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Short animated English lessons for children and the grown-ups helping them: words, grammar and punctuation, up to reading comprehension and the rest of 11+ English. Every lesson shows why, then gives a question to try.

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Vocabulary, then grammar and punctuation, in the order of the primary curriculum. Start at lesson 1 if your child is new to it, or aged 5–7, or open any chapter below.

Start lesson 1: Un-, dis-, mis- and re-

11+ preparation

Getting ready for the 11+

Reading comprehension, choosing the right word, spotting mistakes and writing, plus the harder vocabulary, grammar and punctuation that 11+ papers ask for. Best from Year 4 or 5, ages 9–11.

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Not sure where your child is? The English check goes topic by topic and shows what is known, what needs teaching and what needs practice.

1 Foundations ages 5–11

Words

Building vocabulary: prefixes, suffixes and roots, how words relate, and collections of useful words.

Chapter 1 Building words: prefixes, suffixes and roots Ages 5–11 · 9 lessons
  1. 1Un-, dis-, mis- and re-Ages 5–7
  2. 2-ful and -lessAges 5–7
  3. 3Making pluralsAges 5–7
  4. 4Compound wordsAges 5–7
  5. 5-ness, -ment and -lyAges 7–9
  6. 6Number prefixesAges 7–9
  7. 7Greek and Latin rootsAges 9–11
  8. 8Opposite-making prefixesAges 9–11
  9. 9Word familiesAges 7–9
Chapter 2 How words relate Ages 5–11 · 8 lessons
  1. 1SynonymsAges 5–7
  2. 2AntonymsAges 5–7
  3. 3Shades of meaningAges 7–9
  4. 4HomophonesAges 7–9
  5. 5HomographsAges 9–11
  6. 6Words often confusedAges 9–11
  7. 7Collective nounsAges 7–9
  8. 8Using context cluesAges 9–11
Chapter 3 Word collections Ages 7–11 · 11 lessons
  1. 1Words for sayingAges 7–9
  2. 2Words for movingAges 7–9
  3. 3Words for feelingsAges 7–9
  4. 4Words for lookingAges 7–9
  5. 5Words for size and amountAges 7–9
  6. 6Describing peopleAges 9–11
  7. 7Describing placesAges 9–11
  8. 8Words for timeAges 9–11
  9. 9Formal wordsAges 9–11
  10. 10IdiomsAges 9–11
  11. 11Similes and metaphorsAges 9–11

Grammar and punctuation

Word classes, sentences, tenses and punctuation, in the order of the primary curriculum.

Chapter 1 Word classes Ages 5–11 · 9 lessons
  1. 1Nouns: naming wordsAges 5–7
  2. 2Verbs: doing and being wordsAges 5–7
  3. 3AdjectivesAges 5–7
  4. 4AdverbsAges 7–9
  5. 5PronounsAges 7–9
  6. 6ConjunctionsAges 7–9
  7. 7PrepositionsAges 7–9
  8. 8DeterminersAges 7–9
  9. 9One word, many jobsAges 9–11
Chapter 2 Sentences Ages 5–11 · 8 lessons
  1. 1What is a sentence?Ages 5–7
  2. 2Four kinds of sentenceAges 5–7
  3. 3ClausesAges 7–9
  4. 4Relative clausesAges 9–11
  5. 5Fronted adverbialsAges 7–9
  6. 6Subject and verb agreeAges 7–9
  7. 7Active and passiveAges 9–11
  8. 8Formal and informalAges 9–11
Chapter 3 Tenses Ages 5–11 · 5 lessons
  1. 1Past, present and futureAges 5–7
  2. 2Irregular past tenseAges 7–9
  3. 3-ing tensesAges 7–9
  4. 4The perfect tenseAges 9–11
  5. 5Keep the tense steadyAges 7–9
Chapter 4 Punctuation Ages 5–11 · 11 lessons
  1. 1Capital letters and full stopsAges 5–7
  2. 2Question marks and exclamation marksAges 5–7
  3. 3Commas in listsAges 5–7
  4. 4Apostrophes: missing lettersAges 7–9
  5. 5Apostrophes: belongingAges 7–9
  6. 6Its or it's?Ages 7–9
  7. 7Speech marksAges 7–9
  8. 8Commas that change meaningAges 9–11
  9. 9Brackets, dashes and commas for extra informationAges 9–11
  10. 10Colons and semicolonsAges 9–11
  11. 11HyphensAges 9–11

2 11+ preparation ages 9–11

How to answer 11+ English questions: reading a passage, finding and working out answers, choosing the right word, spotting mistakes and writing.

Chapter 1 Reading a passage 11+ · 9 lessons
  1. 1How to read the passage11+
  2. 2Find it in the text11+
  3. 3Reading between the lines11+
  4. 4What does this word mean here?11+
  5. 5Why did the writer say that?11+
  6. 6True, false or not stated11+
  7. 7Fiction and non-fiction11+
  8. 8Poems11+
  9. 9Answering in your own words11+
Chapter 2 Sentence and word questions 11+ · 6 lessons
  1. 1Choose the best word11+
  2. 2Fill in the missing letters11+
  3. 3Shuffled sentences11+
  4. 4Spot the spelling mistake11+
  5. 5Spot the punctuation mistake11+
  6. 6Spot the grammar mistake11+
Chapter 3 Writing 11+ · 5 lessons
  1. 1Plan in five minutes11+
  2. 2Strong openings11+
  3. 3Show, don't tell11+
  4. 4Writing to explain or persuade11+
  5. 5Check your work11+
Chapter 4 Exam technique 11+ · 2 lessons
  1. 1Use the marks and the time11+
  2. 2Multiple choice: rule answers out11+

Harder lessons from the chapters above

11+ vocabulary Collections of words that often come up in 11+ papers. · 11 lessons
  1. Words for sayingAges 7–9
  2. Words for movingAges 7–9
  3. Words for feelingsAges 7–9
  4. Words for lookingAges 7–9
  5. Words for size and amountAges 7–9
  6. Describing peopleAges 9–11
  7. Describing placesAges 9–11
  8. Words for timeAges 9–11
  9. Formal wordsAges 9–11
  10. IdiomsAges 9–11
  11. Similes and metaphorsAges 9–11
Working out harder words Roots, tricky prefixes, words often confused, and using the sentence to find a meaning. · 5 lessons
  1. Greek and Latin rootsAges 9–11
  2. Opposite-making prefixesAges 9–11
  3. HomographsAges 9–11
  4. Words often confusedAges 9–11
  5. Using context cluesAges 9–11
Harder grammar The grammar found in harder papers. · 5 lessons
  1. One word, many jobsAges 9–11
  2. Relative clausesAges 9–11
  3. Active and passiveAges 9–11
  4. Formal and informalAges 9–11
  5. The perfect tenseAges 9–11
Harder punctuation Punctuation that changes the meaning, and how to set off extra information. · 4 lessons
  1. Commas that change meaningAges 9–11
  2. Brackets, dashes and commas for extra informationAges 9–11
  3. Colons and semicolonsAges 9–11
  4. HyphensAges 9–11

Start with: How to read the passage.

Practice and games

PracticePick the topics you have watched and get 10 or 20 new questions, with the working for anything missed.Practise › Daily WordsEight new words a day, practised the way 11+ papers ask, and brought back before they are forgotten.Today's words › Word QuestSmall crosswords with two new 11+ words a level, and a story that unlocks as you go.Play › English checkTopic by topic: what your child knows, what needs teaching, and what needs more practice.Start the check ›

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  1. Watch together. Each video is a few minutes long.
  2. Pause at "Your turn". Say the answer out loud before the video does.
  3. Practise straight after. Ten fresh questions under the video, with a score.

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