Author: Oxford Dictionaries
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780192744029
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Book Description
Over 45,000 synonyms, age-appropriate examples and opposites make this an ideal thesaurus for homework help for children aged 8+. Key features are picked out: Overused Words panels at words such as "nice" and "good" give appropriate alternatives; Word Webs provide related words for projectwork - such as at "bird": types of birds, parts of a birds body, sounds made by birds and words for groups of birds; Writing Tips provide tips and even more vocabulary for writing.The new Creative Writing supplement shows how to create words using prefixes and suffixes, how to use idioms and similies and other was to make your writing effective and powerful. Compiled using the Oxford Children's Corpus, it reflects children's vocabulary and delivers support and help where it'sneeded.
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Publisher: Franklin Watts
ISBN: 9780199108503
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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The Oxford School Thesaurus is specially written to encourage users to find new or alternative words quickly and easily. It is the perfect tool to improve writing skills and build vocabulary, with over 150,000 synonyms to choose from.Special Features:* Headwords in bold to find words more easily.* Cross-references to signpost other useful words.* Antonyms to extend vocabulary further.* Panels give groups of related words to widen vocabulary.Features:* Parts of speech to build grammatical skills.* Up-to-date sentences and phrases to show how words are used in context.* Labels to encourage accurate use of language.* Idiomatic phrases to show the more common use of words.
Author: Susan Rennie
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780199118410
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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New Oxford thesaurus, with thousands of synonyms, help avoiding pitfalls and overused words, plus How to Write Well Toolkit. Compiled using the Oxford Children's Corpus for real vocabulary and age-appropriate sentences. Ideal for preparing for GCSE Spoken Language Study and Creative Writing and, where allowed, using in controlled assessments.
Author: Susan Rennie
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780192768605
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 512
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Book Description
This new edition of the Oxford Primary Thesaurus is bursting with thousands of synonyms, writing tips, overused words and word webs which will enrich children's writing. Entries are simple and clear, and include example sentences from children's favourite authors model how to use differentwords in context. Alphabet tabs on every page make navigation very easy. Extra writing support is given for overused words such as nice and good, topic vocabulary at words such as animal or castle, and writing tips at words such as food, weather and clothes suggest ways to create colourfuldescriptions. Finding new and alternative words is easy, quick and fun. The Oxford Primary Thesaurus is an invaluable reference tool for pupils to reflect, edit and improve their writing. An ideal companion to the new updated edition of the Oxford Primary Dictionary. Go online at www.oxfordschooldictionaries.com for the accompanying free downloadable activities.
Author: Oxford Dictionaries,
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 9780192756985
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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The Oxford English Dictionary for Schools is carefully targeted to support secondary school students with their independent reference skills, to improve their spelling, punctuation, and grammar, and to build vocabulary. Ideal support for Controlled Assessments.
Author: Oxford Dictionaries
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780192767738
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 160
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An easy-to-use family thesaurus to boost wordpower and spark creative writing with new vocabulary-building activities, over 40,000 synonyms and examples to help you pick the best words. Packed with high-quality photos, word webs on key topics to help with project work, overused word panels and writing tips - it is the perfect homework help.
Author: DK
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0744038820
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 256
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Book Description
Never be lost for words with this perfect reference book for young readers and writers. With more than four thousand words, Children's Illustrated Thesaurus has everything a child needs to develop their vocabulary. Each entry in the book is supported by a definition and used in a sentence as an example to explain their usage to young readers. This comprehensive book shows a range of synonyms to provide extra words that can be used during writing, from types of emotion to weather phenomenon. Colorful images and supporting illustrations place every word in context and help you better understand its meaning. With its fresh and fun design, the Children's Illustrated Thesaurus will inspire children to build a rich and vibrant vocabulary and help boost their confidence when they begin their next writing project.
Author: Oxford Dictionary,
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 9780192756916
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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The Oxford School Dictionary & Thesaurus is a comprehensive one-stop shop for definitions, curriculum vocabulary, spelling, grammar, and punctuation as well as synonyms and writing tips. It is ideal students finishing primary and going on to secondary school. Easy to use and with a sturdy binding, it is the perfect one volume reference tool.
Author: Andrew Delahunty
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 9780192756831
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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This major new edition of the Oxford First Thesaurus will inspire an early love of words and creative writing. Specially written by children's word experts, it is fun and accessible to first readers and writers, with modern 3D images on every spread. Children will find it fun to explore and it will inspire them to use a wider range of words, fast!
Author: Robert Allen
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780199106035
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 288
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Book Description
The Oxford Children's Thesaurus is a new edition with completely new, up-to-date text to take young readers into the new millennium! Specially written for this age group and an ideal companion to The Oxford Children's Dictionary, its major features are: - 70 000 synonyms, similar and related words - Headword entries in colour - Headwords and examples carefully chosen to tie in with those in Children's Dictionary - Extensive treatment of core vocabulary - Naturalness of examples supported by British National Corpus - Information organized clearly with the most useful words given first - Concentrates on the main function of a thesaurus: not to explain hard words but to give alternatives for familiar words - Meets the new school curriculum requirements - Extensively trialled and tested in schools - Durable sewn binding
