11+ Vocabulary Builder Study Notes
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Alphabetical Order
Order words like a dictionary — letter-by-letter ranking, ties broken by the next letter.
Anagram Pairs
Spot the two words that use exactly the same letters rearranged.
Antonyms
Pick the word that means the opposite — direct opposites and contextual antonyms.
Antonym Pairs
Find the pair of words in a list that are antonyms of each other.
Combi-Words
Combine two short words or fragments to make a single new word.
Spelling Errors
Identify the misspelt word in a set — common 11+ traps including 'ie/ei', double letters, silent letters.
Synonyms
Pick the word with the closest meaning to the given word.
Synonym Sets
Find the pair of words in a list that mean the same thing.
Word Out
Identify the hidden word with one or more letters missing.
Word Meanings
Match a word to its dictionary definition — vocabulary recognition across a wide register.
Fill the Gap
Choose the word that best completes a sentence — tests vocabulary in context.
Homophones & Homonyms
Tell apart words that sound alike (homophones) or look alike with different meanings (homonyms).
Odd One Out
Spot the word that doesn't fit the group — by meaning, category, or word family.
Word Connections
Work out the relationship between word pairs — synonyms, antonyms, part-whole, function.
Prefixes & Suffixes
Use common prefixes and suffixes to work out unfamiliar word meanings.
Collocations
Pick the word that naturally pairs with another — collocations native speakers use.
Word Forms
Choose the right form of a word — noun, verb, adjective, adverb — to fit the sentence.
Idioms & Phrases
Recognise the figurative meaning behind common English idioms and set phrases.
Contextual Meaning
Work out which sense of a word is being used by reading the surrounding sentence.
Shades of Meaning
Pick the precise word among near-synonyms — intensity, formality, and connotation.
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