Help make spelling more appealing to your child with this collection of 70 brightly coloured, fun-themed word lists! Explore words related to topics that actually interest students (e.g. social media, photography, & spies)Cover essential spelling rules for Year 8 (e.g. Greek & Latin roots, word building, and homophones & near homophones)Reinforce words used in other areas studied at school (e.g. physics, World War I, and figures of speech)Target synonyms for key words that students overuse (e.g. 'boring', 'lucky', & 'surprised') Plus, for your convenience, Each list is made up of 25 to 30 wordsThis book includes an Index to the spelling rules, patterns, and themed areas dealt with by each of the lists