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Playing with Language

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Try these parts of speech games and activities that will help your learners tackle using correct grammar.
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Activity
Florida Center for Reading Research

Vocabulary: Word Meaning, Dictionary Digs

For Teachers 4th - 5th Standards
Young scholars dig through dictionaries to uncover the wealth of information they provide. Using the included graphic organizer, children learn about target words by finding their parts of speech, pronunciation, definition, synonyms, and...
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Activity
Florida Center for Reading Research

Vocabulary: Word Meaning, Word Clues

For Teachers 4th - 5th Standards
Young learners develop a deeper understanding of target vocabulary. In pairs, pupils independently complete a series of word clue cards, asking them to find information about key terms, including their definitions, synonyms, antonyms,...
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When Is a Noun a Verb? Examining Double Duty Words

For Teachers 6th - 9th
The New York Times' Learning Network provides great lessons! This one uses articles from the paper to help readers understand homonyms like mail (verb and noun). It also includes an exercise in reading informational text. Links to the...
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Worksheet
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Using a Dictionary

For Students 1st - 3rd
What can we find in a dictionary? Your scholars may be surprised to hear that it's more than just definitions. They explore this resource by finding word meanings, uses, and origins in this vocabulary worksheet. Learners look up five...
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Similes

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
Similes are a great way to get your writers thinking about descriptive details. They read a brief explanation which covers clichés and the general wording of a simile. Then, learners try a few on their own. First, they complete nine...
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Worksheet
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Subject and Verb Agreement

For Students 2nd - 5th
Using astronomy-themed sentences, grammarians complete ten sentences with the correct verb tense. This subject-verb agreement instructional activity does the work of two objectives as learners read informative sentences about space while...
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Lesson Plan
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Fairy Dictionary

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Use artwork to illicit responses in a writing journal, and then present your class with the short list of key terms provided. Can your learners add any of their own key terms? Segue for a second, and read tales such as Peter Pan or...
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Worksheet
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Subject-Verb Agreement

For Students 1st - 3rd
Simple yet useful, these sentences require scholars to fill in the verb that matches the subject for each. There are five sentences total, each with two verb options. The options require learners to choose whether they should incorporate...
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Worksheet
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

For Students 5th - 8th
In this vocabulary learning exercise, students put the vocabulary words from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ch. 5 and 6 next to the correct definitions and write the part of speech. Students complete 10 problems.
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Worksheet
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Completing Sentences

For Students 4th - 8th
In this parts of speech activity, students fill in the blanks to sentences with different parts of speech. Students complete 12 sentences.
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Parts of Speech: Verbs, Nouns, Adverbs and Adjectives

For Students 4th - 10th
In this parts of speech worksheet, students look at pictures, write a word for it, the part of speech, and a short sentence. Students do this for 12 pictures.
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Worksheet
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Unvoiced and Voiced /th/ Worksheet

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this th word worksheet, students write the part of speech and voiced or unvoiced choice for words containing th. Students do this for 18 words.
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Worksheet
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Dependent Clauses Worksheet 2

For Students 5th - 8th
In this dependent clauses worksheet, identify the dependent clause in the sentence, identify the part of speech, write how it is functioning, and write 3 sentences on their own. Learners complete 16 sentences.
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Organizer
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Vocabulary Definitions

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
In this vocabulary worksheet, students fill in the graphic organizer with the word, part of speech, and definition or synonym. Students complete 20 sections.
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Worksheet
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Parts of Speech

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this parts of speech worksheet, learners are given words and they choose which part of speech it is. Students complete 9 problems total.
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My Spelling Words: Spelling List #8

For Students 4th - 6th
In this spelling worksheet, students write their spelling words. Next, they look up the word in the dictionary and determine its part of speech. There are 12 words on this one-page worksheet.
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Worksheet
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My Spelling Words: Spelling List #79

For Students 4th - 6th
In this spelling worksheet, students write their spelling words. Next, they use the spelling words in answers to a crossword puzzle. This one-page worksheet contains eleven spelling words, which includes approximately 21 questions.
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Worksheet
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Parsing Worksheet for "...The Orator Cato"

For Students 8th - 9th
In this Parsing activity, students determine the part of speech, person, number, tense, mood, and voice for twelve different words from "...The Orator Cato." Students give short answer questions to the eighty different boxes to fill in...
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Lesson Plan
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The One and More Than One Game

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students explore language arts by participating in a noun game. In this part of speech lesson, students collaborate in small groups and play a card game based on singular and plural nouns. Students cut out the cards from a worksheet...
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Handout
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Harcourt: School Publishers: Multimedia Grammar Glossary

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Designed as a complement to Harcourt's Trophies Reading series, this handy grammar glossary allows you to look up grammar terms typically covered in grades 1-5. For each term, you will see a definition, sample sentence (sometimes...
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Interactive
Arcademics

Arcademics: Verb Viper

For Students 3rd - 8th
Game in which students practice recognizing correct verb forms and subject-verb agreement.
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Interactive
Arcademics

Arcademics: Word Invasion

For Students 2nd - 8th Standards
Practice parts of speech by zapping "jellyfish" words that match the word type provided. Students can select the part(s) of speech they want the game to focus on, as well as the level of difficulty and speed of the game.
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Handout
University College London

University College London: Adjectives

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This University College London site features an extended grammar lesson on adjectives and their use. Includes an exercise to test your knowledge.