Towson University
Towson University: Commonly Confused Words: Were / We're / Where
This entry focuses on the commonly confused words were, we're, and where including providing an explanation, examples, and a link to quizzes/exercises.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: An Onomatopoetic Field Trip
In this lesson, learners will develop a story incorporating onomatopoeia and strong word choice.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Special Places to Love: Thoughtful Prepositional Phrases
In this lesson learners learn to write meaningful prepositional phrases in order to evoke thoughtful word choice.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Poems of Condition
In this lesson the students will use the conditional "if" in order to guide their reader to become someone or something.
Towson University
Towson University: Commonly Confused Words: Weather / Whether
This site focuses on the commonly confused words weather and whether including definitions and examples with explanations. It also offers a link to practice exercises.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Synonym/antonym Bingo
Young scholars will learn to identify synonyms and antonyms by playing a bingo game.
Quia
Quia: A Feast of Homonyms
This is a collection of four homonym games: Flash Cards, Matching, Concentration, and Word Search.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Composing Cinquain Poems With Basic Parts of Speech
Reinforce student understanding of parts of speech through the analysis of sample cinquain poems followed by the creation of original cinquains.
Quia
Quia: Ordering the Planets (Quiz)
In this adjective practice activity, students read a sentence and locate the correct adjective or predicate adjective in the sentence using a drop-down menu.
Quia
Quia: All About Antonyms
Matching, concentration and flash cards to help with understanding antonyms. Word search is also an option, but doesn't appear to connect with antonyms. Words appropriate to upper elementary.
Quia
Quia: Super Synonyms Match Up
This game asks students to match pairs synonyms by clicking on the pairs in the grid provided. Java is required.
Quia
Quia: Synonyms
In this game, students draw a line between synonyms in each column. Java is required.
Quia
Quia: Subject and Verbs: Identifying Verbs 2
This is an interactive, online quiz. Choose all the correct definitions for these words. Immediate feedback and explanations are provided.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Serendipitous Alliteration: Letter A
In this lesson plan, students will play with words as they use alliteration. Students will press buttons to generate adjectives, verbs, names, and nouns that begin with the letter "A" in them. Students will continue to generate letter...
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Serendipitous Alliteration: Letter J
In this lesson plan, students will play with words as they use alliteration. Students will press buttons to generate adjectives, verbs, names, and nouns that begin with the letter "J" in them. Students will continue to generate letter...
Robin L. Simmons
Grammar Bytes: Presentations: Confused and Misused Words and Phrases Power Point
A PowerPoint slide reviewing the proper usage of commonly confused and misused words. Questions that may be found on standardized tests are included.
Other
Waunakee Community School District: Sensory Words [Pdf]
A list of sensory words are included on this site. These words are organized according to each "sense" category. W.9-10.3d Precise/sensory details
TES Global
Blendspace: Synonyms and Antonyms and a Little Thesaurus
This learning module provides assorted learning materials on synonyms and antonyms. It includes links to reference sheets and videos. Some worksheet and test links were not loading.
Study Ladder
Studyladder: Shades of Meaning
Interactive activity to help students differentiate shades of meaning among groups of words.
Grammarly
Grammarly Blog: What Are Homophones?
This page explains homophones (words that sound alike, but have different spellings and meanings) and provides the most common examples.
ProProfs
Pro Profs: Degrees of Adjectives
Test your knowledge on degrees of adjectives with this self-assessment. Choose the correct adjective for each sentence. Included is a section to discuss your results.
Arcademics
Arcademics: Word Frogs
Determine the synonym, antonym, and homonym based upon the given word.
Arcademics
Arcademics: Extraordinary Elephants
Determine which word is the synonym of the given word then choose it to feed the elephant.
TESL Journal
Activities for Esl Students/ Homographs F Same Spelling Different Meaning
This online activity gives two definitions and asks what word, that begins with "F," fits both. Clicking the box gives the answer. There are twenty-three questions.