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Use transition words, topic vocabulary and formal phrases in academic writing.

Apply spelling rules for suffixes, plurals, silent letters and common patterns, and check spelling using strategies.

Replace vague or overused words with precise nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs to improve writing.

Use context, multiple-meaning words and a dictionary to choose the right meaning of a word in a sentence.

Understand common idioms and proverbs, explain their meanings and use them appropriately.

Recognise and use hyperbole, alliteration, onomatopoeia and idioms to add effect.

Choose among synonyms for the exact shade of meaning and tone you need.

Explore where words come from, including borrowed words and compound words, and how word histories explain meanings.

Use the smallest meaningful parts of words (morphemes) to understand and build words.

Understand and use advanced academic words such as hypothesis, contrast, significant, infer and sequence accurately in speech and writing.