The Oxford English Dictionary for Schools is carefully targeted to support secondary school students with their independent reference skills, to improve their spelling, punctuation, and grammar, and to build vocabulary.

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KS3 spelling lists all covered comprehensively

This new colourful dictionary is for children aged 7+ eager to discover new words and spellings. Not only does it feature clear definitions, word origins, and synonyms but the letters start with fun facts, tips help with navigation, examples come from favourite books and the supplement gives ext...

A modern Welsh to English and English to Welsh Dictionary offering excellent coverage of today's Welsh language and usage. The clear layout makes it easy to use and its handy format and durability make it your ideal companion at home, school or on your travels.

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This dictionary contains full sentence definitions, examples and parts of speech, as well as synonyms, spelling and grammar tips, word histories and colourful illustrations and photographs. The Word Wizard helps with grammar, writing and spelling, while the Earth and Space supplement explores ou...

This fantastic thesaurus is especially designed for children aged 8 and above (Key Stage 2) and supports today's Primary curriculum needs. Clear and accessible, it is an indispensable tool for young writers. Colour headwords, an A-Z on every page and a full index make it easy to find the rig...

The clear layout makes finding entries exceptionally easy, and full definitions are given in simple language, often in complete sentences. With over 20,000 entries, many new or updated words, it includes the school national curriculum vocabulary up to Key Stage 3 and GCSE level, as well as gener...

Over 2000 entries give clear meanings and definitions, parts of speech, word forms, word families, synonyms and opposites to build vocabulary and first literacy skills. Not just a dictionary, this unique book brings to life the world of fairy tales, nursery rhymes, and picture books that childre...

A fun picture dictionary introducing children to reading, writing and looking up words. Over 500 words with illustrations and useful phrases. Also includes picture section on sports, games, the classroom and popular fairy tale characters. Written and tested by primary school teachers.

1500 headwords in colour. 550 colour illustrations provide visual support. Thematic picture section helps to build and extend specialist vocabulary. Entire alphabet on every page helps pupils locate a particular letter. Paperback, 128 pages.

6,000 headword entries. 300 colour illustrations. Paperback, 240 pages.

Over 30,000 words and phrases. Colour headwords. Parts of speech and word forms for each word help to teach grammar and spelling. Highlighted boxes give simple advice on grammar, spelling, punctuation and usage to help pupils avoid common language errors. Word origin boxes give children an intro...

Original, up-to-date text written specifically for children aged 8 years+. Meets new curriculum requirements in its treatment of vocabulary and coverage in the terminology of language. 20,000 headword entries in full colour. 150 colour illustrations provide visual support. Hardback, 400 pages.

45,000 words and phrases. Parts of speech and word forms given to help teach grammar and spelling. Up-to-date examples, grammar and usage notes. Hardback, 864 pages.

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Over 150,000 synonyms and related words with headwords in bold type. Over 300 special word lists covering a range of subjects. Ideal for vocabulary building and extended project work. Examples show words used in their correct context. Parts of speech are given to help pupils find the correct wor...

Over 20,000 similar and related words with lively colour illustrations. An ideal companion to the ‘Oxford Junior Illustrated Dictionary’. Paperback, 240 pages.

50,000 synonyms and related words. Examples to help pupils choose the right word for the right context. Special feature boxes give information ideal for extended project work. Usage notes draw attention to any difficulties in using words. Cross references lead to a further selection of synonyms ...

A unique phonics dictionary to support early spelling and reading. A perfect fit for the new curriculum and the Phonics Screening Check. Includes a full list of sounds and alternative spellings from the alphabetic code chart. Fun, colourful illustrations and familiar Oxford Reading Tree characte...

An accessible, lively A-Z of over 3,000 words and their origins, drawn from Oxford's unrivalled dictionary research and language monitoring.

A must-have for children, parents and teachers preparing for the grammar, punctuation and spelling test at the end of KS1. With help from friendly bird characters, grammar is explained, punctuation is clear and spelling tips are revealed. Includes a dictionary of the curriculum words children ne...

This major new edition of the Oxford First Thesaurus will inspire an early love of words and creative writing. Specially written by children's word experts, it is fun and accessible to first readers and writers, with modern 3D images on every spread. Children will find it fun to explore and ...

An original thesaurus, written specifically for children aged 8 years+ to use alongside ‘The Oxford Children's Dictionary’. Special topic entries to expand vocabulary and project work. 70,000 synonyms, similar and related words, with headwords in colour. Example sentences given in a mo...