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Worksheet
Macmillan Education

Slang

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
A four-part instructional activity challenges scholars' knowledge of American, Australian, and British slang. Learners use context clues to decide which country a slang word is from, complete sentences, decipher a conversation, and...
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Lesson Plan
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Keeping Your English Up to Date: Hoodie

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Language is fluid, especially the English language. See how it is currently changing and will continue to change. Using the example of the term "hoodie," learners work through a week's worth of vocabulary, spelling, and critical thinking...
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Lesson Plan
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Keep Your English Up to Date: Chav

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Take a look at linguistics and stereotypes in Great Britian with a word study of "chav." Learners find out what terms are pejoratives and what they are meant to convey. Geared toward British culture, study the ever-changing English...
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Interactive
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Slang Words Beginning With L

For Students Higher Ed
In this English language learning exercise, students focus on English slang words that begin with the letter l. Students complete 5 multiple choice questions choosing the correct slang that would fit correctly into each of the given...
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Assessment
Curated OER

Slang Words Beginning With S

For Students Higher Ed
In this English language worksheet, students focus on English slang words that begin with the letter s. Students complete 13 multiple choice questions choosing the correct slang that would fit correctly into each of the given sentences.
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Interactive
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Slang Words Beginning with P

For Students 4th - 6th
In this recognizing slang words online/interactive worksheet, students read sentences with descriptions or definitions in context and choose the slang words that begin with the letter p. Students match 7 answers.
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Keep Your English Up to Date: Wannabe

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Language is a fluid and ever-changing entity! Take a week to cover the changing English expressions and slang as related to the word "wannabe." Go through vocabulary, spelling, worksheets, and quizzes on the topics with your class.
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Peer Critique and Revising: Formal English

For Teachers 6th Standards
Dear Sir or Madam: What's the difference between formal and informal language? Scholars focus on using formal English and transitions in their position papers. After revising their rough drafts, they engage in the peer editing process...
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Assessment
Curated OER

Slang Words Beginning with D

For Students 5th - 8th
In this slang word worksheet, students choose the correct slang word that begins with a d to match the same meaning as the bold word in the sentence. Students do this for 12 words.
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Interactive
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Slang Words Beginning with N

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this slang words worksheet, students read the sentences and select the slang word that corresponds to each bold word. Students complete 7 examples.
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Interactive
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Slang Words Beginning With U and V

For Students 5th - 6th
In this slang activity, students complete an 8 question multiple choice on-line interactive exercise about the meaning of slang expressions beginning with letters U or V.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Formal and Informal Language

For Students 6th - 9th
Words carry connotative baggage and some suitcases are bigger than others. Learners consult the Chambers School Dictionary to identify the formal, informal or slang words used in a series of exercises.
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From Formal To Slang

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders define the term slang, explaining its various social, historical, and racial contexts, so as to articulate when it can be appropriately used as a means of effective communication. They use their own personal slang lexicon,...
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Slang and Language Change

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Slang, as an example of language change in action, is the focus of a short lesson that asks learners to contribute examples to a class list of terms that they use to separate themselves from other groups or adults. Consider expanding the...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Analyzing Text Structure: “Teen Slang: What’s, Like, So Wrong with Like?”

For Teachers 7th Standards
What did you say? Class members read Teen Slang: What’s, Like, So Wrong with Like and make notes in the margin to determine the gist. They then analyze the text to identify claims made and the evidence to support the claims. After ...
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Curated OER

"Pray, Why Speakest Thou Thusly?"

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Examine popular language and slang and how they have changed over the course of American history. Conduct Internet research, use an online interactive Colonial House website to translate 17th century language into 21st century language,...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Dialect

For Students 4th - 7th
With a list of popular British slang words, this learning exercise prompts pupils to define their colloquialisms as if they were in the dictionary. Because the words are so specifically regional, American students might not recognize...
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Figure of Speech

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Examine the changing nature of language in the U.S. View and discuss excerpts from a PBS documentary with your class and then conduct Internet research, and complete a team project on the evolution of teen expressions. 
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Curated OER

When is a Noun a Verb? Examining Double Duty Words

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Act and act, address and address...there are so many words in our dictionary that can function as nouns or verbs. Start this instructional activity by having your class list as many as they possibly can. When an adequate list presents...
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PPT
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Word for the Dazed

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Focusing on words, such as crunk, this series of slides appears to be a lighthearted look at vocabulary review. The three words discussed and defined are crunk, crib, and po-po.
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Slang and Dialogue in Bud Not Buddy

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students identify the 1930's slang in the novel, Bud, Not Buddy. They compare it to modern slang and rewrite a section of the book using modern slang instead of 1930's slang.
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Interactive
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Slang Words Beginning With Q

For Students 4th - 6th
For this recognizing slang expressions and phrases worksheet, students read statements with highlighted words and choose the q word or phrase that gives the meanings of those words. Students choose 4 answers and check them by clicking...
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Assessment
Curated OER

Slang Words Beginning with Y and Z

For Students 4th - 5th
In this slang word worksheet, students complete a set of 6 multiple choice questions, choosing the correct meaning of a slang word/phrase that begins with Y or Z. Students may click an "answer" button for immediate feedback, worksheet is...
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Australian English Slang Terms-- Part 1

For Teachers 5th - Higher Ed
In this language arts and geography worksheet, students read 15 slang phrases from Australia and match them to their meanings. Example: a barbie (a barbecue)