English Language Structure and Grammar Teacher Resources

These functional slides first show a list of parts of speech then a few sentences. In each subsequent slide, nouns are first highlighted, then pronouns on the next slide, and articles on the next slide, all using the same basic...

What is the difference between an adjective and an adverb? Encourages scholars to explore the answer to this question while building a foundation of the English language. The lesson comes complete with an attention grabber, notes, and a...

Nine lessons in a grammar and usage unit provide endless opportunities for drill and practice. Topics include the four types of sentences, subject and predicates, nouns, verbs, adjectives, pronouns, adverbs and prepositions, conjunctions...

Participles can be part of a verb phrase (participial phrase) or act as an adjective. Yossarian the Grammarian demonstrates how the verb "to wear" functions differently in various sentences.

Review the definition of an adjective. Adjectives modify nouns, and Yossarian the Grammarian shows the three questions adjectives answer: Which one? What kind of? and How many?

Whip your students' grammar skills into shape with this series of practice worksheets. Touching on all eight parts of speech, these exercises challenge learners to identify the relationships between different words...

Be as possessive as you like with a grammar slideshow on possessive nouns and adjectives. Whether it's your suitcase, my suitcase, or his suitcase, elementary learners decipher the ways that possessive nouns and...

Students examine variety of holiday cards to recognize and write basic parts of speech. They then write new greetings for the greeting cards.

In this parts of speech worksheet, students are given words and they choose which part of speech it is. Students complete 9 problems total.

Spice up your writing! Your amateur writers will benefit from concentrating on understanding and improving verb use in writing. An introductory activity addresses weak verbs. A second exercise helps them see the importance of strong...

Students investigate different parts of speech by creating digital skits. In this digital education lesson, students collaborate in groups to research the Internet for clips and music that represent the different parts of speech....

Eighth graders review and use the different parts of speech using Mad Libs or Web Libs. They also utilize creative writing skills by providing the most interesting word(s) for the story line. They utilize worksheets imbedded in this plan.

A 10-item worksheet challenges scholars to change verbs to adverbs using their knowledge of adjectives and suffixes. 

In this grammar worksheet, 4th graders focus on the parts of speech.  Students complete the given table, filling in the spaces for 17 adjectives, nouns, verbs, and adverbs.

Yossarian the Grammarian describes the infinitive as either an adjective, adverb, or noun. A sentence is given for each example on the whiteboard, comparing the infinitive to other adjectives, adverbs, and nouns so that the function of...

This handout provides a description and examples of subject, personal, and possessive pronouns, as well as possessive adjectives. It would be a nice reference sheet, but includes no exercises.

Review grammar rules for simple and compound sentences. Learners diagram sentences and identify conjunctions, interjections, and prepositional phrases. As a class, they study their notes and complete pages in their grammar book to...

Having a diverse and well-developed vocabulary make for both good readers and good writers. The class discusses basic grammar, such as nouns, verb, and adjectives. They then view a series of pictures and work as a class to create simple...

In this identifying the missing words in a parts of speech table worksheet, students read columns of adjectives, adverbs, nouns, and verbs and fill in the missing words. Students write fill in 40 blanks.

Have your class play this grammar game to practice identifying parts of speech. Focusing on punctuation, adjectives, nouns, verbs, and more, learners take a sentence and change it according to the prompts provided.

Students analyze parts of speech, sentence structure, and ver usage in this ten lesson unit on grammar. Through games, activities, assignments, and printed material, the concepts are supported and reinforced in a creative way.

Second graders discuss nouns. In this language arts lesson, 2nd graders discuss nouns and pronouns. Students identify various types of nouns on a worksheet. Students play "Popcorn" Nouns.

What a great way to review grammar in your class. Learners engage in a simple activity in which they identify verbs, adjectives, and adverbs. They click on a word to see whether they have put it in the correct category. This is a quick...

In this pronouns and possessive adjectives worksheet, learners identify usage in sentences. In this short answer worksheet, students write sixteen answers.