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Action Verbs
In this grammar worksheet, students determine which action verb completes nine sentences grammatically correct. Students share their answers with their classmates.
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Sentence Combining
Avoid short, choppy sentences in your class's writing by focusing on sentence structures. The first page in this two-page packet shows your class how to combine sentences using conjunctions, a list, an appositive, or compound predicate....
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Active Voice vs. Passive Voice
What is the passive voice? What is the active voice? Which voice is typically preferred in writing? Use this learning exercise to discuss the different voices. Then, have learners rewrite a series of sentences so that they are in the...
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Grammar Practice: Lie vs. Lay
Are your pupils caught in the lie/lay confusion? Give them extra practice with a worksheet that defines the difference in meaning, conjugates the words, and gives examples of how the two verbs are used. Learners then practice with 10...
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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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Transitive and Intransitive Verbs
Clarify the difference between transitive and intransitive verbs and when to use lay versus lie. Various examples are given before writers practice underlining verbs, circling the object of each verb, and filling in sentences with either...
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Using Irregular Verbs
In this grammar activity, students read about using regular and irregular verbs in sentence writing. They then use what they learned to solve the 22 questions on the page. The answers are on the last page of the packet.
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Verb Tense Recognition
In this recognizing the six verb tenses worksheet, students read statements and interrogative sentences and identify the tenses of their verbs. Students write 10 answers.
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The Future Tense - Future Perfect
In this future tense worksheet, students complete sentences in different variations of the future tense by filling in the blanks. Students complete 42 sentences.
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The Passive Voice
Use this resource to introduce the passive voice. The first box highlights important information on the passive voice. The second box contains a short assessment. Are your middle schoolers understanding how to use it?
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Exercise 17: Future Tense
The future perfect progressive tense is tricky! It's almost a tongue-twister in itself. Discuss when this tense is used with your learners, and then study the two examples provided. Eleven sentences are included; your learner must...
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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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Regular And Irregular Verbs
In this verb worksheet, students focus on regular and irregular verbs. Students complete 12 fill in the blank sentences using the correct verb format in each.
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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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Using Irregular Verbs that Stay the Same
In this irregular verbs worksheet, learners choose the correct form of the verb in the sentences. Students cross out any verb forms that do not exist. Learners complete 20 examples. Students then write 2 irregular verb 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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English is Confusing (Adjectives Ending in -Ed or -Ing)
In this adjectives ending in -ed or -ing worksheet, students fill in the blanks to sentences and choose the correct verbs ending in -ing or -ed. Students complete 2 activities.
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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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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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ESL: Passive Voice
In this ESL passive voice worksheet, students read examples of passive voice in various tenses, then rewrite verbs in sentences in their correct passive form.
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Total English Upper Intermediate: Sequencing Events
In this sequencing events worksheet, middle schoolers complete 6 sentence starters and write a story using one of 3 provided titles. In small groups students share their work.
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Verbs
In this verbs worksheet, students click on the verbs they see in the sentences when taking the online tests. Students click on verbs for 3 sentences.
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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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Verbs
In this irregular verbs activity, students fill in the blanks to every other letter to complete irregular verbs and choose the correct verb to match the pictures. Students complete 15 problems total.