AC9E4LA11
Parents start here
Your child is learning to find words that mean the same or the opposite.
- Generate synonyms and antonyms for given words and explain subtle differences between synonyms, e.g. happy/joyful/ecstatic differ in intensity
- Use a thesaurus to find synonyms and select the most precise word for a given context, e.g. choosing 'sprinted' rather than 'ran' to convey speed
One skill from the map, ages 9–11 — its page has the rest of the checklist and what comes next. Candidate alignment, machine-suggested and unreviewed (v0.1).
“expand vocabulary by exploring a range of synonyms and antonyms, and using words encountered in a range of sources”
Official source: Australian Curriculum v9 — English ↗ · Content © ACARA, CC BY 4.0 · unofficial reference — verify at the official site
Other skills on the Learning Map matched to this code — candidate alignments, machine-suggested and unreviewed (v0.1).
3 other candidate matches — 1 medium, 2 low
medium confidence
low confidence
Alignments generated 9 July 2026, unreviewed.
Nearby in the Language strand:
AC9E4LA01AC9E4LA02AC9E4LA03AC9E4LA04AC9E4LA05AC9E4LA06AC9E4LA07AC9E4LA08
Teaching this? Learning Map for teachers has the sequencing view and copy-paste words to send home.