VC2E4LA10
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).
A Victorian Curriculum F–10 Version 2.0 content description in English, Level 4. The description text is © VCAA and not reproduced here — read the official wording at the VCAA site.
Official source: Victorian Curriculum F–10 V2.0 — English ↗ · content © VCAA (CC-BY-NC) · codes shown as reference labels only
Closest Australian Curriculum v9 codes
The national codes this Victorian code most closely corresponds to — machine-suggested candidates, unreviewed (v0.1).
expand vocabulary by exploring a range of synonyms and antonyms, and using words encountered in a range of sources
extend topic-specific and technical vocabulary and know that words can have different meanings in different contexts
understand how vocabulary is used to express greater precision of meaning, including through the use of specialist and technical terms, and explore the history of words
Other skills on the Learning Map matched to this code — candidate alignments, machine-suggested and unreviewed (v0.1).
4 other candidate matches — 2 medium, 2 low
medium confidence
low confidence
Alignments generated 9 July 2026, unreviewed.
Nearby in the Language strand (Level 4):
VC2E4LA01VC2E4LA02VC2E4LA03VC2E4LA04VC2E4LA05VC2E4LA06VC2E4LA07VC2E4LA08
Teaching this? Learning Map for teachers has the sequencing view and copy-paste words to send home.