Use these free language arts worksheets to add fun and variety to your homeschool curriculum lessons. Choose printables for cursive penmanship,spelling, grammar, vocabulary, phonics, and more.
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Spelling Worksheets for Older Students
Several friends have asked for some resources to use with children who are beyond phonics but are still spelling poorly.
I will regularly add word lists and suggested activities to reinforce spelling rules and tricks. Many of the lists will have a theme such as spelling challenge words, subject related words, and everyday words.
Here is the first one:
Challenge Words
Challenging Spelling Words List 1 - Use provided list of twenty words to quiz, practice, and retest some elementary grade words
More to follow...
Challenging Spelling Words List 2 - More primary challenge words
Challenging Spelling Words List 3 - Still more primary challenge words
Challenging Spelling Words List 4 - Even more primary challenge words
Challenging Spelling Words List 5 - Final primary challenge words list
Review Worksheet of List 1-5 Challenge Words - Worksheet to locate the correctly spelled word from choices given
Doubling Final Consonant Before Vowels:
Words Spelled with "ie":
Words Spelled with "qu":
Words Spelled with "squ":
Extra Practice Pages
On this page you can find worksheets covering:
Color Words - read and trace several color words
Alphabet Letter Pairs - write the alphabet partner for each letter given
Compound Words - add a new word to the list words to form compound words
Synonyms - write a suitable synonym for a word given
Antonyms - write an antonym for list of words
Homophones - write a homophone beside each word given. Then, choose a homophone pair and define each word.
Rhyming Words - write two examples of rhyming words beside each word list item
Silent Letters
Reading Comprehension
Writing an Essay - an overview explaining how to write an essay with a sample and blank lines to write your own essay
Parts of Speech:
Nouns
Another Nouns Page
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