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Noun Book
Seventh graders create a book about the different types of nouns. In this noun book lesson, 7th graders discuss and define plurals, possessives, and proper nouns. Students then make a book or PowerPoint presentation containing examples...
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Pronouns
Ninth graders define the term 'pronoun', differentiate between personal, possessive, interrogative, indefinite and demonstrative pronouns, and identify the eight parts of speech.
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Does This Belong to You?
Students create a poster or collage labeling each item with a plural or irregular possessive noun with apostrophes. In this possessives lesson plan, students also have a quiz on possessives.
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Apostrophe Function and Punctuation
In this apostrophe use worksheet, students read the two primary functions of apostrophes: to show possession and to show the omission of letters. They complete 24 examples in which they apply the rules for both uses.
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Apostrophes - possession
Students examine the use of apostrophes. From a given reading, students locate all words with apostrophes. Using these words as examples, students discuss rules for using apostrophes. Students match a person an an object from a list...
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Review: Nouns
In this nouns instructional activity, students write the irregular plural and possessive form of nouns. Students complete 16 problems on this instructional activity.
San José State University
Nouns: The Basics
Need to work on nouns with your class? This handout breaks down nouns and provides twelve sentences for noun identification practice. Help English language learners recognize nouns with the examples given on this handout.
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Speaker, Speaker: Using Pronouns to Show Person
In this pronouns activity, students fill in 12 blanks completing 7 facts about pronouns, read 8 sentences and determine if the underlined pronoun in each sentence is told in first, second or third person.
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Sentence Puzzle Race
Students create sentences based on the word cards they are given. In this sentences lesson plan, students work in teams and get points for correct sentences.
McGraw Hill
Grammar Practice Workbook
To an English teacher, the only sound worse than nails on a chalkboard is a student using improper grammar. Make poor grammar a problem of the past with this extensive collection of worksheets that covers everything from sentence...
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Apostrophes
Here is some very good, interactive practice for your class regarding when they should, and should not, use apostrophes. Clear examples are given, and learners have ample opportunities to practice the skill. Instant feedback is given for...
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Parts of Speech: Adjectives
What is an adjective? Read the informational paragraphs before having your elementary learners take the 10-question quiz. Learners distinguish between a group of words to find the adjective. Possessive adjectives and plural adjectives...
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Pronouns
Subject, object personal. Possessive, reflexive, indefinite. Everything you want to know about pronouns and their antecedents is contained in a colorful 32-slide presentation.
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Grammar Games and Activities
Thirty pages of grammar activities? Your young grammarians will be well versed in the parts of speech, basic verb tenses, and much more after completing even a handful of these exercises.
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Understanding Paragraph Basics
Full of informative, helpful, and accessible activities, a language arts packet is sure to be a valuable part of your writing unit. It's versatile between reading levels and grade levels, and focuses on the most efficient ways for your...
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Fun With Formatting
Students investigate the concept of using a word processing program with the intention of improving formatting skills like centering text. They also highlight different text sections and demonstrate how to save changes made to a document...
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Apostrophes
Apostrophes as used in plurals, contractions, and possessives are the subject of a short PowerPoint that includes explanations as well as examples of correct and incorrect usage. Consider augmenting the presentation with practice...
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Grammar Practice
In this grammar worksheet, learners complete problems on editing sentences, analogies, plurals, grouping words, and proper nouns. Students complete 5 problems.
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Pronouns
In these pronouns worksheets, students review the definitions of different types of pronouns and then complete three pages of activities to help them with the pronoun types.
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The Pearl: Found Poem
It's hard to beat the beauty of John Steinbeck's prose, so borrow a little of it to form your own found poetry. After kids finish Chapter One of The Pearl, they select the most evocative and vivid words to create found poems.
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Case and Perspective Test
In this case and perspective worksheet, students identify case and perspective of pronouns, writing matching letters on blanks. Students then identify words as plural or possessive.
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Find the Error 38
In this find the error activity, students will look at an ad produced by a bank and try to spot the mistake. The mistake is a missing apostrophe to show possession.
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Showing Ownership
In this language arts activity, students show ownership clearly by using the correct forms. Students read 5 sentences and write the correct singular or plural pronoun that goes with the italicized words. Then students choose the correct...
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Phonics lesson for -ick family
Kindergarteners and first graders develop phonemic awareness for words that contain -ick. Each learner gets a stack of cards with different -ick words, highlighting the target sound as they review each one.