Vocabulary practice for ages 10–11

At ages 10–11 vocabulary is about precision: idioms, figurative language and the academic words that pop up in every school subject.

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What your child practices at ages 10–11

  • Idioms: raining cats and dogs
  • Figurative language: as brave as a lion
  • Academic words: compare, estimate, conclude
  • Formal versus informal words
  • Word families: act, action, active
  • Precise verbs: walk, march, wander

What the questions look like

Three examples at the ages 10–11 level. In BrainBite, every question comes with an instant explanation.

“It's raining cats and dogs” means…

It's raining very hard. An idiom means something different from its literal words. English has thousands.

Which fits a science report: 'guess' or 'estimate'?

Estimate. Academic words say the same thing more precisely — and they score points in every subject.

“The soldiers ___ through the town.” Most precise verb?

Marched. Walk is fine, march paints the picture. Precise verbs do the work of three adjectives.

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