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Verbs
Help your class determine how to correctly use is and are in sentences. Learners read a series of sentences with the verbs is and are, and then analyze how they are used. Next, they fill in the blanks for sentences missing the verb is...
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Tense Consistency Exercises
In this language arts worksheet, learners study subject/verb agreement in sentences by reading and looking for errors in 12 sentences. Students then insert the correct verb tense indicated in 10 sentences. Learners also read 3 paragraphs...
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Verbs
Have your class practice using the verbs am, are, were, was, and is. Learners read sentences and identify the verbs in each sentence. This is a comprehensive exploration of this topic.
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Verbs
This short, but effective, presentation shows young writers how to identify and properly use verbs in their writing. After viewing some examples, learners are invited to select verbs of their own to complete sentences which are missing a...
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A Busy Day
Very young readers practice identifying and using action verbs. Each of the slides show a person who is doing something. The pupil must decide what that person is doing, and say the action out loud. This would be a good PowerPoint to use...
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Verbs in the Present and Past Tense
Review the use of verbs in the present, past, and future tense. In an easy to understand manner, this resource goes through a step-by-step discussion of the way to form sentences using verbs describing the present, past, and future. This...
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Word and Picture Match-- Verbs
The focus of this ESL worksheet is on matching verbs and pictures. Students analyze seveb pictures that depict people engaged in various activities, and match each picture to the verb that describes it.
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Conditional Sentences
Review the use of conditional sentences and modal verbs. This presentation lists examples of each of these types of words and sentences. This would be a great way to practice this concept either in a whole group lesson or as an...
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Creating Characters in Storytelling
In this six-slide presentation, pupils are coached to used strong verbs and adverbs to help them create impact and interest in their original story writing. Other tips include: using paragraphs for each part of the story, using similes...
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Subject / Verb Agreement Worksheet 3
In this grammar worksheet, students read and underline the correct verb form in parentheses in twenty sentences that make each one grammatically correct.
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Subject / Verb Agreement Worksheet 2
In this grammar worksheet, students read and underline the correct verb in the parentheses in twenty-one sentences that makes each one grammatically correct.
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Subject Verb Agreement Worksheet 1
Practice correlative conjunctions with this subject/verb agreement activity. Fifteen sentences give middle schoolers the opportunity to correct any incorrect agreement within "either/or" and "neither nor" statements. The format would...
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Dead Word Wall Lesson
Help your writers eliminate "dead words" (words that are overused) from their writing. This instructional activity includes a SMART board presentation that will guide them through identifying, eliminating, and substituting "dead words"...
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Analyzing Word Use Through Guided Wordle
Even though this lesson is just a basic way to review verb usage, it takes a novel approach. First, pupils identify verbs that they use too often in their writing, and then they create a Wordle. Wordle is a website that provides graphic...
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Tense Shift
Using the correct verb tense can be difficult for students. This ten-question activity requires students to identify the correct word for use in each sentence.
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Action Verbs - They're What You Do
Even though it may seem like a simple concept, identifying and using verbs can be challenging for younger students. Using this presentation, a teacher could provide an easy to understand review of verb usage.
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Sentence Tanglers
Correctly writing sentences can be made easier when learners are given a list of common pitfalls. This presentation about subject/verb agreement, word usage, and irregular verbs could help students cement their grammar skills. There are...
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Awesome Animals
Sixth graders write descriptive narratives about animals. In this descriptive writing lesson, the teacher models how to write a paragraph with interesting sensory words and exciting verbs. Students choose a picture of an animal they want...
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Lesson 3: Subject and Verb Agreement: Singular Nouns and Pronouns He, She, It
In this subject and verb agreement worksheet, students learn the rules for making the subject and verb agree when there is a singular noun: he, she, it. Students answer 25 questions.
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Mixed Up Verbs
In this verbs learning exercise, students look at the mixed up underlined verbs in the story and sort them to be the right verbs. Students sort 34 verbs total.
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Action Verbs
In this action verbs worksheet, students fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the action verbs given to them. Students complete 18 sentences.
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Nouns Used as Indirect Objects
In this nouns as indirect objects worksheet, students underline verbs that show action, circle direct objects, and check the indirect objects in sentences. Students complete 10 problems.
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Rationalizing Denominators
For this algebra worksheet, learners rationalize the denominator by multiplying by the conjugate. There are 15 multiple choice questions.
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Mastering Verbs
Second graders will master verbs. In this language arts lesson students will spend extra time working with verbs, and mastering the past, present, and future tenses of commonly used verbs. The students will engage in several activities...