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Activity
Florida Center for Reading Research

Word Knowledge

For Teachers 4th - 5th Standards
Turn skills practice into a game of Bingo! Scholars listen to words and locate their synonyms on their Bingo cards. The first play to fill their card wins.
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Worksheet
Student Handouts

Your/You're Worksheet

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Does the sight of a misspelled your make you cringe? Then this is the worksheet for you! Make sure your learners are prepared to make the right decision next time they are faced with the task of choosing between your and you're.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Common Homonym Errors Worksheet

For Students 4th - 6th
If you're unsure of your homonyms, then this worksheet is for you. So much better than some, there are two columns of exercises, and they're fun too.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Justice for All

For Teachers 4th - 6th
A reading of Roald Dahl’s Lamb to the Slaughter opens a discussion of justice and fairness. Using a Venn diagram and an Idea Wheel graphic organizer, class members consider the similarities and differences in these two terms. They then...
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Organizer
Curated OER

My Blackberry Isn't Working

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
This worksheet starts out on a strong note by using a humorous video called "My Blackberry Is Not Working" from BBC One to teach parody. While they watch the short video, viewers fill out a chart about the electronic brands, noting any...
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Interactive
Curated OER

Basic Linguistics: Fun Trivia Quiz

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
Meta-cognition can transform learning. If your syllabus includes linguistics to enhance learners' comprehension and expression in English, here is an interactive online quiz to assess what they have learned. Titled "Basic Linguistics,"...
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Worksheet
Pennington Publishing

Vocabulary Worksheet #1 & #2

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
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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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Poetry in Motion

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders answer questions about "From a Railway Carriage." They discuss different poetical forms. They work together to write a poem about travel.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Homonyms

For Students 5th
In this homonyms practice worksheet, 5th graders complete 10 fill-in-the-blank questions by choosing the correct homonym to complete the sentence. Two homonym choices are given for students to choose from. 
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Rhyme Time

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Young scholars use an Inspiration template to brainstorm and record as many rhyming words as possible in designated amount of time. Then, students compare their results scoring points for unique responses. This activity could be easily...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Sounds The Same (2)

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this sounds the same worksheet, students review and discuss eighteen key words that are spelled differently but sound the same. Students circle each one in a word search puzzle.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Horrid Homonyms

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars explore homonyms, which are words that sound alike but have different meanings.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Pun Lesson

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners increase their knowledge of homonyms and become familiar with puns.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Which Witch is Which? (Elementary, Language)

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students define a set of common homonyms, such as mail and male. They use these definitions to write sentences with each word.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Homonyms: Sound Alike But Not The Same

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this homonym learning exercise, students write the word of a pair that goes with a picture. One example is completed for students.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Sounds the Same Word Search

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this language arts worksheet, students study 9 pairs of homonyms in a word bank. Students locate the words in a word search puzzle. Some of the words are not familiar such as "barque."
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Interactive
ABCya

Ab Cya: Antonyms, Synonyms & Homonyms

For Students 2nd - 6th Standards
If you need to brush up on antonyms, synonyms, and homonyms check out this game. Practice identifying these three tricky types of words by matching the identified words on the frog with the words on the correct flies.
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Website
TESL Journal

Activities for Esl Students: Vocabulary Quizzes Difficult

For Students 9th - 10th
These self-test, self-scoring quizzes developed for English language learners by ELL teachers are designed for intermediate-to-advanced English language learners. Features include vocabulary important to both social and academic...
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Website
Education Development Center

Tv411: Finding New Ways to Say Something

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Use the activities on this site to review an understanding of synonyms and practice alphabetizing.
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eBook
Quia

Quia: Comparing Numbers

For Students 2nd - 3rd Standards
This is a 15-question exercise/assessment for homonyms; students select the correct word from the homonyms in the box that fits the sentence.