Grade 6 English language arts skills

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IXL has more than 100 grade 6 English language arts skills to learn and review! As you work through a skill, questions will adapt to match your level. Keep answering questions to reach mastery!

Reading strategies Reading

Writing strategies Writing

Vocabulary Vocab

Grammar and mechanics Grammar

Reading strategies

A. Main idea

1
Determine the main idea of a passage

B. Theme

C. Author's purpose and tone

D. Point of view

1
Determine the author's point of view

E. Text structure

F. Literary devices

G. Analyzing literature

1
Analyze short stories

H. Analyzing informational texts

I. Comparing texts

1
Compare two texts with different genres

J. Visual elements

1
Compare illustrations of literary and historical subjects

Writing strategies

K. Organizing writing

L. Developing and supporting arguments

M. Creative techniques

1
Use personification

N. Editing and revising

O. Research skills

1
Identify and correct plagiarism

Vocabulary

P. Prefixes and suffixes

1
Words with pre-
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Words with re-
3
Words with sub-
4
Words with mis-
5
Words with un-, dis-, in-, im- and non-
6
Words with -ful
7
Words with -less
8
Words with -able and -ible

Q. Greek and Latin roots

R. Synonyms and antonyms

S. Homophones

T. Idioms and adages

U. Shades of meaning

V. Analogies

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Analogies
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Analogies: challenge

Reading strategies

A. Main idea

B. Theme

C. Author's purpose and tone

D. Point of view

E. Text structure

F. Literary devices

G. Analyzing literature

H. Analyzing informational texts

I. Comparing texts

J. Visual elements

Writing strategies

K. Organizing writing

L. Developing and supporting arguments

M. Creative techniques

N. Editing and revising

O. Research skills

Vocabulary

P. Prefixes and suffixes

Q. Greek and Latin roots

R. Synonyms and antonyms

S. Homophones

T. Idioms and adages

U. Shades of meaning

V. Analogies

W. Context clues

X. Reference skills

Grammar and mechanics

Y. Sentences, fragments and run-ons

Z. Nouns

AA. Pronouns and antecedents

BB. Pronoun types

CC. Verb types

DD. Subject-verb agreement

EE. Verb tense

FF. Adjectives and adverbs

GG. Prepositions

HH. Conjunctions

II. Contractions

JJ. Punctuation

KK. Capitalization

LL. Formatting