Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Using Sentence Level Context to Decode Text.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Using Sentence Level Context to Decode Text.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Using a Dictionary to Clarify the Meaning of Unknown Words.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Using a Dictionary to Clarify the Meaning of Unknown Words.

Give your young readers some practice using context clues and dictionaries to expand their vocabulary with this reading activity. As students read, they will consider the meaning of tricky words, then write down their definitions using a dictionary.

Use this activity to reinforce using sentence level context clues to decode challenging words in a nonfiction text!

In this worksheet, learners will practice using context clues to find the meaning of eight compound words.

Students will practice using dictionary guide words by matching words to the pages they would appear on.

Use this resource to give your students practice using a dictionary’s guide words to correctly locate a word.

These sentences are missing some pieces. Can your second grader fill in the blanks, using the images above each sentence as a guide?

Your students will seek to read and complete sentences using a word bank of common reading comprehension terms, such as conflict and setting.

There are many ways to figure out the meanings of unknown words. Through this worksheet, students record unknown words and find out their meaning using a variety of strategies.

Use this resource to give your students practice using guide words to determine a word’s location in the dictionary.

Help your students review root words so they can analyze unfamiliar words and figure out the meaning without using a dictionary. In this worksheet, students will identify the root of each word containing suffixes and prefixes.

Using a picture as a clue, kids put two words together to make a compound word for each item on this reading worksheet.

Kids will practice listening and speaking skills in this interactive vocabulary activity. Students will pair up and take turns responding to questions about difficult words they've encountered and what they learned by using context clues and a dictionary.

Looking at prefixes, suffixes, and root words can help readers find meaning. Even young readers can start to build their vocabulary from prefixes and suffixes. In this activity, students will create words by combining prefixes, suffixes, and root words.

Students will gain insight into the meaning of compound words as they break each word into its two different parts.

Have your students record new words they come across on this bookmark and jot down what they think they mean.

Homophones got your second grader down? This colorful worksheet will open her eyes to some common grammar errors, and improve her spelling ability.

Try a crossword puzzle where all the answers are opposites of their clues!

Learners will hone their grammar and vocabulary skills as they identify the compound word in each of 10 problems.

Want to give your second grader practice identifying compound words? This colorful, fill-in-the-blank worksheet's sure to do the trick.

Have your second and third graders think like detectives as they crack the code and solve the compound word mystery!

Learning homophones helps kids build vocabulary, comprehension, and spelling skills. Our homophones worksheet helps kids learn words like "sail" and "sale."

Compound your knowledge of compound words with this engaging worksheet!

Keep your first- and second-grade students from getting a brain freeze this season with this cool, winter word puzzle!

Kids will find the correct homophones, or words that sound the same but have different meanings. Learn the difference between "see" and "sea" in this worksheet.

What do blueberries, firefighters, and birthdays all have in common? They’re all compound words, of course!

Grab your backpack and your sunglasses—in this second- and third-grade worksheet, we're searching for compound words!