To do something to someone or something or not to do something to someone. That is the question. And it is the source of the confusion between lie and lay. The strength of this activity is in the clear, cogent explanation for the...

Are your pupils caught in the lie/lay confusion? Give them extra practice with a worksheet that defines the difference in meaning, conjugates the words, and gives examples of how the two verbs are used. Learners then practice with 10...

Rather than who done it, the mystery literary detectives have to solve as they examine the evidence found in Edgar Allan Poe's famous "The Tell-Tale Heart" is why did he do it?

Looking for some additional materials for Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart"? Included in a 14-page packet are an anticipation guide, a vocabulary list, exercise, and quiz, a list of literary terms, and an essay assignment with pre-writing...

In this lie or lay worksheet, students choose the correct word lie, lay, lied, or laid to fill in the blank to sentences. Students do this for 9 sentences.

In this word problems worksheet, students read word problems about one person telling the truth and one telling a lie and they figure out which is which. Students complete 4 problems.

In this misused verbs worksheet, students insert the words lie or lay into the sentences. Students complete 10 sentences total on this worksheet.

In this telling stories activity, students read the beginnings of 5 stories and respond to 5 short answer questions. Students also work with a partner to continue each of the stories.

In this grammar worksheet, learners read sixteen sentences and choose the correct word, say or tell, that makes each sentence grammatically correct.

In this say and tell worksheet, learners fill in the blanks to sentences with either the words say or tell. Students fill in the blanks for 18 sentences and write 4 on their own.

A chilling look of Edgar Allan Poe's works may not be a dream within a dream, but it's certainly a review within a crossword puzzle. Look down and across to find references to "The Raven," "The Tell-Tale Heart," "The Black Cat," and "The...

In this grammar worksheet, students write lie or lay in each of the 12 sentences in order to make the sentence complete. Students are also asked to define lie and lay.

What else can honesty mean besides "not lying"? Using this worksheet, your learners will consider what actions are most truthful and honest given a variety of real-world scenarios and activities. 

A fish's size, fins, and shape can tell us a lot about them! Learners explore fish anatomy to see how species use camouflage, scales, shape, and coloration to survive. The lesson includes advanced vocabulary such as fusiform shape,...

Identify figurative language in sentences that have been pulled out of a text. Looking at the sentence independently, can you tell which technique is being used? How do you know? Ninth graders look at 10 sentences that show simile,...

Are you struggling to get a rich discussion going between your learners? Use these questions to spark a natural conversation about advertising and the media. Learners pair up, and each speaker gets a different set of questions to ask...

The interpretation of a poem often lies in the mind of its reader, especially when reading the tone. Focus on author's word choice, middle schoolers read four different poems and briefly state a perceived tone for each, along with the...

The power to convince others of your argument lies in your knowledge of rhetoric! A thorough packet covers the basics of persuasion, including logical appeals and fallacies, and applies strategies to letters to the editor,...

In this ESL conversation worksheet, students collaborate with a partner to ask and answer 10 personal questions. Students must answer some of the questions truthfully and some with a lie; partners try to guess which answers are true.

In this algebra worksheet, 9th graders figure out who is telling the truth and who is lying. They have to figure which tribe an inhabitant is from based on if they are telling the truth or not. This is a riddle with an answer key.

In this algebra worksheet, 9 students are compared in groups of 3 on where they went to school, and if the tell the truth or not. There are clues given to try and figure out who is saying what. There is an answer key with this problem.

For this math worksheet, 10th graders are given a riddle and are asked specific questions about the riddle. The goal is to figure out who in the story is telling the truth and who is not. This worksheet contains 1 riddle with an answer key.

In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a text about telling half-truths. Students answer 5 multiple choice questions.

In this lines and planes worksheet, students answer eight true and false questions telling if two line segments are parallel or in the same plane. Students tell the line on the intersection of two lines and name the plane the lines are on.