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Subject-Verb Recognition Practice #1 Natural Order Sentences
In this subjects and predicates practice worksheet, middle schoolers read an informative lesson. Students then respond to 10 questions that require them to write down the complete subjects and complete predicates and then identify the...
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Grammar Skills
In this ESL worksheet, students complete a chart in order to create 10 complete sentences. The chart includes who/what, did what, to whom/what, how, where, when, and why.
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Prepositions Anyone? -- Learning to Use Prepositions
In this prepositions worksheet, students read 9 sentences and underline the preposition in each one. Students write 4 original sentences using prepositions to show location, direction, time and a relationship. Students fill in 6 blanks...
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Nouns-Possessive
In this possessive nouns worksheet, students determine whether phrases are "natural" or "not natural." Some phrases need possessive nouns.
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Gerunds Anyone?--Using a Verbal
In this gerunds activity, students fill in 5 blanks in 4 sentences with correct answers dealing with facts about gerunds. Students find the gerunds and underline each one in 6 sentences and then write an original sentence using the...
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Practice Idioms in English!
In this idioms worksheet, students fill in the blanks with the correct verbs, nouns, colors, and more to make idioms. Students complete 30 problems total.
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Blowin' In The Wind
For this song lessons worksheet, students listen to the song by Bob Dylan, "Blowin' in the Wind." They search for key phrases that use the words, "How many," and list each one with the noun that follows the phrase. Students listen to the...
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Find the Error 53
In this grammar learning exercise, students read a paragraph about a sit-com. Students locate mistakes in apostrophes, articles, singular/plurals, and spelling.
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Brexit
Brexit. Eurosceptics. Titanorak. Frankenstorm. Check out a neat worksheet and the attached article. It's all about buzzwords and how they are birthed. Whoda thunkit.
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Verb Masquerade: Verbals Don't Act Like Verbs
In this verb learning exercise, students read 6 sentences, look at the underlined words in each one and decide whether each underlined word is a gerund, infinitive or participle. Students use the word jump to write a simple sentence for...
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Reflexive and Emphatic Pronouns
In this reflexive and emphatic pronouns worksheet, 7th graders refer to a story, read the examples and rewrite 20 sentences using the correct pronoun form.
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Subject and Object Pronouns
In this pronoun worksheet, students review the definitions of subject and object pronouns. Students then complete three pages of exercises about pronouns.
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Parallelism
What is parallelism? Novice writers learn about parallelism and practice balancing 10 sentences for better syntax and parallel structure. A clear, straightforward instructional activity with answers included.
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Infinitives and Beyond
In this infinitives worksheet, students read a one page information text about infinitives. Students then answer 10 fill in the blank questions about infinitives.
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Participles
In this recognizing participles in sentences worksheet, students read definitions and examples of participle usage, read statements, identify one or two participles, and write the noun or pronoun they modify. Students write 34 answers.
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Participles
In this participles learning exercise, students read about participles and participial phrases, then describe nouns with participles and underline participial phrases in 4 sentences.
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Basic Linguistics: Fun Trivia Quiz
Meta-cognition can transform learning. If your syllabus includes linguistics to enhance learners' comprehension and expression in English, here is an interactive online quiz to assess what they have learned. Titled "Basic Linguistics,"...
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Some Adverbs from Feminine Adjectives Grow
Looking for a clear explanation of Spanish adverbs? Here it is! There's a set of seven bullet points that gives the rules, and there is a short practice activity at the end.
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Same...as/As...as
In this same...as and as...as learning exercise, students complete sentences with same...as phrases and as...as phrases. Students complete 22 sentences.
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The Verbal Trio - Learning about Verbals
Do you know what a gerund is? Use this grammar instructional activity to help emerging grammarians learn about using different verbs (infinitives, gerunds, and participles) in sentence writing. They then use what they read to answer the...
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How New Words Are Created
How are new words created? Study the list of ways a word can be created, and then have your class attempt to define a list of words. Word examples include snail-mail, coffee-matic, teleshopping, etc. More words and their definitions are...
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Using Commas: Interactive Practice
Learners read an overview of comma usage rules and then take an online interactive quiz. First they answer 10 multiple choice questions in which they identify the sentence with incorrect usage. On the next page, they retype a given...
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ELA.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.9-10.1
If you're completely lost on what grammar you should cover for Common Core skill L.9-10.1, look here! You will find some ideas and examples on what to include, making sure your learners can master the skill. The multiple choice quiz is...
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Sentence Fragments
Work on sentence fragments with your class using this handout and brief exercise. This resource, which could be used as a reference sheet for learners, goes into detail about complete sentences and the different errors that cause...