Reading is one of the most important ways people learn. Reading comprehension skills allow students to understand important aspects of writing such as the main idea. These skills also help students understand the tools and methods that writers use to communicate ideas. Check the list below for worksheets that practice reading comprehension skills:
Main Ideas
Summarizing
Making Inferences
Figurative Language
Simile
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
Personification
Alliteration
Genre
Grammar tells us how to put words together to create meaning by dictating where and when certain kinds of words can be used. It helps us maximize the communication of information.
Grammar and Writing Bell-Ringers
Relative Clauses
Linking Words
Sentence Types
Past Continuous
Past Perfect
Past Simple
Present Continuous
Present Perfect
Present Perfect Continuous
Present Simple
Writing is the ability to communicate your thoughts to other people. The ability to write clearly involves the use of grammar and vocabulary to structure your ideas in such a way that other people can understand them. Check the articles below for ideas about how to practice your writing.
Narrative Essay Topics
Persuasive Essay Topics
Words are the building blocks of a language. The more words you know, the more precisely you can communicate your meaning. Check the pages below for worksheets that practice vocabulary.
Using Context Clues to Guess Meaning
Using Antonyms to Guess Meaning