IXL Language arts

From phonics and reading comprehension to writing strategies and more, IXL helps learners develop the communication skills needed for success in school, college, and career.

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Pre-K See all 119 skills

Includes: |Identify book parts and features

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Kindergarten See all 189 skills

Includes: |Which letter does the word start with?|Read sight words: review sets 1–10|Sort objects into categories

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First grade See all 206 skills

Includes: |Complete the silent e words|How many syllables does the word have?|Order related words based on meaning|Identify action verbs|Fill in the missing consonant blend

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Second grade See all 244 skills

Includes: |Complete the two-syllable words|Order events in a story|Shades of meaning with pictures|Sort common and proper nouns

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Third grade See all 238 skills

Includes: |Use text features|Homophones with pictures|Is it a complete sentence or a run-on?

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Fourth grade See all 243 skills

Includes: |Similes and metaphors with pictures|Commas with dates|Identify main verbs and helping verbs

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Fifth grade See all 208 skills

Includes: |Determine the main idea of a passage|Read historical fiction|Choose the best transition|Use dictionary entries|Identify prepositional phrases

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Sixth grade See all 200 skills

Includes: |Identify vague pronoun references|Correct errors with signs|Organize information by topic

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Seventh grade See all 184 skills

Includes: |Distinguish facts from opinions|Positive and negative connotation

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Eighth grade See all 188 skills

Includes: |Match the quotations with their themes|Which sentence is more formal?|Rewrite the sentence in active voice

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Ninth grade See all 169 skills

Includes: |Analyze short stories: set 1|Identify audience and purpose|Word pattern analogies|Use words accurately and precisely|Analyze passages from Night: Part 2

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Tenth grade See all 162 skills

Includes: |Identify supporting evidence in a text|Interpret figures of speech|Identify the narrative point of view

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Eleventh grade See all 148 skills

Includes: |Use hyphens in compound adjectives

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Twelfth grade See all 149 skills

Includes: |Identify thesis statements|Trace an argument: set 1|Suggest appropriate revisions|Correct errors in everyday use

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