Curated OER
Double Negatives
Double negatives are highlighted in this very nice PowerPoint. Students are reminded that, when expressing a negative idea in writing, only one negative words should be used. After seeing both correct and incorrect forms, students...
K12 Reader
Nightmare Negatives: Correcting Double Negatives
Banish those very scary double negatives with some grammar practice. Learners rewrite eight sentences so that they no longer contain double negatives. The resource includes a sample sentence with correction as well as some information...
Curated OER
Avoiding Double Negatives
What double negatives are, and how to avoid using them, is the focus of this language arts activity. After a review of what double negatives are, students address 15 problems that have to do with double negatives.
Curated OER
Double Negatives Worksheet 1
In this grammar learning exercise, students underline each correct word in parenthesis in twenty sentences. Students choose the appropriate words that are not double negatives.
Curated OER
Standard English
Double negatives are a no-no in the English language, yet you hear people using them all the time. "I ain't got no pencils," is a classic example. This presentation addresses double negatives, and teaches learners how to avoid this...
Curated OER
Correcting Double Negatives
In this double negatives learning exercise, students rewrite a set of 15 sentences, eliminating double negatives in each. Page is part of the Glencoe Online site.
Curated OER
No, Not, Never Avoiding the Double Negative
In this double negative words worksheet, students correct double negatives within 4 sentences by editing and rewriting the sentences.
McGraw Hill
Correct Double Negatives
For this sentence revision worksheet, middle schoolers rewrite sentences to eliminate double negatives. If the sentence is incorrect, students provide at least two ways to correctly revise it. Some of the sentences may be correct as...
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Multisensory Grammar Activities
Activate various learning styles while covering modifiers and double negatives. These activity ideas provides several sentences for examining each topic. After completing the activities, learners will know how to clarify meaning with...
Curated OER
Lesson Plan for English-Using Negatives in a Sentence
Students explore "negatives" in English grammar. In this grammar lesson, students generate a list of "negative" words such as "not" and "nowhere." Students listen to the teacher read examples of sentences with double negatives, identify...
Wesleyan College
Using Negative Words
For this grammar worksheet, students rewrite ten sentences by leaving out at least one negative word or by substituting ever for never or any for no or none.
Curated OER
Use of "some", "any", "no"
In this uses of some", "any", or "no" worksheet, students can review the correct uses, then complete the online sentences with the correct response.
Curated OER
Silly Statements (Negatives)
In this statements learning exercise, students read and grammatically correct 18 silly statements. Students read over and double check each correction.
Curated OER
Signed Numbers Word Problems
For this signed numbers worksheet, learners solve 10 different word problems that include using signed numbers in each problem. First, they determine the status of an account given the information stated in the problem. Then, students...
Curated OER
Fourth Grade Editing- Sentences
In this grammar and editing learning exercise, 4th graders rewrite each of 10 sentences while making corrections. They capitalize words, add end marks, and correct double negatives.
Curated OER
Faulty Diction Worksheet 2
In this grammar activity, students rewrite twenty sentences making each one grammatically correct. Students rewrite all double negatives.
Curated OER
Faulty Diction Worksheet 1
In this grammar worksheet, students rewrite twenty sentences with double negatives so each one is grammatically correct. Students share their rewrites with their classmates.
K12 Reader
Superlative Adjectives
Is this the greatest or craziest or neatest worksheet on superlative adjectives? Take a look to find out! Kids turn regular adjectives into superlative adjectives and write these new words on the provided lines.
Ahisma Summer Institute
The Power of One - Math in a Different Angle
In this 2-day lesson focused on exponents, middle schoolers will cross the curriculum by engaging in science, history and language arts activities. Exponential growth will be explored using grains of rice on a chess board. Exponential...
Curated OER
Troublesome Verbs
In this language arts worksheet, students work on knowing when to use troublesome verbs such as lie, lay, sit and set. Printable flashcards, and a wide variety of online quizzes are embedded in this fantastic worksheet. A terrific resource!
Curated OER
Coloring One Half of a Shape
In this fraction worksheet, students examine 6 shapes that have been divided in half. Students are instructed to "colour one half" of the shape.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Correcting Double Negatives
This slideshow lesson focuses on double negatives. It includes defining the term, explaining why they aren't used, providing a list of "no" words, offering ways to correct them with examples, and listing steps to eliminate them in writing.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Correcting Double Negatives
This slideshow lesson focuses on fixing double negatives. It starts by showing what a double negative really says and how to make it say what they mean. It discusses why they are not used, when they can be used in writing, a list of...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Correcting Double Negatives
This lesson discusses how to recognize and correct a double negative.