This book is part of the Excel Advanced Skills series, which provides students with more challenging extension work in vocabulary.
The Excel series of Spelling and Vocabulary Workbooks for Years 1–6 will help primary school students improve their spelling and vocabulary in English and in other subjects. Each unit has a different theme and focuses on a set of work dealing with words: what they mean and how to spell them. All activities are designed to encourage students to think about and enjoy language, and to give them meaningful practice in using it.
In this book you will find:
Fifteen self-contained units of work, each with a different theme
Topic spelling lists with up to 18 words
Spelling lists focusing on common patterns
‘Tricky words’ and tips to remember them
Practical spelling strategies
Activities to practise and improve spelling
Strategies to expand students’ knowledge about words and their meanings, and a variety of practice activities
Activities which encourage students to use context when reading to develop their word power
Engaging and relevant writing tasks
Three comprehensive spelling review units
Answers to all questions.
