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Apostrophes: Is or Has?
In this apostrophes worksheet, students read 10 sentences that contain a word with an apostrophe. Students decide if the apostrophe is being used for possession, is or has and write the answer in the blank after each sentence.
Curated OER
Online Esl Quizzes- Apostrophes - 1
In this apostrophes worksheet, students choose the sentence that shows the correct use of an apostrophe in possessives in 5 examples. They complete the quiz online.
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Gastrointestinal
In this biology worksheet, students identify and locate various vocabulary terms pertaining to the gastrointestinal system of the body. There are 33 biology terms located in the word search.
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Selective Underlining
In this problem solving worksheet, students read a three paragraph passage and underline the main idea and supporting details. Students must infer the main idea if it is not directly stated.
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Punctuation Test
In this multiple choice worksheet, students read four examples and choose which the answer that has been punctuated correctly.
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Language Expression and Mechanics
In this language arts worksheet, 3rd graders focus on the correct usage of verbs, punctuation, and capitalization. Students respond to four multiple choice questions.
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Punctuation Cards
In this literacy instructional activity, students work with the cards in order to develop the skills of punctuation. They concentrate upon word form and sentence structure.
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Find the Error 43
In this grammar worksheet, students review a newspaper advertisement and list the grammatical errors they find. Grammatical errors may include: apostrophes, articles, spelling, singulars, plurals, and punctuation.
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Quotation Mark Exercise
In this grammar worksheet, students read a review on quotation marks and punctuation. Then they read through ten sentences identifying whether the sentence has correct punctuation or not. If it does not, students fix the error(s).
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Mechanics Help Using the Comma with Formal Letters
In this worksheet, students analyze different parts of a letter and insert the appropriate punctuation including a comma, period, colon, question mark and semicolon.
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Grammar and Punctuation
Students review grammar and punctuation rules from previous lessons. As a class, they work together to correct sentences on an overhead transparency. If there is a discrepancy about what needs to be changed, they must discuss the issue...
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Transparency
Eighth graders discover proper use of quotation marks. They examine conversations between characters in comics and magazines. In pairs, 8th graders punctuate sentences correctly. They create a story, with dialogue, involving people in a...
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Speech Marks
Students will read through a transcript. They then brainstorm words that demonstrate that people are talking. Students then rewrite the transcript report as a description of the actual conversation.
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Grouchy Ladybug
Second graders listen to a read aloud of Eric Carle's, The Grouchy Ladybug and do a rewrite using a software program. They create an original graphic, insert text boxes, keyboard sentences and set time on a clock face while writing a...
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Comma in a Series
Pupils practice adding commas to a list or series. They are given a sentence and asked to fix the sentence by adding commas in the correct position.
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The Teaching Challenge: Lynne Truss
Students watch movie featuring Lynne Truss, author of Eats, Shoots and Leaves, and scour community pointing out bad punctuation to shopkeepers and restaurateurs.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Notorious Confusables
Great site! Offers student tons of confusables! Also offers quizzes and a pull-down menu for one "confusable" at a time. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.L.2, L.11-12.2b Spelling, L.11-12.4 Word Meanings
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Writing Concise Sentences
Why write five paragraphs when you can say what you want to say in two? Learn how to make the most of your words and sentences to get your point across without being too wordy.
School Express
Schoolexpress.com: Grammar Worksheets
This site provides a comprehensive index of printable grammar worksheets. Each topic has an extensive list of worksheets to choose from. Topics include abbreviations, alphabetizing, parts of speech, classifying, punctuation, prefixes,...
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Using Colons Effectively Quiz
Interactive writing exercises. Click on "The sentence, please!" and a sentence will appear in the top text-area. Correct the sentence as needed by adding, removing, or moving the colon and rewriting as needed. Then click on "Grammar's...
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: A Gap Fill Exercise: Whatever Happened to the News
In this exercise, students read the article "Whatever Happened to the News?", and stop wherever boxes are provided to add commas if needed or small x if none is necessary. When finished, they check answers. Hints are also available. Java...
McGraw Hill
Mc Graw Hill Education: Grade 1: Treasures: Grammar Practice Book [Pdf]
Help Grade 1s reinforce their understanding of the grammar skills found with the exercises in this 158-page workbook. This workbook is designed to supplement the stories from Grade 1 Treasures.
McGraw Hill
Mc Graw Hill Education: Grade 3: Treasures: Grammar Practice Book [Pdf]
Help third graders reinforce their understanding of grammar with the exercises in this 200-page workbook. This workbook is designed to supplement the stories from Grade 3 Treasures.
University of Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin: Writing Center: Academic and Professional Writing
The section on Common Types of Writing Assignments is a particularly helpful piece of this site. Learn how to approach a wide variety of writing tasks from lab reports to literary reviews. Then use the rest of the site to learn how to...