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Year 8 · English

Vocabulary Awareness

Year 8 learners practise using context clues to work out word meaning.

The activities include Explore the Use of Language in Different Word Classes, Investigate the Use of Language in Adverbs, Pronouns and Prepositions, Investigate Word Meaning Using Context Clues, and related practice. The checked support below includes video, lesson, worksheet, teaching. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.

Activities covered

  • Explore the Use of Language in Different Word Classes
  • Investigate the Use of Language in Adverbs, Pronouns and Prepositions
  • Investigate Word Meaning Using Context Clues
  • Understand How to Use Language to Create an Image
  • Understand the Language of Pathetic Fallacy
  • Use Context to Understand Word Meaning

Checked learning resources

  • Using Figurative Language To Create An Atmosphere

    Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website

    Year 8 KS3 English lesson. I can use figurative language to establish a foreboding atmosphere in my Gothic writing. Figurative language is words or phrases that are meaningful, but not literally true. Figurative language

  • Sixth Grade Parts of Speech Review Lesson Pack

    Twinkl · Lesson · Account may be required

    Grade 6–8 lesson presentation, reference organiser, assessment, exit ticket and worksheets review nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, prepositions, conjunctions and interjections in sentences. Selected after ful

  • Sixth Grade Parts of Speech Review Activity Sheets

    Twinkl · Worksheet · Account may be required

    Grade 6–8 practice identifies and applies parts of speech and word classes in sentence contexts. Selected after full-context review for Year 8 activity “Explore the Use of Language in Different Word Classes”. It supports

  • An Introduction to Language Lesson Pack

    Twinkl · Lesson · Account may be required

    KS3 lesson and worksheets identify simile, metaphor, personification, alliteration, onomatopoeia and sibilance and explain their effects. Selected after full-context review for Year 8 activity “Explore the Use of Languag

  • Grammar Glossary Cards

    Twinkl · Teaching · Account may be required

    KS3 reference cards define key English grammar terminology and show recognisable examples. Selected after full-context review for Year 8 activity “Investigate the Use of Language in Adverbs, Pronouns and Prepositions”. I

  • What Are Context Clues?

    Twinkl · Teaching · Account may be required

    Teaching guide defines context clues, models how surrounding text supports inference about unfamiliar vocabulary and gives worked sentence examples. Selected after full-context review for Year 8 activity “Investigate Wor

  • Sixth Grade Using Context Clues Activity

    Twinkl · Worksheet · Account may be required

    Grade 6–8 activity infers unfamiliar word meanings from surrounding sentence and passage clues. Selected after full-context review for Year 8 activity “Investigate Word Meaning Using Context Clues”. It supports In this w

  • Vocabulary Word Study Worksheet

    Twinkl · Worksheet · Account may be required

    Word-study practice uses dictionaries and thesauruses to explore definitions, roots, synonyms and antonyms. Selected after full-context review for Year 8 activity “Investigate Word Meaning Using Context Clues”. It suppor