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Word Definitions

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Enhance your class' writing skills using this resource. It begins with a list of three words that learners have to define in a creative way. Then, they discuss a set of examples of non descriptive writing and make suggestions for how to...
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Let's Proofread

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders are invited to hone their proofreading skills in this interactive presentation. They focus on the four most common mistakes: punctuation, capitalization, word usage, and run-on sentences. Two nicely-written worksheets are...
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Word Wake

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed Standards
Put your common writing errors to rest with this resource, which prompts high schoolers to create eulogies and tombstones for overused and incorrect words. They work on correcting common errors in spelling and usage mistakes in their own...
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Analyzing Word Use Through Guided Wordle

For Teachers 3rd
Even though this lesson is just a basic way to review verb usage, it takes a novel approach. First, pupils identify verbs that they use too often in their writing, and then they create a Wordle. Wordle is a website that provides graphic...
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Word Up!

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Study the importance of word choice in informational text. Middle and high schoolers locate unfamiliar words and phrases in newspaper articles of their choosing, and use online word sites to explore the definitions and histories of each....
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Greek and Latin Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
How can adding a prefix or suffix to a root word create an entirely new word? Study a packet of resources that focuses on Greek and Latin roots, as well as different prefixes and suffixes that learners can use for easy reference.
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Confused and Misused Words and Phases

For Teachers 4th - 6th
This grammar lesson will definitely help your students ace the next skills evaluation. Provided are several examples of words that are commonly misused, confused, or misspelled. Five different strategies are given to help students avoid...
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Easily Confused Words: Can and May

For Students 3rd - 4th
Can is one of the most commonly misused words. In actuality, may should be used in many of the sentences can tends to appear in. Review these example sentences with your third and fourth graders, and then have them complete the short,...
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Compound Words

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Review compound words using this visually-appealing presentation. In a series of slides, learners take two words and create a compound one. There are graphics to make the word meanings easy to understand. After exploring this resource,...
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Studying Idioms and Word Meaning

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Idioms are really confusing, but learning them will help your readers deepen their understanding of a variety of texts. This 11-slide presentation offers several examples (like "break a leg" and "mind your manners") to help readers use...
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Using the Word Ending -ous

For Teachers 3rd
Help your class practice spelling and vocabulary skills using this resource. This presentation leads learners on an exploration of words ending in -ous. Using words, such as famous, generous, and dangerous, they discuss meanings and...
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Read and Spell Tricky Words

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Use this clever strategy for practicing the spelling of tricky words. The presentation focuses on the words many, laughed, because, different, day, and any. They use a look, say, cover, write, and check system for practicing these words.
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Spelling Plurals

For Teachers 2nd
Walk your class through the rules relating to writing plurals using this presentation. In an easy-to-understand format, this resource explores the ways to change a singular word to a plural. There are a number of examples and pictures to...
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Word Usage: Will or Would?

For Students 4th - 7th
In this word usage worksheet, students must complete sentences with either 'what will you...' or 'what would you...' depending on the context.
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Word Usage: Choosing the Right Verb

For Students 5th - 6th
In this word usage:  choosing the right verb worksheet, student interactively select the  correct verb to complete 20 sentences having to do with having something done, with immediate feedback.
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Word Usage: Verbs Beginning With "H"

For Students 5th - 6th
In this word usage:  verbs beginning with H instructional activity, students interactively choose the correct word beginning with H to complete 20 sentences, with immediate online feedback.
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Word Usage #15

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this word usage #15 worksheet, students interactively choose the words do, have or make to complete 10 sentences with immediate online feedback.
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Proficiency Test: Word Usage

For Students 5th
In this word usage worksheet, 5th graders choose the correct word to complete 10 sentences, with immediate online feedback.
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Word Usage: Present Tense Verbs

For Students 4th - 5th
In this word usage:  present tense verbs worksheet, students complete 10 sentences in multiple choice format with the correct verb form interactively with immediate online feedback.
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Word Usage: Work Places Vocabulary

For Students 5th - 6th
For this word usage:  work places vocabulary worksheet, students interactively select the phrase that is described as a work place, with immediate online feedback.
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Word Usage: Verb + "out"

For Students 4th - 5th
In this word usage:  verb + "out" learning exercise, students complete 20 multiple choice sentences selecting the correct verb with "out", interactively and with immediate feedback.
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Latin Roots fin, sed, fer: True/False quiz

For Students 6th - 10th
An interactive online quiz checks mastery of the Latin roots fin, sed/sid/sess, and fer with 12 true/false items. Pupils agree or disagree with the usage of intermediate level vocabulary in context. Part of MyVocabulary.com which offers...
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I Can Read! Sight Words Set #13

For Students K - 2nd Standards
Take the first steps to reading fluency with a set of language arts activities. Kids work on the sight words pretty, ran, so, and out with tracing worksheets and matching games.
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I Can Read! Sight Words Set #17

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
Take an important step into the world of reading with an activity about sight words. Kids review the words on, too, they, and must with tracing worksheets, flash cards, and reading activities.

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