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S2 - Vocabulary
Aligned to the NSW Syllabus for The Australian curriculum (https://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/portal/nesa/home)
- outcomes and content listed at bottom of page
- outcomes and content listed at bottom of page
*See also Creating Written Texts for other Vocabulary resources
Alliteration
Alliteration Worksheets from K12 Reader
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Alliteration Resources - (twinkl.com.au) membership fee
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Allusion - see Stage 3 Vocabulary
Digital Technologies Language
Digital Technologies Vocabulary Cards - (twinkl.com.au) membership fee
Etymology
Identify the Greek and Latin Roots in Words - liveworksheets.com
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A fun introduction to Word Origins
Root Words and Prefixes - learnthat
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Etymology Dictionary Online - etymonline
Etymology Worksheets - (twinkl.com.au) subscription needed
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Figurative Language
Figurative Language Resources - (twinkl.com.au) subscription needed
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Graphemes, Phonemes and Morphemes
Excellent explanation of Graphemes - Panania North PS
Grapheme Worksheets from Twinkl - subscription
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A simple explanation and quiz from bbc bitesize (video doesn't work in Aus)
Online Morpheme Activities from Wordwall
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Morpheme Match Ups lesson plan with worksheets - ReadWriteThink
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Homonyms
Homophones and Homographs - see Stage 3 Vocabulary
Hyperbole - see Stage 3 Vocabulary
Idioms and Metaphors
Idioms - (twinkl.com.au) (membership fee)
6 Interactive Idiom Quizzes from Wordwall
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Idiom Hangman - quia
Metaphor Match Interactive - wordwall
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Idioms, Online Game - childrensuniversitymanchester
Idiom Worksheets - Worksheets from K12 reader
Spelling City Worksheet - Matchit Sentences
Metaphor Worksheets from K12 Reader
Sorting Metaphors - education.com (free subscription)
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Metalanguage - see Stage 3 Vocabulary
Onomatopoeia
Onomatopoeia Resources - Teach Starter - sign up required
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Onomatopoeia Resources - (twinkl.com.au) subscription needed
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Oxymorons
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Oxymorons Explained - grammarly
Oxymoron Worksheets to Download - englishworksheetsland
The Oxymoron Museum pictograph - follymuseum
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Printable Oxymoron Worksheet - k12reader
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Personification
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Personification Resources - (twinkl.com.au) subscription needed
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Prefixes and Suffixes
Prefixes Resources - (twinkl.com.au) subscription needed
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Suffixes Resources - (twinkl.com.au) subscription needed
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Prefixes and Suffixes - BBC (video not available but factsheets and activity sheets can be downloaded)
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Similes
Subjective, Emotive and Persuasive Vocabulary - see Stage 3 Vocabulary
Synonyms and Antonyms
Synonym Battleships - quia.com
Use Word Hippo to find Synonyms and Antonyms for words.
Printable Synonym Worksheets from easyteacher
Simple Explanations
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Word Frogs Synonyms, Antonyms and Homophones Interactive game from arcademics
Synonyms and Antonyms - abcya
Synonym or Antonym - spelling city
Lots of Synonym and Antonym interactives from wordwall
Ant-O-Nyms - mrmussbaum
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Thesaurus
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Thesaurus Resources curated - (twinkl.com.au) subscription needed
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Christmas Thesaurus Activity - Education.com - could be adapted
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Words From Other Languages
Some Videos have advertising part the way through.
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Indigenous Language Wordlists - content.slq.qld
Common English Words from Other Languages - fluento.com
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Syllabus Outcomes - new (from 2024)
EN2-VOCAB-01 builds knowledge and use of Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3 vocabulary through interacting, wide reading and writing, and by defining and analysing words
Content
Learning and using words
Defining and analysing words
- Build personal Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3 vocabulary through social and learning interactions, reading and writing
- Understand that Aboriginal English is a recognised dialect and that Aboriginal English words are used in multimodal, spoken and written texts
- Identify and explain the difference between synonyms and antonyms
- Describe how modal words indicate degrees of probability, occurrence, obligation and inclination
- Identify and use terminology associated with figurative language encountered in texts
- Recognise that words and phrases can have literal or implied meanings according to context
- Understand that many words derive from other languages, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Languages, and that the pronunciation and spelling of words may reflect their etymology
- Understand and use language associated with digital texts
Defining and analysing words
- Use a thesaurus to locate synonyms and antonyms or to clarify dictionary meanings, to expand vocabulary
- Define meanings for homonyms according to context
- Understand and use word play including puns and spoonerisms
- Apply morphemic knowledge to change word meanings by adding different prefixes and suffixes to a base word or root
- Use word associations to build word knowledge
updated April 2023
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