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Haiku
The haiku, one of the most popular fixed forms, is the subject of this writing activity, the seventh in a series of ten poetry exercises.
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Alliteration Animals
Bees buzz, dogs dig, lion laze, and snakes slither! Use alliteration to create sentences about four different animals.
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The Blame Game for the Loss at Pearl Harbor
Known as the day that will live in infamy, the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 was a shock to all. But why was the United States unprepared on that December morning? Study a series of primary sources in a document-based question that...
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Passive Voice Exercises
For this interactive grammar worksheet, students identify the appropriate verb form from the drop-down menu in order make the sentence passive.
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ESL: Passive Voice
In this ESL passive voice worksheet, students read examples of passive voice in various tenses, then rewrite verbs in sentences in their correct passive form.
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Writing Compound Sentences
In this compound sentence instructional activity, students write 10 compound sentences using an independent clause provided. Students underline subjects and verbs in both clauses.
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ESL: Present Simple
In this ESL present simple worksheet, students fill in blanks with the affirmative, present simple tense of verbs given in parenthesis, then use the negative and interrogative forms to complete additional sentences.
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Writing Yes/No Questions and Information Questions
In this writing questions worksheet, students use one of the 6 provided verbs to write questions from the 6 provided sentences. Students then use 6 interrogatives to write questions using the words in 6 sentences.
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Writing Yes/No and Information Questions
In this question writing learning exercise, students choose a verb from the word bank at the top of the page to write 6 questions that correspond to the given statements. They use interrogatives from a second word bank to write original...
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Writing Yes/No Questions and Information Questions
In this writing questions learning exercise, students use given verbs to write questions, share with a classmate and then write their favorite one on the board. Students then use given interrogatives to write original questions, share...
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Present Perfect Simple or Continuous
Students discuss and analyze the differences between the present perfect simple and present perfect continuous forms from a clear context and develop the skill of noticing word stress, weak forms of auxiliaries.
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Join the Parade Worksheet 1 - Level 2
In this English worksheet, 3rd graders describe, in English, a picture of children playing in the park. Students complete writing sentences using words in the word banks.
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Word Formation
In this online interactive forming words activity, learners complete 15 sentences online by typing in the correct form of each word in parenthesis.
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Worksheet 14: Vocabulary Review, Page 1
This basic vocabulary activity could be used in upper elementary and ESL classes. After reading short sentences, learners identify the meaning of a word in 10 questions.
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Modal Verbs
In this ESL error correction learning exercise, students read 14 sentences that may or may not contain errors. Students identify any errors they see in the sentences.
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Have I Got a Book for You!
Fourth graders select a library book, read it and complete "Books to Check Out!" form. They compile their completed forms to a book to be displayed in the classroom for all readers to see.
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Reported Speech
In this reported speech worksheeet, students note the difference between reported speech and quoted speech. Rules for tense usage are also given.
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Living to Eat, Eating to Live
Students develop a five paragraph essay.They write their essays, review rules related to subject/verb agreement and the use of transition words or devices. They find examples of transition words or devices in newspaper or magazine...
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Present Perfect Simple or Continuous?
In this present perfect simple or continuous learning exercise, students first read about these 2 tenses, then decide on use and fill in blanks with the correct tense, using a given verb.
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Present Perfect: Forms
In this present perfect and past participle worksheet, students read examples on how to write subjects into the present perfect and past participle form. Students also read about different verbs in those tenses. Click on "Continue with...
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Passive/Active Test
In this passive and active tenses worksheet, students choose the correct tense to fit a given sentence. Students also identify transitive and intransitive verbs.
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ESL: Continuous Affirmative/Present Simple
In this ESL verb tense instructional activity, students read about simple present and present continuous tense, then use correct verb forms to fill in blanks in sentences.
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Government and Community Resources
Students explore how to communicate using past tense and present perfect tense verbs. They discuss words related to postal activities and the procedures to follow when mailing letters and packages, registering mail, and buying money orders.
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Giving and Taking Directions
Students identify the difference between commands and a declarative sentence. They complete a diagram with verbs, prepositions and numbers. They follow directions using a map and give directions to another location.