Students consider nuance and context in order to choose the word with a more positive connotation. 

Show what you know about participles and participial phrases with this helpful grammar worksheet!

Learners build their vocabulary by analyzing words to find the shared Greek or Latin affix.

Practice adding information to your sentences by appending appositives to nouns or noun phrases!

Applicable to most nonfiction texts, this worksheet has students choose one of two writing prompts focused on analyzing and evaluating the structure of a nonfiction text.

Learners practice differentiating between indicative or subjunctive mood in sentences in this eighth-grade grammar worksheet!

Give students extra practice naming the function of clauses in this seventh-grade grammar worksheet!

Flex those grammar muscles as you put in more practice identifying phrases and clauses in sentences in this seventh-grade grammar worksheet!

Help students learn to distinguish between subject, object, and possessive pronouns based on sentence-level context clues with this grammar worksheet!

After completing this middle-grade worksheet, you’ll be a pro at using subordinating conjunctions!

Use this worksheet to learn about an important element of grammar, appositives!

Applicable to most nonfiction texts, this worksheet has students choose one of two writing prompts focused on determining and analyzing the author’s purpose in a nonfiction text.

Check students’ understanding and analysis of chapters 13 through 28 of Louis Sachar’s Holes with this discussion guide!

Give students practice identifying and correcting misplaced and dangling modifiers in this helpful two-page worksheet!

Students read an original two-page story and answer questions to boost essential reading comprehension skills.

Give students an opportunity to flex their descriptive writing muscles with another engaging picture prompt!

Give your students' spelling skills a boost with this fall-themed word search puzzle!

This fun, winter-themed spelling worksheet is a creative way to encourage learners to build their vocabulary and hone their spelling skills.

Boost students' spelling skills with this spring-themed word search puzzle!

Conjunctive adverbs can be tricky; regardless, you can master them with this helpful middle school worksheet!

Supercharge your writing with semicolons in this middle school worksheet!

Become a pro at identifying phrases and clauses in sentences with this two-page, seventh-grade grammar worksheet!

Give students more fun Valentine's Day spelling practice with this unique and engaging word search!

This rubric for sixth-grade argument writing covers all of the major Common Core standards in the argument writing strand, including introduction, support, transitions, style, and conclusion.

Get more practice spelling with plurals and possessives in this middle school grammar worksheet!

Give students an opportunity to think critically and practice their writing skills with this thoughtful writing prompt based on a Nelson Mandela quote.

Students practice comparing and contrasting two versions of the same piece of text—written and audio/visual—with this graphic organizer!

In this reading comprehension worksheet, learners compare and contrast two poems, focusing on structure, tone, and literary devices used in each.

Add some spice to your writing by varying sentence patterns with this two-page writing worksheet for sixth graders!