1-sheet Vocabulary Printables

The Good Soldier
Ford Madox Ford
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Give students a vocabulary head start before reading.
20 words on one double-sided sheet.
No grading required.

How it works

Students preview 20 words from the reading, each in a sentence that supports understanding.

An optional post-reading quiz uses the same 20 words in excerpts from the text. Use it after reading, or skip it entirely.

Why it works

The pre-reading activity supports comprehension and primes students to notice the words in context. The optional post-reading quiz reinforces the same words while using excerpts from The Good Soldier.

Highlighted words:
benevolent, contrite, convey, deteriorate, digress, loathe, manor, minute, minute (2), obstinate, omnipotent, ostentatious, perpetual, recollect, remonstrate, remorse, reticent, sinister, tact, tranquil
Why these 20 words?

Selected automatically for:

  • grade-level challenge
  • academic usefulness
  • frequency in the text
  • confidence in contextual meaning
Resources
Other vocabulary resources for
The Good Soldier
Aligned to CCSS ELA Language Standards
(context clues and determining word meaning).