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School-Home Links: Word Usage 2
In this word selection learning exercise, students use the words listed to complete the example sentences. Parents or guardians must sign the learning exercise.
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Hopelink: Reading Lesson Idea: Word Sorts
Delve into a world of vocabulary building. This site offers a lesson plan for "word sorts." This simple but effective tool will increase your student's vocabulary skills.
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Word Bank Lesson Plan: Eastside Literacy Program
This word bank lesson plan offers the individual student the opportunity to increase their vocabulary.
Grammar Tips
Learn the Difference Between "Imply" and "Infer"
This article explains the difference between these commonly confused words.
Grammar Tips
Grammar Tips: The Proper Use of "Lay" and "Lie"
Check this brief explanation of how to tell the difference between lay, a transitive verb, and lie an intransitive verb, and use them properly in English grammar.
Grammar Tips
Who, That, Which
Need a quick reference for when to use who, that or which? This article offers a concise explanation.
Grammar Tips
Grammar Tips: Problematic Word Pairs: Part I
Certain word pairs present problems for many speakers and writers such as amount versus number, continuous versus continually, and so on. This three-part article identifies problematic word pairs and clarifies their proper use.
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Stage Door: Word Traps
This reference guide helps to discriminate words that confuse people with their spelling or meaning.