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Play Making Sense

Work out word meanings from context and choose a title that covers the whole passage. Saving is off unless you choose it.

Practise part of this topic: use a supplied sentence to work out a word meaning, then discuss the choice with an adult. The game does not assess spoken explanation.

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Year 1 · English

Discuss Word Meanings

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Focus on words with similar meanings synonyms. Open support for “Choose Words with Similar Meanings”, then explain the idea in your own words.

Year 1 learners practise words with similar meanings synonyms.

The activities include Choose Words with Similar Meanings, Explain the Meaning of Words, Find Words with Similar Meanings, and related practice. The checked support below includes teaching, worksheet, video. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.

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    Discuss an original poem, word meanings, book titles and central events, then record reading with an adult-selected phonics-matched book. Partial practice: these pages do not supply or certify a decodable text or establish fluent reading.

    7 pages · answers and adult guidance · selected skills, not the whole topic

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Watch it explained

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WatchYouTube — Homeschool Pop

Synonyms for Kids | Grammar for Elementary Students

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WatchYouTube — Mind Blooming

Context Clues | English For Kids | Mind Blooming

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LearnBBC Bitesize

KS1 Comprehension

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PrintTwinkl

Interesting Adjective Synonym Cards (Ages 5-7)

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Synonyms Interactive Matching Game

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