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Latin Roots fin, sed, fer: Synonyms and Antonyms
Secondary etymologists assign synonyms and antonyms to six English words based on the Latin roots fin, sed, and fer. MyVocabulary.com ranks this as beginner-level, but the work is challenging. A 24-item word bank provides two acceptable...
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Example of a Description of Action
Read the descriptive paragraph (included) with your middle schoolers, and have them study the stylistic elements included. They'll look for vivid verbs, alliteration, assonance, similes, and personification. Before writers craft their...
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The Magic Three
In this language arts worksheet, young writers consider four action photographs, and must write three descriptive words that could be used to describe what they see. The words are then used in complete sentences. An interesting way to...
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Reading Comprehension: Thunder and Lightning
Thunder and lightning are so exciting! Your class gets to read all about it. This informational reading passage provides them with a scientific explanation of thunder and lightning. They read the passage, answer comprehension questions,...
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Spelling Words- Descriptive Words
In this spelling word worksheet, 5th graders practice reading and writing each of 12 descriptive words such as ambitious, considerate, thoughtful, and creative. They choose four of the spelling words that they would like their friends to...
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Choosing Descriptive Words
In this choosing descriptive words worksheet, students select the word that best describes the noun that is shown in the picture, checks the answer online and continues to the next one.
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Using Context Clues with Signal Words
When you come across an unfamiliar word in a text, do you skip it and move on? Practice using context clues to identify words you don't know with a thorough set of language arts lessons. The resource reinforces close reading and critical...
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Descriptive Writing: Color Description Worksheet
In this language arts activity, students generate words that describe each of the 5 colors listed. Students write adjectives to tell what the color looks, feels, tastes, smells and sounds like.
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Word Choice: Descriptive Verbs
In this word choice activity, students will read a 5 paragraph essay about an igloo hotel. Then students will replace 10 verbs with more descriptive verbs. Next, students will use strong verbs from a word bank to complete 14 sentences...
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Descriptive Words
For this language arts worksheet, students examine 10 detailed pictures in a column. Students draw a line to match each picture with a word in another column that describes the picture. Note: All the words are not adjectives; some are...
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The Letter C Words or Sentences
C is for cute cut-and-paste activity! Youngsters develop literacy by identifying images and words that begin with the letter "C", and then pasting their cut-outs onto a provided instructional activity and writing descriptive sentences.
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Sentence Modeling
Young writers try their hand at writing descriptive sentences. Learners look at four photographs that are accompanied by sentence frames. Their job is to fill in the frame with appropriate and descriptive words based on the photograph. A...
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Vivid Words
For this vocabulary and word study worksheet, students explore the use of vivid words as they complete 8 fill in the blank questions. Students may also complete the challenge question at the bottom of the sheet.
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Which Word Doesn't Belong?
For this which word doesn't belong worksheet students read groups of words. In this multiple choice worksheet, students find ten answers.
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Creative Word List
In this descriptive words worksheet, students read, review and analyze thirty six descriptive words and then rearrange the words in as many different sentences as they can come up with to share with their classmates.
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Word Exercises with Zoo Animals
For this word exercises with zoo animals worksheet, 3rd graders match 6 animals with descriptions, then solve a crossword puzzle with 6 clues.
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Description Words
In this descriptive words worksheet, students identify each picture. Students then write three descriptive words that describe the toys in each picture.
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Grammar Worksheets: Attribute Words and Ideas Correctly
What is a verb of attribution? Study the description and examples on the first page, and then let your classes attempt the second page. There's a list of verbs they can use to construct the sentences provided.
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Adjectives: Hairy Apes and Green Cupcakes
In this adjective completion worksheet, students create sentences with descriptive words of their own. Students fill in a missing adjective in ten sentences. A good, solid worksheet for young readers.
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Adjectives About the Fall Season
In this recognizing descriptive words worksheet, students write adjectives about the fall season and the color change in leaves and then create sentences using the adjectives.
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Reading a Classic Novel
Charles Dickens offers an excellent example of sensory writing in this reading comprehension worksheet. Learners read excerpts from the novel Hard Times in which he describes the New England industrial city of Coketown. They consider why...
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Reading a Dialect
Reading a dialect can be difficult; show readers that it can also reveal fascinating details! They read two extracts from Jane Gardam's The Hollow Land, which is written in a British dialect. Readers answer comprehension questions,...
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Antonyms
Familiarize linguists with antonyms as they examine examples and match up opposites. First, scholars read a short description of antonyms, writing as many antonyms for big as they can. Then, they match up pairs of words that are antonyms...
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Analyzing Poetry
Use this poetry analysis worksheet to help your learners understand a poem of their or your choosing. This resource asks class members to summarize the poem and analyze it by looking at voice, word choice, imagery, and theme. The...
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