Our 11+ resources are designed to teach skills and then discreetly test your child with exam-style questions and practice papers too. Giving you visibility to their progress. To help you support your child best, our resources are aligned to exam boards with progressive leveling, starting at year 3 and working to exam-style questions and practice papers in year 5. This allows you to set your child at a level that suits them and develop the skills needed overtime; removing exam pressure and building their confidence.
Verbal reasoning bears more resemblance to skills your child will have started to develop at school, but significantly uses these skills in very different ways. These types of questions focus on being able to understand and work out problems focused on words and letters. Numbers can be involved (such as in codes or problem solving), but only where they still relate in some way to words or letters. Students with a large vocabulary from Key Stage 2 and strong foundations in mental maths and problem solving skills will find verbal reasoning more accessible. At EdPlace our activities focus on building this core base early from Year 3 alongside familiarising students with the presentation of questions in this style which exactly replicates what your child will see in the 11+ exam.
11+ Verbal Reasoning Skills |
Exam Board |
Move a Letter |
GL |
Partial Word |
CEM / GL |
Antonyms |
CEM / GL |
Word Connections |
CEM / GL |
Number Sequences |
GL |
Problem Solving |
GL |
Letter Connections |
GL |
Compound Words |
CEM / GL |
Maths Codes |
GL |
Insert a Letter |
CEM / GL |
Word Relationships |
CEM / GL |
Synonyms |
CEM / GL |
Word Scrambles |
GL |
Hidden Word |
CEM / GL |
Word Merge |
GL |
Complete the Calculation |
GL |
Number Logic |
GL |
Multiple Meanings |
CEM / GL |
Letter Sequences |
GL |
Number Code Breaking |
GL |
Letter Code Breaking |
GL |
Homophones |
CEM |
Jumbled Sentences |
CEM |
Jumbled Words |
CEM |
How to use our resources to achieve results
Our 11+ resources are designed to teach skills and then discreetly test your child with exam-style questions and practice papers too. Giving you visibility to their progress. To help you support your child best, our resources are aligned to exam boards with progressive leveling, starting at year 3 and working to exam-style questions and practice papers in year 5. This allows you to set your child at a level that suits them and develop the skills needed overtime; removing exam pressure and building their confidence.
Learn the skills using our resources, practice what you’ve learnt with our exam-style questions and test for exam readiness with our practice papers - success!
Our resources are designed to teach skills through our teacher-guided activities and then discreetly test your child with exam-style questions and practice papers. Giving you visibility to their progress.
Add and Remove Letters to Create New Words
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TRY IT FOR FREEAdd and Remove Letters to Create New Words
TRY IT FOR FREEAdd Four Letters to Make a Word Using Context
TRY IT FOR FREEAdd Letters to Make a Complex Word Using Clues
TRY IT FOR FREEAdd Letters to Make a Complex Word Using Clues
TRY IT FOR FREEAdd Three Letters to Make a Word Using Clues
TRY IT FOR FREEAdd Three Letters to Make a Word Using Context
TRY IT FOR FREEAdd Two Letters to Make a Word Using Clues
TRY IT FOR FREEAdd Two Letters to Make a Word Using Context
TRY IT FOR FREEAnalyse Word Categories to Switch Pairs
TRY IT FOR FREEAnalyse Word Categories to Switch Pairs
TRY IT FOR FREEApply categories to words
TRY IT FOR FREEApply categories to words to identify the odd one out
TRY IT FOR FREEApply categories to words to identify the odd one out
TRY IT FOR FREEApply existing number codes to create new words
TRY IT FOR FREEApply existing number codes to spell new words
TRY IT FOR FREEApply existing number codes to spell new words
TRY IT FOR FREEApply existing number codes to spell new words
TRY IT FOR FREEApply existing number codes to spell new words
TRY IT FOR FREEApply existing number codes to spell new words
TRY IT FOR FREEApply Letter Code Cracking Skills
TRY IT FOR FREEApply the Connection to Complete the Sentence
TRY IT FOR FREEApply the Connection to Complete the Sentence
TRY IT FOR FREEApply the Connection to Complete the Sentence
TRY IT FOR FREEApply the Connection to Complete the Sentence
TRY IT FOR FREEApply the Connection to Complete the Sentence
TRY IT FOR FREEApply the Connection to Complete the Sentence
TRY IT FOR FREEBalance the Sum so that Both Sides are Equal
TRY IT FOR FREEBalance the Sum so that Both Sides are Equal
TRY IT FOR FREEBuild Compound Words (Including Different Pronunciations)
TRY IT FOR FREEBuild Compound Words (Including Different Pronunciations)
TRY IT FOR FREEBuild Compound Words (Including Different Pronunciations)
TRY IT FOR FREEBuild Compound Words (Including Roots)
TRY IT FOR FREEBuild Compound Words (Including Roots)
TRY IT FOR FREEBuilding Compound Words (Including Roots)
TRY IT FOR FREECalculate Age Using Information from Given Passage
TRY IT FOR FREECalculate Measurements Using Information From Given Passage
TRY IT FOR FREEChoose the Correct Prefix
TRY IT FOR FREEComplete the Double Letter Sequence
TRY IT FOR FREEComplete the Image Series
TRY IT FOR FREEComplete the Sum to Find the Missing Number
TRY IT FOR FREEComplete the Sum to Find the Missing Number
TRY IT FOR FREEComplete the Sum to Find the Missing Number
TRY IT FOR FREEComplete the Sum to Find the Missing Number
TRY IT FOR FREEConnect Challenging Synonyms
TRY IT FOR FREEConnect Challenging Synonyms
TRY IT FOR FREEConnect Challenging Synonyms
TRY IT FOR FREEConnect Synonyms with the Strongest Link
TRY IT FOR FREEConnect Synonyms with the Strongest Link
TRY IT FOR FREEConnect Synonyms with the Strongest Link
TRY IT FOR FREEContextualise Homophones
TRY IT FOR FREECorrectly Complete the Rhyming Sentence
TRY IT FOR FREECorrectly Spell and Define the Homophone
TRY IT FOR FREECreate a new word using letter position patterns
TRY IT FOR FREECreate a new word using letter position patterns.
TRY IT FOR FREECreate an Antonym Using a Prefix
TRY IT FOR FREEDemonstrate Understanding of Homonym Meanings
TRY IT FOR FREEDemonstrate Understanding of Letter Codes
TRY IT FOR FREEDemonstrate Your Understanding of Antonyms
TRY IT FOR FREEDescribe a Rotation Using an Anchor
TRY IT FOR FREEDescribe Features of a Rotated Complex Shape
TRY IT FOR FREEDescribe the Movement of a Complex Shape
TRY IT FOR FREEDiscover New Homonyms
TRY IT FOR FREEDiscover the Missing Pair
TRY IT FOR FREEExchange Two Words in Sentences with More Than One Clause
TRY IT FOR FREEExchange Two Words in Sentences with More Than One Clause
TRY IT FOR FREEFill the Gap in the Homophone Sentence
TRY IT FOR FREEFill the Sequence Blank
TRY IT FOR FREEFill the Sequence Gap
TRY IT FOR FREEFind all the 3D Black Arrangements which Match a Plan View
TRY IT FOR FREEFind Alphabet Sequences Using Single Letter Pairs Moving Forwards and Backwards
TRY IT FOR FREEFind Alphabetical Sequences using Single Letter Pairs moving Forwards or Backwards
TRY IT FOR FREEFind and Apply Rules in Changing Sequences
TRY IT FOR FREEFind and Apply Rules in Regular and Irregular Sequences
TRY IT FOR FREEFind and Apply Sequence Rules (Addition and Subtraction)
TRY IT FOR FREEFind and Apply Sequence Rules (Addition and Subtraction)
TRY IT FOR FREEFind and Apply Sequence Rules (Addition)
TRY IT FOR FREEFind Double Letter Codes
TRY IT FOR FREEFind Double Letter Codes
TRY IT FOR FREEFind Hidden Many-Sided, Irregular Shapes
TRY IT FOR FREEFind Regular and Irregular Shapes Hiding Inside Images
TRY IT FOR FREEFind Rotations of Combined Shape
TRY IT FOR FREEFind Rotations of Simple Compound Shapes
TRY IT FOR FREEFind the 4 Letter Word Hidden Between 2 Words
TRY IT FOR FREEFind the 4 Letter Word Hidden Between 2 Words
TRY IT FOR FREEFind the 4 Letter Word Hidden between 2 words
TRY IT FOR FREEFind the 4 Letter Word Hidden Between 2 Words
TRY IT FOR FREEFind the 4 Letter Word Hidden Inbetween 2 Words
TRY IT FOR FREEFind the Alphabet Sequence Using Single Letter Pairs Moving Forwards or Backwards
TRY IT FOR FREEFind the Correct Image After Two Hole Punches
TRY IT FOR FREEFind the Correct Image with Two Punches and a Diagonal Fold
TRY IT FOR FREEFind the Correct Position of the Fold Line
TRY IT FOR FREEFind the Correct Prefix
TRY IT FOR FREEFind the Corrected Rotated Shape Made of Cubes
TRY IT FOR FREEFind the Four Letter Word Hidden Between Two Words
TRY IT FOR FREEFind the Next Letter and Number Pair in a Sequence
TRY IT FOR FREEFind the Next Letter and Number Pair in a Sequence
TRY IT FOR FREEFind the Next Letter and Number Pair in a Sequence
TRY IT FOR FREEFind the Number Rule
TRY IT FOR FREEFind the Original Word
TRY IT FOR FREEFind the Plan View for 3D Cube Arrangements including Towers
TRY IT FOR FREEFind the Plan View for 3D Cube Arrangements with Layers
TRY IT FOR FREEFind the Plan View to Match More than one 3D Shape Arrangement
TRY IT FOR FREEFind the Related Homonym
TRY IT FOR FREEFind the Relationship Between a Plan View and a 3D Shape Arrangement
TRY IT FOR FREEFind the Rotated 'T', 'U' and 'L' Shapes
TRY IT FOR FREEFind the Rotated Cube Shape by Counting Cubes
TRY IT FOR FREEFinish the Homophone Sentence
TRY IT FOR FREEFold Regular and Irregular Shapes Along a Straight Line Fold
TRY IT FOR FREEFold Regular and Irregular Shapes Up and Down
TRY IT FOR FREEFold Regular or Irregular Shapes Along a Central Fold
TRY IT FOR FREEForm the Missing Word in a Scrambled Set
TRY IT FOR FREEForm the Missing Word in a Scrambled Set
TRY IT FOR FREEIdentify a new word using letter patterns
TRY IT FOR FREEIdentify a new word using letter position patterns.
TRY IT FOR FREEIdentify Alphabetic Pattern to Crack Code
TRY IT FOR FREEIdentify and Apply the Correct Number Rule
TRY IT FOR FREEIdentify and Use Relevant Information in Given Text
TRY IT FOR FREEIdentify categories for words to fit into
TRY IT FOR FREEIdentify categories for words to fit into
TRY IT FOR FREEIdentify categories to group words into
TRY IT FOR FREEIdentify Different Combinations which Create the Same Shape
TRY IT FOR FREEIdentify Double Letter Codes
TRY IT FOR FREEIdentify Homonyms as Verbs or Nouns
TRY IT FOR FREEIdentify Jumbled Words Using Clues
TRY IT FOR FREEIdentify Nets of Cubes, Pyramids and Cuboids
TRY IT FOR FREEIdentify position and number to find the odd one out
TRY IT FOR FREEIdentify position and number to find the odd one out
TRY IT FOR FREEIdentify position and number to find the odd one out
TRY IT FOR FREEIdentify Similarities and Differences between Inner and Outer Shapes
TRY IT FOR FREEIdentify Smaller Shapes Used to Create Larger Combined Shapes
TRY IT FOR FREEIdentify the 2D Nets of Cubes, Cuboids, Cones and Prisms
TRY IT FOR FREEIdentify the 3D Cube Net
TRY IT FOR FREEIdentify the Blocks Used to Make Compound 3D Shapes
TRY IT FOR FREEIdentify the Complex Missing Word in a Scrambled Set
TRY IT FOR FREEIdentify the Complex Missing Word in a Scrambled Set
TRY IT FOR FREEIdentify the Complex Missing Word in a Scrambled Set
TRY IT FOR FREEIdentify the Correct Homonym
TRY IT FOR FREEIdentify the Correct Homophone
TRY IT FOR FREEIdentify the Correct Option when Two Holes are Punched
TRY IT FOR FREEIdentify the Correct Rhyming Synonym or Antonym
TRY IT FOR FREEIdentify the Exact Shape
TRY IT FOR FREEIdentify the Following Letter Value
TRY IT FOR FREEIdentify the Homonyms that Fit
TRY IT FOR FREEIdentify the Matching Rotated 2D Shape
TRY IT FOR FREEIdentify the Missing Letter Pair
TRY IT FOR FREEIdentify the Missing Symbol to Complete the 4 Box Grid
TRY IT FOR FREEIdentify the Missing Symbol to Complete the 4 Box Grid
TRY IT FOR FREEIdentify the Missing Symbol to Complete the 9 Box Grid
TRY IT FOR FREEIdentify the Missing Word in a Scrambled Set
TRY IT FOR FREEIdentify the Missing Word in a Scrambled Set
TRY IT FOR FREEIdentify the Nets of More Complex 3D Shapes 2
TRY IT FOR FREEIdentify the Position of the Holes in Folded and Unfolded Paper
TRY IT FOR FREEIdentify the Related Homonym
TRY IT FOR FREEIdentify the Rhyming Antonym
TRY IT FOR FREEIdentify the Rhyming Synonym in a List
TRY IT FOR FREEIdentify themes and categorise words
TRY IT FOR FREEIdentify themes and categorise words
TRY IT FOR FREEIdentify themes and categorise words
TRY IT FOR FREEIdentify Where Holes will be Punched after Two Punches
TRY IT FOR FREEImplement letter patterns to create new words.
TRY IT FOR FREEImplement letter position patterns to create new words.
TRY IT FOR FREEImplement letter positioning patterns to create new words.
TRY IT FOR FREEJoin and Divide Simple Compound Words
TRY IT FOR FREEJoin and Divide Simple Compound Words
TRY IT FOR FREEJoin and Divide Simple Compound Words
TRY IT FOR FREELearn to Order Jumbled Words
TRY IT FOR FREEMatch Each Antonym to its Clue
TRY IT FOR FREEMatch Each Word with the Correct Clue
TRY IT FOR FREEMatch Symbols by Finding the Relationship
TRY IT FOR FREEMatch Symbols by Finding the Relationship
TRY IT FOR FREEMatch the Combined Shape
TRY IT FOR FREEMatch the Symbols by Finding the Relationship
TRY IT FOR FREEMove a Letter to Create a New Word
TRY IT FOR FREEMove a Letter to Create a New Word
TRY IT FOR FREEMove a Letter to Create a New Word
TRY IT FOR FREEPair Synonyms With Multiple Meanings
TRY IT FOR FREEPair Synonyms with Multiple Meanings
TRY IT FOR FREEPair Synonyms With Multiple Meanings
TRY IT FOR FREEPair the Rhyming Synonym
TRY IT FOR FREEPractise Antonyms
TRY IT FOR FREEPractise Jumbled Words
TRY IT FOR FREEPractise Synonym Jumbled Words
TRY IT FOR FREERearrange Anagrams to Find the Original Word
TRY IT FOR FREERecognise and Apply the Correct Number Rule
TRY IT FOR FREERecognise the Accurate Prefix
TRY IT FOR FREERecognise the Correct Antonym
TRY IT FOR FREERecognise the Jumbled Word
TRY IT FOR FREERecognise the Missing Letter Pair
TRY IT FOR FREERecognise which Homonyms Fit
TRY IT FOR FREERecognise Which Homonyms Relate
TRY IT FOR FREERemove a Letter to Create a New Word
TRY IT FOR FREERemove a Letter to Create a New Word
TRY IT FOR FREERemove a Letter to Create a New Word
TRY IT FOR FREESelect a Letter to Complete One Word and Begin Another
TRY IT FOR FREESelect a Letter to Complete One Word and Begin Another
TRY IT FOR FREESelect a Letter to Complete One Word and Begin Another
TRY IT FOR FREESelect a Letter to Complete One Word and Begin Another
TRY IT FOR FREESelect a Letter to Complete One Word and Begin Another
TRY IT FOR FREESelect a Letter to Complete One Word and Begin Another
TRY IT FOR FREESelect a Letter to Complete One Word and Begin Another
TRY IT FOR FREESelect a Letter to Complete One Word and Begin Another
TRY IT FOR FREESelect a Letter to Complete One Word and Begin Another
TRY IT FOR FREESelect the Correct Set of Letters
TRY IT FOR FREESolve Comprehension about a Friend's Day Out
TRY IT FOR FREESolve Height Related Word Problems
TRY IT FOR FREESolve Letter Codes
TRY IT FOR FREESolve Shopping Word Problems
TRY IT FOR FREESolve the Anagram Inside the Bracket
TRY IT FOR FREESolve the Antonym Anagram
TRY IT FOR FREESolve the Clues to Unscramble the Anagram
TRY IT FOR FREESolve the Double Letter Sequence
TRY IT FOR FREESolve the Sequence
TRY IT FOR FREESpell Verb and Noun Homophone Pairs
TRY IT FOR FREESpot Multiple Features in Rotated Shapes
TRY IT FOR FREESpot Rotations of Compound Shapes using Shading, Size and Outline
TRY IT FOR FREESpot the Combined Shapes
TRY IT FOR FREESpot the Equivalent 3D Cube Net
TRY IT FOR FREESpot the Relationship between Inner and Outer Shapes
TRY IT FOR FREESpot the Relevant Homophone
TRY IT FOR FREESubstitute Numbers for Letters in Calculations With Brackets
TRY IT FOR FREESubstitute Numbers for Letters in Calculations With Brackets
TRY IT FOR FREESubstitute Numbers for Letters in Calculations With Brackets
TRY IT FOR FREESubstitute Numbers for Letters in Complex Calculations
TRY IT FOR FREESubstitute Numbers for Letters in Complex Calculations (All Four Operations)
TRY IT FOR FREESubstitute Numbers for Letters in Complex Calculations (All Four Operations)
TRY IT FOR FREESubstitute Numbers for Letters in Complex Calculations (All Four Operations)
TRY IT FOR FREESubstitute Numbers for Letters in Complex Calculations (All Four Operations)
TRY IT FOR FREESubstitute Numbers for Letters in Complex Calculations (All Four Operations)
TRY IT FOR FREESwitch Words with Similar Spellings or Meanings
TRY IT FOR FREESwitch Words with Similar Spellings or Meanings
TRY IT FOR FREESwitch Words with Similar Spellings or Meanings
TRY IT FOR FREETranslate Letter Codes into Words
TRY IT FOR FREEUncover Jumbled Words Using Context
TRY IT FOR FREEUnderstand Additional Layers to Finish Image Sequence
TRY IT FOR FREEUnderstand Homophone Spellings
TRY IT FOR FREEUnderstand Letter Code Breaking
TRY IT FOR FREEUnderstand Rotation to Complete Image Sequence
TRY IT FOR FREEUnderstand Verb and Noun Homophone Pairs
TRY IT FOR FREEUnscramble Jumbled Words Using Context
TRY IT FOR FREEUnscramble the Anagram to Complete the Sentence
TRY IT FOR FREEUnscramble the Anagram to Find the Synonym
TRY IT FOR FREEUnscramble the Anagram to Spell the Antonym
TRY IT FOR FREEUse a Prefix to Create an Antonym
TRY IT FOR FREEUse Clues to Identify Jumbled Words
TRY IT FOR FREEUse Criteria to Spot Similar Shapes
TRY IT FOR FREEUse Family Trees to Solve Word Problem
TRY IT FOR FREEUse Synonyms to Unscramble the Word
TRY IT FOR FREEUse the Clue to Identify the Antonym
TRY IT FOR FREEUse the Clue to Work Out the Synonym
TRY IT FOR FREEUse Words to Describe Shape Relationships
TRY IT FOR FREEUse Words to Explain How Shapes are Related
TRY IT FOR FREEVisualise Folding Regular and Irregular Shapes Along a Horizontal Fold Line
TRY IT FOR FREEVisualise Rotating and Joining Irregular 2D Shapes
TRY IT FOR FREEWork Out Age and Time Related Word Problems
TRY IT FOR FREEWork Out Subject Word Problems
TRY IT FOR FREEWork Out the 3D Cube Net
TRY IT FOR FREEHow to use our resources to achieve results
Here at EdPlace, we believe that helping your child achieve their best on the 11+ exam doesn’t start in year 5. It’s important to understand your child’s full potential and help them develop the skills needed as early as year 3. This will also help you gauge your child’s prospects, ensuring they really shine at grammar school. Our aim is to help take away the exam pressure for your child whilst building their skills and confidence so they can achieve their best. Our revision resources are designed to help students aged 8 to 11 build up to the skills and levels needed to pass the 11+. We’re confident our non-verbal, spatial and verbal reasoning, maths/numerical reasoning and English resources tailored to CEM and GL will help your child soar; and whatever the outcome, we’ll be here to support them on the other side of the 11+ exam too, right up to GCSE!
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