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Conventions: Quotation Marks
Fifth graders determine the difference between indirect and direct quotations. In this grammar lesson, 5th graders recognize that direct quotations have quotation marks and understand what the rules are for using quotation marks.
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Express Yourself!
Elementary learners practice reading with expression to understand text better. They identify punctuation marks to see how each sentence is to be expressed with a certain emotion. Then they practice their new skills by working through...
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Oh, You Funny Question Mark
In this punctuation worksheet, students will read a short poem about question marks. Then students will practice writing asking sentences and using question marks.
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Funny Question Marks
In this punctuation learning exercise, students read a poem about a question mark. Students also write their own sentence that asks a question.
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Test Your Grammar Skills - Sentence Punctuation 1
In this grammar learning exercise, students rewrite sentences with capital letters and correct punctuation. Ten sentences are to be corrected and rewritten.
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Which Kind of Sentence? Using Periods and Question Marks
In this punctuation worksheet, students practice recognizing statement and questions by reading 6 sentences and correctly using a period or question mark as ending punctuation.
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Sentences In Motion
Explore the elements needed to make up a sentence (the sentence itself, the period, the comma, the question mark, and the exclamation point), with this language arts lesson. A loco-motor activity is embedded in the teaching of the...
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Stop Sign Punctuation
Students use punctuation and capitalization. In this grammar lesson students use stop signs in the place of periods. Students cut out sentences and put stop signs in appropriate places. Students indicate capitalization where needed.
English Banana
What's the Point...? Punctuation Practice 1
Here is an unusual worksheet. It consists of multiple choice questions in which learners choose which punctuation mark is the most appropriate for the situation. Perfect punctuation practice!
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The Colon
An outstanding presentation clarifies one of the most misunderstood and misused punctuation marks: the colon. With clear instructions about the appropriate times to use the colon and examples of proper usage, learners  practice using it...
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Periods, Question Marks, and Exclamation Points
Students receive instruction to punctuation marks in the appropriate places using provided examples. They then place the correct punctuation in the sentences on the worksheet noting that there are some punctuation marks in the...
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Question Marks
In this punctuation worksheet, students read a sentence and circle "yes" if the sentence needs a question mark, or "no" if it does not. There are 15 questions on this page.
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Question Marks, Quotation Marks, and Parentheses Quiz
In this online interactive grammar quiz instructional activity, students answer 12 multiple choice questions regarding question marks, quotation marks, and parentheses. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Punctuating a Paragraph
Do your fourth graders need a little help with punctuation? Use this run-on paragraph to demonstrate proofreading for capitalization, punctuation, and separating ideas into separate paragraphs. At the end of the activity, learners...
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Every-Day Edit: Ida B. Wells
Practice language convention usage with this brief proofreading exercise. Together your class can verbally correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about Ida B. Wells. Then individual learners can rewrite it or mark the hard...
Dorling Kindersley
Question Words
Teaching your primary learners how to ask questions? Then look no further. This worksheet introduces the six essential question words: who, what, where, when, why, and how. Children begin by practicing how to write these words, before...
Education World
Every Day Edit - Hiroshima Bombing
In this everyday editing worksheet, students correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about the Hiroshima bombing. The errors range from punctuation, spelling, grammar, and capitalization.
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Every Day Edit - Voting Rights Act of 1965
In this everyday editing worksheet, students correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The errors range from grammar, spelling, punctuation, and capitalization.
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Every Day Edit - Martha Washington
In this everyday editing worksheet, students correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about Martha Washington. The errors range from punctuation, capitalization, spelling, and grammar.
Education World
Every Day Edit - Uganda
In this everyday editing worksheet, learners correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about Uganda. The errors range from punctuation, capitalization, grammar, and spelling.
Education World
Every Day Edit - Chinese New Year
In this everyday editing worksheet, students correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about the Chinese New Year. The errors range from punctuation, capitalization, grammar, and spelling.
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Punctuation
Students practice using periods, question marks, and exclamation points correctly. In this punctuation lesson, students review punctuation rules and practice. Students practice together then work independently.
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The Posse in Austrailia
Students explore the use of commas and periods. They compose a friendly letter without commas or periods to give to a partner to revise. In addition, they discuss how these punctuation marks helped readers better understand the meanings...
Scholastic
Smart Quotes Mini-Lesson
Prepare for an interview project with a set of worksheets about asking questions and quoting people. After completing a grammar exercise about quotation marks, kids write out the questions they want to ask their interviewee, and record...