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Word Meaning Exercises

Is your child having trouble figuring out the meanings of words? Looking them up is the fastest solution, but there are also lots of little tricks they can learn to point them in the right direction. In these word meaning exercises, they'll learn how to use context clues, reference materials, PrefixesAnd Suffixes, and more to help them figure out word meaning.

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Determining Meaning Using Context Cues 3
Determining Meaning Using Context Cues 3
Exercise
Determining Meaning Using Context Cues 3
Students will be able to read between the lines after studying this exercise on identifying contextual clues.
Year 6
Reading & writing
Exercise
Metaphors 1
Metaphors 1
Exercise
Metaphors 1
Students will understand how to identify and use metaphors after they work through this exercise.
Year 4
Reading & writing
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Determine Meaning Using Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes
Determine Meaning Using Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes
Exercise
Determine Meaning Using Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes
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.
Year 6
Reading & writing
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Compound and Hyphenated Compound Words 1
Compound and Hyphenated Compound Words 1
Exercise
Compound and Hyphenated Compound Words 1
This Education.com exercise makes it clear to students how to break down compound and hyphenated words correctly.
Year 5
Reading & writing
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Synonyms and Antonyms 3
Synonyms and Antonyms 3
Exercise
Synonyms and Antonyms 3
This exercise’s further practise identifying synonyms and antonyms will reinforce your students’ understanding of like and opposite words.
Year 6
Reading & writing
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Synonyms and Antonyms 2
Synonyms and Antonyms 2
Exercise
Synonyms and Antonyms 2
Now that students understand the difference between a synonym and an antonym, have them solidify that knowledge with practise.
Year 5
Reading & writing
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Synonyms and Antonyms 1
Synonyms and Antonyms 1
Exercise
Synonyms and Antonyms 1
Encourage students to play the opposite game in this engaging exercise involving synonyms and antonyms.
Year 4
Reading & writing
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Idioms 1
Idioms 1
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Idioms 1
Introduce students to the world of idioms with this exercise that shares some of the most common expressions in the English language.
Year 5
Reading & writing
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Pun
Pun
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Pun
There’s nothing greater than a student who can appreciate a pun activity when they play one.
Year 6
Reading & writing
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Alliteration
Alliteration
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Alliteration
Every educator eschews un-exciting educational exercises; employ this Education.com exercise for an entertaining and eventful lesson on alliteration!
Year 6
Reading & writing
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Determining Meaning Using Context Clues 1
Determining Meaning Using Context Clues 1
Exercise
Determining Meaning Using Context Clues 1
Students will have better reading comprehension skills after completing this exercise that shows them how to pick out contextual clues.
Year 4
Reading & writing
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Hyperbole
Hyperbole
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Hyperbole
Students will finally have a name to describe the “dog ate my homework” storytelling that runs rampant throughout childhood with this hyperbole exercise.
Year 6
Reading & writing
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Oxymoron
Oxymoron
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Oxymoron
Help students learn how to categorize objects with this exercise that educates them about oxymorons.
Year 6
Reading & writing
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Metaphors 3
Metaphors 3
Exercise
Metaphors 3
Students will be able to creatively apply metaphors to their discussions after they complete this exercise.
Year 6
Reading & writing
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Onomatopoeia
Onomatopoeia
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Onomatopoeia
Students will have a blast playing with this exercise that shows how spelling onomatopoeias comes from real-life sounds.
Year 6
Reading & writing
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Determining Meaning Using Context Clues 2
Determining Meaning Using Context Clues 2
Exercise
Determining Meaning Using Context Clues 2
This example-filled exercise will help students develop a fuller understanding of context from clues embedded in texts.
Year 5
Reading & writing
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Similes 2
Similes 2
Exercise
Similes 2
Your students will be all smiles when learning how to compare objects with this similes exercise.
Year 5
Reading & writing
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Similes 3
Similes 3
Exercise
Similes 3
Students will be as confident in writing as a Pulitzer Prize winner after completing this final exercise in the similes series.
Year 6
Reading & writing
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Metaphors 2
Metaphors 2
Exercise
Metaphors 2
Teach students how to use short stories to illustrate a point with this engaging exercise.
Year 5
Reading & writing
Exercise
Homophones and Homographs 1
Homophones and Homographs 1
Exercise
Homophones and Homographs 1
Homophones and homographs make look similar, but they have different meanings, which this exercise will illustrate with classic examples of both.
Year 4
Reading & writing
Exercise
Homophones and Homographs 2
Homophones and Homographs 2
Exercise
Homophones and Homographs 2
The English language can be confusing, but will be a lot clearer to students who complete this exercise clarifying the difference between common homophones and homographs.
Year 5
Reading & writing
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Similes 1
Similes 1
Exercise
Similes 1
Once students get underway with this Education.com exercise, learning about similes is easy as pie.
Year 4
Reading & writing
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Meaning of Compound Words 1
Meaning of Compound Words 1
Exercise
Meaning of Compound Words 1
Develop students’ skill at applying prefixes and suffixes with this exercise that demonstrates how compound words are formed.
Year 4
Reading & writing
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Idioms 2
Idioms 2
Exercise
Idioms 2
Give a cultural lesson and expand your students’ vocabulary at the same time with this idioms exercise.
Year 6
Reading & writing
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Homophones and Homographs 3
Homophones and Homographs 3
Exercise
Homophones and Homographs 3
This exercise will show students the difference between some of the most common homophones and homographs.
Year 6
Reading & writing
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Determining Meaning Using Context Clues exercises Meaning of Compound Words exercises Synonyms and Antonyms exercises Homophones and Homographs exercises Compound and Hyphenated Compound Words exercises Abbreviations exercises Determine Meaning Using Roots, Prefixes and Suffixes exercises Reference Materials for Word Meaning exercises Figurative Language exercises Letter Sound Relationships exercises Spelling exercises High Frequency Words exercises Word Structure exercises Writing Process exercises Spacing exercises

You can't really know a word's meaning until you look it up and be sure...but fortunately, there are lots of little tricks to remember that can help give you clues. Help your student become a master at figuring out word meaning with our word meaning exercises, covering everything from context clues to similes, metaphors, and idioms. We have so many topics to cover, and so many ways to learn, whether you're looking to do some serious language boot camp, or just trying to have fun (with a little learning on the side).Try having your child match up Synonyms and antonyms, or have fun with oxymorons and onomatopoeia. Our word meaning exercises prove that language learning doesn't have to be a bore -- there are so many ways to play with words and still get your statement across. Who knows? These exercises just might inspire a future Pulitzer Prize winner.
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