Vocabulary list for 8 year olds
20 Words Your Year 8 Child Must Know
Do you worry about how to help your child succeed in Year 8 English? Do you worry your child is slipping behind? To help you help your child, we’ve put together a vocabulary test with 20 words your Year 8 child must know.
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What should you do with this list?
Give your child a test, to help them learn the words and their correct spelling.
Here’s how you should test them:
- Sit them down and give them a blank piece of paper
- Dictate each word to them, twice. Use the word in a sentence for them if they ask.
- Get them to write down the word.
- Have them write down the definition
- Ask them to write a sentence using the word
- Check the spelling, definition, and usage against the list below.
Testing your child in this way will help them retain the information and improve their vocabulary. The more a child uses a word, the more they have confidence in its, spelling, definition, and usage. This confidence is essential if they are to flourish in high school English.
Here are 20 words your Year 8 child must know.
20 Words your Year 8 child must know
1. Accordance
Accordance is a noun.
Noun 1: following or conforming to a rule, wish or desire; an agreement
The party was prepared in accordance with Amelie’s wishes.
2. Affect
Affect is a verb. It has different connotations depending on how it is used.
Verb 1: to impact, influence or change something.
Reducing the amount of water will inevitably affect the plant’s growth.
Verb 2: to evoke a strong emotion or thought.
The movie deeply affected Mark.
3. Bathos
Bathos is a noun.
Noun 1: [Literature] When something starts off serious and important but it unintentionally becomes trivial or ordinary.
Michaela didn’t like the novel because of the bathos in the plot.
4. Chronology
Chronology is a noun.
Noun 1: A sequential order of events.
Joe wrote out the chronology for his new film.
5. Civics
Civics is a noun.
Noun 1: [Social Science] The study of the rights, responsibilities and privileges of citizens and how the government works.
Felicity learned about civics today; taxes, voting, and jury procedures.
6. Continuity
Continuity is a noun. It has a couple of different meanings.
Noun 1: The state of operating or existing for a long time without being interrupted, changed or broken.
The workers wanted continuity of the current policies, but the new manager was adamant on changing it.
Noun 2: [Film] The way different clips and shots are put together to show continuous action or event.
Mark noticed a continuity error in the film, where the mug disappeared in one shot and reappeared in another.
7. Egalitarianism
Egalitarianism is a noun.
Noun 1: A belief that all people should be equal and deserve equal rights, especially in the political, social and economic aspects.
The students recognised that the novel promotes egalitarianism by exploring a dystopic society.
8. Empathetic
Empathetic is an adjective.
Adjective 1: Being able to feel what others feel and share their emotions.
Felicity is a highly empathetic person; she started crying when Gillian was talking about her problems.
9. Etymology
Etymology is a noun.
Noun 1: The study of the origins of words, and how it changed meaning over time.
Simon gained an interest in etymology after his visit to the English museum.
That’s etymology, not to be confused with entomology!
10.
Figurative
Figurative is an adjective.
Adjective 1: Words or phrases that aren’t literal; metaphorical.
Amelie used a lot of figurative language in her writing.
Adjective 2: Recognisable body forms in artwork, like body figures.
The new artworks in the gallery consist of figurative drawings and paintings.
11. Gaze
Gaze can be a noun and a verb, depending on how it is used.
Noun 1: A long, steady look with great attention.
Ruth felt her everyone’s gaze on her as she stood up to throw her tissues in the bin.
Verb 1: To look steadily, with great attention, usually out of interest, curiosity or admiration.
Gillian saw the old woman gaze at the horizon and wondered what she was thinking.
12. Imaginative
Imaginative is an adjective.
Adjective 1: Being new, original, creative and inventive
The class was told to write something imaginative and the person with the most creative story will get a prize.
Adjective 1: Having the ability easily think of new, original, creative and inventive ideas.
Teja is a very imaginative girl; she is always coming up with new painting ideas.
13. Juxtaposition
Juxtaposition is a noun.
Noun 1: When two contrasting things are put beside each other.
When you look at your exam papers, there is an evident juxtaposition between the handwriting at the beginning and the end of the exam.
14. Lexical
Lexical is an adjective.
Adjective 1: Relating to words, vocabulary or language.
A lexical activity includes crosswords, scrabble and hangman.
15. Metalanguage
Metalanguage is a noun.
Noun 1: Specialised language, terms or symbols used to describe or analyse language itself.
Some examples of metalanguage include cliches, tense, symbolism and tone.
16. Neologism
Neologism is a noun.
Noun 1: New words, terms or expressions that are common in everyday life but has not been formally recognised yet as a part of mainstream language.
Simon was interested in how neologism shows the changing nature of everyday language.
17. Personification
Personification is a noun. It has a few meanings depending on how it is used.
Noun 1: [Literature] To give human characteristics or quality to an inanimate object, animal or anything that is not human.
Mark used personification when he said the clouds looked angry.
Noun 2: A person or thing who is the perfect embodiment of a characteristic, idea or quality.
Amelie is the personification of kindness; she is always willing to help others.
18. Phoneme
Phoneme is a noun.
Noun 1: The smallest, single, distinct unit of sound that makes up a word.
‘C’ is a phoneme in the word coof, whereas, ‘sh’ is a phoneme in the word shine.
19. Representation
Representation is a noun. It has quite a few meanings.
Noun 1: The way something is depicted or portrayed.
Simon analysed the representation of women in 18th-century novels.
Noun 2: A person who speaks and acts on your behalf.
The man needed legal representation, but he was too poor to afford one.
Noun 3: The depiction of something in a piece of creative work, usually in literature or art.
Michaela tried to capture an accurate representation of London in her painting.
20. Semantic
Semantic is a noun and an adjective.
Noun 1: The study of meanings of words, symbols and language.
John developed an interest in semantics when he was researching for his literature course.
Adjective 1: Relating to meanings or interpretation of words, symbols and language.
Gillian wasn’t keen on going into a semantic debate with Mark.
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The Basic Spelling Vocabulary List
By: Steve Graham, Karen R.
Harris, Connie Loynachan
This list was created to help teachers know which spelling words should be taught to kids in grades 1–5. The list contains 850 words that account for 80 percent of the words children use in their writing — the ones they need to be able to spell correctly.
This list was devised to help educators know which spelling words should be taught to children. The list contains 850 words that account for 80 percent of the words children use in their writing — the ones they need to be able to spell correctly.
Mastering this relatively small corpus of words yields a high rate of return. For example, the most common 1,000 words are used 13 times more frequently than the next most common 1,000 words. It also provides teachers flexibility in planning spelling instruction, providing an opportunity to give children the "basics" while supplementing with other spelling words germane to classroom activities.
Grade level for each word was determined based upon difficulty, pattern of occurrence in children's writing across grades, and grade placement on current vocabulary lists and spelling materials.
Words that children have difficulty spelling correctly are marked with an asterisk.
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| a | fat | like* | sat
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| about* | father* | lives | set |
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| able | even | mind | spelling |
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| across | during | mountain | sure* |
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| although | different* | planet | suddenly
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Graham, S.
, Harris, K.R. and Loynachan, C. (1993). The Basic Spelling Vocabulary List. Journal of Educational Research 86(6) 363-368.
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Expansion of the vocabulary of children 3-6 years old - learning to read online
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There is this recommendation:
If you want to be successful and not discourage your child from learning, make each session a game when he is active, alert and in good mood.
This is a highly controversial recommendation.
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In this simulator you will need to read simple words and choose the right picture that represents the word. First come simple words, consisting of three letters, then more difficult and long. The task I set was to collect the words, with all letters of the Russian alphabet.
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Determine the child's vocabulary
Words for reading should be given from what is already known thesaurus (dictionary) of the child.
The child operates with words related to people:
mother, father, woman, grandfather (if he is still alive - if not, then we exclude from the list), aunt, uncle, Vasya, Nastya, Sergey, Lena, Kolya - all names parents, brothers and sisters.
The child can describe the surrounding kitchen utensils:
spoon, mug, plate, soup, tea, cube, water, drink,
Adding tasty words for boys to the dictionary
Lego, robot, tank, pistol, helmet, car, truck, gun, defense, attack, football...
A, for girls - words for girls
beauty, princess, girl...
Adding fairy tale characters and toy names to the dictionary
Luntik, Aibolit, MoyDodyr, Shapoklyak...
If the kid watches American cartoons, then add the main characters of these cartoons
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Learning to read in games Why does a kid forget letters, although he learned them yesterday
Usually, a child easily memorizes some letters, and not so others. The role of an adult in celebrating what his ward does not succeed in and giving additional tasks.
Another important thing is regularity. Since for the child all learning is frankly, cramming and repetition, then the process of classes should be such that information was repeated at regular intervals.
Ebbinghaus (read more about this on Wikipedia) studied how quickly people forget meaningless information for this person and came to the conclusion that in the first twenty minutes, 40% of the information is forgotten. And if it is impossible to say exactly what it means this or that letter, then this is tantamount to the fact that the letter is completely unfamiliar. Must be unequivocal 100% recognition.
Repeat, repeat, repeat
For example, you are training warehouses (syllable, combination of letters) TO , and the child more or less learned to recognize and read the combination.
Add the syllable BUT to the tasks, and ask to read words helping to read unfamiliar more child letters. However, the child can click on the syllables himself and listen to how the computer is reading.
co r zi at
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su to no
The program has a vocabulary of the present word 900 words and will pick up with ease words with the necessary syllables (syllables).
Note
See if the child understands the meaning of the words. The dictionary in the program is selected in a special way - so that all combinations of letters needed for training come across. Therefore, the word may be unfamiliar. For example, the word SUKNO has been added to the dictionary since this word includes the SU warehouse.
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Determination of a child's readiness for learning
sentences and could express his thoughts, and more or less - distinctly pronounce sounds.
How long does it take to study?
The duration of each lesson should not exceed 5 minutes, as children early age are not yet capable of longer concentrated actions.
How to choose the time for classes
There is this recommendation:
If you want to be successful and not discourage your child from learning, make each session a game when he is active, alert and in good mood.
This is a highly controversial recommendation. The kid quickly understands that as soon as it opens primer, then it will be boring, and he won’t be able to see the TV set. The mood spoils, occupation comes from under the stick.
Here are the simple rules for organizing classes:
- Classes must be periodic. Short enough for your son or daughter engaged enthusiastically.
- There should be a reward at the end.
- The kid must clearly understand what he needs to do this time.
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If he speaks on the first try. All! lessons are over.
In our case, clearly explain how many exercises he has to do this time! And don't give any more quests.
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200 Words by Two Years: 8 Principles Every Mom Needs to Know About Speech Development
The topic of speech development is often shrouded in myths, conjectures and prejudices, but which of these really exist? Is it true that 200 words by two years is real? Is it normal if a child cannot construct a simple sentence at this age? There are some important rules and practical advice given by our expert.
The first and one of the main principles: the baby should be interested
For a child at an early age, any cognitive activity is a game. Try to turn everything into a mini game to keep him interested in everything that happens.
Being involved in the processes around, the child will quickly begin to voice his thoughts and pronounce what he thinks.
The second principle: provoke the child to speak
It is necessary to create conditions for the child in which it is simply impossible to remain silent! Start with gestures. But remember that you can not stop at them. Ask your child to voice their desires. You need to talk not only during your classes, but constantly. Talk about everything you do: about a walk in the park, about breakfast, how you dress, what the weather is like outside.
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The third principle: the child imitates the adult
The kid likes to repeat everything after mom and dad. This will help him to speak faster! You can play with dolls, roll the ball into the goal, whatever.
The main thing: together! And do not forget to say everything you do and wait for the baby to do the same. It is important and interesting for him to do “like mom or dad”, and also to say about it.
Fourth principle: develop your ear for speech!
Speech is, in fact, only the pinnacle of development. And in order to speak, your baby must hear and understand you. It depends both on the physical ability to distinguish sounds, and on the skill of speech hearing. Speech hearing is the understanding of the relationship between sound and meaning. Gradually, the child learns not only to differentiate sounds, but also to correlate with the processes around, understand requests, consciously build syllables and words, feeling their semantic purpose. The initial exercise can be a simple rattle game!
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Air is the building material of sound. If you teach a child to breathe correctly, measuredly, it will be easy for him to speak. Singing your favorite songs will help a lot!
In the future, your baby will automatically train speech breathing, that is, to correctly combine inhalation and exhalation. Sometimes, if the necessary skill is not formed on time, a specialist may advise special breathing exercises.
Sixth principle: remember fine motor skills!
When a child learns to do something with his hands, new neural connections are formed in his head. And without it there can be no normal development. So don't forget about fine motor skills!
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Seventh principle: remember what not to do!
• Do not demand! And do not wish for too much at once! It won't help.
Or make it worse.
• No gadgets! Tablets, TVs, phones and other appliances are needed in moderation.
• Do not deprive of motivation! In families with overattentive parents, children lose the desire to speak - after all, they are already understood!
• Don't talk! And don't break your tongue. Do you remember? The child repeats. And repeats absolutely everything. And while you are melting with emotion, he is at a loss: how can he communicate with this world?
• Do not wait! If you see that something is not working for the baby, help him! And if you cannot solve the problem yourself, contact a specialist. Different problems look the same - the child is silent. But it is a specialist who can determine the cause and really help.
Eighth principle: norms are not invented by doctors!
They are “peeped” from nature and brought together by specialists so that parents can correctly and timely assess the development of the baby.
It is important that the speech does not begin with the first "mom", but with the first cry! In the first three months.
3 months
• Baby's cry should be different; when he wants to eat, he is alone; when he just missed his mother - another;
• The child must respond to sounds and look for their source;
• The baby has the first smile in his life.
3-6 months
• The long-awaited hum appears. Over time, it will become babble. And by the way, if cooing is just drawling vowels: a-a-gu, gee, gee, a-gee. That babble is syllables. Bababa, mom - that's all he is! And also: the baby has a laugh!
6-9 months
• Babble is becoming more diverse and should not fade away! It seems that the child is almost "talking".
• The kid begins to play nursery rhymes: these are “palmies”, “birds flew”, “coo-coo”. This is a step towards the first conscious syllables! If the baby plays, then he understands your speech.
• Understands simple requests and questions, such as Where's Mom? Where is Dad? Give me a pen! It is forbidden!
• And yes! The child responds to his name.
1 year
• Baby says first words! If two months ago the babble “mamamama” meant nothing, then today mom is an appeal specifically for you!
• Frequent words: this is a woman, uncle, na, give, bang, ko. And not necessarily a "cat" - now you can just ko or coca. And "pi" can mean dad, and drink, and a button! This is about 10 such words per year.
Attention! If the baby continues to express himself only with gestures and is capricious at the same time, contact a specialist!
2 years
• The child understands the two-step instruction: Take the cat! Play with her!
• The first simple phrase appears! Mom, drink! Mom, go! Chu pi! Give me the ball! albeit not quite true, but the phrase!
• The child's vocabulary is almost 200 words.
But it is important to understand what these words are. Of course, we are immediately presented with a list of adult compound nouns and verbs from Ozhegov's dictionary. But it is not so.
