Vocabulary University
My vocabulary.com: Vocabulary Word List for Fine Arts
This page offers links to over 3000 words pertaining to Fine Arts.
Vocabulary University
My vocabulary.com: Vocabulary Word List for History, Social Studies
This page offers links to word lists of over 18,000 words pertaining to History and Social Studies.
Vocabulary University
My vocabulary.com: Vocabulary Word List for Vocational Education
This page offers links to vocabulary word lists pertaining to vocational education.
Vocabulary University
My vocabulary.com: Gold Rush California
This page has a variety of vocabulary puzzles and activities using 19 words pertaining to the Gold Rush in California. It also offers an extensive Vocabulary Word List of 286 words, and ideas for lesson plans on the topic.
Vocabulary University
My vocabulary.com: Bill of Rights: u.s. Constitution
This page has some puzzles and activities using terms from the Bill of Rights and the U.S. Constitution. It also provides an extensive word list pertaining to the Constitution.
Vocabulary University
My vocabulary.com: Shakespeare
This is a variety of vocabulary puzzles and activities using 21 vocabulary words pertaining to Shakespeare. It also offers an extensive vocabulary word list for character and leadership and questions about character.
Vocabulary University
My vocabulary.com: Lewis and Clark, Louisiana Purchase
This page has a variety of vocabulary puzzles and activities using 18 vocabulary words pertaining to Lewis and Clark and the Louisiana Purchase. It also provides lesson ideas, activities, and extensive vocabulary word lists on the topic.
English Club
English Club: Vocabulary: Cloze Games: Business 1
Choose from a word bank to complete ten sentences about terms related to money. Hints are available if needed, and a percentage score is displayed once answers are submitted.
Grammarly
Grammarly Blog: Everyday vs. Every Day
This page provides the rules for the proper use of the words "everyday" and "every day."
TES Global
Tes: Spoken Language Study Teaching Resources 11 20
[Free Registration/Login Required] This 20-page word resource discusses the topic of "Slang" for students. Practice exercises and notes are provided. L.11-12.3 Language Functions/Style
Other
Online Etymology Dictionary
The site, created by an avowed amateur, Douglas Harper, shares the origins of words. Students will type a word into a text box and click a "search" button to see the etymology of the word.
Grammarly
Grammarly Blog: Every Time
This page explains and provides the rules for use of the two-word compound "every time."
Grammarly
Grammarly Blog: Idioms and Their Meanings
An explanation and examples of idioms and their geographic ties.
Grammarly
Grammarly Blog: Sometime, Sometimes, and Some Time
An explanation with examples of using the words "sometime," "sometimes," and "some time" correctly in sentences.
Other
World Wide Words/exploring the English Language
"World Wide Words is devoted to the English language - its history, quirks, curiosities and evolution. The Words site is organized into sections, each with its own index to help you find your way about."
Grammarly
Grammarly Blog: Common Errors in English: Bad or Badly
This Grammarly Handbook resource clarifies the difference in usage between "bad" and "badly" in sentences. Numerous examples are provided in this resource.
Grammarly
Grammarly Blog: Misuse of Like and As
An explanation with examples of using the words "like" and "as" correctly in sentences.
Washington State University
Washington State University: Common Errors
Do you say or write "exscape" when you should say "escape"? This webpage is from the Common Errors in English website. If you think other people's language mistakes are sometimes funny, you might enjoy reading the ways people have...
Other
Law.com: Dictionary
This site provides an online dictionary of legal terms that you can use by looking up words or definitions.
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,...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Commonly Misused Words
This audio lesson discusses some commonly misused words. The author provides a "cheat sheet" to define the differences in the commonly misused words. Examples of the correct applications of the words are also provided for further...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Reference Materials: Printed and Electronic
You will learn how to use dictionaries, glossaries, and thesauri in order to determine meanings of words and phrases, including their denotations, connotations, and etymologies.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Origins and Meanings of Foreign Words and Phrases
Become acquainted with the origins and meanings of foreign words and phrases frequently used in English texts.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Linguistic Roots and Affixes (English Ii Reading)
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] You will be able to recognize linguistic roots and affixes to use in determining the meaning of academic English word and in other content areas.