Vocabulary
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| Describing Words |
Type in any noun to get a collection or related adjectives. |
| Confusing Words: Their, There, and They're |
Learn the difference between these three words. Take the quiz and email the score to Mr. Schoch. Get the email address correct or take a zero! |
| Timeline of the English Language |
Animated timeline shows the development of the English language. |
| Borrowed Words |
Learn about words borrowed into English from other languages. |
| Idioms |
Learn about idioms (expressions). |
Concrete Language
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Interactive tutorial shows how to improve writing with specific, concrete words. (username is bedminpass)
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Misused Expressions
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Interactive tutorial shows how to avoid incorrect expressions. (username is bedminpass)
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Hooda Word
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Several games for practicing word choice, vocabulary, and typing.
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Knoword
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Pretty tough game where you must spell out a word, given its definition.
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| Cricklers |
Online crossword-like puzzle takes a look at current events. |
| Idiom Dictionary |
Learn some common (and unusual) American idioms.
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| Vocab Grabber |
Enter a selection of text to see word use counts, definitions, and more. |
| Vocabulary Builder |
Try a word or two a day to build your vocabulary. |
| College Board Question of the Day |
Try your hand at some high school level thinking. |
| New York Times Word of the Day |
Check out the word of the day. |
| Confusing Words: Then and Than |
Interactive module to learn the difference between these two words. |
| Hang Mau |
It's Hang Man, but there's a cat hanging over a tank of deadly predators. Get the words right or the cat dies. It's okay... It's just a cartoon. |
| Analogies |
Practice word relationships in this fast moving online challenge. How well can you do in three rounds? |
| Word Bubbles |
Can you think of words ending in the three letters provided? Not easy! |
| Context Clues Quiz |
Figure out the meaning of the given word after seeing it twice in context sentences. |
| Vocab Flash Cards |
Online or printable flashcards for learning some tough vocab words. |
Context is Key
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Online practice identifying vocab words in context. |
| Multiple Meaning Words |
Decide if the meaning of a word is used correctly in a sentence. |
| Using Multiple Meaning Words |
Choose from list of multiple meaning words to complete two sentences. |
| Word Dynamo |
Quiz yourself on knowledge of word meanings; get an estimate of the number of words you might know. |
| GuessWord |
Guess letters to spell a word; do it quicker to get a bonus. |
| Latin Phrases |
Fifty Latin phrases that every literate person should know. |
| Tip of the Tongue |
Figure out what that are eluding you with this clever site. |
| A Poverty of Words |
For teachers, an article on how a lack of vocabulary hurts students when it comes to test taking. |
| Connotative and Denotative Meanings |
Using context clues to get to the desired meanings of words. |
| Connotation and Denotation in Poetry |
Cool examples and interactive exercise. |
| Analogy Practice |
Interactive game to practice analogies. |
| British Terms |
Brit and American terms, side by side in a chart. |
| Free Rice |
Answer vocab questions to earn free rice for the hungry. |
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Spelling
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Worder
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A Boggle type game. Draw lines to connect letters to make words. When you reach the site, choose the HTML5/Mobile version.
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Semantris
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Online game where you must provide synonyms or clues that allow Google's AI (Artificial Intelligence) to eliminate words before they pile upon you.
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Spelling City
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Online interactive practice with our spelling lists.
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| Spelling Bee |
Online spelling bee; you'll need headphones or speakers to hear the words. |
| It's All Greek to Me |
Challenge yourself to identify Greek roots in this online game. |
| Confusing Words |
Good search tool for understanding homonyms and homophones and homographs which may confuse. |
| Proofreading Practice |
Edit and mark short reading passages. Be sure to choose grade 6 in drop down menu. |
| Word Web |
Create words using the given letters; many categories from which to choose. |
| Word Drop |
Swap letters to spell the word before it falls away. |
| Eight Letters in Search of a Word |
Big Words type game, timed. Pretty cool! |
| MasterWord |
At this site, FIRST click on Literacy Games on left column, THEN click on Age 11 and THEN choose the game called MasterWord8. It can be challenging unless you pay attention to the clues! If that's too hard, you can choose an easier MasterWord game by choosing a younger age.
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| Word Twist |
Word Twist is very similar to the word game Boggle. Click on the first letter you wish to use, then follow around to the next letters in order. It's timed, so hurry! Cool stats to check out when you're done. |
| Fowl Words |
Great practice for Big Words! In this timed version, you're presented with a long word and challenged to find a given number of smaller words within it. Harder to do when you're under a time limit! |
| Bookworm |
Spell words using the scrambled tiles, but don't let the flaming tiles reach the bottom of the screen or your library is toast! |
| Word Hunt and Worder |
Word Hunt and Worder, two timed word search games, are featured here along with several other popular spelling games. |
| Mag's Word Finder |
Enter any word at this site, and it will tell you all the smaller words which can be created using those letters. Not really a game, but a cool site nonetheless.
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| Herd a Word |
Boggle-Type activity that is like Book Worm, but timed. |
| Wordy |
Build words to avoid letting the falling letters reach the top of the screen in this Tetris like game. |
| Word Tower |
Build words to meet a challenge. |
| Eight Letters |
Use eight letters to create words in this timed challenge. |
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Handwriting
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| Handwriting Chart |
Lower case letters illustrated. |
| Handwriting Alphabet |
Lower and upper case letters on one page. |
| Handwriting Repeater |
Write words and they will then repeat as many times as needed so you can see how to form them. |
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