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| Worksheet: Present Simple or Present Continuous 3 (upper elem/ESL) |
Monkeys __ bananas the same way I do. (peel) |
| Worksheet: Present Simple or Present Continuous 2 (upper elem/ESL) |
It's midnight! Who __ at the door? (knock) |
| Worksheet: Present Simple or Present Continuous 1 (upper elem/ESL) |
"I ___ lunch. Can I call you later?" (eat) |
| Worksheet: Past Simple or Past Continuous 3 (upper elem/ESL) |
I woke up because the dog __ at something. (bark) |
| Worksheet: Past Simple or Past Continuous 2 (upper elem/ESL) |
He ___ a book when he fell asleep. (read) |
| Worksheet: Past Simple or Past Continuous 1 (upper elem/ESL) |
I just ___ dinner. I’m very full. (eat) |
| Worksheet: Missing Verb Forms (ESL) |
Fill in the missing verb forms: basic, past simple, past participle. |
| Rules: Spelling Past Tense Regular Verbs (elem) |
Briefly explains rules for spelling simple past tense regular verbs. |
| Rules and Practice: Verb Tense (elem) |
Brief introduction to simple past, present, and future. |
| Rules and Practice: Present Tense Verbs (ESL) |
Don't be tense! Learn the rules and practice the difference between present simple and present continuous tense. |
| Worksheet: Sit or Set? (ESL) |
Fill in the correct form of "sit" or "set". |
| Worksheet: Raise or Rise? (ESL) |
Fill in the correct form of "raise" or "rise". |
| Worksheet: Lie or Lay? (ESL) |
Fill in the correct form of "lie" or "lay". |
| Worksheet: Easy Lie or Lay? (ESL) |
Fill in the correct form of "lie" or "lay". EASY |
| Poster: Sit or Set? (ESL) |
Illustrated poster showing correct usage of "sit" and "set". |
| Poster: Raise or Rise? (ESL) |
Illustrated poster showing correct usage of "raise" and "rise". |
| Poster: Lie or Lay? (ESL) |
Illustrated poster showing correct usage of lie and lay. |
| Crossword: Confusing Verbs (ESL) |
Crossword with requiring proper choice and form of confusing verbs. |
| Bookmarks: Seven Problem Verbs (ESL) |
Illustrated bookmarks showing correct usage of seven problem verbs: lie, lie, lay, sit, set, raise, rise |
| Worksheet: Phrasal verbs, separable (ESL) |
Written exercise to practice separable phrasal verbs. |
| Worksheet: Phrasal verbs, intransitive (ESL) |
Written exercise to practice phrasal verbs. |
| Worksheet: Phrasal verbs, inseparable (ESL) |
Written exercise to practice inseparable phrasal verbs. |
| Worksheet: Phrasal Verb Vocabulary (ESL) |
Multiple choice, matching, and fill in the blank exercises to practice phrasal verb vocabulary. |
| Word Wall: Transitive, separable Phrasal Verbs (ESL) |
Color coded word wall listing examples of separable phrasal verbs. Can be used alone or as prompt with phrasal verb card game. |
| Word Wall: Transitive, inseparable Phrasal Verbs (ESL) |
Color coded word wall listing examples of inseparable phrasal verbs. Can be used alone or as prompt with phrasal verb card game. |
| Word Wall: Intransitive Phrasal Verbs (ESL) |
Color coded word wall listing examples of intransitive phrasal verbs. Can be used alone or as prompt with phrasal verb card game. |
| Poster: Phrasal Verbs (ESL) |
Beginning level poster demonstrating separable phrasal verbs. |
| Poster: Phrasal Verbs (ESL) |
Beginning level poster with examples of separable and inseparable phrasal verbs. |
| Poster: Phrasal Verbs (ESL) |
Intermediate level poster explaining phrasal verbs. |
| Game: Phrasal Verbs (ESL) |
Card game to practice manipulating phrasal verbs--intransitive, transitive, separable, inseparable. Intermediate level. |
| Flashcard Template: Phrasal Verb Template (ESL) |
Templates specifically designed for students to make their own phrasal verb flashcards. Choose beginning level template with place to mark if separable or intermediate level with place to mark transitive, intransitive, etc. |
| Crossword: Phrasal Verbs (ESL) |
Crossword puzzle to practice phrasal verb vocabulary. |
| Worksheet: Linking Verbs (upper elem) |
Fill in the correct linking verb for each sentence. Some verbs can be used more than once. |
| Grammar Posters: Linking Verbs |
Posters identify linking verbs and show how to tell the difference between linking verbs and action verbs. |
| Worksheet: Simple Past (ESL) |
Change the irregular verbs in these sentences to the simple past. |
| Worksheet: Present Perfect (ESL) |
Change the irregular verbs in these sentences to the present perfect. |
| Worksheet: Present and Past Simple (elem/ ESL) |
Practice forms of "to be" with this simple worksheet. |
| Worksheet: Answer Questions in Simple Past (ESL) |
Written practice answering questions in the simple past using irregular verbs. |
| Poster: Primary Verb Conjugations, 3 tenses (ESL) |
"Be", "have" and "do"-posters showing primary verb conjugations. Essential building blocks for compound tenses. |
| Poster: Irregular Verb Families (ESL) |
Poster grouping verbs with similar principal part forms together. |
| Game: Irregular Verbs (ESL) |
Board game to practice irregular verbs, adaptable to various levels. |
| Flashcards: Principal Parts of 155 Irregular Verbs (ESL) |
Use this double-sided flashcard set to learn or review irregular verbs. |
| Crossword: Simple Past for 57 Irregular Verbs (ESL) |
Complete the puzzle by providing simple past form of 57 irregular verbs. |
| Crossword: Simple Past for 20 Common Verbs (ESL) |
Complete the puzzle by providing simple past form for 20 common verbs. |
| Card Game: Irregular Verbs (ESL) |
"Three in a Row"--Card game similar to Go Fish. Players must get three parts of irregular verbs. |
| Bookmarks: Irregular Verb Families (ESL) |
Bookmarks showing the principal parts of similar irregular verbs. |
| Poster: Tense Sequence Overview of Conditional (ESL) |
Summary poster illustrating tense sequence of four common conditional phrases. |
| Poster: 3rd Conditional (ESL) |
Poster illustrating the “3rd Conditional.”
“If I had studied the words, I would have passed the exam.” |
| Poster: 2nd Conditional (ESL) |
Poster illustrating the “2nd Conditional.”
“If I had a dog, I would feed it every day.” |
| Poster: 1st Conditional (ESL) |
Poster illustrating the “1st Conditional.”
“If I finish my work, I will play soccer tonight.” |
| Game: If You Snooze, You Lose-- Conditional Sentences (ESL) |
Game board to practice tense sequence of conditional sentences. Includes possible answers. |
| Worksheet: Wh- Questions (ESL) |
Both written and oral practice forming questions with "wh-" words and a form of "do" as an auxiliary. Students form questions, then interview classmates for answers. |
| Worksheet: Primary Verbs—Auxiliary or Main? Interm. (ESL) |
Identify the primary verbs in a sentence, then indicate whether they are used as auxiliary verbs or main verbs. Intermediate level. |
| Worksheet: Primary Verbs—Auxiliary or Main? Beg. (ESL) |
Identify the primary verbs in a sentence, then indicate whether they are used as auxiliary verbs or main verbs. Beginner level. |
| Worksheet: Primary Verbs (ESL) |
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of "be", "have", or "do". |
| Worksheet: Primary or Modal? (ESL) |
Identify auxiliary verbs as primary or modal. |
| Worksheet: Modal Negation (ESL) |
Practice using modal auxiliaries in the negative form. |
| Worksheet: Modal Interrogatives (ESL) |
Practice asking questions with modal auxiliary verbs. |
| Worksheet: Modal Bonus Exercise (ESL) |
Complete this short worksheet for extra credit. Only one choice can work in the sentence. |
| Worksheet: Interrogatives—modal versus main verbs (ESL) |
Construct questions using correct structure for main and modal auxiliary verbs. |
| Worksheet: Identify Auxiliary Verbs (ESL) |
Identify the auxiliary verbs in the paragraph. Advanced beginner level. |
| Rules and Practice: Linking Verbs (elem) |
Brief introduction to linking verbs, followed by "underline the verb" practice sentences. |
| Poster: Modal Auxiliary Contractions. Small (ESL) |
Small poster illustrating negative contractions for modal auxiliary verbs. |
| Poster: Modal Auxiliary Contractions. Large (ESL) |
Large poster illustrating negative contractions for modal auxiliary verbs. |
| Poster: Main Verbs versus Modal Auxiliaries. Small (ESL) |
Small poster illustrating basic structural differences between main verbs and modal auxiliary verbs—affirmative, interrogative, negative and agreement. |
| Poster: Main Verbs versus Modal Auxiliaries. Large (ESL) |
Large poster illustrating basic structural differences between main verbs and modal auxiliary verbs—affirmative, interrogative, negative and agreement. |
| Poster: Grammar--"Do" as an auxiliary verb (ESL) |
Poster explaining the use of "do" in questions, negatives and as emphatic form. Includes word order models. |
| Oral Exercise: Negative Modal Auxiliary Structure (ESL) |
Fun five minute exercise to practice changing modal auxiliary structures from affirmative to negative and back to affirmative. |
| Bookmark: Auxiliary Verb Train—Primary/ Modal (ESL) |
Handy reference to distinguish modal auxiliary verbs from primary auxiliary verbs. |
| Worksheets: Subject/ Verb Agreement (upper elem) |
Short explanation and five pages of practice on subject/verb agreement. |
| Worksheet: Transitive Verbs |
A worksheet to increase familiarity with transitive verbs. |
| Grammar Poster: Verbs |
Three color-rich pages of verb facts. |
| Worksheet: Linking Verb or Action Verb? (upper elem) |
"I can’t smell anything with this terrible cold." Underline the verb in each sentence. Identify the verb as LINKING (L) or ACTION (A). |
| Rules and Practice: Action Verbs (elem) |
Brief introduction to action verbs, followed by "underline the verb" practice sentences. |
| Oral Activity: Action Verbs, Find Your Match(ESL) |
Players practice specific word patterns and verbs by intermingling with group to find their match. |
| Oral Activity: Action Verbs Part 2 of 2 (ESL) |
This oral activity allows everyone to speak and practice various language patterns built around action verbs. The "game board" is actually comprised of classmates! Rather than turning a card over to find a match, players ask questions. Adaptable to any level. |
| Oral Activity: Action Verbs Part 1 of 2 (ESL) |
This oral activity allows everyone to speak and practice various language patterns built around action verbs. The "game board" is actually comprised of classmates! Rather than turning a card over to find a match, players ask questions. Adaptable to any level. |
| Game: Action Verb Game Board 2 of 2 (ESL) |
Roll the die, advance the number of spaces indicated and create a sentence using the verb illustrated. Failure to make a sentence results in losing a turn. |
| Game: Action Verb Game Board 1 of 2 (ESL) |
Roll the die, advance the number of spaces indicated and create a sentence using the verb illustrated. Failure to make a sentence results in losing a turn. |
| Worksheet: Subject or Object Pronoun? (ESL) |
Identify italicized nouns as subjects or objects and replace them with appropriate pronoun. |
| Worksheet: Subject or Object Pronoun Easy (ESL) |
Replace the subject or object (already identified) with the correct pronoun. Easy |
| Worksheet: Subject & Object Pronouns (elem) |
Underline the pronoun in each sentence and label it as "subject" or "object" |
| Rules and Practice: Subject Pronouns (elem) |
Read the explanation of subject pronouns, then practice by
completing each sentence with a subject pronoun. |
| Rules and Practice: Pronouns (elementary) |
Read the explanation of pronouns, then practice by
underlining the pronoun in each sentence. |
| Rules and Practice: Pronouns |
Simple introduction with lots of practice. Nine pages and an answer key |
| Rules and Practice: Possessive Pronouns (elem) |
Read the explanation of possessive pronouns, then practice by circling the possessive pronoun in each sentence. |
| Rules and Practice: Object Pronouns (elem) |
Read the explanation of object pronouns, then practice by
circling the correct object pronoun. |
| Poster: Subject and Object Pronouns (ESL) |
Illustrated poster showing difference between subject and object pronouns. |
| Poster: Pronouns and Case (ESL) |
Poster showing subject, object, and possessive pronouns. |
| Poster: Where am I? Prepositions (ESL) |
Where is the monkey in relation to the box? Prepositions of location. |
| Worksheet: Countable and Uncountable(ESL) |
Easy exercise to identify countable and uncountable nouns. |
| Poster: Countable/Uncountable Rules (ESL) |
Posters showing basic differences between countable and uncountable nouns. |
| Poster: Countable Nouns (ESL) |
Poster showing examples of countable nouns. |
| Worksheet: Yes/No Questions (ESL) |
Oral and written practice. Change statements to yes/no questions using "do", "does", "did". Then interview classmates for answers. |
| Worksheet: Somewhere, Anything... (ESL) |
Practice using compounds of "some" and "any". |
| Worksheet: Don't, Doesn't, Didn't, (ESL) |
Change the sentences to negative using don't, doesn't, or didn't. |
| Worksheet: Do, Does, Did (ESL) |
Change statements to questions using "do", "does" or "did". |
| Worksheet: Change to Wh- Questions (ESL) |
Practice changing statements to questions using proper word order and wh- words. |
| Worksheet: Irregular Plural Nouns (ESL/elem) |
Choose correct singular or plural word from word bank to write under image. Elementary. |
| Word Crypto: Terminal f and fe Plurals (ESL) |
Write the plural forms of common f and fe endings. Then unscramble the letters in the shaded areas to find out the mystery phrase. |
| Rules and Practice: Plural Nouns (elem) |
Ranges from the simple (one cat, two cats) to the more difficult (one potato, two potatoes) to the tricky (one tooth, two teeth) with helpful hints for remembering how to spell the plural nouns. |
| Rules and Practice: Nouns (upper elem) |
Simple worksheet to help practice the differences between common, proper, singular, plural, and possessive nouns. |
| Rules and Practice: Countable and Mass Nouns |
Read the rules and practice the skills. This will help with much homework and many assignments. |
| Poster: Plural Nouns Group 3 of 3 (ESL) |
Part three of three-part set of illustrated posters explaining rules for forming noun plurals. |
| Poster: Plural Nouns Group 2 of 3 (ESL) |
Part 2 of three-part set of illustrated posters explaining rules for forming noun plurals. |
| Poster: Plural Nouns Group 1 of 3 (ESL) |
Part one of three-part set of illustrated posters explaining rules for forming noun plurals. |
| Memory Game: Noun Plurals (elem/ESL) |
Matching game/pair game for noun plurals. |
| Grammar Poster: Plural Nouns Rules 2 |
Six posters to help teach basic rules for forming plural nouns (mostly from foreign words). |
| Grammar Poster: Plural Nouns Rules |
Five posters to help teach the rules for forming plural nouns. |
| Crossword: Noun Plurals (elem/ESL) |
Crossword requiring plural form of nouns. |
| Bookmarks: Plural Noun Rules (elem/ESL) |
Twelve bookmarks with rules and examples for forming plural nouns. |
| Worksheets: Grammar - Subject and Predicate (elem) |
Underline the subject once and the predicate twice. This is a set of three worksheets of increasing difficulty ("The boy played" and "The boy played with a dog" and "The boy played with a dog in the snow") |
| Worksheet: Parts of Speech (upper elem) |
Two worksheets to review eighteen parts of speech, from adjective to interjection to verb. |
| Worksheet: Parts of Speech (elementary) |
"Underline the verb." 10 sentences to help practice naming the parts of speech. |
| Rules and Practice: Use the Right Article (ESL) |
When should you use "a" and when "the"? When should you use neither? This unit of clear explanations and review worksheets should help. |
| Rules and Practice: Tag Questions (ESL) |
Two pages of rules for tag questions followed by a worksheet to practice the rules. |
| Rules and Practice: Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases |
Introduces prepositions and prepositional phrases, with four pages of easy practice. |
| Rules and Practice: Parts of Speech (upper elem) |
One word can be used as three (or more!) different parts of speech. Practice recognizing patterns and writing appropriate with this worksheet. |
| Rules and Practice: Misused Words |
20 sets of misused and commonly confused words are presented and briefly practiced in this 10 page unit. |
| Rules and Practice: Indefinite Articles - A or An? |
When should you use A and when AN? This simple worksheet explains the rules and then provides examples for practice. |
| Grammar Posters: Articles (A, AN, THE) |
The basic rules for using the indefinite articles A or AN and the definite article THE. One page each. |
| Grammar Poster: Interjections |
Two beautiful full color posters about interjection facts and usages. |
| Grammar Poster: Indefinite Articles (A or AN?) |
Poster describes the simple rules for using the indefinite articles A or AN. |
| Grammar Poster: Conjunctions |
One overview page and six specific pages of conjunction facts and usages. |
| Rules and Practice: Coordinating Conjunctions |
Forming compound sentences with coordinating conjunctions. This introduces the basic seven conjunctions (and, but, yet, for, or, nor, so) and includes practice work. |
| Rules and Practice: Adverbs (upper elem) |
A worksheet to help students practice turning phrases (in a loud way) into one-word adverbs (loudly). |
| Worksheet: Some versus Any (ESL) |
Practice correct use of "some" and "any". |
| Worksheet: How Much or How Many (ESL) |
Worksheet to practice using "how much" and "how many" with countable and uncountable nouns. |
| Worksheet: Easy Adjectives of Quantity (ESL) |
Easy exercise to practice few, fewer, many, little, less and much with countable and uncountable nouns. |
| Worksheet: Descriptive Adjectives (ESL) |
Using word bank and own knowledge, write words to describe the people in the pictures. |
| Worksheet: Adjectives of Quantity (ESL) |
Exercise to practice few, fewer, many, much, little and less with countable and uncountable nouns. |
| Rules: Adjective Order for Describing People (ESL) |
"She has LENGTH, STYLE, COLOR hair." Word order and suggested vocabulary for describing people's appearances. |
| Rules and Practice: Possessive Adjectives (elem) |
Read the explanation of possessive adjectives, then practice by
circling the possessive adjective in each sentence. |
| Rules and Practice: Adjective Order (ESL) |
the proper order of adjectives in a sentence |
| Poster: Some versus Any (ESL) |
Poster illustrating use of "some" and "any" as well as compounds like "somebody" and "anything". |
| Poster: Possessives (ESL) |
Poster showing possessive adjectives and possessive pronouns, with examples of use. |
| Poster: Comparative Words, Two Syllable (ESL) |
Grammar reference poster for comparative and superlative forms of two-syllable words. |
| Poster: Comparative Words, Three Syllable and Irregular (ESL) |
Grammar reference poster for comparative and superlative forms of three-syllable and irregular words |
| Poster: Comparative Words, One Syllable (ESL) |
Grammar reference poster for comparative and superlative forms of one-syllable words. |
| Poster: Adjectives of Quantity (ESL) |
Poster showing adjectives of quantity and countable/uncountable nouns. |
| Crossword: Comparative and Superlative Words (ESL) |
Practice forming comparative and superlative words by solving the puzzle. Choose with or without word bank. |
| Bookmarks: Comparative Words, Two Syllable (ESL) |
Grammar reference bookmarks for comparative and superlative forms of two-syllable words. |
| Bookmarks: Comparative Words, Three Syllable and Irregular (ESL) |
Grammar reference bookmarks for comparative and superlative forms of three-syllable and irregular words. |
| Bookmarks: Comparative Words, One Syllable (ESL) |
Grammar reference bookmarks for comparative and superlative forms of one-syllable words. |
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