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Eliminating Wordiness
Why use 50 words when 15 gets the same point across? Use an online interactive webpage to fine tune the writing skills of your middle schoolers. As they read 10 sentences, they eliminate as many words as possible...
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Gender Neutral Language
Tackling gender issues in your class? This online quiz about gender neutral language might be for you! Learners re-write 10 sentences using gender neutral language. When they have finished re-writing each sentence, they can check their...
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Sentence Variety and Modifier Placement
In this sentence variety worksheet, students learn that modifier placement can make sentences more interesting. Students read 10 sentences and add an initial, mid-sentence or terminal modifier as directed. This is an on-line interactive...
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Breaking News English: English Schools
In this English Schools worksheet, students read the article, answer true and false questions, complete synonym matching, complete phrase matching, complete a gap fill, answer short answer questions, answer discussion questions, write,...
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Comma Exercise 5
In this comma exercise worksheet, students are given seventeen sentences to proofread and edit inserting commas where necessary.
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Canada Day!
In this reading comprehension Canadian history worksheet, students read a multi paragraph passage about the holiday in Canada. Students answer 12 questions.
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Moby-Dick by Herman Melville
In this online interactive reading comprehension activity, learners respond to 12 multiple choice questions about Melville's Moby-Dick. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Using Commas With Coordinating Conjunctions
In this commas worksheet, students complete a 10 question on-line interactive quiz about the correct use of commas with coordinating conjunctions. Students read the sentence and insert any necessary commas.
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Rewriting Bloated Sentences
In this online interactive grammar worksheet, students answer 10 short answer questions regarding inflated sentences. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Using Commas With Introductory Phrases
In this commas worksheet, middle schoolers complete a 10 question on-line interactive exercise about commas in introductory phrases. Students read a sentence and add any necessary commas, making sure not to insert commas where they are...
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Avoiding Comma Splices
In this comma worksheet, students view sentences that need to be repaired with the use of commas. Students repair 10 sentences.
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Varying Sentence Beginnings
In this sentence beginnings worksheet, students provide their own beginnings for the sentences given to them. Students do this for 10 sentences.
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Using Colons Effectively
In this colons worksheet, students complete a 10 question on-line interactive exercise about the correct use of colons in sentences.
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Music Terms
In this music instructional activity, students find the words that are used for general vocabulary. The answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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Fragments and Run-ons
In this grammar worksheet, students determine if a group of words is a complete sentence or a fragment. Students rewrite the fragments to make complete sentences. Students correct run-on sentences by adding appropriate punctuation....
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Recommend a Book 2
In this book report worksheet, students recommend a book to someone by completing 6 different statements about their selection. First, they describe the book's main subject and point. Then, students write one of the most interesting...
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Cause/Effect
In this cause and effect instructional activity, students read the passages and questions and use the reading strategy of cause and effect to answer the 10 online questions.
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Avoiding Comma Splices
In this punctuation worksheet, students complete a 10 question on-line interactive exercise about avoiding comma splices. Students read each sentence and then type in the corrections.