11+ vocabulary theme

Time & change

Old and new, before and after, and words for things changing. Foundation words are free for everyone; the harder levels come with Premium.

Quick quiz

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

Start the quiz

Printables

A word list (word, meaning, similar word and example) and a matching worksheet with answers. Free account needed: it takes a minute.

Word list (PDF) Matching worksheet (PDF)

A first look at these words

Stretch, Core, Advanced levels: the first 12 of 12, A to Z.

capricious
adj.Stretch
changing mood or mind suddenly and for no clear reason
Similar:
fickle
Opposite:
consistent
cease
verbCore
to stop or come to an end
Similar:
stop
Opposite:
begin
chronicle
nounAdvanced
a written record of events in the order they happened
Similar:
record
commemorate
verbAdvanced
to honour and remember a person or event
Similar:
remember
Opposite:
forget
commence
verbCore
to begin or start
Similar:
begin
Opposite:
cease
conclude
verbCore
to bring something to an end, or to decide after thinking
Similar:
end
Opposite:
begin
consistency
nounAdvanced
the quality of always behaving or happening in the same way
Similar:
steadiness
Opposite:
change
constant
adj.Core
happening all the time without stopping or changing
Similar:
steady
Opposite:
changing
convert
verbCore
to change something into a different form or use
Similar:
change
Opposite:
keep
curtail
verbAdvanced
to cut short or make smaller
Similar:
reduce
Opposite:
extend
custom
nounCore
a traditional way of doing something that people usually follow
Similar:
tradition
Opposite:
change
customary
adj.Advanced
done in the usual way, as is the habit or tradition
Similar:
usual
Opposite:
different

Time & change

Quick quiz

Printables

A first look at these words

More themes