Fourth graders focus on the use of main and helping verbs in written communication.

Fourth graders explore how to use the correct forms of adverbs to compare actions.

Ninth graders define the term 'verb', differentiate between action and linking verbs, and distinguish between active and passive voice. Use this lesson to examine the effect of passive and active voice in writing.

Use this interactive tool to introduce your learners to prefixes and suffixes. First they use a crossword puzzle to find the opposites of the words provided. Then, they take a list of words and possible suffixes, matching the appropriate...

Act and act, address and address...there are so many words in our dictionary that can function as nouns or verbs. Start this instructional activity by having your class list as many as they possibly can. When an adequate list presents...

A class discussion on reference materials opens up a lesson on how to use these important resources. They discover that dictionaries, glossaries, and thesauruses are called word reference resources, and they practice using them. The...

Here is an outstanding series of lessons on journalism, writing newspaper articles, and writing editorials. This type of writing has long-been neglected in our schools, so this collection of writing activities is most-valuable. Along...

In this ESL word use activity, students examine 7 pictures that depict people in action. Students read each sentence and choose the correct end of the sentence that will be a phrase with in, on or at.

In this adjectives worksheet, students read the sentences and choose the best adjectives out of the two to complete the 15 exercises.

In this English worksheet, 4th graders read and write sentences in English based on an illustration at the top of the page. Students insert adjectives to complete the seven sentences.

In this grammar worksheet, students participate in a verb patterns pellmanism game where each students match a set of eighteen verb cards with each other in context.

In this adjective worksheet, students read a set of 9 sentences, writing the adjective in each sentence on a line beside it. Page has links to answers and additional resources.

In this English instructional activity, 3rd graders describe, in English, a picture of children playing in the park. Students complete writing sentences using words in the word banks.

In this Easter nouns worksheet, students use the plural form of the nouns in the box to complete 8 sentences. Some nouns have irregular spellings in the plural form.

In this irregular verbs worksheet, students complete 20 multiple choice questions where they choose the correct forms of lay and lie to complete sentences.

Fifth graders examine and taste 7-8 difference apples, describe the flavor/texture, then graph the results of favorites. Finally students write a paragraph describing their favorite.

Students use different types and lengths of sentences. They write with an insight of the stylistic aspects of composition. Students use precise language including adjectives, adverbs, action verbs and specific details that convey the...

Students recognize and use coordinating junctions. They also explore subordinating conjunctions.

In this grammar worksheet, students choose the English word they use most often to describe fifteen English terms and fifteen multiple choice questions.

Students determine the difference between a sentence and a sentence fragment. After discussing important parts of a sentence, students identify the subject, noun and verb of a sentence. They read sentence fragments and determine what...

Students engage in a lesson in order to identify sentence fragments and define why they are different than a complete sentence. Students examine sentences in order to differentiate between a noun and a subject. They also identify the...

Students listen to a story about a goat who craves human food. They discover the four basic food groups and discuss what they might eat if they were terrible eaters. Students retell the story by looking at the pictures. They complete...

Complete exercises for conjunctions in this conjunctions lesson. Middle schoolers work in pairs to combine sample sentences. They analyze the conjunctions and choose one to help them rewrite the sentences. Additionally, they may complete...

Learners practice combining sentences using the conjunction handout provided. They search magazines and newspapers to identify combined sentences that use conjunctions. Finally, these are rewritten again as two separate sentences.