Synonyms & Antonyms

Years 5 & 6 · Building an ambitious vocabulary

FOR
Children in Years 5 and 6 learning to use synonyms and antonyms to build cohesion, avoid repetition and choose precise vocabulary — a National Curriculum requirement and a skill assessed in the KS2 SPaG papers and rewarded in writing.

WHAT’S INSIDE
• Clear explanations of synonyms and antonyms, with worked examples
• Using a synonym to avoid repetition and add precision
• Matching, sorting and ‘shades of meaning’ tasks
• Prefixes that make antonyms (un-, dis-, in-, im-)
• Editing and writing tasks in the SATs style
• Full answer key and teacher / parent guidance notes