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High school spelling lessons for Microsoft Word
PREFIXES, SUFFIXES, AND WORD ROOTS WORKSHEET
PREFIXES, SUFFIXES, AND WORD ROOTS WORKSHEET
This worksheet focuses on boosting vocabulary and learning about Latin and Greek word roots, word histories and origins; the second part of the worksheet focuses on prefixes and suffixes. This worksheet is suitable for a range of instructional needs from in-class language arts work and homework to SAT prep. Answer key begins on page 16
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7th - 12th
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Grammar Warm-Ups Bellringers Than/Then Affect/Effect You're/Your Whether/Weather
Click HERE for my Grammar Folder! Check out this grammar mini-lesson bundle of five lessons!SEE THE FREE PREVIEWGreat for back to school! Project these lessons on the SmartBoard as a fill in the blank OR print for a week of warm-upsOr, use as a quiz!Five LessonsThan/Then Affect/Effect You're/Your Whether/WeatherAccept/Except
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5th - 12th
Joking Around with Homophones and Homonyms
This lesson will help you teach the complicated concepts of homophones and homonyms. It will heighten students awareness to the multiple meanings and spellings of words. The lesson uses jokes that contain homonyms and homophones to demonstrate the definitions of those words. It is a fun was to learn some spelling and vocabulary.
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3rd - 9th
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Homophones Mistakes
HOMOPHONE MISTAKES4 full worksheets all on different homophones. Here is what you'll receive:Worksheets 1 and 2 - "THEIR, THERE AND THEY'RE"; students have to fill in the blanks with the correct "their, there or they're". Each sentence uses good context clues to help them decide the correct spelling. (20 sentences / 29 blanks to fill in)Worksheet 3 - "IT'S AND ITS"; students again use context clues to fill in the blanks with the correct answers. (12 sentences / 12 blanks to fill in)Worksheet 4 -
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5th - 9th
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Also included in: Homophones Bundle (7 Worksheets PLUS PowerPoint)
Using Apostrophes Correctly in Possessive Nouns
1. This two-page handout provides a simple chart for students to use in the editing stage as they determine whether words are singular, singular possessive, plural, or plural possessive. (An answer key is included.)2. On a white board, overhead, or SmartBoard, show the first page of the handout and review rules for using apostrophes in possessive nouns. Four simple rules are written at the top of the handout.3. With students' help, complete the chart.4. Students may suggest nouns to add to the c
Spelling/Usage Unit I: 50 Common Errors; Sentences; Multiple Tests
This is the first of two 8-page units devoted to truly essential spelling and usage for secondary students. The download includes a 2-page handout listing approximately 50 frequently misspelled or misused words, such as allowed/aloud, it's/its, whether/weather, your/you're, etc. Each word is accompanied by a sentence illustrating the word in context. This download also includes one practice exam and two entirely unique versions of a spelling/usage test drawing from these words and pairings. Each
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6th - 12th
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Word Crimes - Commonly Misspelled Words Grammar and Spelling Notes
A list of commonly misspelled words and grammar mistakes. Warning, some explanations are super sarcastic, so feel free to adjust depending on the age/level of students. But hey, a little humor is the only way you're going to get students to care about spelling there correctly!
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Affect/effect
Affect- a verb that means to change
Ex: Turning in the outside reading project late will negatively affect your grade in a big way.
Effect- a noun that means the result or consequence of s
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6th - 12th
Editing Errors in a Short Story 1: By the Sea
This is a short story written at a middle school level with intentional errors in it so that the students may practice editing writing. Most of the errors are spelling, punctuation, and capitalization.
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4th - 9th
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Also included in: Editing Errors in Short Stories Bundle
DAIRY of a Wimpy Kid - HARD LUCK activities
A fun packet of activities to do to celebrate the NEW Diary of a Wimpy Kid book. The activities can be adapted for different ages / levels of children / students. My students loved doing the activities and discussing the new book.
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2nd - 9th
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Tricky Spellings: than vs. then
This is a 1-page mini-lesson on when to use than vs. then. It includes a quick description of the difference in meaning and example mnemonics to help students remember which is which. This is followed by 10 sentences to help students practice when to use than vs. then. Answers and a suggested lesson plan (1 additional page) are included.
Advanced Vocabulary Worksheet 1 - 6 tasks over 2 A4 Pages
This double-sided A4 worksheet will help your pupils to learn advanced vocabulary by putting them into context with cloze tasks.
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: Advanced Vocabulary Worksheets
Tips on Spoken English 21 Expressing Opinion
This lesson is about expressing one's opinion regarding different issues. I have used if questions to elicit the answers as a direct conversation between two people. For example: If you are to have special ability, what will you choose? If you are to meet someone from the history, who would you choose? I've given different alternative answers to provide a lot of options to the learner. The Key vocabulary is expressed here through simple definitions, cards and parts of speech. The lesson is reall
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Advanced Vocabulary Worksheet 2 - 5 tasks over 2 A4 Pages
This double-sided A4 worksheet will help your pupils to learn advanced vocabulary by putting the words into context with cloze tasks.
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Advanced Vocabulary Worksheets
The Digraph CH: An Explanation for Adults and Older Children
This lesson provides explanations and exercises to help English Language Learners master the spellings and pronunciations of the digraph CH.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Also included in: Phonological and Basic Letter Skills for Adults and Older Children
ABC of Animals - Alliteration
This is a funny lesson plan on alliteration. I have myself created sentences about animals from A to Z, using alliteration sounds. Perfect for teaching the ABC and animals. Excelent for practising alliteration sounds and making students aware of them. Two pages including the sentences and two activities.
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PreK - 12th, Adult Education
Spelling/Usage Unit II: 50 Common Errors; Sentences; Multiple Tests
This is the second of two 8-page units devoted to truly essential spelling and usage for secondary students. This download includes a 2-page handout listing an additional 50 frequently misspelled or misused words, such as affect/effect bare/bear, loose/lose, lead/led, etc. Each word is accompanied by a sentence illustrating the word in context. This download also includes three entirely unique versions of a spelling/usage test drawing from these words and pairings. Each test is comprised of 40 s
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6th - 12th
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Usage Exercise: Commonly Confused Words
Thirty fill-ins in which students must distinguish between commonly confused words. Good usage practice.
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4th - 10th
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Dinosaur Word Creations: Prefix/Root/Suffix
This is a fantastic and creative lesson packed with the Lesson Plan, Student worksheets, Documentary Link, and Prefixes, Roots, and Suffixes; all ready for students to create on their own! This is a fun lesson which guarantees student satisfaction and vocabulary learning. The packet comes with the vocabulary roots for your Word Wall! The packet also comes with Common Core Questions for the students to complete from a fabulous documentary on YouTube!
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5th - 12th
Parents Pay Teachers: You Can Tutor
This booklet describes many ideas for starting your own tutoring business. The ideas could also be used by a paraprofessional for students with special needs. Subject areas include: Written Language, Spelling, Math and Organizational Needs. Included are websites that have been useful in my tutoring business.
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3rd - 9th
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Fable: Timed Write Instructions
From Electric English...
This assignment is the first exercise in the Progymnasmata. A writing exercise designed to get students thinking about their purpose for writing, and how best to convey that purpose through a moral. Although it is listed as a timed writing assignment, this is only to give students the practice they will need to write essays or prompts under time constraints. They write their rough drafts in class and then continue to work with the piece over the course of the following w
Verbo-El imperativo
El imperativo-56 páginas del tamaño de una carta tradicional: La intención primordial de El imperativo es de poner un texto claro, sencillo y efectivo en las manos no sólo de maestros y profesores que enseñan español o en español en los Estados Unidos, sino también de estudiantes que residen en los Estados Unidos, que hablan español en su casa, de estudiantes extranjeros que estudian niveles avanzados del español y de personas que están interesadas en tener un mejor dominio del español.En El imp
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Greek/Latin Roots list with quizzes for 6 weeks SET 1
This is a handout list of Greek/Latin roots that are divided into 6 weeks of study and quizzes. For additional bundles for weeks 7-12, please see my store.
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4th - 12th
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Great Present Simple Set!
Get ready to embark on a fun and interactive journey to master the present simple tense in English.The Present Simple Set is designed to make learning grammar enjoyable and engaging. It includes a variety of activities, games, and resources that will help you understand and use the present simple tense with ease.Great Present Simple Set contains:Presentation.Grammar-guide.The Use.Spelling,writing practice.
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K - 10th, Adult Education
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Days of the week + Months and seasons of the year
A lesson plan for ESL/EFL/ELD.It targets the four fundamental skills (Reading, Writing, Listening, and Speaking).a. Linguistic aims: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:**recognise, read, pronounce, and write correctly days of the week, months and seasons of the year.**describe the weather of each season.b. Communicative aimsBy the end of the lesson, students will have improved the range of their speaking and listening skills; that is, students will be able to **talk about days an
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7th - 12th, Adult Education, Staff
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