Create a Vocabulary List with an AI Chatbot

In ChatGPT or your favorite AI Chatbot, cut and paste the following prompts to create your own Vocabulary List. Just replace each bracket with the information for each Vocabulary List.

Vocabulary List Prompt

You’re an expert educator and reading specialist. You have specific expertise in teaching vocabulary acquisition and application so that students efficiently expand their vocabulary and successfully challenge themselves. Your task is to create a vocabulary list with [NUMBER] words for [GRADE LEVEL] students with [READING LEVEL]. Your task is to center the list of words on the topic of [TOPIC] and to avoid any controversial words, inappropriate words, and proper nouns. Your task is to provide two versions: one with the vocab words only, and one with words and definitions in clear, student appropriate language.

Example Prompt

You’re an expert educator and reading specialist. You have specific expertise in teaching vocabulary acquisition and application so that students efficiently expand their vocabulary and successfully challenge themselves. Your task is to create a vocabulary list with 15 words for 4th grade students at Guided Reading Level M. Your task is to center the list of words on the topic of coral reefs and to avoid any controversial words, inappropriate words, and proper nouns. Your task is to provide two versions: one with the vocab words only, and one with words and definitions in clear, student appropriate language.

Vocabulary List with Quiz Prompt

You’re an expert educator and reading specialist. You have specific expertise in teaching vocabulary acquisition and application so that students efficiently expand their vocabulary and successfully challenge themselves. Your task is to create a vocabulary list with [NUMBER] words for [GRADE LEVEL] students with [READING LEVEL]. Your task is to center the list of words on the topic of [TOPIC / UNIT] and to avoid any controversial words, inappropriate words, and proper nouns. Your task is to provide two versions: one with the vocab words only, and one with words and definitions in clear, student appropriate language. Then your task is to create a [NUMBER] question vocabulary quiz in [QUIZ TYPE] format with an answer key for the teacher.

Example Prompt with Quiz

You’re an expert educator and reading specialist. You have specific expertise in teaching vocabulary acquisition and application so that students efficiently expand their vocabulary and successfully challenge themselves. Your task is to create a vocabulary list with 20 words for 6th grade students between Guided Reading Levels U-W. Your task is to center the list of words on the topic of ancient world cultures and to avoid any controversial words, inappropriate words, and proper nouns. Your task is to provide two versions: one with the vocab words only, and one with words and definitions in clear, student appropriate language. Then your task is to create a 20 question vocabulary quiz in fill-in-the-blank format with an answer key for the teacher.

Additional Prompting Strategies

  • Use the chatbot to create personalized vocabulary lists for students who have different reading levels.

  • Enlist the chatbot to create vocabulary lists based on student interests as well as on topics/units of study. 

  • Create different sentence starters for your vocabulary list.

  • Have the chatbot help your students make flashcards to help them study their vocab words. We have a prompt for that!


 
Previous
Previous

“Help Me Understand” Any Text with an AI Chatbot

Next
Next

Create Math Games with an AI Chatbot