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I think the AE Tuition Spelling and Vocab books are good. You probably would only need to start at about book 8/9 and they go up to book 12. Also Schonell 's Essential Spelling Books 2 and 3 are a good source of vocab. The New First Aid in English is excellent with sections on Homophones and Antonyms as well as lists of vegetables/birds/fish etc.
I'm not sure when your DS is sitting the exam but by imparting vocab at every opportunity, you can expand their vocabulary immensely over the course of a year. It is hard work and inclined to drive you slightly mad speaking in multiple synonyms but it does work! Whenever your DC learns a new word, make sure you discuss other synonyms for this word as well as their opposites. If it is a verb,for example explore whether it might also have other forms eg to explore - verb and exploration - abstract noun; to ridicule used as a verb and ridicule as a noun etc etc and etc!!
Good luck!
CN
I'm not sure when your DS is sitting the exam but by imparting vocab at every opportunity, you can expand their vocabulary immensely over the course of a year. It is hard work and inclined to drive you slightly mad speaking in multiple synonyms but it does work! Whenever your DC learns a new word, make sure you discuss other synonyms for this word as well as their opposites. If it is a verb,for example explore whether it might also have other forms eg to explore - verb and exploration - abstract noun; to ridicule used as a verb and ridicule as a noun etc etc and etc!!
Good luck!
CN
