Sophia Learning
Sophia: Grammar: Sentence Components
This lesson focuses on sentence components. It provides a slideshow with each of the eight parts of speech plus articles; it defines each and gives examples using them in sentences. It also offers the lyrics to "The Grammar Song" in...
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Notorious Confusables #5
In this quiz, students are to read sentences looking at the two words in all caps including their spellings. They must decide what, if anything, needs to be changed, and select the correct answer. Links are also provided for a tutorial,...
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Key Literacy Component: Vocabulary
What's in a word? Mastery of oral and written vocabulary promotes comprehension and communication. Find out how proper instruction can help students who struggle with vocabulary.
Vocabulary University
My vocabulary.com: Presidents' Day
This page has a variety of vocabulary puzzles and activities using 36 vocabulary words on the topic of Presidents' Day. It also includes an extensive Vocabulary Word List for Presidents' Day (382 words) and ideas for President's Day...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Understand New Vocabulary Within Context (English 7 Reading)
You will learn how to determine or clarify the meaning of words using context within a sentence and in larger sections of text.
Grammarly
Grammarly Blog: How to Use "Alike" and "Same" Correctly
An explanation with examples of using the words "alike" and "same" correctly in sentences.
Learning Farm
Learning Farm: Word Relationships
Learn how word relationships affect the meaning of text, and then practice this skill.
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."
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Practicing Science Vocabulary
In this lesson plan, 6th graders play a compare and contrast game and Pictionary to practice their science vocabulary.
Other
Book Units Teacher: Analogy Game [Pdf]
This is a printable game where students are given a sheet of analogies with sets of two pairs of words. The last word in the second pair is missing and students must study the relationship between the words in the first pair to determine...
Other
Dynamic Learning Maps: Essential Element, Linkage Levels, and Mini Map L.6.5.b
This is a helpful tool for teachers to understand how to teach Standard L.6.5.b. It explains the concept, describes different levels of understanding that students may have, and provides a list of ways students can demonstrate they have...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Use Precise Language and Domain Specific Vocabulary
This site provides 17 English language arts lessons for 7th grade. Grade-level standards are provided.
Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Ela Guidebooks: Word Displays
This strategy helps students understand vocabulary as the read and refine their language skills in support of writing about texts.
Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Ela Guidebooks: Semantic Mapping
A strategy for developing students' vocabulary by representing the concepts of words graphically. This helps refine their understanding of vocabulary to meet expectations in reading and language.
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Explicit Vocabulary Instruction
Vocabulary instruction is an important part of reading and language arts classes, as well as content-area classes such as science and social studies. By giving students explicit instruction in vocabulary, teachers help them learn the...
Road to Grammar
Road to Grammar: Fluent: Word Strips
Race against the clock to move through columns and create word with four letters.
ACT360 Media
Writing Den
The WritingDEN includes feature articles with associated words, sentences, and paragraphs to aid in the writing process. Interactive features include pronunciation guides and content quizzes. The Tips-o-matic section offers grammar...
Other
Weber State University: Misused Words and Phrases
A fun look at the wrong way to use the English language; includes many examples.
Quia
Quia: Character Terms
Complete each sentence by typing the correct character word into each box in this ten-question quiz.
Quia
Quia: Analogies Jeopardy
A Jeopardy-style game to play while learning to identify word relationships with categories including Family, Places, Actions, Time, and Opposites. Students complete each question by typing the correct word to complete each analogy. The...
English Club
English Club: Learn English: Grammar: Words With More Than One Job
An explanation and examples of how some words can function as different parts of speech in different sentences.
English Club
English Club: Learn English: Vocabulary: Word of the Day
Links to seventeen different word lists under the following categories: common words, verbs, nouns, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, and interjections.