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Which Witch is Which? (Elementary, Language)
Pupils define a set of common homonyms, such as mail and male. They use these definitions to write sentences with each word.
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Cool Word Vocabulary
Students practice using new vocabulary by putting a picture with the new word. They also write the definitions of the new words. They use the pictures to create a clue in which others can practice the new words.
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Defining Character Traits
Students read and analyze an extended definition in preparation for writing an extended definition of a CHARACTER TRAIT. They use analogy as a definition strategy to tailor writing to a particular audience. Finally, students SHARE...
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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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Skimming
Students examine how to skim textual material. They read an article, and identify the main ideas by reading first and last paragraphs, topic sentences, and other organizational clues.
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What About Health?
Students examine the concepts of healthy and unhealthy drugs. They read and discuss excerpts from the book "The Human Body," develop a list of healthy and unhealthy drugs, and write sentences relating to safety about medicines and other...
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Total English Advanced: Sorting Out Phrasal Verbs
In this phrasal verbs worksheet, students practice their grammar skills as they unscramble the 10 groups of words in order to create complete sentences. Students also match 5 phrasal verbs to their definitions.
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Article Adjectives
For this article adjectives worksheet, students read the sentences and complete the sentences with either an indefinite article, a definite article, or no article adjective. Students complete 10 sentences.
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Persuasion and Figurative Language
Students study and discuss definitions of metaphor, simile, and personification. In small groups, they read a section of "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" and identify those devices. The group presents their examples with the class.
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How Cell Phones Work
Fifth graders are introduced to the text, LITERACY LINE viewing the contents page. They review the definition of explanatory writing; discussing the features used and complete a KWL chart to identify what they already know about how a...
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Homonym Baseball
Sixth graders are introduced to the characteristics of homonyms. In groups, they are given points in the baseball game when the homonyms are matched to the correct definition. To end the instructional activity, they practice spelling...
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Idiom Quizzes
In this idioms quiz learning exercise, 5th graders read 40 sentences and choose from four idioms that match the sentence meaning. Students must choose the correct idiom that describes each situation.
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Idiom Quizzes - Court and Judje
For this idioms worksheet, students take a quiz where they match the correct idiom to the meaning of the phrase in parenthesis in the sentence. Students complete 12 problems.
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Vocabulary Drawing
Working in small groups, pupils review vocabulary words by writing definitions, sentences, and drawing pictures on index cards.
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ESL
Students in an ESL classroom practice naming the objects in the classroom. They discover nouns and pronouns. They write in a journal in their native language what they believe to be the most important objects in the room. They practice...
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Body Idioms
In this ESL idioms worksheet, students read 24 common idioms that contain a body part reference. Students read 13 sentences that have a missing phrase. Students select an idiom that would make sense in each sentence.
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Vocabulary and Context Clues 1
In this vocabulary and context clues instructional activity, students examine 20 sentences looking for clues about the meanings of the boldfaced words in each. Students identify the words that define the boldfaced words by underlining...
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Conditionals: Negotiation Terms
In this ESL activity worksheet, students practice using conditionals as they match the 11 sentence fragments in the left-hand column to the fragment that correctly completes the sentences in the right-hand column.
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Adjectives
In this adjectives worksheet, students choose the correct word that is the adjective in each sentences. Students choose the correct word for for 33 sentences.
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Vocabulary Building Worksheet
For this vocabulary worksheet, students match definitions to words, solve riddles using given words and complete fill in the blank sentences. Students complete the same activities for 4 sets of 20 words.
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Vocabulary Building Worksheet
In this vocabulary worksheet, students match words to definitions, solve riddles and complete fill in the blank sentences. Students do the same activities for 4 sets of 20 words.
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Idiom Quizzes - B
In this idioms worksheet, students complete a quiz where an idiom is inserted into a sentence and they have to define what the idiom means. Students complete 40 multiple choice questions.
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Idiom Quiz A
In this idiom quiz worksheet, students complete a total of 30 multiple choice questions, choosing the correct idiom to replace a phrase given in brackets within a sentence, 30 total.
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Vocabulary: Variety and Venture
Students work to increase their vocabulary in their written work. They locate definitions and synonyms through a variety of activities. Students create programs that enhance others' studying.