Curated OER
Quotation Mark Exercise
In this grammar worksheet, students read a review on quotation marks and punctuation. Then they read through ten sentences identifying whether the sentence has correct punctuation or not. If it does not, students fix the error(s).
Curated OER
Mechanics Help Using the Comma with Formal Letters
For this worksheet, students analyze different parts of a letter and insert the appropriate punctuation including a comma, period, colon, question mark and semicolon.
Curated OER
Grammar and Punctuation
Students review grammar and punctuation rules from previous lessons. As a class, they work together to correct sentences on an overhead transparency. If there is a discrepancy about what needs to be changed, they must discuss the issue...
Curated OER
Transparency
Eighth graders discover proper use of quotation marks. They examine conversations between characters in comics and magazines. In pairs, 8th graders punctuate sentences correctly. They create a story, with dialogue, involving people in a...
Curated OER
Speech Marks
Students will read through a transcript. They then brainstorm words that demonstrate that people are talking. Students then rewrite the transcript report as a description of the actual conversation.
Curated OER
Grouchy Ladybug
Second graders listen to a read aloud of Eric Carle's, The Grouchy Ladybug and do a rewrite using a software program. They create an original graphic, insert text boxes, keyboard sentences and set time on a clock face while writing a...
Curated OER
Comma in a Series
Students practice adding commas to a list or series. They are given a sentence and asked to fix the sentence by adding commas in the correct position.
Curated OER
The Teaching Challenge: Lynne Truss
Students watch movie featuring Lynne Truss, author of Eats, Shoots and Leaves, and scour community pointing out bad punctuation to shopkeepers and restaurateurs.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Notorious Confusables
Great site! Offers student tons of confusables! Also offers quizzes and a pull-down menu for one "confusable" at a time. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.L.2, L.11-12.2b Spelling, L.11-12.4 Word Meanings
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Writing Concise Sentences
Why write five paragraphs when you can say what you want to say in two? Learn how to make the most of your words and sentences to get your point across without being too wordy.
School Express
Schoolexpress.com: Grammar Worksheets
This site provides a comprehensive index of printable grammar worksheets. Each topic has an extensive list of worksheets to choose from. Topics include abbreviations, alphabetizing, parts of speech, classifying, punctuation, prefixes,...
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Using Colons Effectively Quiz
Interactive writing exercises. Click on "The sentence, please!" and a sentence will appear in the top text-area. Correct the sentence as needed by adding, removing, or moving the colon and rewriting as needed. Then click on "Grammar's...
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: A Gap Fill Exercise: Whatever Happened to the News
In this exercise, students read the article "Whatever Happened to the News?", and stop wherever boxes are provided to add commas if needed or small x if none is necessary. When finished, they check answers. Hints are also available. Java...
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McGraw Hill
Mc Graw Hill Education: Grade 1: Treasures: Grammar Practice Book [Pdf]
Help Grade 1s reinforce their understanding of the grammar skills found with the exercises in this 158-page workbook. This workbook is designed to supplement the stories from Grade 1 Treasures.
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McGraw Hill
Mc Graw Hill Education: Grade 3: Treasures: Grammar Practice Book [Pdf]
Help third graders reinforce their understanding of grammar with the exercises in this 200-page workbook. This workbook is designed to supplement the stories from Grade 3 Treasures.
University of Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin: Writing Center: Academic and Professional Writing
The section on Common Types of Writing Assignments is a particularly helpful piece of this site. Learn how to approach a wide variety of writing tasks from lab reports to literary reviews. Then use the rest of the site to learn how to...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Peacock
This Nature video segment features the beautiful bird known for its iridescent tail, the peacock.
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
Purdue University Owl: Quotation Marks Exercise
Practice using quotation marks and italics in this brief exercise. Check your answers when you're done.
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
Purdue University Owl: Commas: Exercise #2
Put in commas wherever they are needed in the ten sentences provided. Check your answers when you are done.
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
Purdue University Owl: Exercise: Punctuation Exercise
This Purdue University OWL (Online Writing Lab) provides practice with punctuating sentences.
University of Calgary
Univ. Of Calgary: Punctuation Rules Periods
The informational site which includes helpful details concerning the rules, uses, and misuses of periods in the English language. Includes information about the period at the end of sentences as well as in abbreviations. Also, provides...
Penguin Publishing
Penguin Random House: An Educational Companion to Eats, Shoots & Leaves [Pdf]
Eats, Shoots & Leaves illustrates the necessity of correct punctuation in order to convey intended meaning. Punctuation rules are stated here in a concise manner with accompanying exercises/keys.
Other
Using English: Glossary of English Grammar Terms
A comprehensive A-Z index of grammar terms with explanations and examples. Each entry provides links to activities and other resources available on the site for more practice on that aspect of grammar. Suggested activities are often...
Other
National Punctuation Day
This site is dedicated to the importance of punctuation in writing. Find information about each punctuation mark, examples of bad punctuation, and links to punctuation videos and songs.