Shortened words
These are nicknames for longer names and words. In this language arts worksheet, your child gets practice looking up longer words, writing words in alphabetical order, and deciphering acronyms.
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Using a dictionary: word origins
A dictionary tells you a word's origins. When words come from other languages, they often have unfamiliar letter combinations. In this language arts worksheet, your child will practice using a dictionary to find the origins of 20 words.
Onomatopoeia
These words sound like their meaning - like splash, plop, and click. In this language arts worksheet, your child matches the sound words to the appropriate setting. Bonus: your child may list other sound words, too.
Possessive apostrophes
In this language arts worksheet, your child gets practice correctly using apostrophes to show possession.
Clauses: parts of a sentence
Is that the main clause or a subordinate clause? In this language arts worksheet, your child learns about main and subordinate clauses as parts of a sentence.
Verb machine!
Imagine that there's a machine adding -ing to verbs! In this language arts worksheet, your child gets practice writing verbs in the infinitive and the present continuous (or present progressive) tense.
Compound sentences
Simple sentences can become compound sentences by adding a clause. In this writing worksheet, your child gets practice building and understanding simple, compound, and complex sentences.
Subtracting suffixes
Each of these words has a suffix - can you remove it? In this language arts worksheet, your child gets practice recognizing root words and suffixes and gets practice combining each to create new words.
Conjunctions
Conjunctions are words that join sentences. In this writing worksheet, your child gets practice combining two sentences into one using different conjunctions.
Prefixes un- and dis-
In this language arts worksheet, your child practices adding the prefixes un- and dis- to root words to create new words with new meanings.
