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Contractions
This worksheet provides ELL learners with a basic explanation of what a contraction is and then a chance to practice completing 16 sentences by creating an affirmative or negative contraction. This worksheet could be used as practice or...
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Homophone Contractions
Seventh graders practice the proper spelling and use of homophone contractions. In this spelling lesson, 7th graders examine the use of contraction homophones. They complete an associated worksheet by identifying 15 examples in an passage.
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Contractions
Young scholars use sentence strips to make caterpillars that represent different contractions. In this contractions lesson plan, students hang the caterpillars around the room and practice the contractions for a few minutes each day.
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Dazzling Dialogue
Young scholars practice the proper use of Capital letters in quotes and how to use quotation marks. In this dazzling dialogue lesson, students write a draft of a script using dialogue and capitalization. Young scholars complete...
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Crash and Contract
Students practice putting contractions together. They use index cards with words written on them to make the contraction. They complete a word search to complete the lesson.
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Proofreading: Lesson 1
Fourth graders examine instructions for proofreading activities and develop strategies to use in proofreading. They find and correct errors in grammar, usage, and mechanics in different writing samples.
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Mistakes That English Native Speakers Make 3
In this grammar worksheet, students analyze 20 sentences and mark the one error in each. Students look for errors in grammar, punctuation, spelling or writing style. This page is intended for ESL adults, but is usable for proofreading...
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The End
Students listen as the teacher reads a story. Pictures are displayed as the teacher reads the story. Students jot down ideas for the story ending, and create an illustration to compliment their story. Student story endings and...
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Back to School: Style Analysis
Jump back into expository writing and analysis at the start of a new school year! Start with a review of an authors' stylistic choices in diction, syntax, treatment of subject matter, and figurative language. Writers choose a text to...
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Contractions
In this contractions worksheet, 2nd graders make contractions out of the 2 words given to them. Students complete 9 contractions in the spaces provided.
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"Contraction Action"
Students read and spell common contractions formed from a verb paired with the word not. They read and spell common contractions formed from a pronoun paired with a verb.
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The Best Hairdo For Your Face
In this career learning exercise, students read the article that is based upon finding the best hairstyle suited for particular types of faces.
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Fable Writing
Students listen to and discuss various fables, and identify the moral and central themes. They write their own personal fables and create illustrations to go with them.
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Pronouns
Ninth graders define the term 'pronoun', differentiate between personal, possessive, interrogative, indefinite and demonstrative pronouns, and identify the eight parts of speech.
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Language Arts Review for Grade 5 (5.3)
In this language arts review for grade 5 (5.3) worksheet, 5th graders answer 25 multiple choice questions in standardized test format.
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United Words Stand
Students explore contractions and compound words by playing a whole-class game. In this reading lesson plan, students define compound words and contractions, and describe how they are formed. The game format should make this an exciting,...
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
Purdue University Owl: Exercise: Apostrophes
This lesson has twenty items to test your understanding of apostrophes. Print the exercise and punctuate correctly. Answers are provided at the end of the exercise, along with an online handout on the rules for using apostrophes.
Lumen Learning
Lumen: Readability: Contractions, Acronyms, and Numbers
This lesson focuses on recognizing and demonstrating the standard uses of apostrophes including in possessives, contractions, acronyms, and numbers. It also provides a practice activity.
Robin L. Simmons
Grammar Bytes: Apostrophes: Exercise 1
Practice apostrophe usage by deciding if the apostrophe in each of these 20 sentences is used correctly.
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Grammar Bytes: Apostrophes: Exercise 2
Practice apostrophe usage by deciding if the apostrophes in each of these 20 sentences are used correctly.
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Grammar Bytes: Apostrophes: Exercise 3
Practice apostrophe usage by deciding if the apostrophes in each of these 20 sentences are used correctly.
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Tidewater Community College Writing Center: Practical Punctuation Guide
This site contains practical and useful information about the following: commas, semicolons, colons, dashes, parentheses and brackets, ellipsis points, quotation marks, and apostrophes. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.L.2
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Exercise Plurals & Possessives
This site offers exercises in the sometimes confusing use of plurals of possessives. In each space write "C" if correct, or "I" if incorrect. Then click on "Submit Application" for the answers.
Lumen Learning
Lumen: Writing Skills: Possessives
This lesson focuses on recognizing and demonstrating the standard use of apostrophes when using both singular and plural. It also provides a practice exercise.