Name ______________________ Vocabulary Practice Activities

Unit _____________________ Test Date ___________

Before you begin any activity, mark the words you already know! Knowing a word well means that you can tell the definition, part of speech, and use it in a sentence.

Complete these two activities (3 points each):1. Use each word in a sentence. Poems, rhymes, songs, articles, stories, etc., may also be created

in place of standard sentences.2. Find the part of speech for each word and write it on your word list next to each definition. Many

words have more than one!

3. Choose 3 of the following activities (3 points each): Circle your choices please.

Any work that isn’t finished in class will be homework. All work is due on the Test Day!

Graphic Associations

Real-Word Associations

Invented-Word Associations

Synonyms & Antonyms

Comic Strip depicting meanings

Advertisements showing meanings

Word Web/Concept Map

Matching Cell & Definition

Flash Cards Board Game

Quiz to exchange Cross Word Puzzle to exchange

Mix & Match Word Cells Game

“Who Has?” Group Game

Jeopardy

Fill in the Blanksto exchange

Word Search Puzzle to exchange

Write a skit/play that shows word cell

meanings

Bingo Other Ideas?Check acceptability!

Class Practice Ideas

• Auditory• Speed Game• Rhyme Time Guessing Game• Practicing Flash Cards• “Who Has?” Game

• Visual• Picture Match• Pictionary• Comic Meanings• Charades

Sentence SearchSearch for each vocabulary word online. Find one sentence example

showing how the word is used for each part of speech that applies.

For example: If the word can be used as a noun, and as a verb, find a sentence example for each part of speech.

Run: Verb Larry will run five miles today.

Noun That five-kilometer run was brutal!

Use the sentences to complete your Wordsmith Sheet! Yes, you may share examples with your group.

* When you have finished, help others find examples.

Synonyms and AntonymsSearch for each vocabulary word online. Find one synonym and one

antonym for each word.

Some words, such as nouns, will not have Synonyms and Antonyms.

Display your words as a list, or a chart.

opposite same

* When you have finished, help others find examples.

Antonym ≠ Word = Synonym

Graphic AssociationsThinking of an image for each word you learn can help you remember

them better. Draw pictures representing each vocabulary word. You can think of your own or search online for images.

Your pictures can be drawn in any number of forms…

Comic strip word and picture list web

* When you have finished, help others find examples.

Vocabulary QuizzesCreate a quiz that uses all of the words on our vocabulary list. Your

quiz MUST include the word and definitions in some way.

Your quiz can take many forms…

Matching fill-in-the-blank crossword

Word search multiple choice flash cards etc…

* When you have finished, trade quizzes, complete and check!

Part of Speech SortingNOUNS VERBS

ADJ. ADV.

1. Write each word from the list on a note card.

2. Sort the words into categories based on their parts of speech.

3. Look up the part of speech and check the sorting.

* If time allows, write a sentence on the back of the card using the word.

Concept Map