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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Vocab Tip: Say It Out Loud

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This video lesson offers a tip for learning new vocabulary words by saying the word and its definition aloud. This stimulates the brain and activates prior knowledge which helps you remember the word. It also covers what to do if you...
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Other

Cambridge University Press: Cambridge Dictionaries Online

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Search this online dictionary which includes the Cambridge International Dictionary of English, American English, Dictionary of Idioms, and Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs and English/Spanish translations. L.9-10.4c References, L.11-12.4c...
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Other

Learn That Word: Root Words & Prefixes: Quick Reference

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Excellent reference tool listing prefixes and roots together alphabetically along with definitions and examples.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Reference Materials Printed and Electronic

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Find out how to use dictionaries, glossaries, and thesauri in order to determine meanings of words and phrases, including their denotations, connotations, and etymologies.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Reference Materials Printed and Electronic

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn how to use dictionaries, glossaries, and thesauri in order to determine meanings of words and phrases, including their denotations, connotations, and etymologies.
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BBC

Bbc: Skillswise: English: Reading: Dictionaries and Indexes Quiz: Basic [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Quiz testing basic alphabetization skills required for real-world application. Three levels of difficulty with answers provided.
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Other

Visuwords: Visuwords Online Graphical Dictionary and Thesaurus

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Visuwords is an online graphical dictionary which you must see to believe! It is highly interactive and allows you to create diagrams, to drag and drop, pass over words to see their meanings, and much much more. It can be as easy or as...
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Love To Know Media

Your Dictionary: Specialty Dictionaries

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site offers links to over 100 dictionaries and glossaries on a huge variety of subjects. L.9-10.6 Vocabulary
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Merriam-Webster

Merriam Webster: Word of the Day

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This daily resource gives the word for the day, definition, example sentence and a "Did you know?" about the word.
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BBC

Bbc: Skillswise: Dictionaries and Indexes

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This Skillswise site focuses on using dictionaries and indexes. Included are a video about why using these tools is important, fact sheets and worksheets about using them, quizzes on the information presented, and a dictionary game. The...
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Rutgers University

Rutgers University: The Dictionary of the English Language

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Brief introductory essay on the history of Samuel Johnson's dictionary. Includes information on the time frame of the work and the significance of the dictionary in the development of modern versions. Criticism is cited.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Understanding New Vocabulary Within Context

For Students 7th - 9th Standards
This lesson focuses on ways to understand new vocabulary words in context. It provides an introduction with examples, information about how our language changes and how words get into the dictionary, and how to look outside the word to...
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British Library

British Library: Language & Literature: Dictionaries and Meanings

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Article discusses the history of English dictionaries over a five-hundred-year period. Includes selections from Samuel Johnson's dictionary of 1755 and the Oxford English Dictionary. With useful comments about the origins of words,...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Erin Mc Kean Redefines the Dictionary

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Lexicographer and co-founder of new online dictionary Wordnik, Erin McKean, discusses the many ways today's print dictionary is positioned to change, transforming not just dictionaries, but how we interact with language itself. [15:15]
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Ted Nellen

Cyber English (By Ted Nellen): Kennings

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a glossary entry for the term "Kennings" including multiple definitions and examples including links to more examples.
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University of Chicago

The University of Chicago: Roget's Thesaurus Search Form

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Enter any word and get tons of words that mean the same thing (or close to it)
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The Write Place

Literacy Education Online: How to Use a Thesaurus

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A good overview of what a thesaurus is and how best to use one. Also includes the difference between the two forms of thesauri and explains how to choose the correct synonym to use. L.9-10.4c References
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Vocabulary.com

The vocabulary.com Top 1000

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This site contains a list of 1,000 words found on the SAT, ACT, GRE, and ToEFL assessments. Teachers can digitally assign this list to their students to reinforce the spellings, pronunciations, and meanings of these words.
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Vocabulary.com

The New Sat: Multiple Meaning Words List #1

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site contains a list of 25 multiple-meaning words that exist across all academic disciplines. Students will use the type of analysis required on the New SAT. Teachers can digitally assign this list to their students to reinforce the...
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Vocabulary.com

Vocabulary for National Grilled Cheese Day

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site contains a list of 10 words that are synonyms to the words "grill" or "cheesy". Teachers can digitally assign this list to their students to reinforce the spellings, pronunciations, and meanings of these words.
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Other

Dictionary.com

For Students K - 1st Standards
Dictionary.Com is an online dictionary. It provides definitions, syllabication, pronunciation, word origin, and part of speech. It also provides a word of the day, word games, and much more.
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Other

Beacon Educator: Reading Educator: Dictionary Game

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Develop better vocabulary and dictionary skills while playing this fun dictionary game with learners in small groups. Click on the video link to watch the game being played in a classroom. L.9-10.4c References
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Other

Wordsmyth: The Educational Dictionary Thesaurus

For Students 1st - 9th Standards
This site not only is a dictionary and a thesaurus, but it also has brain teasers and games.
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Other

Dictionary.com

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Look up any word by typing the entry at the top. Includes word of the day, links to foreign language dictionaries, and link to a thesaurus. L.9-10.4c References, L.9-10.4d Verify meaning, L.11-12.4c References, L.9-10.4d Verify meaning,...