California Education Partners
Gettysburg Address
Looking for an assessment that reveals how well readers understand complex text? Check out an assessment module based on "The Gettysburg Address." Pupils are asked to craft an essay that demonstrates their understanding not only of...
K12 Reader
Shakespeare's Language: What's the Meaning?
You needn't be an actor to stage this exercise in reading comprehension. Kids examine Jacques's "All the World's a Stage" speech from Act II, scene ii, of As You Like It, and explain the literal meaning of the figurative...
K12 Reader
Alliteration in Literature and Rhetoric
Middle schoolers are asked to identify the alliteration used in John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Address, Emily Dickinson's "May-Flower," and a passage from Robert Lewis Stevenson's Kidnapped.
Curated OER
Total English Intermediate: Very Useful Idioms
In this intermediate idioms worksheet, students practice idioms as they complete a graphic organizer by interviewing classmates and write a paragraph based on the notes from the graphic organizer.
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ESL Use of Idioms Multiple Choice Worksheet
In this ESL understanding idioms worksheet, students examine 6 small clip art illustrations of idioms before choosing the idiom that best matches the phrase that explains its meaning.
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Cambridge Advanced (CAE) Use of English Practice
In this grammar worksheet, students read three short paragraphs and modify thirteen words to complete the text grammatically correct.
Pennington Publishing
Vocabulary Worksheet #1 & #2
These two worksheets cover several grammatical topics. Pupils work on words with multiple meanings, Greek and Latin word parts, word connotations, academic language, and more. The result is seven quick exercises that could be used...
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English Skills Worksheet 6.201
Review compound words, onomatopoeia, prefixes, and suffixes with your fifth and sixth graders. Each of the six exercises is short and simple, and the final exercise gives learners three options too choose from. They can use their weekly...
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Comparisons: Well-Known Sayings
How familiar is your class with basic idioms? Eight idioms and their explanations are listed here, and learners must match each explanation with the correct idiom. Looking for a way to extend this activity? Have your learners choose one...
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English Skills
In this English skills review activity, students complete 60 questions pertaining to vowels, word endings, anagrams, parts of speech, proofreading, root words, onomatopoeia and spelling. There is no instruction on the page.
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What's My Pronoun?
In this what's my pronoun? worksheet, 6th graders identify singular and plural pronouns and use them in sentences in a card game format (pronoun descriptions must be first written on index cards).
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Count and Noncount Nouns
As part of a review of vocabulary specific to measurement, this activity has students fill the right word in the blank. This 8 question activity could be used to review nouns, words used in measurement, and cement reading skills. It is...
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Idioms Quiz: Sports 1
In this idioms quiz activity, students analyze the given idioms and read how they are used in a sentence. Students select the meaning of each idiom to complete the 10 exercises.
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Idioms Quiz: Numbers 1
In this idioms worksheet, students complete sentences by using idioms about numbers correctly and choosing the correct ending for each sentence.
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Idioms Quiz: Structures
In this English idioms about structure activity, students interpret sayings about structure and complete sentences using them correctly.
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Idioms Quiz: Body 9
In this English idioms worksheet, students determine meanings of idioms based on the human body, body parts, and bodily functions. Students use the meanings to complete sentences.
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Grammar, Vocabulary and Idioms
In this online interactive English practice worksheet, students use their problem solving skills to answer 10 multiple choice and fill in the blank questions. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Grammar, Vocabulary and Idioms
In this online interactive English practice worksheet, students use their problem solving skills to answer 10 multiple choice and fill in the blank questions. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Idiom Explanations
In this idiom instructional activity, students read explanation of 8 common idioms, then complete a fill-in-the-blank activity using those same idioms. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Idiom Activity
In this idiom worksheet, students read a set of 8 idioms and their meanings, then use the idioms to give advice or answer questions to "people." A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Idioms
For this idiom skills worksheet, students read about 7 commonly used idioms and then answer 6 short answer questions regarding the meaning of idioms.
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Slang Quiz: Mixed 1
In this slang instructional activity, students select the meaning of the slang word used in each example sentence. There are 10 exercises.
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Sayings Quiz: Chance
In this English idioms worksheet about chance, 4th graders interpret sayings about chance and complete sentences using them correctly.
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Sayings Quiz: Death
In this English idioms about death activity, middle schoolers interpret sayings about death and complete sentences using them correctly.