Robin L. Simmons
Grammar Bytes: Word Choice: Exercise 2: Their, There, and They're
Complete these 20 sentences by typing the correct form of their, there, and they're.
Robin L. Simmons
Grammar Bytes: Word Choice: Exercise 9: Whose and Who's
Test your understanding of the words "whose and "who's" 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 10: Whose and Who's
Test your understanding of the words "whose and "who's" by typing 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 14: Its and It's
Test your understanding of the words "its" and "it's" by typing 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.
Fun Brain
Fun Brain: Scramble Saurus
Find more than a dozen spelling games to reinforce vocabulary on a range of levels and topics (from musical instruments to climate terms). Players unscramble words using definitions as clues.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Spelling Rules and Irregular Words
This site discusses exceptions to spelling rule, words that don't fit the typical letter-sound correspondence rules. It provides links to lists of frequently used words such as the Dolch list and 1,000 Most Frequent Words in Middle and...
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: The Notorious Confusables
This 12 question quiz covers commonly confused words such as than/then, it's/its, and whether/weather. Links are provided to more quizzes and the "Guide to Grammar and Writing."
abcteach
Abcteach: Spelling
[Free Registration/Login Required] Generate worksheets that help students practice spelling with tricky vowels and letters, as well as, homophones, compound words and more. Several activities include assessments at the end.
Fun Brain
Fun Brain: Spell Check
In this game, students are given 20 sets of four words and asked to click on the misspelled word in each set and type in the correct spelling. If students answer all 20 correctly, they can add their name to the leaderboard. There are two...
Vocabulary.com
Vocabulary.com: 100 Words Every Middle Schooler Should Know
This site contains a list of 100 words that middle school students need to know to ensure academic success. Teachers can digitally assign this list to their students to reinforce the spellings, pronunciations, and meanings of these words...
Fun Brain
Fun Brain: Word Confusion (Choose the Correct Word)
Players choose the word that correctly completes a sentence from a pair of words that are frequently misused or misspelled, such as they're and there, blue and blew, aunt and ant.
Vocabulary.com
Words Plagued by Unusual Silent Letters
This site contains a list of 20 words with commonly misspelled words that have silent letters. Teachers can digitally assign this list to their students to reinforce the spellings, pronunciations, and meanings of these words.
Love To Know Media
Your Dictionary: Teaching Confused and Unfamiliar Words
This article provides tips for teaching confused and unfamiliar words to students. These include being familiar with the words, using pictures to visualize the words, and practicing.
Fun Brain
Fun Brain: Spell Check
Students are presented with four words. After choosing the incorrectly spelled word, students make corrections and check their answers. There is an option for more difficult words.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Using Reference Materials to Correctly Spell Words
Some words may sound like other words, but using the wrong word can lead to confusion and madness. A dictionary would be helpful to make sure you know what you're talking about! [0:40]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Some Frequently Confused Words
Some words in English can look and sound similar, but have entirely different meanings. Keep an eye and ear out for them; beware of commonly confused words. [0:40]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Frequently Confused Words: Too to Two
Can you tell the difference between the words 'to,' two,' and 'too'?
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Frequently Confused Words: There Their They're
Do you know when to use 'there,' 'their,' and 'they're'?
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Frequently Confused Words: Here Hear
Can you identify the difference between the words 'here' and 'hear'?
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Frequently Confused Words: Assorted
Can you identify when to correctly use these words that often get confused with other words?
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Frequently Confused Words: Affect/effect
Do you know when to use 'affect' and when to use 'effect'?
Vocabulary Spelling City
Spelling City: Dolch Spelling Lists by Grade Level
This site provides lists of Dolch spelling lists by grade levels for K-8.
ABCya
Ab Cya: Parts of Speech Quest 8 Interjections
A terrible dragon has attacked the kingdom of Lingua and only a Interjections Master will be able to save it. Will it be you? Put your knowledge of interjections to the test as you venture through Parts of Speech Quest - Interjections!