Word Web has many interactive and exciting ways for students to learn new words. For instance Think Links, scattered throughout each lesson, provide thought-provoking questions for students to answer. After they have done so, they may turn to an answer page at the back of the book and compare their answers to the ones given. Think Links provide springboards for general classroom discussions, and we prompt teachers to accept answers other than those provided. Below is a complete list of Word Web Vocabulary's special elements:
 | Awesome Application: A word in another language showing a commonality of roots |
 | Bonus blast: A long word composed of many word parts, such as lithonephrotomy
(litho/nephr/otomy) |
 | Cool Connection: A word not usually recognized as being related to a certain word stem |
 | Delve Deeper: An indication of words or subjects that can be explored further to obtain either more information or a graphic |
 | Featured Fact: Instead of just an illustrative sentence, each is a real fact |
 | Literary Link: A quotation that shows an application of a word |
 | Periodical Pearl: An example of a word found in a headline or subhead in a newspaper, magazine,
journal or catalog |
 | Real World Word: One of many words, usually in a sequence, that relates to our visual world, including acronyms; sports team names; car, van and truck names; foreign words in common English usage; architectural terms; idioms; colors and patterns; cooking and food terms; election-related words |
 | Root-and-Branch Week: An entire week devoted to one megaword and all its ramifications |
 | Super Sentence: Sentence containing several of the year’s words combined in a sensible and creative manner |
 | Teaching Tip: For students, a warning about tricky spelling or pronunciation; for teachers, a reminder to monitor student’s participation |
 | Think Link: A question that encourages and challenges students to think creatively; may be used as a springboard for classroom discussions or left for students to work out on their own |
 | Wicked Word of the Week: One of many words that are interesting, useful and fun to learn |
 | What’s In a (Product) Name?: The connection between word stems and commercial products |
