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Playing with Language
Try these parts of speech games and activities that will help your learners tackle using correct grammar.
Florida Center for Reading Research
Vocabulary: Word Meaning, Dictionary Digs
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...
Florida Center for Reading Research
Vocabulary: Word Meaning, Word Clues
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
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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Using a Dictionary
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
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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Subject and Verb Agreement
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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Fairy Dictionary
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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Subject-Verb Agreement
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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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
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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Completing Sentences
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
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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Unvoiced and Voiced /th/ Worksheet
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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Dependent Clauses Worksheet 2
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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Vocabulary Definitions
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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Parts of Speech
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
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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My Spelling Words: Spelling List #79
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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Parsing Worksheet for "...The Orator Cato"
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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The One and More Than One Game
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...
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Harcourt: School Publishers: Multimedia Grammar Glossary
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...
Arcademics
Arcademics: Verb Viper
Game in which students practice recognizing correct verb forms and subject-verb agreement.
Arcademics
Arcademics: Word Invasion
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.
University College London
University College London: Adjectives
This University College London site features an extended grammar lesson on adjectives and their use. Includes an exercise to test your knowledge.