Road to Grammar
Confusing Words
You bathe in a bath, and you might advise someone by giving advice, but how do you tell the difference between these commonly misused words? This page provides 10 sets of words that sound or look similar, but have different meanings....
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Grammar-Mechanics Session #1/Parts of Speech
As part of a grammar lesson, use these sentences to identify parts of speech. There are no directions, but parts of speech are available. The resource contains ten sentences in all.
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Money Vocabulary
Explore the monetary system by completing worksheets in class. Learners will identify the monetary units of England and collaborate in groups to solve money word problems. They also identify several money-related vocabulary terms before...
San José State University
Avoiding Nominalization
Improve syntax with this explanatory handout. It clarifies one way to make writing more precise: avoiding nominalization. This resource provides four ways to find and change nominalization problems and 10 sentences to correct. There are...
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Apostrophe + S
In this apostrophe worksheet, students rewrite sentences that have contractions as sentences with no contractions. Examples of apostrophe use are given at the top.
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Lay/Lie
In this lay or lie worksheet, students choose the correct word to complete the sentences. Students choose lay or lie to complete 18 sentences.
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Using Prepositions with Participial Adjectives
For this using prepositions with participial adjectives worksheet, learners read the explanations and examples, then interactively complete 12 sentences with the correct preposition with immediate online feedback.
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Participial Adjectives 2 -ed/-ing
In this participial adjectives worksheet, pupils choose the correct way to complete the sentences with adjectives either ending in -ed or -ing. Students complete 16 sentences.
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Being/Been
In this being and been worksheet, students read about how to use being and been correctly. They choose the correct word to complete the sentence with either being or been. Students complete 10 sentences.
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Used to/ be used to
In this used to worksheet, students complete the sentences with the correct form of used to, or be used to. Students complete 10 sentences total.
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Have You Ever Flown an Airplane?
In this ESL worksheet, students ask a partner 18 questions beginning with, "Have you ever..." Each partner asks a different set of 18 questions.
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For or Since
In this for or since worksheet, students fill in the blanks for the words for or since in sentences. Students complete 10 sentences total.
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Vocab Quiz: Grade One Vocabulary List One
In this vocabulary learning exercise, students read 15 words in a list and draw lines to match them to the definitions in another column. Words are common sight words.
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Prepositions for Place
In this prepositions worksheet, students choose the correct word for the prepositions for place in each sentence. Students complete 40 sentences total.
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Vocabulary Quiz: Grade Three
In this vocabulary worksheet, students match vocabulary words to the left with definitions to the right, 15 total. Worksheet contains links to additional activities.
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ESL: Just, Already, Yet-Present Perfect
In this ESL present perfect worksheet, students review a chart, then change sentences into negative, fill in blanks to complete sentences showing actions in sentences, and select appropriate phrases to complete sentences.
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Adverbs
In this adverbs worksheet, students answer short answer questions about adverbs and identify parts of speech in sentences. Students complete 22 problems.
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Weiner Dog Races
In this sentence completion worksheet, students complete the sentences about weiner dogs with the appropriate words. Students complete 25 sentences.
Study Languages
Study Spanish: Past Participle
This is an excellent grammar lesson on the past participle for regular and irregular verbs, including a few compound verbs. It also explains how the participle can play the role of the passive voice and the adjective. The tutorial...
Colby College
Spanish Language & Culture: The Past Participle
View pictures and answer the questions relating to the picture in either the present perfect tense or using the past participle as an adjective. Click the "?" if you are uncertain about an answer.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Past Perfect
This video lesson focuses on the past perfect verb tense; it defines perfect tense, participles, and past perfect. It explains the requirements to form a past perfect tense including the use of the helping verb "had." It offers practice...
Other
Review and Practice: Past Participle
This site reviews the uses and the formation of the past participle in Spanish. After this review, the user may choose to complete practice activities to test comprehension.
University of Texas at Austin
Ut Austin: Introduction to French Verbs
Excellent overview of French verbs! Defines a verb, introduces the concepts of infinitives, conjugations (with sample), common auxiliaries and modals, transitive vs. intransitive and the formation of present and past participles - all in...
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Study Spanish: Past Perfect
Excellent explanation of the formation of the past perfect tense. Free, interactive activities include an online quiz and test for mastery. The printer friendly page makes a nice review master for students keeping a notebook.