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Polar Bear Literacy Activity
Learners generate vocabulary words synonymous or related to "noise." In this literacy lesson, students listen to the book Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What do You Hear? by Bill Martin and Eric Carle and discuss the meaning of vocabulary words...
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Shades of Meaning
Students use words with similar meanings to analyze implied meanings. In this word connotation lesson, the teacher introduces the activity by asking students whether a new product should be advertised as "newfangled" or "cutting-edge." ...
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Word Choice - Exercise 12: To, Too, and Two
A twenty-question worksheet provides practice using the commonly confused to, too, and two. Meet Common Core standards with the help of this resource in your fourth grade classroom. Use as homework or an assessment.
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Don't Say...
In this word choice activity set, students review a activity that shows how to replace the word "said" with less used words. They work in pairs to complete a second page on which they list synonyms for an overused word that is assigned...
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Skippyjon Jones Lesson Plan
Students meet an imaginative Siamese kitten pretends to be a Chihuahua when he is in time-out. In this Skippyjon Jones lesson plan, students develop an understanding of different cultures. They understand different dialects and...
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Wordiness Worksheet 1
In this grammar worksheet, students rewrite ten sentences eliminating extra words and combining short sentences into longer ones when necessary.
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Irregular Verbs Worksheet 1
In this grammar worksheet, students read two paragraph passages, underline the irregular verbs in each one and write the correct form of the verb right above the incorrect one.
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Using Word Referents
Students edit an existing piece of writing focusing of improving word choice. They create lists of words that can be used in place of the main topic and rewrite the piece using the new vocabulary.
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Irregular Verbs
While short and to the point, this presentation focuses on present, past, and past participle forms of irregular verbs. Examples, charts, and definitions are included on the 3 slides. By adding additional content this could be a great...
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English: Level B Lesson 21
In this on-line language arts worksheet, students complete 20 multiple choice questions that cover many grammatical rules. Answers are available to the student at the end of the worksheet.
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English: Level B Lesson 34
In this on-line language arts worksheet, students complete 15 multiple choice questions that cover many grammatical rules. Answers are available to the student at the end of the worksheet.
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English: Level C Lesson 30
In this on-line language arts worksheet, students complete 20 multiple choice questions that cover many grammatical rules. Answers are available to the student at the end of the worksheet.
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6 Traits: Word Choice
Students explore language arts by participating in a vocabulary usage activity. In this word choice lesson, students read examples of great word usage in literature and discuss with the class why some words appear stronger than others....
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Chomping Word Choice
In this word choice worksheet, students put words in the circles that would be good word choice for them to use. Students put words into 11 circles.
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Word Recognition
In this word recognition practice worksheet, students choose the correct word to complete 12 sentences. Each sentence has a blank with three word choices to fill in the blank. Students write the correct word to complete each sentence.
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Word Order
In this word order learning exercise, learners identify the correct order for the given words and rewrite them to form complete sentences. Students complete 10 online exercises.
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Although, Despite, and Inspite of Exercise
In this word choice worksheet, learners read the sentences and complete them with the words although, despite, or inspite. Students complete 10 exercises.
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A Few, Few, A Little, Little
In this online grammar worksheet, students read the sentences and complete the word the words a few, few, a little, or little. Students complete 14 exercises.
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Hard, Heavy and Strong Collocations Exercise
In this collocations worksheet, students read the sentences and fill in the gapes with the words hard, heavy, and strong. Students complete 16 exercises.
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Home, House, and Household Exercise
In this word choice worksheet, students read the sentences and fill in the blanks with the words home, house, and household. Students complete 18 exercises.
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"Lay and Lie" Exercise
In this online grammar worksheet, students read the sentences and fill the blanks with the words laid, lain, or lied. Students complete 14 exercises.
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Lexical Phrases with Give, Have, and Take Exercise
In this lexical phrases worksheet, students read the sentences and fill in the gaps with the words give, have, and take to complete the 20 exercises.
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Look, Like and Seem Exercise
In this word choice worksheet, students read the sentences and fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of the verbs look, like, or seem. Students complete 16 exercises.
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"Lose and Miss" Exercise
For this word choice worksheet, students read the sentences and complete them from the choices lose, lost, miss, missed, or missing. Students complete 15 exercises.