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Commonly Confused Words #1
Commonly Confused Words #1
Interactive Worksheet
Commonly Confused Words #1
Students use sentence-level context clues and their knowledge of vocabulary as they practice using commonly confused word pairs.
8th grade
Reading & Writing
Interactive Worksheet
Commonly Confused Words #2
Commonly Confused Words #2
Interactive Worksheet
Commonly Confused Words #2
Help students hone their language and vocabulary skills with this worksheet in which learners use sentence-level context clues to write the word that correctly completes each sentence.
8th grade
Reading & Writing
Interactive Worksheet
Transition Words Reference
Transition Words Reference
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Transition Words Reference
Use this reference sheet to encourage students to use a variety of transition words in their writing to signal the different relationships between ideas.
8th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Determine the Meaning of Words Using Synonyms in Context
Determine the Meaning of Words Using Synonyms in Context
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Determine the Meaning of Words Using Synonyms in Context
In this vocabulary-building worksheet, students will read several short paragraphs and identify and match familiar words with their lesser known synonyms.
8th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Informational Reading Comprehension: Water Protectors
Informational Reading Comprehension: Water Protectors
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Informational Reading Comprehension: Water Protectors
Introduce learners to three inspiring indigenous women with this four-page reading comprehension worksheet!
8th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Reading Comprehension: The Open Window
Reading Comprehension: The Open Window
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Reading Comprehension: The Open Window
Students read a two-page adaptation of the classic short story “The Open Window” by Saki and answer key reading comprehension questions!
8th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Analyzing Poetry: Jabberwocky
Analyzing Poetry: Jabberwocky
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Analyzing Poetry: Jabberwocky
Introduce students to the classic poem “Jabberwocky” by Lewis Carroll with this seventh-grade reading comprehension worksheet!
8th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Transition Words in Narrative Writing
Transition Words in Narrative Writing
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Transition Words in Narrative Writing
In this middle school grammar worksheet, learners will read short narrative passages and choose the transitions that best connect the ideas and sentences.
8th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Extended Reading Comprehension: The Gift of the Magi
Extended Reading Comprehension: The Gift of the Magi
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Extended Reading Comprehension: The Gift of the Magi
Students read a two-page adaptation of "The Gift of the Magi" and dig deep into the figurative language and literary devices of this classic story!
8th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Relating Words With Analogies #1
Relating Words With Analogies #1
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Relating Words With Analogies #1
Students gain valuable practice understanding how words are related while building their vocabulary with this analogy worksheet.
8th grade
Reading & Writing
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Extended Reading Comprehension: Excerpt Adapted From “Prince Hyacinth and the Dear Little Princess”
Extended Reading Comprehension: Excerpt Adapted From “Prince Hyacinth and the Dear Little Princess”
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Extended Reading Comprehension: Excerpt Adapted From “Prince Hyacinth and the Dear Little Princess”
Hone reading comprehension and analysis skills with this worksheet featuring a French fairy tale about a prince, a curse, and the importance of recognizing one's own flaws.
8th grade
Reading & Writing
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Reading Comprehension: “King Chameleon and the Animals” and “The Hare and the Tortoise”
Reading Comprehension: “King Chameleon and the Animals” and “The Hare and the Tortoise”
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Reading Comprehension: “King Chameleon and the Animals” and “The Hare and the Tortoise”
Students compare and contrast two fables in this eighth-grade reading comprehension worksheet!
8th grade
Reading & Writing
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Determine the Meaning of Words Using Antonyms in Context #2
Determine the Meaning of Words Using Antonyms in Context #2
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Determine the Meaning of Words Using Antonyms in Context #2
Use this grammar worksheet to give middle school learners' a vocabulary boost as they practice determining the meaning of words using antonyms in context.
8th grade
Reading & Writing
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Reading Comprehension: Excerpt Adapted From The Railway Children
Reading Comprehension: Excerpt Adapted From The Railway Children
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Reading Comprehension: Excerpt Adapted From The Railway Children
Students read and analyze an excerpt from E. Nesbit’s 1906 novel, The Railway Children, in this four-page reading comprehension worksheet.
8th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Transition Words in Argument Writing
Transition Words in Argument Writing
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Transition Words in Argument Writing
In this language and vocabulary worksheet, learners will read two short passages and choose the transition words that best connect the ideas and sentences.
8th grade
Reading & Writing
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Determine the Meaning of Words Using Synonyms in Context #2
Determine the Meaning of Words Using Synonyms in Context #2
Worksheet
Determine the Meaning of Words Using Synonyms in Context #2
In this vocabulary-building worksheet, students will read several short paragraphs and identify and match familiar words with their lesser known synonyms.
8th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Determine the Meaning of Words Using Antonyms in Context
Determine the Meaning of Words Using Antonyms in Context
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Determine the Meaning of Words Using Antonyms in Context
In this reading and writing worksheet, students will read several short paragraphs and identify and match familiar words with their less familiar antonyms.
8th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Compare and Contrast in Poetry: "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" and "Still will I harvest beauty where it grows"
Compare and Contrast in Poetry: "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" and "Still will I harvest beauty where it grows"
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Compare and Contrast in Poetry: "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" and "Still will I harvest beauty where it grows"
Examine the theme of beauty while reading and analyzing two different poems in this two-page worksheet for middle grades! 
8th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Transition Words in Informational Writing
Transition Words in Informational Writing
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Transition Words in Informational Writing
Designed for middle grades, this grammar worksheet is a great way to give students practice using different transition words in the context of informational texts.
8th grade
Reading & Writing
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Extended Reading Comprehension: Excerpt Adapted From “Youth” by Isaac Asimov
Extended Reading Comprehension: Excerpt Adapted From “Youth” by Isaac Asimov
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Extended Reading Comprehension: Excerpt Adapted From “Youth” by Isaac Asimov
Give students a chance to engage with a classic science fiction story while practicing crucial reading comprehension skills!
8th grade
Reading & Writing
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Compare and Contrast in Poetry: “January” and “The Wind”
Compare and Contrast in Poetry: “January” and “The Wind”
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Compare and Contrast in Poetry: “January” and “The Wind”
In this reading comprehension worksheet, learners compare and contrast two poems, focusing on structure, tone, and literary devices used in each.
8th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Personification to Enhance Writing
Personification to Enhance Writing
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Personification to Enhance Writing
Middle school writers practice rewriting sentences using personification to add description and make the sentences more exciting!
8th grade
Reading & Writing
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Figurative Language in Context #3
Figurative Language in Context #3
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Figurative Language in Context #3
Students study real examples of verbal irony, puns, personification, and allusions in context with this eighth-grade worksheet!
8th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Relating Words With Analogies #2
Relating Words With Analogies #2
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Relating Words With Analogies #2
Give your seventh-and eighth-grade students practice determining word relationships with this fun analogies worksheet!
8th grade
Reading & Writing
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Informational Reading Comprehension: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Informational Reading Comprehension: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
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Informational Reading Comprehension: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Give your students experience with reading and analyzing primary sources with this powerful excerpt from the memoir of Frederick Douglass.
8th grade
Reading & Writing
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