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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.
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University College London

University College London: Attributive and Predicative Adjectives

For Students 9th - 10th
This University College London site provides an advanced grammar lesson on adjectives (attributive, postpositive, and predicate adjectives), and includes a short exercise to test your knowledge.
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University College London

University College London: Inherent Adjectives

For Students 9th - 10th
Grammar survey of inherent and non-inherent adjectives and stative and dynamic adjectives with examples.
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University College London

University College London: Nominal Adjectives

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This tutorial site provides a detailed lesson on the purpose and use of nominal adjectives. Includes examples.
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Interactive
US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Matching Game: How Much Water [Pdf]

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Match amounts of water to the correct everyday water usage item. Students and teachers will be amazed at the amount of water we use.
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Activity
McGraw Hill

Mc Graw Hill: Glenco: Writer's Choice: Grade 7:grammar, Usage, and Mechanics

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Two interactive exercises where students retype three short paragraphs while making corrections in spelling, punctuation, capitalization, grammar, and usage. When finished, answers can be displayed so students can check the accuracy of...
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Activity
McGraw Hill

Mc Graw Hill: Glenco: Writer's Choice: Grade 8: Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics

For Students 6th - 8th
Two interactive exercises where students retype three short paragraphs while making corrections in spelling, punctuation, capitalization, grammar, and usage. When finished, answers can be displayed so students can check the accuracy of...
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Activity
University of Illinois

University of Illinois Extension: Character Education "You Tell Me"

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Excellent classroom activities for building students' character. Helps with students' comprehension skills, higher-order thinking skills, knowledge and inference skills, grammar and usage. Good resource.
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Unit Plan
E Reading Worksheets

E Reading Worksheets: Homonyms, Homographs, and Homophones

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
In this learning module, students will distinguish among words that are homophones, homographs, and homophones. A video lesson and reinforcement worksheets are provided. This module is designed to support all students via hands-on...
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Grammar Check

Grammar Check: Oh My Grammar! Language Felonies (Infographic)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This infographic is provided to alert writing students about the worst mistakes. Spelling, usage, and punctuation errors are highlighted as being the worst writing mistakes that employers will note.
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Article
Grammar Check

Grammar Check: 21 Homographs That'll Make Your Facebook Friends Scratch Their Heads

For Students 9th - 10th
This article features comical sentences that contain homographs.
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Other

World Wide Words/exploring the English Language

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
"World Wide Words is devoted to the English language - its history, quirks, curiosities and evolution. The Words site is organized into sections, each with its own index to help you find your way about."
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Grammarly

Grammarly Blog: Common Errors in English: Bad or Badly

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This Grammarly Handbook resource clarifies the difference in usage between "bad" and "badly" in sentences. Numerous examples are provided in this resource.
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University of Toronto (Canada)

University of Toronto: Unbiased Language

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Resource acknowledges the changes in social awareness and how language is influenced by it. It presents suggestions as to how to avoid bias in writing. Some of the changes in terminology can have subtle differences in meaning. W.9-10.1d...
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Washington State University

Washington State University: Common Errors

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Do you say or write "exscape" when you should say "escape"? This webpage is from the Common Errors in English website. If you think other people's language mistakes are sometimes funny, you might enjoy reading the ways people have...
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Towson University

Towson University: Ows: Usage Exercises

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a list of links to grammar usage exercises/quizzes including verbs, subject-verb agreement, pronouns, pronoun-antecedent agreement, parallel structure, modifier placement, and miscellaneous usage errors.
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Capital Community College Foundation

Guide to Grammar and Writing: General Grammar Exam

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A grammar quiz consisting of fifty multiple choice questions about parts of speech, grammar usage, and more. After each questions, students are informed if the answer was correct or if they need to try again.
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Other

Daily Grammar Archive

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site includes over 440 daily grammar lessons that are grouped into sections that cover the eight parts of speech, sentence structure, and mechanics. Quizzes are also included and are sorted according to the grammatical topic being...
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Towson University

Towson University: Online Writing Support: Usage

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This entry provides links to usage entries such as misplaced modifiers, subject-verb agreement, pronoun-antecedent agreement, etc.
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Interactive
Arcademics

Arcademics: Spelling Bees

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Correctly spell words before the other bees.
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Lesson Plan
US Department of Energy

United States Department of Energy: Energy Walkabout

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, learners work in pairs or small groups to apply knowledge of energy-wise habits to evaluate energy use in their school and make recommendations for improved efficiency. Students create and use an energy audit tool to...
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Lesson Plan
American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Investigating Water Use in Your Home

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This investigation will help students understand exactly how much water they use in their home and how to can keep from wasting water.
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Unit Plan
Ingles Mundial

Ingles Mundial: School (La Escuela)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Useful, extensive site for the Spanish-speaking ELL. This grammar section focuses on use of the articles "a/an" and plurals. A variety of interactive, self-correction exercises are provided. A "Teacher's Lounge," section is available...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Frequently Confused Words: Too to Two

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Can you tell the difference between the words 'to,' two,' and 'too'?