5th - 8th Grade English Language Arts Worksheets

Explore the many ways people around the world embrace winter in this reading comprehension worksheet!

The history of Valentine's Day is full of theories about how the holiday began. Read about the history of Valentine's Day with this exercise and activity.

Students use sentence-level context clues and their knowledge of vocabulary as they practice using commonly confused word pairs.

Students will learn fun facts about animals while making inferences about nonfiction text.

Read an informational passage about George Washington Carver to learn about his life and achievements!

In Reading Comprehension: The Adventure Begins, learners will read an engaging one-page story and answer a set of comprehension questions about the text. 

If your students need support in matching obscure words with the deeper meaning, invite them to use the clues on this worksheet to match words and phrases with their corresponding meanings.

Practice analyzing figurative language in context with this excerpt from C.S. Lewis’s classic fantasy novel, The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe!

Explore a fascinating period of U.S. history with this informational reading worksheet about the Harlem Renaissance.

Give learners a chance to hone their copyediting skills with this one-page grammar worksheet!

Celebrate Black History Month by learning about soul music and the history of African-Americans in pop music, all in this Hip-Hop Music worksheet!

Students will make inferences about the various scenes included in this reading exercise.

Students will read an excerpt from the classic adventure story White Fang by Jack London before answering comprehension questions about the text.

Practice identifying and correcting misspellings in context with this helpful grammar worksheet!

Learners will use context clues to determine the correct homophone for each of eight sentences.

Help students learn and remember key types of figurative language with this convenient handout!

Hone key reading comprehension strategies with this engaging five-page worksheet!

Give your learners some fun figurative language practice with Valentine's Day-themed similes!

Write your own unique story with silly nouns, verbs, adjectives, and more! 

Help students hone reading comprehension skills and techniques with this classic Robert Frost poem.

How is a train like a bird? Find out in this sixth-grade informational reading comprehension worksheet all about biomimicry!

Practice analyzing poetry with one of Emily Dickinson’s most popular poems!

Introduce students to the classic poem “Jabberwocky” by Lewis Carroll with this seventh-grade reading comprehension worksheet!

Explore the physics at play in roller coasters with this nonfiction reading comprehension worksheet!

Dig deep into the geography of Chile while practicing important informational reading comprehension skills with this middle school worksheet!

Introduce students to some wild and weird types of lightning with this fascinating reading comprehension worksheet!

Students read a two-page adaptation of "The Gift of the Magi" and dig deep into the figurative language and literary devices of this classic story!

Explore West Africa's historical gold salt trade with this fascinating reading passage and accompanying set of comprehension questions!

Inspire middle-grade learners with this biography of Ellen Ochoa, the first Hispanic woman in space!

Explore different types of sentences with this helpful grammar worksheet!