
    Identify and correct errors with homophones
  18. R.1
    Use etymologies to determine the meanings of words
  19. R.2
    Use context as a clue to the meanings of foreign expressions
  20. T.1
    Analogies
  21. T.2
    Analogies: challenge
  22. U.1
    Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context
  23. U.2
    Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in context
  24. U.3
    Use context to identify the meaning of a word

Year 11 skills

  1. M.1
    Prefixes
  2. M.2
    Suffixes
  3. M.3
    Word pattern analogies
  4. M.4
    Word pattern sentences
  5. N.1
    Sort words by shared Greek or Latin roots
  6. N.2
    Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words
  7. N.3
    Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots
  8. N.4
    Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots
  9. N.5
    Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots
  10. O.1
    Use the correct homophone
  11. O.2
    Identify and correct errors with homophones
  12. P.1
    Use etymologies to determine the meanings of words
  13. P.2
    Use context as a clue to the meanings of foreign expressions
  14. R.1
    Analogies
  15. R.2
    Analogies: challenge
  16. S.1
    Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context
  17. S.2
    Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in context
  18. S.3
    Use context to identify the meaning of a word
  19. S.4
    Domain-specific vocabulary in context: science and technical subjects

Year 12 skills

  1. M.1
    Prefixes
  2. M.2
    Suffixes
  3. M.3
    Word pattern analogies
  4. M.4
    Word pattern sentences
  5. N.1
    Sort words by shared Greek or Latin roots
  6. N.2
    Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words
  7. N.3
    Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots
  8. N.4
    Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots
  9. N.5
    Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots
  10. O.1
    Use the correct homophone
  11. O.2
    Identify and correct errors with homophones
  12. P.1
    Use etymologies to determine the meanings of words
  13. P.2
    Use context as a clue to the meanings of foreign expressions
  14. R.1
    Analogies
  15. R.2
    Analogies: challenge
  16. S.1
    Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context
  17. S.2
    Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in context
  18. S.3
    Use context to identify the meaning of a word
  19. S.4
    Domain-specific vocabulary in context: science and technical subjects