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Fused Sentences (Also called Run-on Sentences)
After reading a detailed explanation of fused sentences and studying the provided examples, learners reconstruct nine sentences to eliminate comma splices and fused, or run-on, sentences. This could be used as homework or a group exercise.
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Preterite vs. Imperfect #3
Hm, to use the preterite or the imperfect? That is the question with this short practice activity! Use it as a bell-ringer or a short homework assignment. Learners simply read the paragraph and conjugate the verbs in parentheses to...
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Interrogatives #1
What words indicate an interrogative sentence? After reviewing the words qué, quién, cómo, cuándo, por qué, cuánto, cuál, and dónde, provide your beginning Spanish speakers with this practice opportunity. There are 15 questions, and...
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Peer Edit Checklist
N2SIOPSSWTSW anyone? (No 2 Sentences In One Paragraph Should Start with the Same Word.) In addition to checking for sentence variety, editors use colored highlighters to identify different aspects of a peer’s paper.
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Grammar Practice: Parallel Structure
Help your young writers improve the clarity of their sentences by showing them how to create parallel structures as they construct sentences. Two exercises give kids practice identifying the correct parallel structure and crafting...
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All Right, All Ready...All Together! Grammar Practice
Are you all ready, already? Do your kids confuse all right with alright? All ready with already? All together with altogether? Use this worksheet to clear things up! After defining each term and its homonym, examples are provided that...
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Grammar Practice: Lie vs. Lay
Are your pupils caught in the lie/lay confusion? Give them extra practice with a learning exercise that defines the difference in meaning, conjugates the words, and gives examples of how the two verbs are used. Learners then practice...
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Word Roots 3: CERN, JUR, LEG Beginner Crossword
Print out this crossword puzzle and have your class practice their vocabulary. There is no word bank, so learners will have to truly know the definitions and be able to spell the word to complete this activity. These words are related...
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Word Roots 5: NAT, TRACT, SEQU Intermediate Level Synonym & Antonym
Decipher vocabulary using word roots. For this activity, learners fill in an antonym and synonym for six vocabulary words. They are provided with a word bank and can receive immediate online feedback. This could be used as an in-class...
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Punctuation Exercise
Are you looking for a way to practice tricky punctuation? Use this worksheet as a homework assignment or warm-up activity. Young grammarians are given 20 sentences to punctuate using semicolons, colons, dashes, quotation marks, or...
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Choosing Between Affect and Effect
After reading a review of the meaning and usage of affect and effect, pupils complete a practice exercise to demonstrate their understanding of this tricky pair. An answer key is provided.
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Verbos: -ar
Use this short exercise as a bell-ringer or exit card to give your class a quick assessment. Are they learning how to conjugate verbs? Which ones might you need to reteach? Only 11 -ar verbs are listed.
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Colors Quiz
Instead of using this resource as a quiz, consider dividing each of the six activities into small, daily bell-ringers. Some of the activities recall vocabulary words; the first exercise has learners unscramble Spanish colors to complete...
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School Vocabulary and Expressions
Beginning Spanish speakers read the school related vocabulary and write the English translation for each word on the line provided. Although this worksheet was designed to accompany the Spanish classroom text ¡Buen Viaje!, you could...
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Pronunciation: The Sounds /s/, /z/ or, /iz/? Consonant Clusters with "s"
Instruct your class on how to pronounce /s/ sounds with this resource. Learners fill in the final /s/ sound into blanks, listen to plural sounds, learn about the rules of the target sound, write sentences, and work with consonant...
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Practica de pronunciación y ortografía: la, le, li, lo, lu
Everyone benefits from some pronunciation practice! This instructional activity focuses on the syllable combinations la, le, li, lo, and lu. Have your language learners pronounce each word as they fill in the missing syllable combination.
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Quiz Stressed Syllables
How should Spanish words be broken down to clarify pronunciation? Intended as a formal assessment, this sheet provides a quick 10-question quiz on stressed syllables. Consider adding an extra credit opportunity, and have the learners...
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Tenses and Conjugation
Present, past, future, present perfect, past perfect, and future perfect. Past, active, indicative. Need a worksheet that not only defines verb forms, but demonstrates how to use them? If you want a resource for class members needing...
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Practica de pronunciación y ortografía: que, qui
Can your learners hear the difference between the word que and qui? As you read a list of 20 words with the syllable combinations of que or qui, listeners attempt to record the correct syllable combination in each word.
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Practica de pronunciación y ortografía: ge, gi, je, ji
Every beginning Spanish speaker needs to hone their speaking skills. This worksheet focuses on four sounds: ge, gi, je, and ji. There are twenty questions that require the learner to complete the words with one of the four syllable...
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Practica de pronunciacion y ortografia: ca, co, cu
Every beginning Spanish speaker needs to work on his or her pronunciation skills. This simple activity provides learners an opportunity to explore the sounds ca, co, and cu. In addition to having your class complete the missing sound for...
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Practica de Pronunciación y Ortografía: rra, rre, rri, rro, and rru
Spending time developing phonetic skills allows Spanish language learners to see unfamiliar words and say them confidently. This instructional activity focuses on the syllable combinations of rra, rre, rri, rro, and rru. As you read each...
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Practica de Pronunciación y Ortografía: ya, ye, yi, yo, yu
Build phonetic skills with your Spanish language learners. Teach them the sounds ya, ye, yi, yo, and yu letter combinations make, and have them complete each word with the syllable combinations given. There are 20 words; make sure to...
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Practica de Pronunciación y Ortografía: ba, be, bi, bo, bu
If Spanish language learners can learn to link specific sounds to their spelling, they'll be able to recognize more words in their daily life. This worksheet focuses on the syllable combinations of ba, be, bi, bo, and bu. Answers are...