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Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Revision of Word Choice [Pdf]
Helping students revise their rough drafts can be a difficult process. Make it a little easier with this 3-step lesson regarding revision of word choice.
Primary Resources
Primary Resources Worksheets: Conjunctions Words That Join Sentences
A quiz that asks students to join two complete sentences using conjunctions. Valuable for beginning grammar.
Robin L. Simmons
Grammar Bytes: Exercise 1: Finding Fragments in Short Passages
Twenty short passages each containing one sentence fragment which students are asked to choose. Feedback for each answer is given along with the option of reading an explanation of why the answer is correct or incorrect. Passages and a...
English Club
English Club: Learn English: Grammar Subordinating Conjunctions
An explanation of subordinating conjunctions with examples and example sentences. A chart showing their role in dependent clauses is also provided.
Vocabulary Spelling City
Vocabulary Spelling City: Sentence Unscramble
A game where students practice reading skills by listening to a sentence and then dropping words into the correct order to form that sentence. A score is tallied and displayed after ten sentences have been completed.
Vocabulary Spelling City
Vocabulary Spelling City: Which Word Sentences
Fill in the blank for each sentence by using knowledge of geometric shapes. A score is tallied and displayed after ten sentences have been completed.
Vocabulary Spelling City
Vocabulary Spelling City: Which Word Sentences 2
Fill in the blank for each sentence by using context clues. A score is tallied and displayed after ten sentences have been completed.
Vocabulary Spelling City
Vocabulary Spelling City: Which Word Sentences 3
Fill in the blank for each sentence by using context clues. A score is tallied and displayed after ten sentences have been completed.
Vocabulary Spelling City
Vocabulary Spelling City: Sentence Writing Practice: Plurals
Students type a sentence for each of twenty different plural words. When finished, they can create a PDF of their sentences and print them out to share.
Other
Parts of Speech Quiz
"Decide what parts of speech should be used to fill out the blanks. Created by John Wong." Fairly simple quiz.
Other
Ccss Literacy E Handbook: Informational Text: Understand Precise Vocabulary
A short explanation of the importance of using precise word choice in writing and using context clues to help you understand the meaning of precise words when reading. Click on Model to for an example with explanation and then click on...
Other
Ccss Literacy E Handbook: Informational Text: Understand Content Words
A short example of using context clues to determine the meaning of unfamiliar content words. Click on Practice to practice using context clues.
Other
Sna English: Subordinating Conjunctions [Pdf]
A two-page learning exercise which asks students to identify the subordinating conjunctions in sentences, then complete sentences by adding appropriate subordinating conjunctions. [PDF]
Other
Grammar Quiz: Adjectives and Adverbs
Thirteen fill-in-the-blank questions where you are to choose the correct form of the word, either the adjective or the adverb. Answers linked to page at bottom.
English Zone
English Zone: Verb and Preposition Combinations B
After reading a sentence, students use the drop-down menu to select the correct preposition to fill the blank in the sentence. This practice exercise gives a score upon completion.
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.
Quia
Quia: Verb Phrases
Choose the complete verb phrase in ten sentences, and check each answer to see if it is correct.
Quia
Quia: Parts of Speech Games
Four interactive games for reinforcing the eight parts of speech. Created by a 6th grade teacher.
Quia
Quia: Homonyms
The point of this interactive exercise is to distinguish among coordinating conjunctions, correlative conjunctions, and interjections.
Quia
Quia: Math Rounding Fractions
An interactive exercise where students read two sentences and then choose the conjunction that would best join them together. Correct answers are provided for any missed, and score is kept throughout the exercise.
Quia
Quia: Context Clues
Read each sentence and use context clues to choose the meaning of the bolded word in this ten-question quiz.
Other
Old Dominion University: Correlative Conjunctions
Learn about correlative conjunctions and see how they are used properly within example sentences.
Ministerio de Educacion, Cultura y Deporte (Spain)
Ministerio De Educaciony Ciencia: Analizador Morfosintactico
This is an interactive activity to review grammar and analyze sentences.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Run on Sentences
This site shows how to repair run-on sentences. Students and teachers will find this interactive resource helpful.