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Simple Present / Present Progressive
Using a fill-in-the-blank and multiple choice format, this activity gives students a chance to practice their skills using the simple present tense of a verb and present progressive. With 20 questions, and a varied format, this learning...
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Beginning Sentence Correction
In this beginning sentence correction activity, students determine mistakes and fix them. In this short answer activity, students write six answers.
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Worksheet 8: Reading: A Job Problem
This instructional activity is an appropriate way to have adults learning English review the nuances of the vocabulary. Students have to read an email about a work-related scenario and answer 12 questions.
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English Exercises: Present Simple Tense
In this online interactive English activity, students respond to 26 multiple choice questions about pronoun agreement. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Past and Present Tense
Students make predictions about the coming up chapter in their book. Students are introduced to new vocabulary words and definition for this new chapter. Students create a table where they can input the new vocabulary word, definition...
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Likes and Dislikes
In this likes and dislikes worksheet, students write their levels of liking something next to the activity, fill in the blanks to sentences, and order sentences. Students complete 30 problems total.
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Expressing Likes and Dislikes
Young scholars identify slang words that they would use in a conversation. They practice expressing their likes and dislikes in speech and written form. They complete worksheets and discuss them to end the lesson.
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Lesson 12 - Ed Suffix with Unchanging Base Words
Understanding different verb tenses begins with knowing how to decode words. A lesson on the -ed suffix with unchanging base words introduces readers to the past tense. Teachers present the skill with oral reading and spelling...
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Imagery and Sound Devices: In Preparation for Reading Ray Bradbury's Dandelion Wine
Twelfth graders analyze Ray Bradbury's use of techniques and elements of fiction as well as nonfiction in the novel Dandelion Wine. In this novel analysis lesson, 12th graders analyze the sensory techniques in Dandelion Wine. Students...
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Linking Verbs (Online Interactive)
In this linking verbs instructional activity, students learn to recognize linking verbs in sentences. Students read the information and study examples of linking verbs. Students identify the linking verbs in 10 sentences. This is an...
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Passive Voice and Grammar Checkers
This handout gives an overview of the passive and active voices as well as pointing out that the grammar checkers in word processing programs mark sentences written in the passive voice as incorrect. While this is not an interactive...
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English Exercises: Present Simple and Continuous
In this online interactive English worksheet, students respond to 10 fill in the blank questions that require them to use verb tenses appropriately. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Verb Practice
In this verb instructional activity, students read a definition and examples of verbs, then fill in blanks in simple sentences with verbs.
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Housework: Make vs. Do
In this verb usage worksheet, students read the sentences and determine which form of make or do best completes each sentence. Students complete 8 sentences for the online activity.
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Using Irregular Verbs in Simple Paste Tense
For this irregular verbs worksheet, students write the correct form of the irregular verb in simple past tense. Students complete 12 sentences. Students then make their own sentences using irregular verbs in simple past tense.
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Verb Tenses; Conditional Tenses-3
In this foreign language worksheet, pupils read and complete 10 sentences. Each sentence is missing the verb. Options to complete the sentence are included.
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Helping/Linking Verbs: Sentence Maze
In this helping and linking verbs worksheet, students find their way through the sentence maze by connecting the words for each sentence and learn to use helping and linking verbs.
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Song Lessons: Never, My Love
Here's a clever way to introduce language learners to noun clauses. After a brief exercise that provides examples of different types of noun clauses, class members listen to the Association's "Never, My Love" and identify the clauses in...
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Dictionary Skills Review
Why do we use a dictionary? Your scholars will tell you why while demonstrating their dictionary skills. In addition to stating the purpose of using dictionaries, they will also show what they know about guide words, alphabetizing,...
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Adjectives of Comparison
Is our car bigger than theirs? Is this car better than than that one? Use comparative and superlative adjectives of provided verbs to complete twenty sentences.
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Passive Voice
The definition of passive voice is given along with tips to identify whether a sentence is written in this form. With one slide for the title and one for the end, the remaining four slides include the definition and a different tip on...
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English Banana: Grammar Skills
In this writing sentences worksheet, students test their grammar skills and their knowledge of expressions of frequency. Students write 10 correct sentences and change the verbs depending on the subject.
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Gerunds Anyone?--Using a Verbal
In this gerunds worksheet, 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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Dear Abby: A Direct and Indirect Characterization Lesson Plan
High schoolers practice identifying and creating examples of characterization based on comprehension. They assess direct and indirect characterization and use conflict in a plot to generate a piece of writing. Each student selects...