5-a-Day Vocabulary
Five new 11+ words every weekday — meaning, example sentence, synonyms and antonyms — then a short test on Saturday on the week’s words. Choose Year 4 or Year 5 words; new words arrive automatically every week.
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This week’s words
5 new words a day · Saturday testPick a day and tap a word to see its meaning, an example sentence, synonyms and antonyms. On Saturday everyone can take the test on all 25 words — members can take it any day and revise every earlier week.
Monday’s 5 words
Meet your 5 words
Read each word out loud. Can you guess what it means before you flip the card?
Tap the dots or arrows to go to any word. “Not yet” means you will see it again.
Show all 5 with meanings
- embarrass (verb) — to cause someone to feel awkward, self-conscious, or ashamed
- matte (adjective) — (of a color, paint, or surface) dull and flat
- content (adjective) — in a state of peaceful happiness
- banish (verb) — to send someone away from a place
- decline (verb) — to politely refuse an invitation or offer
Well done!
You learnt all 5 of Monday’s words.
- embarrass — to cause someone to feel awkward, self-conscious, or ashamed
- matte — (of a color, paint, or surface) dull and flat
- content — in a state of peaceful happiness
- banish — to send someone away from a place
- decline — to politely refuse an invitation or offer
Tuesday’s 5 words
Meet your 5 words
Read each word out loud. Can you guess what it means before you flip the card?
Tap the dots or arrows to go to any word. “Not yet” means you will see it again.
Show all 5 with meanings
- distinguished (adjective) — successful, authoritative, and commanding great respect
- address (verb) — To speak to (a person or an assembly)
- abundant (adjective) — existing or available in large quantities; plentiful
- harass (verb) — to subject to aggressive pressure or intimidation
- tropical (adjective) — relating to or situated in the tropics, typically hot and humid
Well done!
You learnt all 5 of Tuesday’s words.
- distinguished — successful, authoritative, and commanding great respect
- address — To speak to (a person or an assembly)
- abundant — existing or available in large quantities; plentiful
- harass — to subject to aggressive pressure or intimidation
- tropical — relating to or situated in the tropics, typically hot and humid
Wednesday’s 5 words
Meet your 5 words
Read each word out loud. Can you guess what it means before you flip the card?
Tap the dots or arrows to go to any word. “Not yet” means you will see it again.
Show all 5 with meanings
- accuse (verb) — to charge someone with an offense or crime
- profession (noun) — a paid occupation, especially one that involves prolonged training and a formal qualification
- habitable (adjective) — suitable or good enough to live in
- appearance (noun) — the way someone or something looks
- scripture (noun) — the sacred writings of Christianity contained in the Bible
Well done!
You learnt all 5 of Wednesday’s words.
- accuse — to charge someone with an offense or crime
- profession — a paid occupation, especially one that involves prolonged training and a formal qualification
- habitable — suitable or good enough to live in
- appearance — the way someone or something looks
- scripture — the sacred writings of Christianity contained in the Bible
Thursday’s 5 words
Meet your 5 words
Read each word out loud. Can you guess what it means before you flip the card?
Tap the dots or arrows to go to any word. “Not yet” means you will see it again.
Show all 5 with meanings
- acquainted (adjective) — familiar with someone or something
- recommend (verb) — to suggest a course of action
- volatile (adjective) — liable to change rapidly or become dangerous
- loneliness (noun) — the feeling of sadness caused by being alone or lacking companionship
- modest (adjective) — unassuming in the estimation of one's abilities or achievements
Well done!
You learnt all 5 of Thursday’s words.
- acquainted — familiar with someone or something
- recommend — to suggest a course of action
- volatile — liable to change rapidly or become dangerous
- loneliness — the feeling of sadness caused by being alone or lacking companionship
- modest — unassuming in the estimation of one's abilities or achievements
Friday’s 5 words
Meet your 5 words
Read each word out loud. Can you guess what it means before you flip the card?
Tap the dots or arrows to go to any word. “Not yet” means you will see it again.
Show all 5 with meanings
- convict (verb) — to declare someone guilty of a criminal offense
- brief (adjective) — lasting for a short time
- hygienic (adjective) — conducive to maintaining health and preventing disease, especially by being clean
- restore (verb) — to bring back or re-establish something
- system (noun) — a set of connected things or parts forming a complex whole, in particular
Well done!
You learnt all 5 of Friday’s words.
- convict — to declare someone guilty of a criminal offense
- brief — lasting for a short time
- hygienic — conducive to maintaining health and preventing disease, especially by being clean
- restore — to bring back or re-establish something
- system — a set of connected things or parts forming a complex whole, in particular
Earlier weeks
Members can revise every earlier week with a review test, any time.
- Week 4 26 Octmysterious, sacred, committee, privilege, criticise, definite, confidential, anxious, apparent, occur, sleek, fertile, tolerable, wither, summit, distinct, drought, flora, suggest, communicate, thrust, rural, meticulous, objection, nauseous
- Week 3 19 Octrare, temptation, appeal (noun), rigid, composition, margin, offend, amateur, relevant, promote, correspond, desperately, robust, habitat, turbulent, release, rogue, reserve, convince, description, interfere, puncture, interior, estimate, recognise
- Week 2 12 Octembarrass, matte, content, banish, decline, distinguished, address (verb), abundant, harass, tropical, accuse, profession, habitable, appearance, scripture, acquainted, recommend, volatile, loneliness, modest, convict, brief, hygienic, restore, system
- Week 1 5 Octchangeable, union, moderate, profit, mischief, according, refer, restrain, conclusion, competition, passive, lofty, majestic, programme, submit, debate, tomorrow, individual, convey, dose, pronunciation, identity, meagre, supposed, sacrifice
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