11+ vocabulary builder
Verbal reasoning papers quietly test vocabulary breadth: synonyms, antonyms and odd-one-out questions are won or lost on words your child has never met. This sheet builds that vocabulary in ten minutes a day, the way words actually stick.
Monday: meet five new words
- Write each word, its meaning and one synonym pair
- Say each word aloud twice (pronunciation helps memory)
- Star any word that feels completely unfamiliar
Tuesday to Thursday: use them
- Use two of the words in your own sentences at dinner
- Quick round: parent says a word, child answers with a synonym
- Wednesday: re-test last week's starred words
Friday: test and carry over
- Match each word to its synonym from memory
- Words known: tick and retire them to the review pile
- Words missed: star and carry into next week's five
- Review pile: five retired words re-tested each Friday
Tutor tip: Vocabulary grows by meeting words repeatedly in different moods, not by memorising lists once. Ten minutes daily beats an hour on Sunday, every time.