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Commonly Confused Words #1
Commonly Confused Words #1
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Commonly Confused Words #1
Students use sentence-level context clues and their knowledge of vocabulary as they practice using commonly confused word pairs.
8th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Commonly Confused Words #2
Commonly Confused Words #2
Worksheet
Commonly Confused Words #2
Help students hone their language and vocabulary skills with this worksheet in which learners use sentence-level context clues to write the word that correctly completes each sentence.
8th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Transition Words Reference
Transition Words Reference
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Transition Words Reference
Use this reference sheet to encourage students to use a variety of transition words in their writing to signal the different relationships between ideas.
8th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Determine the Meaning of Words Using Synonyms in Context
Determine the Meaning of Words Using Synonyms in Context
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Determine the Meaning of Words Using Synonyms in Context
In this vocabulary-building worksheet, students will read several short paragraphs and identify and match familiar words with their lesser known synonyms.
8th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Compare and Contrast in Poetry: "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" and "Still will I harvest beauty where it grows"
Compare and Contrast in Poetry: "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" and "Still will I harvest beauty where it grows"
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Compare and Contrast in Poetry: "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" and "Still will I harvest beauty where it grows"
Examine the theme of beauty while reading and analyzing two different poems in this two-page worksheet for middle grades! 
8th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Determine the Meaning of Words Using Synonyms in Context #2
Determine the Meaning of Words Using Synonyms in Context #2
Worksheet
Determine the Meaning of Words Using Synonyms in Context #2
In this vocabulary-building worksheet, students will read several short paragraphs and identify and match familiar words with their lesser known synonyms.
8th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Reading Comprehension: “King Chameleon and the Animals” and “The Hare and the Tortoise”
Reading Comprehension: “King Chameleon and the Animals” and “The Hare and the Tortoise”
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Reading Comprehension: “King Chameleon and the Animals” and “The Hare and the Tortoise”
Students compare and contrast two fables in this eighth-grade reading comprehension worksheet!
8th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Determine the Meaning of Words Using Antonyms in Context #2
Determine the Meaning of Words Using Antonyms in Context #2
Worksheet
Determine the Meaning of Words Using Antonyms in Context #2
Use this grammar worksheet to give middle school learners' a vocabulary boost as they practice determining the meaning of words using antonyms in context.
8th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Relating Words With Analogies #1
Relating Words With Analogies #1
Worksheet
Relating Words With Analogies #1
Students gain valuable practice understanding how words are related while building their vocabulary with this analogy worksheet.
8th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Compare and Contrast in Poetry: “January” and “The Wind”
Compare and Contrast in Poetry: “January” and “The Wind”
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Compare and Contrast in Poetry: “January” and “The Wind”
In this reading comprehension worksheet, learners compare and contrast two poems, focusing on structure, tone, and literary devices used in each.
8th grade
Reading & Writing
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Determine the Meaning of Words Using Antonyms in Context
Determine the Meaning of Words Using Antonyms in Context
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Determine the Meaning of Words Using Antonyms in Context
In this reading and writing worksheet, students will read several short paragraphs and identify and match familiar words with their less familiar antonyms.
8th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Relating Words With Analogies #2
Relating Words With Analogies #2
Worksheet
Relating Words With Analogies #2
Give your seventh-and eighth-grade students practice determining word relationships with this fun analogies worksheet!
8th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Determine the Meaning of Common Allusions
Determine the Meaning of Common Allusions
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Determine the Meaning of Common Allusions
Learners will use their background knowledge and sentence-based context clues to determine the meaning of common allusions.
8th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Personification to Enhance Writing
Personification to Enhance Writing
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Personification to Enhance Writing
Middle school writers practice rewriting sentences using personification to add description and make the sentences more exciting!
8th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Figurative Language in Context #3
Figurative Language in Context #3
Worksheet
Figurative Language in Context #3
Students study real examples of verbal irony, puns, personification, and allusions in context with this eighth-grade worksheet!
8th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Verbal Irony
Verbal Irony
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Verbal Irony
Get a taste of verbal irony with this figurative language worksheet in which students study the definitions and examples of sarcasm, exaggeration, and understatement.
8th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Determine the Meaning of Common Allusions #2
Determine the Meaning of Common Allusions #2
Worksheet
Determine the Meaning of Common Allusions #2
Learners use their background knowledge and sentence-based context clues to determine the meaning of more common allusions.
8th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Puns in Context
Puns in Context
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Puns in Context
Have a laugh (or a groan) with this fun figurative language worksheet all about puns!
8th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Dino Skateboarding: Figurative Language (Game 3)
Dino Skateboarding: Figurative Language (Game 3)
Game
Dino Skateboarding: Figurative Language (Game 3)
Practice identifying figurative language terms in this fast-paced learning game!
8th grade
Reading & Writing
Game
Ski Racer: Synonyms
Ski Racer: Synonyms
Game
Ski Racer: Synonyms
Learners sharpen their language and vocabulary skills in this skiing-themed learning adventure!
8th grade
Reading & Writing
Game
Dino Skateboarding: Antonyms
Dino Skateboarding: Antonyms
Game
Dino Skateboarding: Antonyms
Give eighth graders a vocabulary boost with this skateboarding-themed learning adventure!
8th grade
Reading & Writing
Game
Targeted Reading Skills Practice: Figurative Language in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Targeted Reading Skills Practice: Figurative Language in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Worksheet
Targeted Reading Skills Practice: Figurative Language in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Practice analyzing figurative language in context with this excerpt from C.S. Lewis’s classic fantasy novel, The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe!
8th grade
Reading & Writing
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