The Spanish verb ser is one of the most important verbs for your beginning speakers to learn. This resource is stellar! First, there's a verb chart explaining the forms of the verb, then there's a fill-in-the blank practice section, and...

How does word choice affect the reading of a text? Compare two headlines that were written about the same event. Is one biased? Discuss how word choice often reveals the author's feelings about a topic. Then look at different techniques...

After matching 13 words with a list of synonyms, kids craft a short paragraph about the circus using the provided synonyms.

The value in this antonyms learning exercise is in the richly detailed explanations that follow the exercise. Not only is the correct antonym identified, but the reasons why the other foils are incorrect are also explained.

Homophones are tough! Identify different homophones and how they're different. Common ones like son and sun and plain and plane are included. Some uncommon ones are also included, like bridal and bridle. 

Kids add interest to a paragraph about a day at school by replacing flat, over-used words with synonyms.

Middle schoolers study a commercial art form and explore its historic and social meaning. They apply linear color to a shape, bending and forming the lines in much the same way a sign artist would form glass tubing. They design their own...

Does your class dread using semicolons? Use this resource to join two independent clauses using either a comma, semicolon, or colon. Several examples and six practice sentences are available at the bottom for learners to choose the...

Don't forget to read between the lines! Educators learn tips and activities to help scholars learn to infer to increase reading comprehension. Activities suggested include think alouds, backwards words, and who's who. the packet includes...

To do something to someone or something or not to do something to someone. That is the question. And it is the source of the confusion between lie and lay. The strength of this worksheet is in the clear, cogent explanation for the...

Invite your pupils to express their understanding of a novel through a collaborative video project. Groups choose a novel from those you have studied in class, select four scenes, storyboard the scenes, film the scenes, edit the film,...

In this synonym worksheet, learners use context to help identify a synonym in a short passage for a word that has been highlighted, 6 passages total.

In this spelling worksheet, learners read a list of ten words. Students identify the anagram (word that contains all of the same letters) of the each word.

In this spelling skills worksheet, students analyze the original word and the four mixed up words. Students underline the mixed up word that contains all of the same letters as the original word to complete the 10 exercises.

In this anagram worksheet, students look at the original word and determine which of four choices contains all of the same letters as the original word.

For this word meaning worksheet, students recognize words and their meanings. Students look at eight sentences and choose the definition for the word in bold in each of the sentences.

In this word meanings worksheet, students practice their vocabulary skills while using the past tense. Students complete twelve multiple choice questions where they choose the correct meaning of the bold word in each sentence.

In this World Toilet Day worksheet, students complete activities such as reading a passage, matching phrases, fill in the blanks, choose the correct word, multiple choice, unscramble the words, sequencing, unscramble the sentences,...

Eighth graders answer a riddle to explore multiple meanings in words. After discussing the riddle, they match the definition on their card with another student who has the word. Students use their words with different meanings in...

In this vocabulary practice worksheet, students examine 12 sets of 3 words each and then add 1 word to each list that is a synonym to the others. A word bank is provided.

In this Big Words for Little People synonyms worksheet students match the 7 little words in the left column to the 7 synonyms that are big words in the right column.

In this on-line language arts worksheet, students complete 1 multiple choice question where they choose the word that means the same as "large." Students can check their answers at the end of the worksheet.

Shed light on what antonyms, synonyms, and homophones are. In this lesson, upper elementary schoolers create pairs using an antonym, a homophone, and/or a synonym. Then they play an antonym matching game.

Pair learners to define synonyms. They search flash cards to find a synonym partner. Then they chart pairs of synonyms on a synonym tree.