Robin L. Simmons
Grammar Bytes: Word Choice Exercises
Students engaging in these 14 word choice exercises will improve their word usage skills. Topics include spelling mistakes, sound alike words and word confusion. Select the correct word usage for each sentence.
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English Worksheets Land
English Worksheets Land: Meet the Vikings [Pdf]
Practice capitalization rules by underlining the words that need to be capitalized and matching them to the rules that apply.
English Worksheets Land
English Worksheets Land: Road Trip [Pdf]
Practice capitalizing geographical names by correctly capitalizing the names on the road signs on this activity.
Other
The Write at Home Blog: Rules for Making Nouns Plural
Rules and examples for changing nouns from singular to plural.
Other
Ginger: Spelling Book: Confusing Words: Bi, Buy, By, Bye
Definitions and examples of the commonly confused homophones bi, buy, by, and bye.
English Zone
English Zone: Verb and Preposition Combinations D
In this self-scoring practice activity, students use the drop-down menu to select the correct preposition or verb to fit the blank in the sentence.
English Zone
English Zone: Confusing Verbs: Raise/rise
This tutorial defines the words, shows sample sentences, and offers a practice exercise in which students select the correct verbs to fill the blanks in the sentences. Both Java and non-Java forms available.
Quia
Quia: Grammar Mingling at a Party Activity
This website presents a series of conversations where each sentence has a grammar usage drop down menu. You pick the correct word for that sentence. If you are incorrect you are given a second chance to correct your mistake!
Quia
Quia: Singular and Plural Nouns
These three activities reinforce singular and plural nouns usage. They include flashcards and matching of singular and plural nouns.
Quia
Quia: Singular and Plural Possessive Nouns
Match singular and possessive nouns with their plural forms in this click and match game. Java is required.
Quia
Quia: Singular and Plural Possessive Nouns
Flashcards offers an electronic version of flashcards to practice singular and plural possessive nouns. On the front of each card is a noun; click on the card to reveal the possessive of that noun.
Quia
Quia: Singular and Plural Nouns
This Concentration-style has students match singular and possessive nouns with their plural forms while remembering where each of the match pairs are located. Java Script is required.
Quia
Quia: Singular and Plural Possessive Nouns
This matching game asks students to match singular and possessive nouns with their plural forms. Java is required.
Vocabulary Spelling City
Vocabulary Spelling City: Sentence Writing Practice: Plurals and Possessives
Write a sentence containing each of the twenty-four plural and possessive words listed. When finished, create a PDF of the sentences to print and share.
Other
Your Dictionary: Commonly Misspelled Words [Pdf]
A printable table of commonly misspelled words for intermediate readers.
Quia
Quia: Possessive Nouns: Rags to Riches
Take this short quiz to test your knowledge of possessive nouns. Immediate feedback is provided.
Austin Independent School District
Austin Independent School District: 3rd Grade Conventions Checklists [Pdf]
A series of four checklists, one for each nine weeks, designed to track third graders' focus on usage and mechanics in their writing.
Austin Independent School District
Austin Independent School District: 3rd Grade Conventions Checklists [Pdf]
A series of four checklists, one for each nine weeks, designed to track third graders' focus on usage and mechanics in their written work in Spanish.
Other
Possessive Nouns Rules and Practice
Use these handy rules to help how to create a possessive form.
English Zone
English Zone: Basic Possessives 1
This site offers a 10 question quiz in with fill-in-the blank statements and three choices of possessive noun spellings. Make your choice and find out the correct answer.
IQ Site
Iq Study Activities: Language Review 4
Notice spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and usage errors in the underlined portion of twenty-five sentences, and choose the answer that corrects any mistakes. A percentage score is kept throughout the exercise and displayed at the...
IQ Site
Iq Study Activities: Language Arts Review 1
Students practice spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and usage skills by choosing the correctly written phrase for the underlined section in twenty-five sentences. Keep score as you go along and see your final score at the end of the...
IQ Site
Iq Study Activities: Language Arts Review 3
A twenty-five question exercise where students choose the answer that corrects all spelling, capitalization, usage, and punctuation errors in the underlined portion of each sentence. The student's score is kept along the way and...