What is the passive voice? What is the active voice? Which voice is typically preferred in writing? Use this worksheet to discuss the different voices. Then, have learners rewrite a series of sentences so that they are in the passive...

Explore how the informality of electronic correspondence has affected communications in the workplace. Writers develop pages for a basic writing guide that contains rules and examples to help correct common writing errors. A great way to...

In this adjective clause worksheet, students choose who, whom, or which to complete the 12 sentences. In the last 8 sentences students write an S if which or that is the subject of the adjective clause and O if which or that is the...

After reading many of the examples given on this interactive web page,  students read a sentence with a phrase in parenthesis and choose an idiom about education and school to replace it. Students choose 12 multiple choice answers.

Another awesome ASL lesson plan! Teach ASL to a special ed class, hearing impaired child, or for your own enrichment. This lesson plan provides comprehensible ASL language development. Each highlighted blue area links to a video,...

After you introduce your Spanish learners to the verb ser, give them this conjugation practice. They'll write the correct verb form as determined by the subject. It's great practice before a quiz!

In this online interactive grammar skills learning exercise, students examine 10 sentences that are missing words and select the appropriate words to complete each of the sentences and match them to the sentences. Student answers...

Students create a three paragraph paper. For this Ancient Egypt lesson, students write a paper about what treasures they would put in their pyramid for their Ka to take on its journey. They also do a hieroglyph or their name, a sketch of...

Students examine the process of writing a resume. They identify examples of casual and formal language, read an article on writing resumes, discuss key questions, write a resume, and discuss and edit another student's resume.

Students are introduced to the definition of a fable in that it is a story that has a moral for people to apply in their lives. They then read a fable together so they have a better understanding. Next, students write their own fables.

In this verb usage learning exercise, students explore how and when to use an auxiliary verb in a sentence. Students make a question of twelve statements using the proper verb form.

In this pronouns quiz, students complete 10 multiple choice questions about pronouns. Questions cover what a pronoun does and all the types of pronouns.

In this future tense worksheet, learners complete sentences in different variations of the future tense by filling in the blanks. Students complete 42 sentences.

In this capitalization worksheet, students learn about when to capitalize words in sentence writing and when not to. They then use what they learned to answer 12 questions. The answers are on the last page.

In this grammar activity, students learn about using interjections in sentence writing. They then use what they learned to answer 9 questions. The answers are on the last page.

In this writing exercise, students are given a series of sentences and asked to rewrite them to eliminate wordy phrases and clauses, repetition and passive voice.

In this count and noncount nouns worksheet students are given a cloze passage and asked to choose between two verb forms in order to match the count or noncount noun subject.

In this sentence writing activity, students learn about using conjunctions in sentences. They then use what they learned to answer the 6 questions on the activity. The answers are on the last page.

Students engage in the writing of a magazine article. They focus upon the reading of a children's fiction book and create an informative narrative. They create main ideas and supporting details for the article. The supporting of main...

Learners create a digital newspaper. In this digital newspaper instructional activity, students review the sections of a newspaper and brainstorm ideas for their paper. Learners complete a schools news report, student interview, opinion...

In this levels of ability worksheet, students fill in the blanks to sentences with the correct forms of can, could, be able to, may, or might. Students complete 13 multiple choice questions.

Sixth graders investigate the existence of the European Union with the help of a map publication. They also brainstorm to think of terms related to the Union. Students write a summary that should conclude the European Union is a...

In this predicate noun and predicate adjective worksheet, students analyze 10 sentences. Students make 3 columns on a piece of paper with the headings: Subject, Verb, Predicate Noun or Predicate Adjective. Students identify each part of...

Use this lesson to reinforce the effect of passive and active voice in writing. First, middle schoolers write several sentences, and then use the attached worksheet to identify whether the sentences are written in active or passive voice.