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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Interactives: Spelling Bee: Introduction

For Students 1st - 9th Standards
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...
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Interactive
Other

Santa Monica College: Words Commonly Confused

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site contains a list of commonly confused words with practice activities to help in learning how to use them correctly.
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Unit Plan
Quizlet

Quizlet: Spelling Tion, Cian, and Sion Words

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
Using this set of Quizlet modules, students learn spelling, definitions, and usage of 21 words which end in the "shun" sound.
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Quia

Quia: To / Two / Too

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
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.
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Activity
LD Online

Ld Online: Guidelines for Learning Spelling; Ways to Practice Spelling

For Students 1st - 5th Standards
Five concise guidelines for mastering spelling wordes, and six methods for practicing spelling.
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Handout
Towson University

Towson University: Online Writing Support: Commonly Confused Words: Two, To, Too

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
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
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Handout
Towson University

Towson University: Commonly Confused Words: Were / We're / Where

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This entry focuses on the commonly confused words were, we're, and where including providing an explanation, examples, and a link to quizzes/exercises.
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Handout
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Spelling: Accept vs. Except

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A good reference that defines, differentiates, and demonstrates the usage and purposes of these commonly misused English words.
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Lesson Plan
Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Puns and Punctuation

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
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...
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Lesson Plan
Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Dialogue Adventures

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this instructional activity young scholars will learn how to write dialogue in a particular voice.
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Lesson Plan
Writing Fix

Writing Fix: The Wacky Advertisement (With Disclaimer) Activity

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
Inspired by Barry Lane's book 51 Wacky We-Search Reports, in this cross-curricular lesson plan students learn how to summarize properly.
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Interactive
ICT Games

Ict Games: Look, Cover, Write, Check

For Students 1st - 5th Standards
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...
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Interactive
ICT Games

Ict Games: Dj Cows Spelling Patterns

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
A library of word searches for practicing vocabulary and spelling. Each word search focuses on a family of words with a similar spelling pattern.
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Activity
Ministerio de Educación (Spain)

Ministerio De Educacion: Ejercicios De Ortografia

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
These are interactive resources that include spelling exercises of various types.
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Robin L. Simmons

Grammar Bytes: Word Choice: Exercise 11: To, Too, and Two

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
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.
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Robin L. Simmons

Grammar Bytes: Word Choice: Exercise 12: To, Too, and Two

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
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.
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Activity
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Exercise: Ei/ie Spelling Rules Exercise 1

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Practice ei/ie spelling words by choosing the correctly spelled word for each sentence in this practice exercise.
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Activity
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Exercise: Ei/ie Spelling Rules Exercise 2

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
This resource provides practice for spelling words correctly that contain ie or ei in them.
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Handout
Towson University

Towson University: Commonly Confused Words: Weather / Whether

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
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.
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eBook
Quia

Quia: Homonym Madness

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
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.
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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Integrating Movement and Spelling Generalizations

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
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...
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Unit Plan
McGraw Hill

Glencoe: Writer's Choice: Grade 6: Spelling Practice

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
"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.
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PPT
Robin L. Simmons

Grammar Bytes: Presentations: Fragments, Comma Splices, and Fused Sentences

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
A PowerPoint slide explaining common sentence errors and how to correct them. Questions that may be found on standardized tests are included.
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PPT
Robin L. Simmons

Grammar Bytes: Pronoun Reference Power Point

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Learn about vague pronoun references and practice identifying them in questions that could be found on standardized tests.