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Do They Agree?
Fifth graders review and practice subject-verb agreement by cutting and pasting, and by writing a simple paragraph in which the subjects and verbs agree. They utilize worksheets imbedded in this plan to practice subject-verb agreement.
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Strong Verb Image Makers
Learners use description language to clarify ideas and create vivid images in an essay focusing of strong verbs. They discuss weak verbs and explore that the better image the words create, the better the reader understands the text.
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Add Awesome Alliteration to your Writing
Students practice writing with alliteration, repeating the same letter sound at the beginning of two or more words in a sentence; students also review of adjectives, verbs, and adverbs while creating an alphabet book.
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Simon Says
Second graders play Simon Says. The teacher uses a worksheet imbedded in this lesson which has suggestions for action commands to be used during the game. The intent is for students to focus on the action verbs which are built in to the...
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Popcorn Action
Students divide one side of paper into three columns: 1) What I see 2) What I smell 3) What I hear. On the other side, have them write two columns: 4) What I feel 5) What I taste. They fill in #1, 2,3 as the teacher pops popcorn.
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The Pronoun as Subject
Follow-up a lesson on nominative and predicate pronouns with a instructional activity that provides practice for your young grammarians. Although the instructional activity begins with definitions and examples, the explanations might...
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Subject-Verb Agreement Assessment
In this subject verb agreement worksheet, 3rd graders select the correct verb from a choice of two for each of four sentences. Verbs are: interfere/interferes, has/have, believes/believe, and look/looks.
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Perfect Present Tense: Verbs
These 10 sentences will give your scholars some practice in the present perfect tense. Each one has a frame with a blank, and the verb is provided in parentheses. Learners conjugate the verb to present perfect to complete the sentences....
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Ommitted Subject
Every sentence needs a subject and an object, right? This sentence (there is only one question provided), is missing its subject! Learners must complete the sentence using one of four options provided. Consider using this as a...
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Past Conditional
This printout could be used to introduce the past conditional to your middle schoolers. The top section describes the past conditional and notes examples. There's a short post-assessment included, as well.
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Unscramble the Words: Helping Verbs
Second graders unscramble 23 scrambled helping verbs and record their answers on the line next to the helping verb. Good practice!
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Various Questions
A great exercise for English language learners or youngsters learning how to question, this resource provides practice using pictures to recognize words. After the class has completed the fill-in-the-blank portion, have them walk around...
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Funny Animals
First graders use the given verb and conjunction examples for each page. They use the verbs and conjunctions to complete the sentences, and use the following words: hop, run, climb, and, can.
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Action!!!
Here is a good game to play with your charges. Pairs of pupils roll a die and choose the corresponding numbered card. They read the card and perform the action verb written there until the teacher calls out time.
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Predicate Noun/ Predicate Adjective Recognition Practice
In this predicate noun and predicate adjective worksheet, young scholars analyze 10 sentences. Students make 3 columns on a piece of paper with the headings: Subject, Verb, Predicate Noun or Predicate Adjective. Young scholars identify...
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Verb Conjugation Practice
In this verbs worksheet, students read the information and learn to conjugate a verb into six tenses. Students then conjugate five verbs into present, past, future, present perfect, past perfect and future perfect tense.
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French _er Verbs
This word search includes 12 French -er verbs to locate in the puzzle. There is little research to support the use of word searches in the classroom; however, this could be a sponge or anticipatory activity.
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Present Simple 'Yes/No' Questions with 'Be'
Teach your class how to use the verb "to be" properly in sentences with this worksheet. For this activity, learners compose questions using the present simple forms of to be such as is, are, and am. The directions are limited, so you...
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How to Diamond Poem (2+)
Ever heard of a "diamond poem" format? Neither had I, until I came across this lesson. Young writers are shown a format which results in a poem that comes out in the shape of a diamond! This is a simple, yet effective lesson.
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Irregular Verbs
While short and to the point, this presentation focuses on present, past, and past participle forms of irregular verbs. Examples, charts, and definitions are included on the 3 slides. By adding additional content this could be a great...
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Parts of Speech
This basic presentation gives students examples of a variety of parts of speech including: conjunctions, interjections, adverbs, adjectives, nouns, verbs, and prepositions. Each slide uses the part of speech in a sentence. This would be...
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Grammar: Subject-Verb Agreement
Young scholars analyze English by completing a handout regarding grammar rules. In this verb lesson, students identify what a verb does, where to use it in a sentence and what a verb fragment is. Young scholars complete a worksheet based...
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Exercise on Simple Past
In this English grammar worksheet, students focus on using the simple past tense. Students complete 10 short answer questions and self check on this interactive web page.