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Question Words
Practice interrogative pronouns with your ESL class in this activity. Ten questions provide parts of interrogative sentences for students to complete with words like "what," "who," and "how." The learning exercise would be a great class...
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Lie & Lay
When do you use "lie," and when do you use "lay"? Use this worksheet in your ESL class to find the difference. Ten questions provide sentences with blanks for English learners to complete with the two verbs, often in different tenses....
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Look, See & Watch
Help your ESL students learn the difference between "look," "see," and "watch" with this practice worksheet. Ten questions provide sentences for English learners to complete, as well as the multiple choice options. The verbs are...
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Animal Sounds and Passive Voice
Originally designed by an American language teacher teaching in a public Japanese junior high, this lesson could easily be used for any beginning or intermediate level ESL class. With this plan, your class will review two useful, but...
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Past Simple or Present Perfect?
For this ESL verb tense worksheet, learners read 10 sentences with the verbs omitted. Students insert either a past simple or present perfect verb.
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John Carpenter- Student A and Student B
For this ESL vocabulary building worksheet, students collaborate with a partner to fill in the blanks in a story. Each of the 2 stories provided is identical, but with different words omitted. Students read the story together and fill in...
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Just, Yet, Already
In this ESL vocabulary building worksheet, students analyze that sentences that have missing words. Students fill each blank with just, yet or already.
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"Must" and "Have To" Differences
In this ESL must/have to vocabulary worksheet, students read 10 sentences and fill in the correct word. There is no instruction on the page about the correct use of "must" or "have to."
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Error Correction in a Letter
In this ESL friendly letter correction worksheet, students read a letter and look for the 20 mistakes. Students correct the errors in the friendly letter.
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Zero, First or Second Conditional Verbs
In this ESL verb forms activity, students read 16 sentences that are missing the verb. Students choose the best form of the word in parentheses to insert in the sentences. Students indicate if the verb is zero, first or second...
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Mythology in the ESL Classroom
Learners study myths, mythological figures, and the ancient classics. They develop a sensitivity to the beliefs, values, attitudes, and views of man's development at that time. They illustrate the powers of each god discussed and...
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Astronomy: Prepositions Quiz- ESL
In this preposition quiz worksheet, learners select the preposition that correctly completes a sentence. Students may click on an "answer" button for immediate feedback. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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ESL Holiday Lessons: Anzac Day
In this language skills worksheet, students read an article on Anzac Day. Students respond to 6 matching questions, 29 fill in the blank questions, 30 multiple choice questions, 12 word scramble questions, 30 short answer...
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ESL: Tenses in Passive Voice
In this ESL passive voice tense learning exercise, students fill in blanks in sentences, writing verbs in proper tense and passive voice.
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Columbus Day
Use this Columbus day instructional activity with your EL class. They will read or listen to a passage about Christopher Columbus, then match phrases, fill in the blanks, choose the correct words, unscramble words and sentences, put...
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Getting Acquainted Dialog
For this dialog worksheet, students complete an 8 sentence dialog between two women. Students choose the correct words to complete the sentences. This is an on-line interactive worksheet, intended for ESL students but usable by others.
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Plant Science Discussion in the Classroom
Students are introduced to the lesson plan by showing them leaves from common deciduous trees, such as oak, tulip, hickory, and maple. They describe the different parts of a leaf. Students are asked the following questions: How are the...
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Reading Skills
For this ESL worksheet, students read 10 sentences from a variety of topics. Students put a circle around the letter of the best answer to each question or comment.
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Seasons--Spring
Learning about the seasons, and the vocabulary associated with it, are important for both elementary and ESL students. Using an attractive and varied format, this 20 question activity has students identify words related to spring, and...
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Improv Exercises
Here's an eight-page packet that describes 70 different improv activities to use as warm ups for drama classes.
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Handwriting Practice: I Can Run
In this printing sentences worksheet, learners trace two examples of the sentence "I can run." Students then practice writing this sentence two times on their own. This is Zaner-Bloser style.
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Extra Word Worksheet 12
In this ESL grammar instructional activity, students read 8 sentences that have one extra unneeded word. Students find the extra word that does not belong and cross it out.
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Grammar and Vocabulary Quiz - Weddings
For this online interactive grammar skills worksheet, high schoolers answer 8 multiple choice questions regarding grammar and vocabulary skills. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Verb Tenses
In this exploration of the use of verbs, learners complete a variety of activities involving 30 short answer and fill-in-the-blank questions. This worksheet would be appropriate for upper elementary and older students learning English.