Students will understand just where their vocabulary words come from with this root words exercise.

Expertly split syllables with this phonics activity! A strong understanding of syllabication patterns can improve students’ ability to break apart and decode unfamiliar words. 

Students will be able to understand words without a dictionary after they work through this exercise teaching how to determine the meaning of words using roots, prefixes, and suffixes.

This exercise provides ground rules for forming plurals, as well as common irregular words students should learn.

Have your fourth grader test their knowledge of subjects and predicates with these exercises that ask them to identify whether a sentence is a fragment, and what is missing.

Connecting sentences and ideas is key in essay and report writing, and these exercises will help your fourth grader get ahead of the curve.

Students will hone their ability to identify differences between homophones with this final exercise in the series.

By fifth grade, students are starting to use all of the parts of speech in their writing. Make sure they do so correctly with these exercises that solidify the place of these words in sentences.

Give students practice with all of the parts that make up complete sentences in this exercise.

Allow your fourth graders to identify all parts of prepositional phrases with these exercises that have them visualize steps and provide helpful hints.

This exercise will teach students learn how to pronounce the unique sounds of words containing double syllables.

Introduce students to the world of idioms with this exercise that shares some of the most common expressions in the English language.

This exercise will help students expand their vocabulary by learning how to read multi syllable words.

English is a language full of exceptions to rules, and this exercise will enhance students’ understanding of irregularly spelled words.

It will be much easier for students to learn how to spell after completing this exercise that gives them familiarity with common suffixes.

With the basics established, students will enjoy making use of the knowledge of common prefixes shared in this exercise.

Prepare your Fifth Grader for middle school and beyond with this capitalization exercise that reinforces what they already know and teaches them new skills.

This exercise is the difference between the proverbial "teaching your students to fish" and simply giving them the answers.

Teach students how to change the meaning of words by adding suffixes with this simple exercise.

This example-filled exercise will help students develop a fuller understanding of context from clues embedded in texts.

Give a cultural lesson and expand your students’ vocabulary at the same time with this idioms exercise.

Written communication skills are essential for success in professional settings in today's world. Help your students get ahead with these exercises that challenge them to test their knowledge and provide them with helpful hints!

Review simple, compound, and complex sentences with your students to help them succeed as they begin writing reports and essays.

Your students will be all smiles when learning how to compare objects with this similes exercise.

Rather than stay confined to a handful of adjectives, students who complete this exercise will have a host of descriptors to choose from.

Our world is measured in relative phrases, and prepositions allow your student to describe nouns in a way that utilizes the knowledge of another.

Students who complete this exercise will have no problem spelling tricky multi-syllable words.

Test your students with these exercises that have them identify simple, compound, and complex sentences. Helpful hints give your students all the information they need to work through the problems on their own.

This Education.com exercise makes it clear to students how to break down compound and hyphenated words correctly.

Students will be able to creatively apply metaphors to their discussions after they complete this exercise.