Vocabulary Resources for High School

Explore 18 curated vocabulary learning resources designed for High School students. Browse curricula, apps, videos, worksheets, and more to find the perfect fit for your learner.

Word Power Made Easy

A vocabulary builder that teaches Greek and Latin roots rather than word lists, so each session unlocks families of words at once.

Oxford Picture Dictionary, Third Edition

The standard visual dictionary in ESL classrooms worldwide: roughly 4,000 words organized by real-life situation rather than alphabetically.

English from the Roots Up, Vol. 1: Help for Reading, Writing, Spelling, and S.A.T. Scores

English from the Roots Up teaches 100 of the most-used Greek and Latin root words. It will help your child build vocabulary and comprehension, as well as figure out unknown words by deciphering their roots, prefixes, and suffixes. Grades 2-12....

Vocabulary Cartoons, SAT Word Power: Learn Hundreds of SAT Words with Easy Memory Techniques

No longer do students have to try to memorize long boring vocabulary lists by using archaic rote memory techniques. Vocabulary Cartoons makes learning vocabulary fun and easy by using brain-friendly memory aids in the form of visual and rhyming mnemo...

Vocabulary for the College-Bound Student

Premium vocabulary enrichment and skills development through contextual discovery Purposeful voabulary study for the high school student whose goals may include college admission, standardized test success, and reading and writing achievement. Cont...

Analogies

Develop students' thinking skills and vocabulary strategies Students use associations and relationships to determine the meaning of words and concepts. Educators have long realized that working with analogies teaches students to recognize and anal...

Three Dimensions of Vocabulary Growth

Learn vocabulary through three dimensions—word origins, word families, and word formation Students learn from words, not just about them with explanations of word origins lists of word families instruction on word formation...

Vocabulary for the High School Student

Expansive and engaging vocabulary study This focused instruction explores nine skills crucial to building a formidable vocabulary. Students discover the meaning of new words contextually and thematic "Big Ideas" to tie lessons together. Context-base...

Instant Vocabulary

Instant Vocabulary by Ida Ehrlich. Build your word power with this simple proven method. Understand and retain new words in just seconds-without tedious memorization....

Wordly Wise 3000

Wordly Wise 3000® 4th Edition provides direct academic vocabulary instruction to develop the critical link between vocabulary and reading comprehension. The robust activities, student engagement, and differentiated instruction provide the flexibilit...

Everyday Words from Classic Origins

Excellent preparation for the ACT and SAT The ability to recognize Greek and Latin root or base words is a powerful vocabulary strategy. This workbook teaches over 1,000 words with classic bases or roots. Eight lessons focus on subject-area words f...

The Vocabcord 500

Free 500-phrase collections for Spanish, French, German, Japanese and other languages, grouped by everyday situation with translations and usage notes. Teens and adults.

Non-trivial Crosswords

A weekly family crossword. Every Sunday puzzle is free to play in the browser, print as a PDF, or open in a crossword app. Real American-style grids without the obscure trivia adult puzzles assume.

CommonLit

Free digital library of 2,000+ leveled reading passages for grades 3-12, each with comprehension questions, vocabulary support, and paired texts - a ready-made reading and literacy curriculum from the CommonLit nonprofit.

Vocabador | Powerful Vocabulary

Get ready to jump in the ring and learn some vocabulary! The Vocabador iPhone application is ideal for students studying for the SAT, the GRE or for anyone looking to boost their vocabulary. Combining the theme of Lucha Libre wrestling with over 400...

SpellingClassroom

Spelling Classroom is an interactive spelling & vocabulary program that rewards student effort and makes it easy for teachers to create, assign, assess and manage word lists.

Learn Words

Don't just memorize. Achieve mastery. Ditch the flash cards and stop memorizing definitions. Vocabulary.com teaches you words by systematically exposing you to a wide array of question types and activities that will help you understand all the...

VocabClass

VocabClass lessons are designed to engage students, improve motivation in learning the subject matter, and generate better results.