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Vocabulary Lists for Primary 2 28072017

Quick Read: Primary 2 Vocabulary Bank

This 2017 eduKate weekly list is preserved as a learning resource, not an official MOE prescribed word list. A long list becomes useful only when children understand the words, meet them in context and can retrieve them later without seeing the answer.

Compact Glossary

Word Word class Core meaning
adopt verb to take something on as one’s own, or legally take a child into one’s family
ambition noun a strong desire to achieve something
advice noun guidance or suggestions about what to do
advantage noun a condition that makes success easier or more likely
attitude noun a way of thinking or feeling about something
attract verb to draw attention, interest or movement towards something
average noun / adjective a typical amount, or the result found by combining values and dividing by their number
belief noun an idea accepted as true
beware verb to be cautious about a danger
brilliant adjective very bright, clever or excellent
chill noun / verb a feeling of coldness; to make or become cold
climate noun the usual weather conditions of a place over a long period
clog noun / verb to block a passage; or something that causes a blockage
cling verb to hold tightly or stay very close
confess verb to admit something, especially a wrongdoing or secret
convince verb to make someone believe or accept something
continent noun one of Earth’s major land areas
crumple verb to crush or fold into wrinkles
custom noun a traditional way of behaving or doing something
defeat noun / verb loss in a contest; to overcome an opponent
defend verb to protect from attack, criticism or harm
delay noun / verb a period of waiting; to make something happen later
diagram noun a drawing that explains how something is arranged or works
distant adjective far away in place, time or relationship
dissolve verb to mix into a liquid until no longer separately visible; or to end formally
enable verb to make something possible
examine verb to inspect or study carefully
excel verb to do extremely well
explore verb to investigate, travel through or study something
fatal adjective causing death
fierce adjective powerful, intense or aggressive
fortunate adjective lucky or favoured by circumstances
flutter verb / noun to move lightly and quickly, especially with wings
glide verb to move smoothly and quietly
gradual adjective happening slowly over time
grasp verb / noun to hold firmly or understand an idea
habit noun a behaviour repeated regularly
harsh adjective unpleasantly rough, severe or strict
imitate verb to copy an action, sound or behaviour
intelligent adjective able to learn, understand and reason well
intention noun what someone plans or means to do
launch noun / verb to start or send something into motion; the act of doing so
locate verb to find or identify the position of something
loyal adjective faithful and supportive
method noun a particular way of doing something
misery noun great unhappiness or suffering
nectar noun sweet liquid produced by flowers
nursery noun a place for young children or young plants
observe verb to watch carefully or notice
opponent noun a person or team competing against another
permit noun / verb official permission; to allow something
portion noun a part or share of a whole
precious adjective very valuable or deeply important
proceed verb to continue or move forward
recent adjective having happened not long ago
recognise / recognize verb to identify someone or something previously known
request noun / verb an act of asking politely or formally; to ask
resist verb to oppose, withstand or refuse to give in
respond verb to reply or react
reveal verb to make something known or visible
routine noun / adjective a regular sequence of actions; usual or ordinary
route noun a path or way from one place to another
source noun the place, person or thing from which something comes
survive verb to remain alive or continue to exist
threat noun a sign or statement of possible harm or danger
tragic adjective causing or involving great sadness or disaster
typical adjective having the usual features of a kind or group
vacant adjective empty or available for use
vast adjective extremely large
venture noun / verb a risky or uncertain undertaking; to go somewhere despite risk

How to Use a Long List Without Overloading a Child

Work in small sets of five to eight words. Mix easier words with one or two harder ones, teach the meaning and word class, then ask the child to retrieve each word from a clue. Words such as route/routine, source/origin, custom/habit and advice/belief are especially useful for comparison because they are related but not interchangeable.

Continue with the eduKate Vocabulary Lists for more levelled practice.

Punggol Primary English Vocabulary to be learnt when attending our English tuition classes at eduKate.

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For Punggol English class this week, we included this list for home practice. Introduce words through meaning, normal sentence use and repeated retrieval.

The original vocabulary list for this week’s Pri 2 students is preserved below:

  1. adopt
  2. ambition
  3. advice
  4. advantage
  5. attitude
  6. attract
  7. average
  8. belief
  9. beware
  10. brilliant
  11. chill
  12. climate
  13. clog
  14. cling
  15. confess
  16. convince
  17. continent
  18. crumple
  19. custom
  20. defeat
  21. defend
  22. delay
  23. diagram
  24. distant
  25. dissolve
  26. enable
  27. examine
  28. excel
  29. explore
  30. fatal
  31. fierce
  32. fortunate
  33. flutter
  34. glide
  35. gradual
  36. grasp
  37. habit
  38. harsh
  39. imitate
  40. intelligent
  41. intention
  42. launch
  43. locate
  44. loyal
  45. method
  46. misery
  47. nectar
  48. nursery
  49. observe
  50. opponent
  51. permit
  52. portion
  53. precious
  54. proceed
  55. recent
  56. recognise
  57. request
  58. resist
  59. respond
  60. reveal
  61. routine
  62. route
  63. source
  64. survive
  65. threat
  66. tragic
  67. typical
  68. vacant
  69. vast
  70. venture

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Choose the question that brought you here. Open one useful guide, try a small task, and stop when you have what you need.

Take one question further

The same learning habit can travel across subjects, while each subject keeps its own methods. These routes help you notice a difficulty, understand one part of it, and return to something you can do.

A word is familiar, but using it is difficult.

Move from recognising a word to retrieving it in a new context. Understand vocabulary plateaus.

Try it without the guide: Choose one word you already know. Close the guide and use it in a new sentence. Explain why it fits; try another context tomorrow.

A piece of writing has ideas, but the reader loses the thread.

Make the order of events and the links between sentences clear. Explore composition writing.

Try it without the guide: Choose one short paragraph. Read the relevant explanation, close it, and revise the paragraph. Ask someone to tell you what happened and why.

The Mathematics seems familiar, but marks still disappear.

Find the first point where the working stops being reliable. Find Secondary 4 A-Math mark leakage.

Try it without the guide: For a Secondary 4 A-Math question you have attempted, locate the first uncertain line. Repair that step, then try a comparable question without the worked answer.

A Science fact is remembered, but the explanation is incomplete.

Connect the evidence to a scientific idea and the resulting change. Follow the Primary Science learning route.

Try it without the guide: Choose a familiar Primary Science example. Explain the evidence, the idea and the result without notes. Then change one condition and explain your prediction.

Two accounts of the world seem to disagree.

Check the question, source, date and evidence before combining claims. Explore the World Knowledge research library.

Try it without the guide: Take one claim. Find the source best placed to support it, note its date, and state what remains uncertain. Return to your original question.

There is plenty of help, but independence is hard to see.

Check what the learner can understand and do after support is removed. Understand how education works.

Try it without the guide: Choose one small task the child has practised. Agree on a calm, brief attempt without prompts. Use what happens to choose one next step, then stop.

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