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Appositive Hunt
How do you find appositives? Why you look for clues, those words or phrases, set off by commas, that tell readers more about nouns. Young grammarians can practice finding them with this worksheet.
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Add an Appositive 2
Do your kids need additional practice with appositives? A straightforward activity prompts them to rewrite a series of sentences, adding appositives to each one.
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Add an Appositive
Kids demonstrate their understanding of appositives, what they are, where they occur in a sentence, and how they are punctuated, by revising a series of sentences and adding appositives.
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Punctuating Appositives
Where do the commas go? Kids rewrite a series of sentences using commas to set off the appositives in each sentence.
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Combining Sentences Using Appositives II
Provide young grammarians' additional practice using appositives to combine short sentences with this short worksheet that includes a definition and models.
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Combining Sentences Using Appositives
If learners only use simple sentence structure, their essays can fall flat. Model how to combine short, choppy sentences with appositives to add interest and flow to individuals' writing.
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Identifying Appositives
Young grammarians identify the appositives in a series of sentences and then rewrite each sentence omitting the word or phrase.
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What is an Appositive?
Appositives, those tricky little words and phrases that provide more information about nouns, are the subject of a series of worksheets linked to this resource.
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Reflexive Pronouns
I, myself, like a straightforward grammar exercise, and here is one about reflexive pronouns! Learners identify the reflexive pronoun in each of 20 sentences and indicate the subject that the pronoun refers to.
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He Must Take the Bus
Build your youngsters' knowledge of the short /u/ sound with a quick exercise. Class members read a brief poem designed to include many words with the short /u/ sound and then answer three reading comprehension questions about the...
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Demonstrative Pronouns
Ask your pupils to demonstrate their understanding of demonstrative pronouns by completing this learning exercise. There are two parts to the exercise. First, learners identify the pronouns in sentences, and then they complete a short...
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The Spy Will Try Not to Cry
Learn all about the exploits of a sly spy from the short poem included on this resource. The poem, intended to provide practice with long /i/ words that use the letter y, is paired with three reading comprehension questions for pupils to...
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Two Hens in a Pen
Make a study of -en words with this exercise. Class members first read a short poem that incorporates many -en words. They then respond to three included reading comprehension questions about the passage.
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Will You Stay and Play?
Start off your day with a study of -ay words. Pupils can practice long a with -ay words by reading the brief poem included here. After they read, class members answer three reading comprehension questions right on the page.
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Snack in the Sack
Get those -ack words straight with a quick exercise. Class members read a short poem that includes quite a few -ack words and then complete three reading comprehension questions.
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Object Pronouns Worksheet Two
Here is some basic practice with object pronouns. Learners find the object pronouns in each sentence and circle them. A brief definition of object pronouns and a list of object pronouns are provided at the top of the page.
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Subject Pronouns Worksheet Two
How well do your pupils know subject pronouns? Provide some practice with this straightforward worksheet. For 18 sentences, individuals circle the subject pronouns. A brief definition of subject pronouns and a list of subject pronouns...
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The Man Has a Can
Add this -an word resource into your plan for the day! Kids can read the poem, which includes several -an words to practice with, and then answer the three included reading comprehension questions.
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Add Interest with Synonyms
Kids add interest to a paragraph about a day at school by replacing flat, over-used words with synonyms.
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5th Grade Master Spelling List
Here's a spelling program that includes 36 lists of 21 words and 20 suggestions for weekly activities. Each list includes common and proper nouns, sight words, academic vocabulary, and words built on a specific Greek roots.
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Possessive Pronouns
It's mine! No, wait, it's yours! Have your class members practice possessive pronouns so they can properly name who an item belongs to. For this exercise, pupils choose the correct possessive pronouns to complete 12 sentences.
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Acceptance Speech
"I'd like to thank the members of the academy . . ." Kids craft an acceptance speech in which they identify what the award is for, their qualifications, and how they feel about being the recipient.
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A Special Summer Day
Young writers craft the story of a special summer day, detailing the event and why the day was so memorable.
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The Magic Egg
A butterfly? A dragon? A golden fairy? Young writers create a tale about a magic egg, its contents, and what happens next. No yoke.