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Commonly Confused/Misused Words
Demystify tricky words and homophones with this activity on commonly confused words. Learners read each sentence and identify the misused word, choosing the correct word from a short list underneath each question. All of the words...
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Commonly Misused Words
Affect or effect? Ensure, insure or assure? Here’s a presentation that focuses on commonly misused words that sound similar yet have different spelling and meanings. The homonyms are defined and then examples are presented. Consider...
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Sharing Compliments- King Day
Students research Martin Luther King Jr. In this African-American history lesson plan, students read the book A Picture Book of Martin Luther King, Jr. and discuss how he was a philanthropist. Students use kind words towards each other...
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Using Homophones
Never mix up principle and principal again with a helpful homophones instructional activity. Featuring ten pairs of words that have the same sounds but different meanings, the instructional activity prompts your class to fill...
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ESL: Commonly Confused Words-Quiz 11
This quiz includes words that are very similar and supposedly very commonly confused. The learner reads 20 sentences and decides which of two choices best fits the sentence provided. Keep this as a resource to use with English language...
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Commonly Confused Words Exercise
Accept or except? Advice or advise? Eminent or imminent? Which is which witch? In order to select the correct word to complete 20 sentences, learners get out their dictionaries and check the meaning and usage of the commonly confused pairs.
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Complement /Compliment
Have your pupils been mixing up the words complement and compliment? Set them straight with a brief lesson and then assign the quick activity included for some practice. Class members read each of 10 sentences and circle the correct word...
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Understanding Hard Words
Two strategies for decoding unfamiliar words are featured on a worksheet that illustrates how to use the parts of words (prefix, root, and suffix) and context to determine meaning. Examples are included as is a guided practice exercise.
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Commonly Confused Words Exercise at Auto-English
In this commonly confused words activity, students choose one of the words in brackets to complete each sentence.
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One Word Substitution 26
In this online interactive vocabulary skills worksheet, students match the 10 vocabulary terms in the word bank to the appropriate definitions. Students may submit their answers to be scored. All of the words...
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Word Choice
In these word choice worksheets, students read the sentences and determine whether or not to complete the sentence with the word it's or its.
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Confusing Words 3
In this confusing words worksheet, students choose the correct confusing word to complete the sentences. Students choose words for 20 sentences.
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Spellcheck Outlaws
These outlaws are hard to catch! Spellcheckers do not notice certain grammatical mistakes when they are technically correctly spelled words. For instance, one does not want to say that the colors compliment each other on the slide since...
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ESL Holiday Lessons: National Compliments Day
For this language skills worksheet, students read an article about National Compliments Day. Students respond to 6 matching questions, 29 fill in the blank questions, 30 multiple choice questions, 12 word scramble questions,...
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Vocabulary; Praising Someone/Giving Compliments-2
In this foreign language worksheet, learners are given ten sentences, each with a missing word. Students read the sentences and select the best word to fill in the blank. All sentences are examples of ways to give a compliment to another...
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Nice words word search
In this nice words worksheet, students search for nice words in this nice words word search. Students search for 24 words that mean nice things.
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ESL: Commonly Confused Words
In this ESL commonly confused words worksheet, students fill in blanks in sentences, selecting the appropriate word from choices given. Students may click on an answer button for immediate feedback.
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Vocabulary; Praising Someone/Giving Compliments-1
In this foreign language worksheet, students select the best choice from three options to fill in the blanks in ten sentences. Each of the sentences is an example of a complimentary phrase.
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Giving and Receiving Compliments
Students explain why giving sincere compliments is important. In this communication lesson plan, students describe ways to compliment someone either verbal or nonverbal. They discuss their ideas in class.
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The Gifts of Wali Dad: A Tale of India and Pakistan
It is more blessed to give than receive. A story about Wali Dad opens a collection of character-based reading passages from authors such as Leo Tolstoy. Vocabulary words and discussion questions enhance the text.
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Winter Wordsearch
Compliment vocabulary instruction with a winter-themed word search. Scholars search among letters to discover words such as snowflake, icicles, skate, and other winter-related terms!
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Power of Speech
Students practice giving compliments and using words of praise. For this vocabulary lesson, students listen to the parable Yettle's Feathers and determine ways to use speech in positive ways instead of through rumors, tattling and insults.
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Synonyms: Words with Similar Meanings 3
In this synonyms practice learning exercise, students read 15 sentences and identify the words that are synonyms to the designated words in the sentences. A word bank is provided and answers should be written in complete sentences.
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Compliments can Change the World
Students explore the definition of philanthropy as it relates to bullying. In this moral values lesson, students listen to the book Thank you, Mr. Falker and identify how the main character was bullied. Students define philanthropy, and...