Click to enlargeVocabulary 2 Puzzle Book
Level two of the vocabulary game: 32 missions on the Advanced list, points to win and Gold to earn.
- 32 units in the book
- Vocabulary turned into a game, with points, medals and Gold to chase
- Full answer key, independently re-checked question by question
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How this book is used in our course
English books are worked in short daily sessions rather than one long sitting. For vocabulary, the child covers the meaning, says it aloud, then checks; words that are missed go on a card for the week. For comprehension and cloze, the child attempts the passage under a loose time, then marks against the key and rewrites any answer that lost marks.
Where it sits in the series
- Previous book in the series: Book 20, Vocabulary 1 Puzzle Book
- Next book in the series: Book 22, Vocabulary 3 Puzzle Book
What's inside English Mastery 21
Five real pages from the book, so you can see exactly what your child will work from. All 10 sample pages are in the viewer.
Level two: 32 new missions on the Advanced word list, same game, harder words.
A child who played through the Vocabulary 1 Puzzle Book already knows the rules: Words in Context, Meaning Grid, Synonym Hunt, Crossword, Same or Opposite Team, points for every puzzle and Gold at 90%. Now the words are abhor, aberrant, abridge and accomplice. The game stays familiar so all the effort goes into the words.
Thirty-one words, five puzzles, 67 points to win.
Abandon, abate, abbreviate, aberrant, abhor, abolish, abominable, abridge, abrupt, absorb, abstain, accelerate, acclaim, accomplice. Every unit opens with its points total, so the session has a target before the first puzzle, and a child wants to beat it rather than just finish it.
Find the clue, win the point.
A word bank, fifteen sentences, and the child writes the word that fits. The clue is always in the sentence, and finding it is the game.
The GL matching game: sixteen words, sixteen meanings, no guessing allowed.
Each meaning is used once, so an early guess comes back to bite at the end. Children learn to be sure before they commit, which is exactly the discipline the exam needs.
Mark it, score it, log the medal.
Every puzzle answered, so a child scores their own unit, records Bronze, Silver or Gold on the Mission table, and comes back for a rematch on anything below Gold.
All 32 units in the book follow the pattern shown here.
Other Year 4 books in English Mastery
Vocabulary 1
The first word list: each word with a child-friendly meaning, synonyms, antonyms and a sentence.
Vocabulary 1 Testbook
Tests every word in Vocabulary 1 the way the exam does.
English Rules 1
Grammar and punctuation rules taught one at a time, with examples a child can copy.
Vocabulary 2
992 words in 25 alphabetical sets, with meanings, synonyms, antonyms and sentences.