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Gradually, Sooner or Later, Eventually, At Some Point, In the End
In this transition phrases worksheet, students learn the correct use of 5 transition phrases. Students read the rules for using: gradually, sooner or later, eventually, at some point, and in the end. Students then rewrite 5 sentences and...
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Into vs. In To
Is it into or in to? Guide your pupils toward an understanding of the difference between these two words with a brief lesson accompanied by this activity. Class members are given 10 sentences that use either into or in to. They circle...
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Less vs. Fewer
When should you use less, and when should you use fewer? Straighten out this dilemma with a helpful resource about using less vs. fewer based on sentence context clues. After reading detailed instructions and examples, young learners...
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8th Grade Reading Comprehension Success
Augment your eighth grade language arts curriculum with a thorough set of reading comprehension activities and assessments. Focusing on a variety of skills, including vocabulary in context, text structure, main idea, and author's style,...
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Tone Worksheet 3
The interpretation of a poem often lies in the mind of its reader, especially when reading the tone. Focus on author's word choice, middle schoolers read four different poems and briefly state a perceived tone for each, along with the...
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Identify the Antonym
What happens to a sentence when you replace a word with its antonym? A two-part instructional activity asks learners to select words opposite in meaning to provided words, and then to craft sentences using antonyms for given words.
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How Do Adjectives Improve Writing?
Using adjectives to create vivid descriptions is the focus of exercises in this resource. A cloze reading activity asks class members to add missing adjectives to passages from Mark Teague's The Lost and Found. They then read Teague's...
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Questions Words 3
In this question words instructional activity, students read the question segments and finish each questions with a question word. Students complete 15 exercises.
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Word Recognition
For this word recognition practice worksheet, students choose the correct word to complete 12 sentences. Each sentence has a blank with three word choices to fill in the blank. Students write the correct word to complete each sentence.
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Because Of, Due To, Owing To
In this word choice worksheet, students learn the correct use of three transition terms: because of, due to, and owing to. After reading the rules and studying the examples, students rewrite 5 sentences.
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Regardless Of, No Matter, Regardless
In this grammar instructional activity, students learn the proper use of three terms: regardless of, no matter, and regardless. After reading the rules, students rewrite 10 incorrect sentences with the right word choice.
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These Are, Those Are
In this word choice worksheet, students read 6 incomplete sentences with picture clues. In each blank, students write either "these are" or "those are" to make the sentence correct. No rules or examples are provided.
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Language- This, That
In this word use worksheet, students read six incomplete sentences and study the picture clue for each. In each blank, students write either "this is" or "that is" to make the sentence correct. No rules are given and there are no examples.
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"-Ack" Word Families
In this rhyming words worksheet, students analyze 4 pictures and label them with words containing the "-ack" ending. Students complete 6 sentences with an "-ack" family word choice.
Practice Using Lively Language
Practice Using Lively Language
Combine a study of biography writing with some tips for spicing up writing. After reading two passages, one much more descriptive than the other, pupils examine what makes one more interesting. They then brainstorm some ideas for writing...
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Although/ Even Though/ Despite/ In Spite Of/ Despite the Fact
In this word use worksheet, students learn the correct use of: although, even though, despite/ in spite of, despite the fact. Students read all of the rules before rewriting 3 sentences in 5 different ways.
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Exact Words
In this word choice instructional activity, students read the words in dark print and their definitions. Students then write the word in dark print that finishes the sentence.
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Playground Antonyms
There are opposites all around you, even at school! Using an antonym word bank with playground-themed words, young learners complete sentences opposite in meaning from the ones provided.
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Adding Alliteration to Poetry
Alliteration can make the language of a poem flow. Add adjectives to several blanks in two poems to form alliterative phrases.
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Christmas Tree Add an Adjective
The star on the top of a Christmas tree can be beautiful, or it can be gold, or it can be shiny—or, in fact, it can be all three! A picture of a decorated Christmas tree encourages pupils to choose from a list of 18 adjectives to...
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Comparing Poems
Young literary analysts compare two poems by the same author. Readers look for slant rhyme, observe the beat and rhythm of each, and search for repeated vowel sounds. After re-reading, they observe the lack of punctuation and the stanza...
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Commonly Confused Words Worksheet 1
For this grammar worksheet, students practice identifying commonly confusing words in two passages and correct the twenty mistakes on the lines provided.
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Finish the Word
In this missing vowels activity, 2nd graders fill in the missing vowels to the words and then write the words on the lines. Students do this for 5 words and fill in the blanks to 2 sentences.
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Two-Word Verb Exercise 5
In this language arts worksheet, students read 10 sentences that have two-word verbs. Students rewrite each sentence and substitute a different verb. Example: The rain is letting up. (The rain is stopping.)