Vocabulary & Spelling, page 2

These pages focus on vocabulary instruction. Other pages dealing with word study are Words at Play, Etymology, and Spelling.

Number2.com
Free vocabulary building, SAT and GRE preparation.

Prefixes Say Plenty
Interactive exercises that help students understand the role of 10 prefixes. These activities are designed for adult learners but will work with middle school and above.

Puzzlemaker at Discovery.com
A puzzle and games generation tool for teachers, parents and students.

Quiz Hub
Fun online interactive learning quizzes for vocabulary (including SAT vocabulary) and spelling.

RSVP - Root-Specific Vocabulary Puzzles
Designed for middle school and above, these puzzles feature 24 words from two separate roots. A good resource for visual learners.

Roots and their Families, Part 1 and Roots and their Families, Part 2
Students complete words in sentences by typing in the correct root, sort roots to complete sentences correctly, and answer questions about new words by using their roots as clues. These interactive lessons are designed for adult learners and will work for middle school and above.

SAT Preparation
Online quizzes review SAT vocabulary words. Good review tool.

The Shakespeare List
A collection of 1625 words that have appeared on the SAT/PSAT. Includes pronunciation, definition, synonym, antonym, and sample sentence. This 127-page document requires Adobe Reader or compatible application for access. These words don't necessarily have anything to do with the works of William Shakespeare.

Spelling
Ideas for improving spelling at all grade levels.

Sufficient Suffixes: Four in a Row
This game, designed for upper elementary, challenges students to add suffixes to change a word to a different part of speech. It requires Adobe Reader or compatible application for access.

Suffixes
In these online lessons, students choose definitions of words based on their suffixes and on context clues, make new words by adding a suffix to a root word, and use suffixes to complete words. These activities are designed for adult learners but will work with middle school and above.

Teaching Vocabulary: Two Dozen Tips and Techniques
These ideas will work on many grade levels.

Visualizing Vocabulary
Students work with prefixes, suffixes, and root words and with illustrating concepts. This lesson is part of the National Writing Project.

Vivid Words
In this technology-integrated lesson students respond to a visual image by generating a list of descriptive words. They use online sources to discover synonyms for one of the words, select one, and search for the synonym in use online. Then they use a slide presentation to teach their new word to the class.

Vocaboly
Software to build vocabulary quizzes. Click on "Vocabulary Test" for free online quizzes.

Vocabulary.com
Free vocabulary puzzles with interdisciplinary emphasis. Better suited to secondary.

Vocabulary Builder
Online, interactive practice with words from tests like SAT, GRE, and GMAT. Includes definition, words in context, and practice with antonyms.

Vocabulary Squares
Students can track vocabulary in their current reading assignments using this handout. Adobe Reader required for access.

Vocabulary Web Games
This page uses Macromedia Flash for online vocabulary quizzes of SAT/GRE words. Each quiz consists of 10 words with immediate feedback for each item.

Vocabulary/Writing Strategies
This lesson incorporates reading the newspaper with vocabulary, critical thinking, and writing. It can be used in grades 4 and up. Adobe Reader or compatible application is required for access.

Vocab-u-lous
Looking for a sponge activity to develop vocabulary? This one is designed for middle school/high school and requires Adobe Reader for access.

What's in a Name?
Students consider the etymology of different words, including their own names. They examine how influences from other languages, including computer languages, find their way into English discourse. This lesson is designed for grades 7-9.

Word Ahead
Vocabulary video and flash cards for secondary students. Includes pronunciation, SAT/ACT words. Registration is required, but it's free.

Word Parts
Students study Latin and Greek bases for words. For each base listed, an onsite worksheet provides its meaning, practice with the base, sample words and their meanings, and fill-in-the-blank sentences. Several of the bases relate to the Harry Potter books.

Words with Multiple Meanings
Activities for homophones, homonyms, and words with multiple meanings.

Word Wall "Active-ities" Build Vocabulary, Spelling, Writing Skills
Five activities using word walls.

Write It!
Twelve activities for developing vocabulary, designed for high school students. Each handout requires Adobe Reader or compatible application for access.

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