In this third book in the series, Building Your Vocabulary Skills Yea rs 5–6, subjects such as place names, geography, weather, occupati ons, useful verbs and adjectives are covered.

In the activities, children can practise a range of vocabulary skills, such as:

matching words to definitions
• recognising synonyms and antony ms
• understanding idioms (non-literal sayings)
• expandin g their knowledge of verbs, adjectives and other parts of speech
recognising homophones (words that sound the same but are spelt differ ently)

As with all books in the Excel Basic Skill s series, the Building Your Vocabulary Skills books are designed to help your child at home, which will in turn improve their confidence in read ing, writing, spelling and comprehension exercises at school.