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Present Simple Tense: negative sentences

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this present simple worksheet, students complete negative sentences with don't or doesn't, negative forms of verbs, and more. Students complete 3 tasks.
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Telling Age Worksheet: Handwriting Practice- "I'm five."

For Students K - 1st
In this printing practice and ESL activity, students write the answer to the question "How old are you?" Students trace the sentence "I'm five." Students then practice printing this sentence two times on their own. This is Zaner-Bloser...
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Sentence Construction

For Students 2nd
In this sentence construction worksheet, 2nd graders put three phrases into the correct order to make a sentence and write it on the line, for two sets of phrases.
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Beginning Sentence Completion Exercise 26

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this beginning sentence completion exercise 26 worksheet, students, working online, complete ten sentences by selecting the correct word(s), with immediate feedback.
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Beginning Sentence Correction 16

For Students 3rd - 5th
Even though a short activity, it provides a good review of verb tense. Students could use this a quick, 6 question, review of skills. A teacher could augment the activity with questions or an assignment in which student write their own...
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Writing Questions

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this writing worksheet, students read 2 sentences and turn each one into a question. They examine a picture of children playing and write 2 questions about the picture.
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Writing Equations: Subtraction 0 to 10

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this subtraction worksheet, students study the sets of images, cross out the pictures that will be subtracted, and count the amount of objects left. Students write the 4 subtraction equations in the box. Students then write the...
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Writing Equations: Addition and Subtraction 0 to 20

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In these subtraction and addition worksheets, students write the equations for the addition and subtraction sentences. Students solve 28 problems.
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Writing Catchy Introductions

For Students 6th - 7th
In this introductory paragraph instructional activity, students learn techniques for writing an attention-catching introductory paragraph. Students then read several introductory paragraphs and determine which strategies were used.
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Number Six

For Students K
In this number worksheet, students practice writing both the word and the numeral for the number six.  Students complete 5 lines of printing practice writing a complete sentence at the end and coloring the six shapes that are...
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Writing a Social Studies Essay

For Students 8th - 12th
In this social studies essay worksheet, students follow the provided steps listed in the graphic organizer to write their own social studies essays. Students also read a sample essay about the U.S. government.
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Complete the Addition Fact Using Cubes

For Students K - 2nd
In this addition with cubes worksheet, students count the cubes, and write the addends and sum to solve the addition problem.
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Write Your Own Poem 'ack'

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this rhyming words worksheet, students complete four activities that help them learn words that contain the cluster 'ack.' Students spell words that contain the cluster, write a silly sentence with the words, and then compose two poems.
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Printing Sentences

For Students K - 1st
For this printing practice worksheet, students read and trace the sentences "Three little hills." and "Three big hills.". Students write 6 words.
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Student Resource Sheet-- Using Verbs in Writing

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this language arts worksheet, students explore the use of strong specific verbs in their writing. Students first read the information and look at the examples given. Students then brainstorm strong verbs to replace common words and...
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Read and Write

For Teachers K - 1st
In this read and write worksheet, students read two short sentences and then choose the appropriate color from the sentences to color the picture.
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Develop a Paragraph

For Students 6th - 8th
Need a recipe for a paragraph? Young writers cook up the opening paragraph for a speech on food preparation. They prepare by reading the directions and cutting out the provided sentence strips. Then, they mix up the strips and paste the...
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Grammar Practice: Don't Get Frazzled over Fragments!

For Students 6th - 8th
Following a brief definition of the required components of a complete sentence, and models of incomplete or sentence fragments, learners are asked to revise a series of sentence fragments into complete sentences. Suggested rewrites are...
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Avoiding Nominalization

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
Improve syntax with this explanatory handout. It clarifies one way to make writing more precise: avoiding nominalization. This resource provides four ways to find and change nominalization problems and 10 sentences to correct. There are...
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Who? What? Why? - Using Interrogative Pronouns

For Students 7th - 10th
Interrogative pronouns are an important part of learning the interrogative sentence form. Middle schoolers learn about using interrogative pronouns in sentence writing, and use what they read to answer the nineteen questions on the...
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ELA.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.11-12.3

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Tired of simple sentences? Bored by brief sentences? Plagued by boring sentences? Enrich your life and the writing of your pupils by modeling how to combine sentences to create more varied syntax. Groups then find a number of ways to...
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Sand Castle: Lesson 29

For Students 2nd - 3rd
The story Sand Castle is the basis for each of the four learning activities found on this worksheet. Learners will write spelling words, fill in the blanks, compose sentences, and answer comprehension questions relating to the story....
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The Subjunctive

For Students 7th - 9th
How are subjunctives incorporated into the writing process? Young grammarians investigate the proper usage of the subjunctive mood, and combine parts of sentences from one column with those from another column to make eight logical...
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The Verbal Trio - Learning about Verbals

For Students 6th - 9th
Do you know what a gerund is? Use this grammar 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 11 questions...