Difficult Vocabulary Lesson Plans & Worksheets Reviewed by Teachers

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A Victorian Vocabulary Challenge

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards

Introduce your high schoolers to some tough vocabulary. No, I'm not talking about the SAT list! Revisit Victorian literature to find tricky words we still use today. Using the Visual Thesaurus, learners will preview vocabulary in a quote...

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Julius Caesar List 2 Vocabulary Worksheet

For Students 10th - 12th

Even for an honors class, there are a lot of difficult vocabulary words in Julius Caesar. Provide your class with this two-page vocabulary guide (text selection unspecified). Two exercises encourage a deeper understanding of words like...

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"A Sound of Thunder" Vocabulary in Context

For Students 8th - 10th

Ray Bradbury does it again, providing a story full of symbolism and interest. After your class reads "A Sound of Thunder" and studies the difficult vocabulary, quiz them with this sheet. Example words include aurora, expendable, and...

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Hatchet: Vocabulary Strategy

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards

Want your class to use critical thinking when discussing vocabulary? Go beyond the dictionary with a vocabulary activity based on Gary Paulsen's Hatchet. Kids write the word in the center of a graphic organizer that also provides places...

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Vocabulary in Sentences

For Students 3rd - 5th

With a vocabulary usage worksheet, readers use context clues to determine the correct choices of vocabulary words to complete sentences. They complete 12 questions, most of which are based on gerunds and infinitives.

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Vocabulary Formation Worksheet 4

For Students 5th

In this vocabulary formation worksheet, 5th graders fill in the blank in eight sentences as they form new words from the root words at the end of each sentence.

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The Lightning Thief: Vocabulary Strategy

For Teachers 4th - 8th Standards

Take an in-depth look into the vocabulary from the novel, Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan. With a list of words to choose from, scholars discover the definition, origin, stories associated with the...

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The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle: Magic Square Vocabulary

For Teachers 3rd - 7th Standards

After reading chapter one of The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi, take part in a magic square vocabulary activity in which scholars match the term with its definition and insert its corresponding number in to the magic square...

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Vocabulary 15 Practice Quiz

For Students 10th - 12th

Focus on some difficult vocabulary words that begin with f, g, and h. First, match the 10 vocabulary words to their definitions, and then decide which sentence each vocabulary word best completes. Example words include furtive,...

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Tunes for Bears to Dance to: Vocabulary Strategy

For Teachers 6th - 8th

To prepare for a reading of Robert Cormier's Tunes for Bears to Dance to, kids research vocabulary drawn from the novel and share their findings with their groups.

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Vocabulary 19 Practice Quiz

For Students Pre-K - Higher Ed

After you've introduced your class to these vocabulary words, give them this practice opportunity. Oddly enough, the 10 words are alphabetical (two of them begin with the letter i, two with j, one with k, and the rest begin with l)....

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English Vocabulary Skills: AWL Sublist 1 - Exercise 6a

For Students 9th - 12th

For this online interactive English vocabulary skills worksheet, students answer 10 matching questions which require them to fill in the blanks in 10 sentences. Students may submit their answers to be scored.

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English Vocabulary Skills: AWL Sublist 4 - Exercise 2a

For Students 9th - 12th

In this online interactive English vocabulary skills activity, students answer 10 matching questions which require them to fill in the blanks in 10 sentences. Students may submit their answers to be scored.

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English Vocabulary Skills: AWL Sublist 6 - Exercise 1a

For Students 9th - 12th

In this online interactive English vocabulary skills worksheet, students answer 10 matching questions which require them to fill in the blanks in 10 sentences. Students may submit their answers to be scored.

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English Vocabulary Skills: AWL Sublist 1 - Exercise 3c

For Students 9th - 12th

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English Vocabulary Skills: AWL Sublist 1 - Exercise 4a

For Students 9th - 12th

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English Vocabulary Skills: AWL Sublist 5 - Exercise 2a

For Students 9th - 12th

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English Vocabulary Skills: AWL Sublist 5 - Exercise 2c

For Students 9th - 12th

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English Vocabulary Skills: AWL Sublist 6 - Exercise 2b

For Students 9th - 12th

In this online interactive English vocabulary skills worksheet, learners answer 10 matching questions which require them to fill in the blanks in 10 sentences. Students may submit their answers to be scored.

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English Vocabulary Skills: AWL Sublist 7 - Exercise 1a

For Students 9th - 12th

In this online interactive English vocabulary skills worksheet, high schoolers answer 10 matching questions which require them to fill in the blanks in 10 sentences. Students may submit their answers to be scored.

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English Vocabulary Skills: AWL Sublist 7 - Exercise 4b

For Students 9th - 12th

In this online interactive English vocabulary skills learning exercise, students answer 10 matching questions which require them to fill in the blanks in 10 sentences. Students may submit their answers to be scored.

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