Antonyms & Synonyms
Demonstrate understanding of words by relating them to their antonyms (opposites) and synonyms (words with similar meanings), using synonym and antonym relationships to refine vocabulary and improve precision in writing
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When your child is writing, can they swap out a basic word for a more precise one — for example, replacing "happy" with "elated" or "said" with "whispered" — to make their meaning clearer?
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Curriculum alignment
Candidate matches to official curriculum codes — machine-suggested, unreviewed (v0.1).
Show candidate curriculum codes · 3 ACARA · 2 NSW · 3 VIC
Australian Curriculum v9 candidate
expand vocabulary by exploring a range of synonyms and antonyms, and using words encountered in a range of sources
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
extend topic-specific and technical vocabulary and know that words can have different meanings in different contexts
NSW syllabus codes & stages only
Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only
These are candidate alignments generated by semantic matching — machine-suggested and unreviewed (v0.1), not official or verified mappings. For official curriculum content see australiancurriculum.edu.au, curriculum.nsw.edu.au and f10.vcaa.vic.edu.au. Don’t rely on them for registration or compliance purposes.