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Home Spelling Practice: Words From French
This instructional activity asks middle schoolers to copy words derived from French. While rigor is absent from this assignment, it could be altered slightly to require more thought. Instead, ask that class members look up each English...
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My Spelling Dictionary
Develop study skills and improve spelling at the same time. Every time I teach this mnemonic device, the kids thank me. It makes memorizing more manageable, and fun. To remember how to spell difficult words, make up a sentence using...
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Context Clues
Considering a lesson on using context clues to figure out the meaning of unfamiliar words? This packet includes a brief reading passage about strategies readers can use and 12 very different graphic organizers, including a template for a...
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English Lesson to Prepare for UIL Spelling and Vocabulary Contest
"i before e. . ." Spelling is easier if kids know the eight basic spelling rules contained in this resource packet.
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Vocabulary Dictionary Drill
Investigate vocabulary terms related to communities. First your class generates a list of vocabulary terms related to the study of communities. Working in small groups, they compete in a dictionary drill to discover the meaning of the...
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BBC Learning English - Keep Your English Up to Date
That’s showbiz! Clipping is the term used to describe one type of abbreviation of words. After listening to a talk by Professor David Crystal about this particular way English language changes, pupils supply the shortened, or clipped,...
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The Practical English Dictionary
For this language arts worksheet, students examine and use in writing and conversation this 47 page dictionary of common words. This is a word list with no meanings arranged in alphabetical order.
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Meaning of the Pledge of Allegiance/ Dictionary Practice
Third graders determine the meaning of the words in the Pledge of Allegiance. In this dictionary usage lesson, 3rd graders, working in pairs, look up specific words from the Pledge. They make posters of the definitions they obtain by...
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What is a Dictionary?
Second graders explore the purpose of a dictionary. In this library media lesson, 2nd graders explore My First Dictionary and identify guidewords, entry words, and captions. Students list ways they can use the dictionary.
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Student Dictionary
Third graders examine the concept of alphabetizing. They develop a class dictionary, creating definitions of themselves, and typing in their names, pronunciation, and the definitions, and inserting their picture into their document.
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Learning About The Dictionary
Students explore how to use the dictionary. They practice finding words in the dictionary. Students find the word that is between two listed words and they find the word that does not belong in between the two listed words.
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Using a Dictionary - Prefixes
Help your students add variety to their vocabulary with this dictionary activity, which includes five questions about prefixes (ir, pre, re, sub, post). Students will not only work with their dictionary reference skills, but learn the...
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Using a Dictionary- Definitions - Volume 5, #25
In this dictionary worksheet, students use a dictionary to help answer 5 multiple choice questions about the meanings of words. Students are asked the meaning, synonym or antonym of a word in bold type.
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Using a Dictionary - Comparing Words
Equipped with a dictionary and a purpose, students test the meanings of four word pairs, determining if they are synonyms, antonyms, rhymes, or several other word relationships. Students can practice their dictionary skills and their...
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Using a Dictionary - Prefixes
In this research skills worksheet, students use a dictionary to find the answers to the 5 questions on the page. Each question pertains to prefixes.
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Using a Dictionary - Vocabulary
In this research skills instructional activity, learners use a dictionary to help them answer the 5 multiple choice questions on the page.
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Using a Dictionary--Definitions
For this using a dictionary worksheet, learners look up the following five words and choose the multiple choice answer that best defines the meaning of each word: transient, redoubt, pernicious, affable and invaluable.
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Second Grade English/Language Arts Quiz
In this language worksheet, 2nd graders complete multiple choice questions about sentence structure, parts of speech, dictionary work, and more. Students complete 15 questions.
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Vocabulary-- Using a Dictionary
In this vocabulary dictionary meanings worksheet, students read 7 questions that have a highlighted word. Students use a dictionary to find the meaning and answer the question using one of 4 choices.
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Using a Dictionary - Sounds
In this research skills worksheet, students use a dictionary to answer the 4 questions on the worksheet. All of the questions have to do with word sounds.
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Using a Dictionary - Sounds
In this research skills activity, learners use a dictionary to answer the 4 questions on the activity. The questions have to do with word sounds.
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My Spelling Words and Dictionary Guide Words
In this spelling word practice activity, students practice reading and writing the given spelling words which include crunch, joust, victorious, and cherish. They write the word on the blank line, and look it up in the dictionary. They...
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Dictionary
Dictionary skills are important to learn. Model how to find a word in the dictionary and how to choose the correct definition. As a class, look up words from The Life Cyle of a Bettle. Additionally, encourage your class to determine...
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Vocabulary Worksheet 1
Third and fourth graders use their dictionaries to aid them in matching 15 brief definitions with a list of new vocabulary words.
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