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One-Word Modifiers: Adjectives and Adverbs
Introduce your students to adjectives, adverbs, and the differences between them with this helpful grammar presentation. Though it appears long at 79 slides, note that each slide is doubled, with the first slide asking a question and the...
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Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers
Start by reading the information provided for both misplaced modifiers and dangling modifiers. The entire first page is explanation and examples-perfect for those who need extra support. On page two, you will find a short, 10-question...
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Modifying Adjective and Adverbs Exercise
In this modifiers worksheet, learners fill in the blanks in 24 sentences by choosing the correct adjective or adverb modifier: far, just about, nearly, or slightly.
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Introduction to Adverbs
Students develop a definition of the role/function of adverbs. Specifically students articulate that adverbs modify verbs by telling how something is done, when something is done, where something is done, or modify adverbs or adjectives.
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Few and Less: A Confusing Pair
In this grammar instructional activity, learners learn the difference between the words "few" and "less" as well as adverbs and adjectives. They then answer the 14 questions on the page by inserting either few/fewer or less in the blank.
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Bad or Badly: A Troublesome Pair
In this grammar worksheet, learners learn about the differences between adverbs and adjectives. They learn when to use "bad", an adjective, and when to use "badly", an adverb. Students then fill in the blanks in the 5 sentences using...
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Parts of Speech--Adjectives
In this parts of speech worksheet, students review adjective as they read a brief description and underline all of the adjectives in 15 sentences. In addition, students create 2 of their own sentences using adjectives.
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Introduction to Adverbs
Young scholars categorize a list of words into various categories of their choosing. They notice patterns in the lists and discuss -ly words and adverbs. They practice adding adverbs to sentences.
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Learning About Adverbs
In this adverbs instructional worksheet, students read about adverbs and then respond to 17 fill in the blank and identification questions.
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Adjectives
In this adjective practice worksheet, students respond to 15 questions that require them to identify adjectives. Adjective instructional guidelines are included.
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Description and Modifying: What's On Your Plate?
Pupils create a food product and an advertisement promoting it. In this description and advertising lesson, students read children's book for inspiration and discover advertising techniques. Pupils complete their ads and use modifiers...
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English Basics: The Jargon You Need to Know
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...
Collaborative Learning Project
Simple to Complex Sentences
Such a creative game idea, this activity might actually make grammar fun! Learners play a modified game of connect-four by identifying the grammatical name for different words and phrases and then working them into simple sentences to...
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Prepositional Phrases
A thorough grammar activity on prepositional phrases first reviews the definitions and examples of prepositional phrases, adjective phrases, and adverb phrases, before prompting students to apply their knowledge to several different...
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Multisensory Grammar Activities
Activate various learning styles while covering modifiers and double negatives. These activity ideas provides several sentences for examining each topic. After completing the activities, learners will know how to clarify meaning with...
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Infinitive Phrase Recognition Practice
In this infinitive phrase practice worksheet, middle schoolers read an informative lesson. Students then respond to 10 questions that require them to identify the infinitive phrases in the sentences and label them as noun, adjective, or...
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Grammar Check
In this grammar worksheet, students answer a variety of grammar questions true or false. Students check their answers against an answer sheet when they complete the assignment.
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Writing Mythological Narratives
Young scholars compose a creative writing piece based on a painting of a mythological scene. In this creative writing lesson plan, students write about the scene in the painting and tie in their original stories into tales from the...
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Participles: Another Verbal to Know and Love
In this grammar activity, students learn about past and present participles. They then use what they learned to answer the 13 questions on the activity. The answers are on the last page of the packet.