Help your class make sense of vocabulary with this online interactive resource. Using a word bank and information on word roots, pupils determine if each statement is correct, marking true or false. Since this is an online activity, they...

Many learners struggle with the difference between count and non-count nouns. When do you use a few or a little? Or much or many? Take a look at ten sentences where young grammarians can...

Decide which form of the verb to use in ten sentences. Young grammarians watch for context clues when determining if they should use gerunds or infinitives in the blank spaces of each sentence.

In this recognizing correct grammar in sentences worksheet, students read incomplete sentences, use context clues, and choose the correct verb to complete the sentences. Students answer 10 multiple choice questions and click the Answer...

In this using simple present tense verbs worksheet, learners use context clues to complete sentences with the two verbs in each word bank. Students choose 14 words.

Immaculate, accumulation, dissipation. Vocabulary drawn from chapter 16 of James McBride's memoir, The Color of Water, can prove to be challenge for readers. To help kids understand the meaning of these words and what they add to the...

What do you call a group of soccer players? Or a bunch of bees? Young grammarians review eight sentences and add the correct collective noun based on the context clues they observe.

As the final lesson plan in a larger beginning-of-the-year unit to establish routines and teach close reading skills, this plan is designed as an assessment piece. Using the story, The Librarian of Basra, learners independently...

Middle schoolers develop strategies for what to do when they come upon words in a text that they don't know. After a class discussion, pupils are given a selection of text that contains some very difficult words. They are instructed to...

When do you use a comparative adjective instead of a superlative adjective? Review grammar usage with a worksheet about comparative and superlative forms of adjectives, in which readers use context clues to select the correct...

What's in a word? Scholars look at a sentence written on the board about snacks. They discuss unfamiliar terms and then record the new words by drawing a picture, writing a synonym, writing a translation, or creating a mind map. Pupils...

Find a celebration of winter holidays in a versatile and straightforward worksheet. Learners read a bank of holiday-themed words, including asceticism, solstice, and myrrh, and use context clues to place them in the...

In this verb usage activity, students read incomplete sentences for context and tense clues, choose correct verbs from multiple choices, and fill in the blanks to complete the sentences. Students fill in five blanks.

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with a couple of fun English language exercises. After first activating students' prior knowledge about Ireland and Irish culture during a class discussion, learners work in pairs or small groups to...

Vocabulary instruction works best when taught within a larger context. A vocabulary activity builds connections by using synonyms to help learn the meaning of new words. This helps connect the words to prior knowledge and give them context.

Show your class the difference between which and that with this basic and straightforward worksheet. Using the context of each sentence, learners circle the appropriate word choice. Assign this as a warm-up activity or a short homework...

In this recognizing the naming part and action part in sentences worksheet, students use context clues to identify the subjects and predicates in sentences. Students answer 10 questions. 

Engage conversation and explore the journey as you challenge young readers to interpret the german folktale, "The Fisherman and His Wife" written by literary brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm.

In this vocabulary from Mr Putter and Tabby by Cynthia Rylant worksheet, students cut out the squares with vocabulary words, alphabetize them, and create sentences using them. Students write 11 sentences.

In this uses of some", "any", or "no" worksheet, students can review the correct uses, then complete the online sentences with the correct response.

For this language application worksheet, students read selected pieces of literature and then complete a graphic organizer based on words they encounter and their meanings. 

In this story building worksheet, students choose one of three sentences online to tell the story of Nasreddin the Ferry Man, with answers and score given.

For this vocabulary review #19 worksheet, students interactively complete 7 sentences with the correct word or phrase with immediate online feedback.

In this vocabulary skills instructional activity, students respond to 12 multiple choice questions that require them to select the appropriate words to complete the sentences that express past time.