Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Interactives: Spelling Bee: Introduction
This is an introduction Interactive Spelling Bee; it explains how the game works by grade level: Grades 1-8 listen to three stories separately and spell words from each story; high school students will listen to sentences and spell words...
Other
Santa Monica College: Words Commonly Confused
This site contains a list of commonly confused words with practice activities to help in learning how to use them correctly.
Quizlet
Quizlet: Spelling Tion, Cian, and Sion Words
Using this set of Quizlet modules, students learn spelling, definitions, and usage of 21 words which end in the "shun" sound.
Quia
Quia: To / Two / Too
In this practice, students read a statement and, using the pop-up menu, select the correct spelling of the word to fit in the statement. Java is required.
LD Online
Ld Online: Guidelines for Learning Spelling; Ways to Practice Spelling
Five concise guidelines for mastering spelling wordes, and six methods for practicing spelling.
Towson University
Towson University: Online Writing Support: Commonly Confused Words: Two, To, Too
This entry focuses on the commonly confused words two, to, and too including providing an explanation, examples, and a link to quizzes/exercises. L.11-12.2b Spelling
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.
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
Purdue University Owl: Spelling: Accept vs. Except
A good reference that defines, differentiates, and demonstrates the usage and purposes of these commonly misused English words.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Puns and Punctuation
A Writer's Workshop idea in which students learn to use and punctuate adverbs and specific dialogue to create puns called Tom Swifties. Teacher instructions, student instructions, and student writing samples are provided, as well as an...
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Dialogue Adventures
In this instructional activity young scholars will learn how to write dialogue in a particular voice.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: The Wacky Advertisement (With Disclaimer) Activity
Inspired by Barry Lane's book 51 Wacky We-Search Reports, in this cross-curricular lesson plan students learn how to summarize properly.
ICT Games
Ict Games: Look, Cover, Write, Check
This interactive spelling tool offers lists of words ranging from easy to much harder and allows students to type in their own spelling lists to study. It shows a word, covers it, students type it, and then check to see if they are...
ICT Games
Ict Games: Dj Cows Spelling Patterns
A library of word searches for practicing vocabulary and spelling. Each word search focuses on a family of words with a similar spelling pattern.
Ministerio de Educación (Spain)
Ministerio De Educacion: Ejercicios De Ortografia
These are interactive resources that include spelling exercises of various types.
Robin L. Simmons
Grammar Bytes: Word Choice: Exercise 11: To, Too, and Two
Test your understanding of the words "to," "too," and "two" by choosing the word that best completes each of the twenty sentences. Immediate feedback on answers is provided and a percentage score is tallied throughout the quiz.
Robin L. Simmons
Grammar Bytes: Word Choice: Exercise 12: To, Too, and Two
Test your understanding of the words "to," "too," and "two" by typing the words in the boxes to complete each of the twenty sentences. Immediate feedback on answers is provided and a percentage score is tallied throughout the quiz.
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
Purdue University Owl: Exercise: Ei/ie Spelling Rules Exercise 1
Practice ei/ie spelling words by choosing the correctly spelled word for each sentence in this practice exercise.
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
Purdue University Owl: Exercise: Ei/ie Spelling Rules Exercise 2
This resource provides practice for spelling words correctly that contain ie or ei in them.
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.
Quia
Quia: Homonym Madness
This Quia Pop-Up game is a proofreading exercise in which students see a part of a friendly letter and are asked to select the correct form and punctuation for it using the drop-down menu.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Integrating Movement and Spelling Generalizations
Contains plans for two lessons that use movement and cheering to teach the letter y spelling generalization. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the lessons as well as...
McGraw Hill
Glencoe: Writer's Choice: Grade 6: Spelling Practice
"Spelling Practice" offers links to five spelling lessons: long vowel spellings, perplexing words, spelling the "seed" sound, the final "y", and the prefix "ad-". Each lesson provides links to practice activities.
Robin L. Simmons
Grammar Bytes: Presentations: Fragments, Comma Splices, and Fused Sentences
A PowerPoint slide explaining common sentence errors and how to correct them. Questions that may be found on standardized tests are included.
Robin L. Simmons
Grammar Bytes: Pronoun Reference Power Point
Learn about vague pronoun references and practice identifying them in questions that could be found on standardized tests.