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Unit 8: Proofreading
Plagued by punctuation or stymied by spelling? Lesson eight in a nine-part series of career education and skills activities introduces the importance of proofreading. Learners categorize common writing errors and construct error-free...
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New (March 2016) SAT Writing and Language Test Practice
Prepare class members for the SAT Writing and Language exam with a practice test that prepares students for the types of questions and the kind of language used in the exam. Test takers must select the best way to fix poorly constructed...
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Punctuating Dialogue Worksheet
Make sure your pupils can keep who said what straight by punctuating dialogue properly. Learners edit and rewrite twelve sentences to demonstrate their understanding of punctuation and capitalization. The worksheet includes a variety of...
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Time Words/Tenses Review
Focus on correct verb usage with your English language learners. There are 42 sentences listed; can your class correct them? The sentences are short, and the major errors are in verb tense.
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Spelling Proofreading Worksheet
Looking for a quick spelling activity to use as a quiz or warm-up? This resource provides a paragraph of eleven sentences, all of which contain a spelling error. Young learners list the mistakes on the lines below. Make a game out of...
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States of Being
Use this with your English language learners or your English grammar classes. Bring your class to the computer lab, and access this website. First they read about the states of being and some common mistakes. Then they complete a short...
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Present Tense
In this verb tense worksheet, students learn the proper use of present tense verbs. Students correct the mistakes in 4 sentences by rewriting them with the correct present tense verb.
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Quotation Marks
In this quotation marks worksheet, students choose the correct usage of quotation marks used in sentences. Students choose the correct sentence for 10 problems.
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Last Summer Writing Exercise
For this grammar, vocabulary, and writing exercise about summer worksheet, students correct grammatical mistakes, fill in the blanks with vocabulary words from the word bank to complete sentences, and write about what they did last...
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Editing and Revision Made Easy
Fifth graders use computer to correct mistakes in written sentences.
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Top 20 Mistakes Exercise
In this proofreading instructional activity, students examine 20 sentences that include common English mistakes. Students rewrite each of the sentences correctly.
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Asking for Information
For this asking for information worksheet, students correct mistakes, join phrases, and write an email, all having to do with information. Students correct 8 sentences, connect 10 phrases to make 5 sentences, and write 1 email.
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ESL: Missing Word Mistakes
In this ESL "missing word" activity, students add the missing words to sentences in order to complete them correctly, then write 4 sentences of their own.
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Grammar Practice: Common Mistakes
In this grammar learning exercise, students will read examples of the 5 most common grammar mistakes made in written and oral language. Then students will read the corrected versions of the sentences.
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Preposition Mistakes Exercise
For this preposition mistakes worksheet, students find the mistakes in a set of 20 sentences, then practice writing some of their own. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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The Past Simple in Questions Exercise
In this sentences worksheet, students write questions, correct mistakes in sentences, and put words in the correct order to make sentences. Students complete 12 sentences.
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Various words and phrases: test 1
In this various words and phrases learning exercise, students choose the correct word or phrase to complete the sentences. Students complete 50 multiple choice questions.
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Past, Present, Future
In this verb tense worksheet, students draw cards with verbs on them and create complete sentences in the past, present, and future. Other students determine if sentences are correct.
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Adjectives: Finding Errors in Sentences
For this adjectives worksheet, 5th graders proofread 10 sentences to find the errors. They correct the errors by putting the adjectives in the proper position in each sentence.
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Phrasal Verbs
In this phrasal verbs words worksheet, students choose the correct phrasal verb to complete the sentences. Students complete 10 multiple choice questions.
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English Language Practice Worksheet
In this English language practice activity, students correct mistakes in sentences. In this fill in the blank activity, students write six answers.
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Adjectives
In this recognizing mistakes in adjective usage worksheet, students read sentences containing at least one error, find the mistakes, and correct them. Students write 12 answers.
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My Family Writing Exercise
In this recognizing grammatical mistakes and sentence completion worksheet, students correct the grammar mistakes, fill in the blanks with words from the word bank, and write a short essay about their families. Students write 26 answers.
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Where Are the Mistakes?
In this proofreading worksheet, students read 17 sentences and look for errors in spelling, grammar, verb agreement and punctuation. Students correct the mistakes. This is intended for ESL students.