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Modal Auxiliaries
Forming polite instructions, giving instructions, and expressing advice can be made a little easier using this grammar-related presentation. First, learners review using an auxiliary and simple verb to form sentences. Then, they focus on...
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Modals
If you could have any job in the world, what would it be? Modal verbs such as could and would express possibility, as the installment of a compilation of informational handouts describes. A series of tables help explain the strength,...
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Modals
Verbs can be tricky, especially those modal verbs of probability. Take a look at a wonderful 16-page workbook that uses think-pair-share, critical thinking, skills practice, and discussion to assist learners in using the correct modal...
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Auxiliary Verbs
Auxiliary verbs are the focus of this language arts presentation. These types of verbs are very specific, and are taught quite effectively during the PowerPoint. Pupils are invited to do their own pieces of writing that use auxiliary...
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Auxiliary Verbs
What is an auxiliary verb? Is that the same thing as a modal verb? Use this reference guide to explain each verb type to your emerging grammarians. While it is intended for native English speakers, you could use it with English language...
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Could Have, Should Have, Would Have
Could have, should have, would have learned your auxiliary verbs! Use this resource to describe the meaning of each set of words, and then let your kids try to complete the given sentences. Since most people don't actually take the time...
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Quiz: Modal Auxiliaries
You must prepare your class to properly use modal auxiliaries! Have them complete the given sentences using phrases from a word box and must or must not. After that, they can complete 10 additional fill-in-the-blank sentences, choosing...
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Modal Exercises
In this grammar worksheet, learners complete 15 sentences by adding the correct auxiliary modal. Students also complete 10 questions by using the modal and verb supplied in parentheses.
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Modal Verbs
In this modal verbs instructional activity, students choose the purpose of verbs and fill in the blanks with verbs for sentences. Students complete 2 activities.
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Can and Could
In this can and could worksheet, students determine can usage in a sentence and identify the correct auxiliary modal verbs. In this multiple choice and short answer worksheet, students write twenty-four answers.
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Quiz 3A: Modal Auxiliaries
Helping and Linking Verbs are the focus of this language arts activity. Students complete 5 sentences with either the verb "must" or "must not" along with one of the phrases in the expressions box. Students then complete 10 sentences...
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Modals of Polite Request
For this grammar worksheet, students are introduced to the modals of polite request and are given examples of each. There is an included exercise for students to complete.
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Must and Have to
Use this assignment to help address CCSS.ELA.Literacy.L.4.1b in your fourth grade language arts curriculum. The modal auxiliary verbs "must" and "have to" are explained in terms of the roles that they play. Examples are provided, and...
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Will and Would
In this modal auxiliary verbs worksheet, students read about how to use the verbs "will" and "would". Students make 2 sentences for each modal auxiliary verb.
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Using "Can"
English language learners or young native English speakers practice using the word can in the six sentences provided. They match the beginning of each sentence provided with the appropriate phrases in the word pool.
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English Exercises: Modals Exercises
In this online interactive English worksheet, students respond to 10 multiple choice questions that require them to use auxiliary modals appropriately. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Ought to and Had better
In this ought to and had better worksheet, students identify usage in sentences. In this short answer and multiple choice worksheet, students write fourteen answers.
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Shall and Should
In this shall and should worksheet, students identify usage in sentences. In this short answer and multiple choice worksheet, students write fourteen answers.
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May and Might
In this may and might worksheet, learners determine usage in sentences. In this short answer and multiple choice worksheet, students write fourteen answers.
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Parts of Speech
This online multiple choice quiz focuses on upper-level grammar concepts. In addition to covering simple parts of speech such as nouns, verbs, and adjectives, this resource also covers more advanced information, such as transitive vs....
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The Passive
This 76-slide presentation on passive forms, passive verbs, and passive tenses is meant to give students a lot of practice in this important area of literacy. There are dozens of examples for students to consider, and an interactive...
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Levels of Ability
In this levels of ability activity, 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.
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Easily Confused Words: Can and May
Can is one of the most commonly misused words. In actuality, may should be used in many of the sentences can tends to appear in. Review these example sentences with your third and fourth graders, and then have them complete the short,...
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Must, Have got to, Have to
In this must, have got to, and have to worksheet, students read examples of when to use each in a sentence. Students also read the examples for the past and present.