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Parallelism, Including Correlative Conjunctions and Comparisons
After reading the first reference page about parallel structure using correlative conjunctions, young learners rewrite nine sentences with errors in parallelism. Even the strongest writers in your language arts class could benefit from...
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There, Their, and They're
In this word usage learning exercise, students review example sentences for the correct usage of there/their/they're. Students complete 3 activities to help them identify the correct word usage.
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Word Roots 7: Spect, Sta, Vert Intermediate-Crossword
Given the clues, can you complete the crossword puzzle for words containing the Latin roots spect, sta, and vert? No word list is given, but using the answer sheet, you can provide your class with the list of words to choose from. This...
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Word Roots SPECT, STA and VERT: MyVocabulary.com
A 12-question crossword puzzle for the roots spect, sta, and vert, to complete this activity pupils must come up with words that match the clue given and contain one of these roots. Crossword, clues and answer key are all available and...
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Lead vs. Led
Teach a lesson on the commonly confused words lead and led and assign this activity to review the material. Learners must not only choose the correct word for each sentence, but they also need to determine whether the word is used as a...
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Spring Matching Worksheet
In this spring matching learning exercise, students draw a line from the pictures of spring objects to the words that name them. Note: All names are in capital letters even though they are common nouns.
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Ocean Animals Alphabetical Order
In this alphabetical order instructional activity, students arrange 8 names of ocean animals in alphabetical order. No two words will begin with the same letter. Note: Each word begins with a capital letter even though they are common...
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Farm Animal Alphabetical Order Worksheet
In this alphabetical order instructional activity, students put 8 names of farm animals in alphabetical order. No words will begin with the same letter. Note: Although the words are common nouns, they begin with capital letters.
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Colors Matching Worksheet
In this color words activity, students draw lines to match 6 pictures with the color word that goes with each. Note: The words begin with capital letters even though they are common nouns.
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Avoiding Nominalization
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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ESL: Sentence Completion Activity
In this ESL sentence completion worksheet, students correctly complete sentences, choosing words from a drop down list beside each. Score can be checked online.
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ESL Preposition Practice
In this ESL preposition instructional activity, students complete multiple choice questions, choosing the correct pair of prepositions to fill in 2 blanks in a sentence. Page has a link to additional activities.
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Prepositions: An Introduction
In this preposition worksheet, students are given a list of prepositions and their objects to use when completing a variety of activities, fill in the blanks and finding prepositional phrases.
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Home Spelling Practice: Grade 6: Prefixes
In this spelling worksheet, students learn to spell 20 words in a list. All words contain prefixes. Students write each word one time. There are additional at-home activities.
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ESL: Time Prepositions
In this ESL time prepositions worksheet, learners choose the correct preposition that completes a sentence. Page has a link to additional activities.
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Advanced Composition: Verbs/Gerunds
In this writing instructional activity, students read about the use of verbs followed by gerunds, then write a paragraph in which they use 3 verbs and gerund nouns, writing about an activity they enjoy.
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ESL: Me, Myself, I
In this ESL me/myself and I worksheet, students fill in blanks to complete sentences, choosing the correct pronouns from a drop down list. Page has link to additional activities.
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Language Arts Practice #2
In this language arts practice worksheet, learners edit sentences, write homophones, complete analogies and label a noun as common or proper. Answers included.
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Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases
In these prepositional phrases worksheets, students review the definitions and examples for prepositional phrases, prepositions, and object of prepositions. Students then complete three pages of activities for prepositions.
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Whether/Weather/Wether
Is it whether, weather, or wether? Learners explore the differences between these three words using examples and descriptions. They conclude by taking an interactive test.
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The Bernstein Bears Celebrate 100 Days of School
In this Bernstein Bears celebrate 100 days of school worksheet, students record what they have learned in 100 days in school. Students list 100 new words, decide how they would spend $100, draw a picture of themselves at 100 years old,...
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Word Pyramid-- Parts of a Sentence
In this language arts worksheet, students build a word pyramid by following the detailed directions on the page Students use the indicated part of speech, number of letters and initial sound to construct the word. Example: A 4 letter...
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Learning to Use Indefinite Pronouns
In this grammar worksheet, students learn to use indefinite pronouns in sentence writing. They then use what they learned to answer the 8 questions on the worksheet. The answers are on the last page of the packet.
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Prepositions Anyone? -- Learning to Use Prepositions
In this prepositions worksheet, students read 9 sentences and underline the preposition in each one. Students write 4 original sentences using prepositions to show location, direction, time and a relationship. Students fill in 6 blanks...