Sophia Learning
Sophia: Common Errors With Topic Sentences
This lesson discusses common issues with topic sentences.
Road to Grammar
Road to Grammar: Grammar Quizzes
365 interactive quizzes on various grammar and writing skills. While answering questions on each topic, students are provided with notes about the topic and information needed in order to reach the correct answer.
University College London
Internet Grammar of English: Introducing Phrases
This entry from an online English-grammar book discusses phrases, the structure of phrases, types of phrases, and provides an exercise for each section. In the top right corner, click on the page numbers 1-5 to follow through the...
Education Development Center
Tv411: Vocabulary: Finding New Ways to Say Something: Activity 1 of 3
Practice your vocabulary skills by choosing the stronger synonym from a word bank to complete each sentence.
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Use and Teach Content Vocabulary Daily
Copying definitions from the dictionary and memorizing words for tests is not sufficient work for students to master and retain new vocabulary. This article helps teachers choose which words are most important to teach and suggests...
English Zone
English Zone: Main Page
This site lists links to an assortment of reading-related activities.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Writing With Pizzazz Word Choice
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart reviews ways that students can create more meaningful writing by choosing words carefully. Links to online thesaurus and opportunities to evaluate and create sentences are included.
Love To Know Media
Your Dictionary: 7th Grade Grammar
This article focuses on 7th-grade grammar which requires having a greater understanding of the grammar learned previously and using the parts together. This includes understanding the parts of speech, pronouns, clauses, and punctuation;...
Love To Know Media
Your Dictionary: 8th Grade Grammar
This article discusses the grammar usually learned in the 8th grade including more concise and clear writing, speaking, and thinking; how to clearly combine ideas; more comma rules, and parallel structure.
BBC
Bbc Bitesize Revision: Observation
As part of a revision and writing section of BBC Bitesize, this site goes over several tips of general advice to keep in mind when writing about observations (as part of descriptive writing).
Quizlet
Quizlet: 7th Grade Science: Vocabulary: Test
This interactive assessment features 7 matching, 7 multiple-choice, and 6 true/false questions over the 99 vocabulary words.
Quizlet
Quizlet: 7th Grade Science: Vocabulary: Learn
In this interactive practice exercise, students fill in the blank with the vocabulary words when given their definitions. There are 99 science vocabulary words in the list.
Quizlet
Quizlet: Claim and Support Vocabulary: Flashcards
This set of interactive flashcards focuses on 20 vocabulary words relating to argumentative writing claims and support. It provides the definitions and an example sentence for each word.
Other
Tesol: Sensory Details Worksheet: Adding Details Add Interest
Use this worksheet to practice enhancing your writing by using sensory language. Sensory details include words that describe sights, sounds, and smells of the setting, characters, and interactions.
Other
Wisewire: Use Precise Language
Practice identifying precise language by reading passages and answering questions. Answers are provided. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.2.d
Other
Wisewire: Domain Specific Language
Domain-specific vocabulary helps your writing sound more authoritative. This table will show you how specific vocabulary helps you knowledgeably discuss topics within a domain. Examples are provided. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.2.d
College Claparede (Switzerland)
English Exercises Online: Article (2 Easy)
Complete these ten sentences by filling the blanks in with the correct article. Each sentence contains anywhere from one to three blanks, and a reminder of possible articles is provided. Hints are available if needed, and answers can be...
TESL Journal
Activities for Esl Students: Prepositions Level 2
This site from The Internet TESL Journal provides a 10 question activity that asks for the missing preposition from a complete sentence. Moderate difficulty. Includes correct answers without detailed explanation.