a word that has the same or similar meaning to another word

a word that has the opposite meaning to another word

the study of the origin of words and the ways their meanings have changed over time

a word or words that connects a sentence to a noun or noun phrase to help show where, when or why something is happening

a word that can describe a verb or an adjective

Synonyms, antonyms, prepositions and adverbs

English

In this unit, pupils revise the previously-taught content of determiners, fronted adverbials, synonyms and antonyms as well as previous learning around parenthesis.

In 'Key grammar terminology', pupils learnt the key knowledge around determiners, fronted adverbials, synonyms and antonyms. In this unit, pupils will revise this previously-taught content as well as previous learning around parenthesis.

In this unit, pupils review previous learning about four types of determiner and fronted adverbials. They also review using brackets, dashes and commas for parenthesis and how to use synonyms and antonyms effectively as well as learning about new functions of prepositions and adverbs.

Key terminology, including determiners, fronted adverbials and parenthesis

Which two of the following sentences contain a preposition? 

Which of the following can an adverb describe?

Glasgow (a city in Scotland) has a population of 600,000.

The eagle swooped – like a lightning bolt – onto its prey.

Glasgow, a city in Scotland, has a population of 600,000.

Match the sentence to the punctuation used for its parenthesis. 

could be removed and the sentence would still make sense

Which of the following could complete this sentence? 'All kinds of parenthesis __________.'

New York a city in the USA is not the country's capital city. 

A sword razor-sharp and jagged slashed through the curtains. 

My older brother a hairdresser still lives at our house. 

Tick the sentence that would most suit brackets to indicate the parenthesis. 

Match the type of punctuation for parenthesis to the type of text it is used in. 

The hill a pleasant, grassy mound sits just outside the village. 

Tick the sentence that could include dashes to show parenthesis. 

It is showing a strong emotion or description. 

Why should this sentence use commas for parenthesis and not dashes? 'The hill a pleasant, grassy mound sits just outside the village. '

Starter Quiz