11+ English practice that builds real language skill.
Reading comprehension, grammar, vocabulary and writing — covered in daily bite-sized sessions that build the confidence to tackle any 11+ English paper.
Every 11+ English topic covered
Lumi covers all the reading, writing, grammar and vocabulary skills tested in GL Assessment and CEM 11+ English papers.
Reading Comprehension
- Literal comprehension questions — finding information in the text
- Inferential comprehension — reading between the lines
- Deductive comprehension — drawing conclusions from evidence
- Author's purpose and viewpoint
- Identifying themes and messages
- Fiction passages — characterisation and plot
- Non-fiction passages — fact and opinion
- Poetry comprehension — meaning and effect
- Newspaper and report style texts
- Persuasive and argumentative texts
Vocabulary and Word Knowledge
- Synonyms — words with similar meanings
- Antonyms — words with opposite meanings
- Words in context — choosing the best word
- Multiple meanings of words (homonyms)
- Formal and informal vocabulary
- Subject-specific vocabulary
- Word families and roots
- Prefixes and suffixes
- Homophones and commonly confused words
Grammar
- Nouns — common, proper, abstract and collective
- Pronouns — personal, possessive, relative
- Verbs — tense, modal verbs, active and passive voice
- Adjectives and adverbs
- Conjunctions — coordinating and subordinating
- Prepositions and prepositional phrases
- Subject and object in a sentence
- Clauses — main and subordinate
- Phrases — noun phrases, verb phrases
- Parts of speech identification
Punctuation and Spelling
- Commas — lists, clauses, direct speech
- Apostrophes — possession and contraction
- Speech marks and direct speech layout
- Colons and semi-colons
- Hyphens and dashes
- Capital letters and full stops
- Question marks and exclamation marks
- Brackets and parentheses
- Commonly misspelled words
- Spelling rules — doubling consonants, silent letters, ie/ei
Sentence and Text Structure
- Types of sentences — statements, questions, commands, exclamations
- Simple, compound and complex sentences
- Paragraph structure
- Cohesive devices — connectives, pronouns, synonyms
- Sequencing and ordering events
- Text types — narrative, descriptive, persuasive, explanatory
English formats across the major exam boards
GL Assessment
Tests comprehension, grammar and vocabulary in separate sections. Lumi practises each section type in timed conditions matching GL papers.
CEM
CEM English integrates comprehension with cloze (gap-fill) and word-meaning questions. Lumi practises all CEM question types with explanations.
ISEB
ISEB expects longer written answers and creative writing. Lumi builds both the analytical and creative skills needed.
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