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Non-native English learners are often amused, intrigued, and confused by the use of compound words in English. Oddly, in English, there are three forms of compound words: closed form (notebook), hyphenated form (mother-in-law), and open form (real estate).
Great site for learning English with a vocabulary of 45,000 words spoken in sentences. Teachers and students can create their own lists for practice. Free.
Help make spelling time a fun time! SpellingCity.com can be an invaluable part of every child's spelling and vocabulary education with over 42,000 spelling words and customizable sentences.
There are a dozen word games on SpellingCity to build familiarity with the usage, pronounciation, and spellng of each word. Teachers can build their own word lists for a library of 45,000 words. The price is right (free for these uses)
Improve your vocabulary while having fun. Test Preparation & Vocabulary Building for K-12 & ESL Students. Free Flash word games including Hangman, Word search, Match Game, The Vocabulary Quiz
Learning to recognize word roots early on is crucial in a child's education as it not only helps carry spelling skills over to reading fluency but also greatly increases general comprehension skills, reading or otherwise. A fun way for kids to build their repertoire of root words is by playing online root word games.