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Foundation vocabulary

Everyday words used well: the solid base every 11+ child needs before the harder lists. Each word has a meaning written for children, a similar word and an opposite. Every word on this list is free.

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Ten questions from the Foundation level in the 11+ styles: closest meaning, opposites, odd one out, words in context and missing words. Marked straight away, with explanations. No account needed.

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687 words

warn
verb
to tell someone about a possible danger or problem before it happens
Similar:
advise
waste
verb
to use something carelessly or let it be thrown away without good use
Similar:
misuse
Opposite:
conserve
watch
verb
to look at something carefully for a period of time
Similar:
look at
Opposite:
ignore
wave
verb
to move your hand from side to side, usually to say hello or goodbye
Similar:
gesture
weak
adj.
not strong, lacking power or energy
Similar:
faint
Opposite:
powerful
wealthy
adj.
having a lot of money or valuable things
Similar:
affluent
Opposite:
penniless
wear
verb
to have clothes, shoes or jewellery on your body
Similar:
don
week
noun
a period of seven days, often from Monday to Sunday
Similar:
seven days
weep
verb
to cry because you feel sad or full of strong feeling
Similar:
blubber
Opposite:
laugh
weight
noun
how heavy something or someone is
Similar:
heaviness
Opposite:
lightness
welcoming
adj.
friendly and making people feel happy and comfortable when they arrive
Similar:
friendly
Opposite:
cold
whole
adj.
complete, with no part missing
Similar:
complete
Opposite:
incomplete
wide
adj.
measuring a long distance from one side to the other
Similar:
broad
Opposite:
narrow
wild
adj.
living or growing naturally, not looked after or tamed by people
Similar:
feral
Opposite:
cultivated
wind
noun
air moving quickly across the land, often strongly
Similar:
breeze
wise
adj.
able to make good choices because you know and understand a lot
Similar:
clever
Opposite:
foolish
witch
noun
a woman in stories who has magic powers and casts spells, often riding a broomstick
Similar:
enchantress
wobbly
adj.
shaking or moving unsteadily from side to side
Similar:
unsteady
Opposite:
balanced
women
noun
more than one grown-up female person
Similar:
ladies
Opposite:
men
wonderful
adj.
extremely good, pleasing or amazing
Similar:
brilliant
Opposite:
awful
wood
noun
the hard material that trees are made of, used for building and burning
Similar:
lumber
woodland
noun
land that is covered with lots of trees
Similar:
copse
worried
adj.
feeling nervous or upset because you think something bad might happen
Similar:
anxious
Opposite:
calm
wrong
adj.
not correct or true
Similar:
false
Opposite:
correct
yell
verb
to shout something very loudly
Similar:
bellow
Opposite:
murmur
young
adj.
having lived for only a short time; not old
Similar:
juvenile
Opposite:
aged
youngster
noun
a child or young person
Similar:
child
Opposite:
adult