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Georgia CRCT - 7th Grade Language Arts Quiz
Writing conventions are the focus of this standardized practice test. Designed for the Georgia Criterion-Referenced Competency Test (CRCT), these fifteen questions address grammar (capitalization, parts of speech, homonyms) and writing...
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Beginning Paragraph Correction #8
Readers answer 8 multiple choice questions by selecting the correct revisions to the paragraph provided. The focus is on prepositions, syntax, and parts of speech. A good, quick exercise for ELL classes or review for middle schoolers.
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May Speech Puzzle
In this word search activity, students discover terms related to speech. The words include speaking problems, parts of the mouth and speech techniques.
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Build Complex Sentences
Learners practice building complex sentences in this sentence combining-like exercise. Two simple sentences are given; your writers must make one reasonable complex sentence out of each pair using the conjunction provided. Ten examples...
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Run-On Sentences
Have you seen run-on sentences in your learners' writing lately? If you're looking to address this issue, you might use this run-on sentence handout as a reference sheet. This handout lists examples of run-on sentences as well as...
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Derivational Suffixes Worksheet
In this suffixes worksheet, students learn that derivational suffixes change the meaning of words and the part of speech. Students write the original meaning of six words, add the suffix, and write the new meaning.
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Future
In this future learning exercise, students review and discuss how to make predictions and plan events for the future. They place nine sets of words into the correct order to build nine sentences. They finish by correctly completing...
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Present (Be + -ing)
In this present tense instructional activity, 7th graders review and discuss how to change verbs to present tense verbs and decide the correct verb to put into six sentences.
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Quantity Terms With Count Nouns
In this substituting expressions for quantity words instructional activity, students use the expressions little, quite a little or quite a bit of, few, and quite a few to replace phrases in sentences. Students rewrite 10 sentences.