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Redundancies Worksheet 1
In this grammar learning exercise, students underline the redundant phrases in twenty sentences. Students explain why each phrase is a redundant phrase.
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Redundancies Worksheet 2
In this grammar worksheet, students underline the redundant phrases in twenty sentences. Students explain why the phrases are redundant.
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Diction, Choosing the Right Words
Are your students having trouble choosing the right words to communicate their point? Learners view a presentation that explore active and passive voice, redundancy, and diction through examples and definitions.
K12 Reader
Simplify with Pronouns
Give your class the task of reducing redundant words by assigning this exercise. Learners use pronouns to replace repeated words in 10 sentences.
University of North Carolina
Conciseness
Twitter has helped people learn to express their ideas in as few words as possible, but away from the 280-character limit, writers still struggle with keeping their writing short and to the point. Conciseness is the focus of a writing...
San José State University
Writing Concisely: Deleting or Replacing Unnecessary Information
Are you actually feeling really tired of reading wordy, redundant, long, lengthy sentences practically all the time over and over again? Introduce writers to this handout and exercise to teach to tighten up their prose! Provides two ways...
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Vocabulary Multiple Choice- Worksheet 18
In this ESL advanced vocabulary worksheet, students read 10 sentences that have a missing word. From 4 choices of similar words, students select the correct word to complete each sentence.
Prestwick House
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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Practice Paraphrasing
Help your high schoolers identify the main idea of a passage with this instructional activity on paraphrasing. First rewriting a paragraph in their own words, they then underline the most important words in their paraphrase and use them...
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Word Choice
Use vocabulary in context by choosing the correct word to complete the sentence. Briefly and accurately develop higher-level verbage. Can be used as a quiz, test, or quick exercise.
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Word Usage: Present Tense Verbs
In this word usage: present tense verbs worksheet, students complete 10 sentences in multiple choice format with the correct verb form interactively with immediate online feedback.
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Better English Lessons: Vocabulary Skills 2
In this online interactive English skills worksheet, students respond to 10 multiple choice questions that require them to select the appropriate words to complete the sentences. Answers are scored immediately.
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Word Usage: Verb + "out"
In this word usage: verb + "out" learning exercise, students complete 20 multiple choice sentences selecting the correct verb with "out", interactively and with immediate feedback.
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Better English Lessons: "Pull"
In this online interactive English skills worksheet, students respond to 20 multiple choice questions that require them to select the appropriate words to complete the sentences involving phrases using the word "pull." Answers are...