Welcome to the word building section of the site which has worksheets meant to help your students learn more vocabulary words. There are several subsections which allow you narrow down your search; they will make the search for the perfect worksheet even easier. This is an amazing word building worksheet with over eighty words that have a similar meaning to the word say. There are a number of activities explained on the website that you can use with learners of any age. If your students are at a lower level, consider removing some of the words so that they do not become overwhelmed with new vocabulary. Perhaps you think the focus of this activity is a little limited but it is just one example of the 252 wordbuilding worksheets available on this topic so you are free to use another one.
After students have a good vocabulary base, you can help them expand it by introducing synonyms, antonyms, prefixes and suffixes. These are simple ways that students can rapidly increase their vocabulary. Most beginners will not have enough vocabulary to draw on for these types of exercises but intermediate and advanced learners can certainly benefit from them. Generally this sort of activity should not be the primary focus of your lesson but rather used as a short warm up or review exercise.
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This series of slides are intended to make students aware of the mental processes involved in key word transformation exercises typical in the FCE examination. The slides work with paraphrasing an ...
This is a 2-page worksheet for teaching adjective formation at intermediate level. The first page is basically just a study sheet followed by 3 different exercises in which students are asked ...
The title of this worksheet is suffixes. The words have been spelt with the wrong ending. Students must rewrite each word correctly.This English resource is useful for improving spelling skills an ...
The title of this English worksheet is suffixes 'er' and 'est'. Students must read the sentences and decide which suffix should be used to complete each sentence e.g. I can ride my bike (faster/fa ...
The title of this English worksheet is suffixes 'er' and 'est'. Students must read the sentences and decide which suffix should be used to complete each sentence e.g. Venus is the (hotter/hottest) ...
The title of this English worksheet is suffixes 'er' and 'est'. Students must read the sentences and decide which suffix should be used to complete each sentence e.g. Cheetahs can run (faster/fast ...
This is the first worksheet of a series to revise grammar points for advanced students. In this one they will revise the use of gerund & infinitive and mixed word formation. The students have ...
This worksheet fits the homonyms problems. I developed it thinking about the difficulties faced by my students when words with identical sounds appear in texts and listenings. Teacher should first ...
This worksheet helps to enrich student's vocabulary. It gives synonyms for so often used words like "good" and "bad" and provides examples where and how to use them. At the beginning of the lesson ...
This worksheet is about a video from National Geographic about UFO's, it is useful to practice the listening skill and it contains general and specific information, students can discriminate ...
Here you have some prepared flashcards used for practicing antonyms with your elementary class students. There are 42 words there together with their opposites. You can ask your students create se ...
They are about number-prefixes. From 1 to 9, including some definitions of cerntain words. Lots of pictures for visual learners. There are a few historical hints in this file and teacher needs to ...
In the first part of this worksheet ss have to complete the chart with the words already presented, but in their different form. If it is a subject for example they may convert to adverb and adjec ...
This presentation helps to develop children's knowledge about sports (games and activities). It includes 8 components. You can teach your pupils in the form of play to use new words. It's an inter ...
Students will practice writing skills using synonyms that illustrate a picture. Students list synonyms for overly used words, write sentences, and revise paragraphs to vary word choice. Several ...
This worksheet is great for describing people's physical appearance. It is useful for presenting vocabulary. It is a very organized way to provide an easy understanding. It provides adjectives, s ...
This is a worksheet about the synonyms and antonyms. Students have to write down the synonym and / or antonym of the given word in the list of table. The aim is to provide a practice to students ...
This activity is aimed at an able pre-intermediate group up to upper-intermediate. It talks about Valentine's Day traditions from around the world and introduces new vocabulary to students in form ...
Students studying for the FCE need lots and lots of key word transformation practice. This includes prefux and suffix practice. I like using short worksheets as warmers. This multiple choice wor ...
This is a 2-page worksheet for teaching homographs at elementary level. The first page is basically just a just sheet, which can also be used as a picture dictionary, and the second page has an ac ...
Here is a crossword with negative prefixes. Students are to fill in the crossword with words beginning with im-, in-, un- or ir-. There are 17 words, mostly adjectives and a few verbs. It is a one ...
This worksheet on two pages is about homonyms. Students must choose the right word in each sentence and then think of their own pair of words and provide examples. It can be used on its own or alo ...
This worksheet is an entry test divided in comprehension, grammar and vocabulary. It has multiple choice exercises, gap filling and brief comprehension exercises. It also contains an exercise to f ...
Grammar Year 7-9 (Australian English) INSTRUCTIONS 1. Select one of the suffixes – ‘ary’, ‘ery’, or ‘ory’ – to complete the word correctly. 2. Write ...
Year 7-9 Grammar using Australian English. 1st section students add -sion to a root verb word to make a noun. 2nd section students correct list of incorrectly spelled words. 3rd section student ...
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