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Abbreviating the States

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Fifth Grade Reading & Writing Worksheets: Abbreviating the States

If your students need an extra challenge, assign them the task of researching the abbreviations for states in the USA. This worksheet will also have them learn acronyms and their meanings. Use this worksheet with the lesson plan Abbreviations & Acronyms: What’s the Difference?

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Fifth Grade

Subject

Reading & Writing

Word Meaning
- Acronyms
- Abbreviations

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Guided Lesson: Word Meaning 1

Guided Lessons are a sequence of interactive digital games, worksheets, and other activities that guide learners through different concepts and skills. They keep track of your progress and help you study smarter, step by step.

Guided Lessons are digital games and exercises that keep track of your progress and help you study smarter, step by step.

This year, third graders will be taking their vocabulary to new heights and exploring such concepts as metaphor, simile, hyperbole, and personification. This guided lesson in vocabulary and figurative language offers clear and practical definitions of new words and expressions, along with plenty of practice opportunities. Understanding vocabulary and figurative language deepens reading comprehension skills and enriches the writing process.

This year, third graders will be taking their vocabulary to new heights and exploring such concepts as metaphor, simile, hyperbole, and personification.

This lesson includes printable activities: Download all (5)

Exercise: Synonyms and Antonyms 1

Exercise: Homophones and Homographs 1

Exercise: Meaning of Compound Words 1

Exercise: Abbreviations 1

Exercise: Determining Meaning Using Context Clues 1

Exercise: Reference Materials for Word Meaning 1

Game: Sorting Metaphors

Exercise: Metaphors 1

Game: Sorting Similes

Exercise: Similes 1

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