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Free 9th Grade Vocabulary Worksheets

3 free vocabulary resources for 9th Grade: 3 worksheets. Answers included.

Word meanings, synonyms, antonyms and word building. 9th grade students solve more complex equations, work with linear graphs, meet Pythagoras' theorem and trigonometry, and expand binomials.

Students will practice: defining high-frequency academic words; using academic vocabulary in context; building word families (noun, verb, adjective forms); rewriting everyday language in academic register; identifying common Greek and Latin roots; breaking words into prefix, root and suffix; inferring the meaning of unfamiliar words from their parts; combining root knowledge with context clues.

Recommended learning path

  1. 1Academic Word List Practice 1
  2. 2Greek and Latin Roots: Working Out Unfamiliar Words
  3. 3Commonly Confused Words: affect or effect, principal or principle

Worksheets

Printable practice with an answer sheet.

  • Worksheet

    Academic Word List Practice 1

    Students work with fifteen high-frequency academic words drawn from the Academic Word List, the words that appear across textbooks, exam…

    Difficulty
    Level 2 · Standard
    Time
    20 min
    Questions
    15 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Worksheet

    Greek and Latin Roots: Working Out Unfamiliar Words

    Students learn common Greek and Latin roots (such as chron, graph, port, dict, spect, rupt, bene and mal) and use them, together with…

    Difficulty
    Level 2 · Standard
    Time
    25 min
    Questions
    18 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Worksheet

    Commonly Confused Words: affect or effect, principal or principle

    Students sort out pairs of words that are often confused in senior writing: affect and effect, imply and infer, complement and compliment,…

    Difficulty
    Level 2 · Standard
    Time
    25 min
    Questions
    20 questions
    Answers
    Answers included

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Common questions

What do 9th Grade students learn about vocabulary?

Word meanings, synonyms, antonyms and word building. At 9th Grade, our resources focus on: defining high-frequency academic words; using academic vocabulary in context; building word families (noun, verb, adjective forms); rewriting everyday language in academic register.

Where should we start?

Start with the Level 1 or Level 2 worksheet, then move up a level. Finish with the topic test if there is one.

Are answers included?

Yes — every worksheet has an answer sheet. Maths answer sheets show the working; English tasks include model answers or success criteria.

How to use these resources

  1. Read the passage aloud together first for younger students.
  2. Ask your child to point to the sentence that proves their answer.
  3. Use the extended response to practice writing in full sentences.

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