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Analyze the effects of sound (e.g., onomatopoeia, alliteration, accent, rhyme, and repetition).
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  1. Literary Terms quiz - Choose whether the line from a poem is an example of alliteration, metaphor, onomatopoeia, personification, or simile.
  2. Practicing onomatopoeia, alliteration, rhyme, simile and metaphor (5 question quizzes)
    1. Word Play 1 | Word Play 2 | Word Play 3 | Word Play 4 | Word Play 5 | Word Play 6
  3. A concept map to use when you work with your students on these topics. This is an Adobe Acrobat document
  4. Poetic Devices - a classroom sign about the forms of poetic devices This is an Adobe Acrobat document
Comprehension
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Read a passage and answer questions to show comprehension.
  1. Brainchild Test - (This quiz opens in a new page. Close the page when finished to return to this list.) 12 questions - Students should use the summary page after finishing this test to practice their areas of weakness.
  2. Inflation in Russia - read and answer questions
  3. Looking for the Fine Print - students read advertisements to practice reading critically
  4. News Stories with Comprehension Quizzes [from the BBC] - (1) White loafers and passport control, (2) Hungry ferrett causes rail scare, (3) Dyslexic boy's site wins top award, (4) Otters head for towns and cities, (5) Demolition fears after city blaze.
    1. News Quiz Archive - over 50 news stories from the BBC - Choose carefully, not all of these would be appropriate for 7th grade students. Also, take a look at a section of stories which include math in the news and the quiz
  5. Read a Contract - and answer questions
  6. Reading Comprehension stories - Interactive quizzes online for 5 stories - Each text is followed by a grammar exercise and summary writing exercise.
  7. Reading Comprehension Quiz- Online quiz
  8. Reading Exercises - Comprehension, Fill in and Sequencing
  9. Seventh Grade Reading - Read the introduction and the passage that follows. Then read each question and mark the circle next to the correct answer.
Derive information from the following text features: timelines, graphs, headings and subheadings.
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  1. Captions Help Tell the Story - students look at three pictures and try to determine which caption fits best
  2. Dust Bowl Timeline - (from PBS) Use this timeline to practice this SPI.
    1. Other Timelines at Internet4Classrooms
  3. Reading Headlines - students read eight headlines and try to determine what the article is about
Determine the meaning of unknown words and/or multiple meaning words through the use of context clues.
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  1. Words with multiple meanings - students fill in the blanks from a word list
  2. Context is the Key - students use context clues to determine the meaning of a word
  3. Using Multiple Meanings - students decide which sentences use a word correctly
Replace unknown words in context with appropriate synonyms and/or antonyms.
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  1. Synonym.com - type a word in the box and find a synonym, or antonym, of the word.
  2. Synonym & Antonym Word Encounters - Level 1 words | Level 2 words | Level 3 words
  3. Say it Another Way - Fill in the blank with a synonym for the missing word.
  4. Synonymical: The Synonym Game - [this link opens in a new window] click to select the letters (one at a time) that spell the proper synonym. (Author - David Fisco)
  5. The Thesaurus - a reference book that lists words and their synonyms - Drag and drop the words to the right thesaurus entry.
Make predictions about the outcome of a given passage.
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  1. Guess What Comes Next - students read a passage and predict what would happen next
  2. Predictions - Good introductory quiz on making predictions.
  3. The World's Greatest Contralto by Babette Albin - As you read the story, write your questions and ideas about it on another sheet of paper. Then complete the next page.
Formulate clarifying questions for use before, during, or after reading.
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  1. Asking Questions - the types of questions depend on the answer to that first important question: Why am I reading this? Once you establish a purpose for yourself, you can then ask which questions will help you achieve that goal. This page asks students to rank a set of questions on a scale of one to five.
  2. Questioning Toolkit - seventeen types of questions from the educational journal, FNO
Identify the main idea/central element in a reading selection.
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  1. How are They Selling It? - students read three advertisements and evaluate the type of persuasive writing being employed
  2. Main Idea - building blocks of comprehension - exercises to print included
  3. Main Idea - The main idea of a paragraph is what all the sentences are about. Read the paragraph and ask, “What’s your point?”
  4. Reading Comprehension - free reading comprehension worksheets for teachers and parents - includes original stories, poems, essays, and articles
  5. Summarize as You Read - When you summarize, eliminate unnecessary details. Focus on the main idea of the whole passage.
  6. What are They Selling - students critically evaluate six advertisements
  7. What's the Big Idea? Exercise 1 - Write the common subject for each group of words, or "write a good title for each list." - a worksheet to print, not interactive
  8. What's the Big Idea? Exercise 2 - Write the common subject for each group of words, or "write a good title for each list." - a worksheet to print, not interactive
  9. What's the Big Idea? Exercise 3 - a bit harder than 1 & 2 - Write the common subject for each group of words, or "write a good title for each list." Then add another example that could be included in that group. Be as specific as you can. - a worksheet to print, not interactive
Distinguish between fact and opinion within context.
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  1. Fact or Opinion Quiz - Decide which of these statements are fact or opinion from the drop-down list, then click on the "Finished" button to obtain your score out of ten.
  2. Fact or Opinion? (quiz 1) - a Quia quiz
  3. Fact or Opinion? (quiz 2) - [this link opens in a new window] a Quia quiz
  4. Fact, Habit, Opinion or Schedule? - an English-Zone quiz
  5. Fact or Opinion? - select fact of fiction for each statement
  6. Distinguishing Between Fact and Opinion
  7. Fact and Opinion Self-Test
  8. Martin Luther King Jr.: Fact or Opinion? (a worksheet to print)
  9. A mix of factual information and the opinions of the author. Often the opinions are disguised as fact, to make the author's argument seem more believable.
Decode unknown grade level words in context, using previously learned strategies, such as analysis of affixes, as aids in determining meaning.
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  1. Vocabulary University - acquire and retain vocabulary.
  2. Rooty's Weekly Root - Three Rootonym® puzzles per week with 4 words per puzzle
Recognize first person point of view.
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  1. Point of View Quiz - Read each group of sentences. Decide if it is written in first person or third person point of view.
Recognize and use grade appropriate and/or content specific vocabulary within context.
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  1. Match the Definition Exercises: - Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 (These activities are not interactive, but the answers are at the bottom of this page)
  2. Word Meaning Jigsaw Game One- match words with their meanings
    1. Game Two; Game Three; Game Four; Game Five; Game Six.
Identify plot elements in the proper place on a graphic organizer.
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  1. Concept Maps Explained - Concept maps and story webs are visual ways to structure ideas. (sample included
  2. Five main types of organizers - links showing examples of many types
  3. Short Story Elements - Online Quiz
Locate information using key words and headings.
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  1. Looking for the Fine Print - students read advertisements to practice reading critically
  2. News Stories with Comprehension Quizzes [from the BBC] - (1) White loafers and passport control, (2) Hungry ferrett causes rail scare, (3) Dyslexic boy's site wins top award, (4) Otters head for towns and cities, (5) Demolition fears after city blaze.
    1. News Quiz Archive - over 50 news stories from the BBC - Choose carefully, not all of these would be appropriate for 7th grade students. Also, take a look at a section of stories which include math in the news and the quiz
Distinguish between poetry and prose and between biography and autobiography.
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  1. This is a PowerPoint showAn Overview of Poetry - a comprehensive show on the topic of rhythm and rhyme
Select the correct word or phrase to complete an analogy.
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  1. Fact Monster Analogy of the Day
  2. Analogy Quiz which requires students to type the word to complete the analogy
  3. Analogy Lesson from Diana Dell
  4. Analogy quiz 1 at Quia posted by Diana Dell
  5. Analogy quiz 2 at Quia posted by Diana Dell
  6. Awesome Analogies for one or two players - posted at Quia
  7. Discovery School Analogy Quizzes
    1. AnalogyQuiz8
    2. AnalogyQuiz9
    3. AnalogyQuiz10
  8. Puzz.com has a quiz with 152 analogies - pick one or two a day and practice this valuable skill
  9. This is a PowerPoint showAnalogy PowerPoint Show template - you make modifications to use with your students
Identify commonly used foreign phrases (e.g., bon voyage; mi casa es su casa, bon jour, hasta la vista).
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  1. Foreign Words and Phrases - The English meanings given are not necessarily literal translations.
Draw inferences from selected passages.
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  1. Drawing Conclusions - Read the story and select the letter of the correct response.
  2. Drawing Inferences - how to be a critical reader
  3. How are They Selling It? - students read three advertisements and evaluate the type of persuasive writing being employed
  4. Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions - descriptions of the various ways to aid you in reaching a conclusion
  5. Teaching Students to Make Inferences
Identify the author’s purpose for writing and the reader’s purpose for reading.
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  1. Author's Purpose and Point of View - pre test ; answers on next webpage
  2. Author's Purpose and Point of View - post test; answers on next webpage
Analyze cause and effect relationships in a given passage.
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  1. Making The Relationship Explicit Between Your Ideas - from UniLearning - Academic Writing
  2. Cause-and-Effect Writing Challenges Students - The cause-and-effect relationship is both a way of thinking and a format for writing. Teachers who emphasize cause-and-effect writing say that they are helping students learn to think critically as well as write cogently. Read what three experienced teachers have to say about this teaching approach, which can be used with students of all ages. This is an article from Education World magazine .
Identify examples of propaganda techniques (i.e., bandwagon, loaded words, testimonials).
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  1. Text Types- Online game helping learn about the different text types such as persuasion, informative, descriptive, or instructive.
  2. Analyzing Political Ads - Students will view current political ads and learn how they make use of various commercial ad appeals. Students will also develop familiarity with basic videography terms.
  3. Affluenza: A PBS Program - Lessons such as "Be an Adbuster!" and "What are Advertisers Selling?" are based on Affluenza, a one-hour television special that explores the high social and environmental costs of materialism and over consumption. The lessons can be used without the video.
Determine the common characteristics of short stories, novels, poetry, drama, and nonfiction.
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  1. Elements of Drama - A graphic organizer to fill in the elements of a drama
  2. This is a PowerPoint showAn Overview of Poetry - a comprehensive show on the topic of rhythm and rhyme
  3. Writing in a Specific Literary Form - short story
Identify similes, metaphors, personification, and hyperbole within context.
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  1. A one-page handout giving examples of each poetic device This is an Adobe Acrobat document
  2. A concept map to use when you work with your students on these topics This is an Adobe Acrobat document
  3. A Fun Way to Teach Similes - a lesson idea from Bruce Lansky
  4. Alliteration or Simile? - Choose whether each statement is an alliterative phrase, simile or neither.
  5. Bud, Not Buddy - [these links open on new pages] quizzes on similes & metaphors Matching | Flashcards | Concentration
  6. Chasing Metaphors - students explore the figurative language of metaphors by turning a series of objects, concepts, events, or characters into metaphors, first in written form and then by creating a video with images, text, and sound [Quick Time required]
  7. Do you know your metaphors? - drag words to make a metaphor
  8. Do you know your similes? - drag the nouns to complete a Simile (Refresh the page to get a new set.)
  9. Figurative Language - terms, definitions, and an example
  10. Figurative Language Quiz - [this link opens on a new page] alliteration, similes and metaphors, personification, connotation and imagery
  11. Literary Devices Quizzes - [these links open on new pages] similes, metaphors, personification, slang/dialect and allusions - Matching | Concentration | Flashcards
  12. Literary Terms quiz - Choose whether the line from a poem is an example of alliteration, metaphor, onomatopoeia, personification, or simile.
  13. Metaphor Lists - a selection of metaphors by category, complete with sample usage and interpretation
  14. Metaphor Battleship Quiz - [this link opens on a new page] Quia quiz using the Battleship game format
  15. Metaphor Quiz - [this link opens on a new page] a five-question quiz at Quia
  16. Mataphor Quiz - [this link opens on a new page] a ten-question quiz at Quia
  17. Metaphor Quiz to print
  18. Poetic Devices - a classroom sign about the forms of poetic devices This is an Adobe Acrobat document
  19. Poetry writing practice web This is an Adobe Acrobat document .
  20. Practicing onomatopoeia, alliteration, rhyme, simile and metaphor
    1. Word Play 1 | Word Play 2 | Word Play 3 | Word Play 4 | Word Play 5 | Word Play 6
  21. Simile lesson with a printable quiz
  22. Simile Quiz to print
  23. Similes and Metaphors - Identify the comparison in each sentence as a simile or a metaphor [ignore the email address blank].
Identify words that serve as clues to reveal time periods and cultures.
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  1. "The Diary of Anne Frank" - Students will learn how diversity creates bias which leads to conflict, where students confront their bias and practice tolerance
  2. Battling for Freedom - "By examining two speeches by Chief Tecumseh of the Shawnee alongside Henry's speech, students develop a new respect for the Native Americans' politically effective and poetic use of language."
Identify at least two ways by which an author reveals character traits in a given passage.
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  1. Creating Careers for Characters -Students rely on analytical skills to find material in their books that will support the job choice for their character
Identify symbolism, flashback, and foreshadowing, within context.
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  1. Dictionary of Symbolism - students look up objects of symbolism and see how it is used in literature.
  2. Writing a Flashback and Flash-Forward Story Using Movies and Texts as Models - Students are introduced to examples of these devices through the film The Sandlot and/or illustrated books. Students are then asked to create a story that contains both flashback and flash-forward.
Rank a given set of resources according to reliability.
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Identify examples of sound devices (e.g., rhyme, alliteration, slant rhyme, repetition, and internal rhyme).
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  1. A concept map to use when you work with your students on these topics. This is an Adobe Acrobat document
  2. Poetic Devices - a classroom sign about the forms of poetic devices This is an Adobe Acrobat document
  3. Shakespearean alliteration insults - have fun while reinforcing the concept of alliteration
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Writing
Process
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Complete a graphic organizer (e.g., clustering, listing, mapping, and webbing) with information from notes on a writing selection.
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  1. Bibliographic Blunders (6 - 8) [this link opens in a new window] use note cards to collect information (Author - Carolyn Garner)
  2. Cause and Effect Chain - graphic organizer
  3. Graphic Organizers - five main types of organizers
Select appropriate time order or transitional words to enhance the flow of a writing sample.
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  1. Making an Argument: Effective use of Transition Words - Lesson plan; "explore and understand the use of transition words in context and write their own persuasive essay using transition words"
  2. A chart of the transitional devices - also called conjunctive adverbs or adverbial conjunctions
  3. Transitional Devices (Connecting Words) - Brought to you by the Purdue University Online Writing Lab
  4. Transitional Devices - transitional guides are connectives (symbols,words, phrases; sometimes whole sentences and paragraphs) that make possible a smooth "passing over" from one idea to the next.
  5. Using Transistions by Ruth Luman - Interactive PowerPoint show
  6. Using Transitions - Gap-fill exercise
  7. Writing Academic Essays - transition words
Identify the purpose for writing (e.g., to inform, to describe, to explain, to persuade).
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  1. Seeing Integration from Different Viewpoints - lesson uses The Story of Ruby Bridges by Robert Coles
  2. Persuade Me - Using junk mail from home, students will be able to recognize and use persuasive techniques.
Identify the audience (formal/informal) for which the text is written.
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Select an appropriate concluding sentence for a well-developed paragraph.
7.2.5
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  1. Trailblazing Conclusions (6 - 8) [this link opens in a new window] develop a sense of ending by using closure and thought-provoking statements (Author - Laurie Ayers)
Supply a missing piece of information in an outline.
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  1. Making an Outline - interactive outline maker
  2. Outline - Interactive outline maker
  3. Outline - information on how to map out an outline.
Rearrange multi-paragraphed work in a logical and coherent order.
7.2.7
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Identify individual written selections as technical, narrative, persuasive and/or descriptive in mood.
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  1. Personal Narrative - writer's model
  2. Sample descriptive essay - advantages and disadvantages of a disability.
  3. Writing an Editorial -given a topic, create a paper on your position.
Select an appropriate thesis statement from a writing sample.
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  1. Tips and Examples for Writing Thesis Statements - from the OWL at Purdue
  2. Trailblazing Introductions (6 - 8) [this link opens in a new window] develop a sense of beginning by using strong leads (Author - Laurie Ayers)
Select the best way to combine sentences to provide syntactic variety.
7.2.10
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  1. Sentence Variety - explanation with examples.
  2. Sentence Variety - a worksheet
Identify the sentence(s) irrelevant to a paragraph’s theme or flow.
7.2.11
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  1. Information Elimination (6 - 8) [this link opens in a new window] model, instruct, and practice narrowing a topic for expository writing (Author - Julie Thompson)
Choose the supporting sentence that best fits the context and flow of ideas in a paragraph.
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Select the most appropriate title for a passage.
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Identify levels of reliability among resources (e.g., eyewitness account, newspaper account, supermarket tabloid, and internet source).
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Select illustrations, explanations, anecdotes, descriptions, and/or facts to support key ideas.
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Elements of Language
Identify the correct use of the following:
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Read a passage and edit to correct errors in usage.
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  1. Seventh Grade Writing - Read the introduction and the passage that follows. Then read each question and mark the circle next to the correct answer.
... nouns (common/proper, singular/plural, collective, compound, possessives, direct/indirect objects, and predicate nouns)
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  1. Apostrophes with Possessive Nouns - a grammar quiz [ignore the part about email address]
  2. Breaking Down Compound Words - In the following sentences, find the compound word and type it in as two separate words.
  3. Catastrophes of Apostrophic Proportions - a quiz on apostrophes
  4. Compound Word Characters - read a passage then select the appropriate compound words
  5. Exercises in Plurals and Possessives - place a C by correct items and an I by incorrect items
  6. Forming Compound Words - Match the words in the center with the words in the corners to form compound words that are found in a kitchen.
  7. Plural and Possessive Nouns - By clicking on a bubble, identify whether the highlighted word is a plural or possessive noun and then click on the "Submit Answer" button.
  8. Possessives and Irregular Plurals - 25 items in the quiz
  9. Possessive Noun Practice - a six question quiz
  10. Power Proofreading - Choose 7th grade then select; Around the World, Five O'clock News, E-mail to Debbie, or any one of the mixed practice exercises.
  11. Practicing adverbs, adjectives, nouns, pronouns, verbs - Word Skills 1 | Word Skills 2 | Word Skills 3
  12. Singular and Plural Possessive Nouns - Quiz quiz
  13. Using Apostrophes Correctly - from the University of Delaware writing center
... verbs (action/linking, agreement with subject, verbs that take objects, linking verbs, verb phrases, regular/irregular verbs, three simple and three perfect tenses, and tense consistency)
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  1. Power Proofreading - Choose 7th grade then select; American Biography, HME-TV Weather, Cooking at HME-TV, Endless Summer, Improve your HOme!, or any one of the mixed practice exercises.
  2. Quiz on Subject Verb Agreement - Select one answer from the choices provided after each sentence. The word you choose should fit the blank in the sentence. Don't use the HINT buttons unless you really need them.
  3. A Second Quiz on Subject-Verb Agreement - After each sentence select the verb form that will best fit in the blank. The explanation will describe the process of arriving at the correct choice for that sentence.
  4. Third Quiz on Subject-Verb Agreement - Select the appropriate verbs from the drop-down menus to complete each sentence correctly. There are thirty-three "opportunities for error" in these paragraphs.
  5. Making Subjects and Verbs Agree: Exercises - a worksheet to print, not interactive
  6. See whether you understand subject-verb agreement - Read each sentence, enter your response in the space provided, and then press "Submit" to check your answer.
  7. Subject-Verb Agreement Quiz - Select the correct verb form to agree with the subject.
  8. This is a PowerPoint showSubject-Verb Agreement: The Sore Thumb of Grammar
  9. Subject/Verb Agreement - Click the answer button to see the answer.
  10. ESL Subject Verb Agreement Quiz 1 - In the quiz questions , choose the correct verb so that subject and verb agree.
  11. ESL Subject Verb Agreement Quiz 2 - Do this quiz after mastering the quiz questions and their rules in the first
  12. Practicing past, present & future tenses - Tense Activity 1 | Tense Activity 2 | Tense Activity 3
  13. Practicing adverbs, adjectives, nouns, pronouns, verbs - Word Skills 1 | Word Skills 2 | Word Skills 3
... pronouns (case, reflexive, interrogative, demonstrative, agreement with antecedent)
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  1. Power Proofreading - Choose 7th grade then select; The Shopping Show, or any one of the mixed practice exercises.
  2. Practicing adverbs, adjectives, nouns, pronouns, verbs - Word Skills 1 | Word Skills 2 | Word Skills 3
... adjectives (common/proper, comparative/superlative forms, compound predicate adjectives, and;
adjective clauses)
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  1. Adjective or Adverb Exercise 1
  2. Adjective or Adverb Exercise 2
  3. Power Proofreading - Choose 7th grade then select; Know it All, Review for Endless Entertainment Show, or any one of the mixed practice exercises.
  4. Practicing adverbs, adjectives, nouns, pronouns, verbs - Word Skills 1 | Word Skills 2 | Word Skills 3
... adverbs (comparative/superlative, introductory phrases and clauses, and placement within the sentence)
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  1. Adjective or Adverb Exercise 1
  2. Adjective or Adverb Exercise 2
  3. Power Proofreading - Choose 7th grade then select; Sports Minute, or any one of the mixed practice exercises.
  4. Practicing adverbs, adjectives, nouns, pronouns, verbs - Word Skills 1 | Word Skills 2 | Word Skills 3
... conjunctions (coordinating, correlative, and subordinating conjunctions combining words, phrases, and clauses)
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  1. Conjunctions - Conjunctions are words used as joiners. Different kinds of conjunctions join different kinds of grammatical structures.
  2. Repairing Run-On Sentences
  3. Avoiding Comma Splices, Fused Sentences, and Run-On's from LEO: Literacy Education Online
  4. Combining Sentences for Variety and Clarity - several methods and examples are given, however this page only combines two sentences.
  5. The Need to Combine Sentences - Sentences have to be combined to avoid the monotony that would surely result if all sentences were brief and of equal length. This lesson is followed by three quizzes.
... prepositions
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  1. Power Proofreading - Choose 7th grade then select; The Runaway Classroom, or any one of the mixed practice exercises.
  2. Recognizing Prepositions - The following paragraph is taken from Ernest Hemingway's short story "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber." Click on the prepositions in the order in which they appear and they will appear in the text-area below the paragraph.
  3. Quiz on Prepositions - For each question, choose the single best answer.
  4. Prepositions at the Crossword I - Type the correct letter in each box. Use the tab key to move from box to box or use your mouse-button to place the letter in each box.
  5. Prepositions at the Crossword II - Type the correct letter in each box. Use the tab key to move from box to box or use your mouse-button to place the letter in each box.
  6. Prepositions at the Crossword III - Type the correct letter in each box. Use the tab key to move from box to box or use your mouse-button to place the letter in each box.
  7. Recognizing the Function of Phrases - When you click on "Start this test," you will be presented with a sentence.
  8. Verb and Preposition Combinations I - a quiz from the English-Zone
  9. Verb and Preposition Combinations II - a quiz from the English-Zone
  10. Verb and Preposition Combinations III - a quiz from the English-Zone
... interjections
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  1. Definition of interjections - explanation
  2. Interjections - list and meanings
  3. Interjection Lesson -
  4. Interjection Worksheet - Worksheet and lesson plan
  5. Interjection Quiz - checks your answers
  6. Interjection Test - Use as class lesson for understanding
  7. Interjection Quiz - identify the interjection
Identify the correct use of prepositions and prepositional phrases within context.
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  1. Recognizing Prepositions - The following paragraph is taken from Ernest Hemingway's short story "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber." Click on the prepositions in the order in which they appear and they will appear in the text-area below the paragraph.
  2. Quiz on Prepositions - For each question, choose the single best answer.
  3. Prepositions at the Crossword I - Type the correct letter in each box. Use the tab key to move from box to box or use your mouse-button to place the letter in each box.
  4. Prepositions at the Crossword II - Type the correct letter in each box. Use the tab key to move from box to box or use your mouse-button to place the letter in each box.
  5. Prepositions at the Crossword III - Type the correct letter in each box. Use the tab key to move from box to box or use your mouse-button to place the letter in each box.
Recognize usage errors occurring within context.
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Identify the correct use of commas (e.g., compound sentences, coordinating conjunctions, introductory words, appositives and interrupters) within context.
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  1. Power Proofreading - Choose 7th grade then select; Climb Every Mountain, , or any one of the mixed practice exercises.
  2. Conjunctions - Click on the buttons to find the correct answer
  3. Conjunctions Quiz I - Click the answer buttons to see the answers.
  4. Conjunctions Quiz II - Combine the sentences using the conjunction given in parentheses.
  5. Conjunction-itis Popup - Find the correct conjunction form to combine two short sentences together into one! (a Quia quiz)
... double negatives
7.3.2
G
  1. Double Negatives - a quiz
... troublesome words: rise/raise, stationary/stationery, compliment/complement, beside/besides, to/too/two, there/their/they’re, lie/lay, sit/set
7.3.2
G
  1. Problem verbs review - sit/set/lie/lay/rise/raise - Practice with these games to get a clear meaning of each of these troublesome verbs.
  2. To Lie/To Lay - To Sit/To Set - Select one answer from the choices provided after each sentence. The word you choose should fit the blank in the sentence
  3. Confusing Verbs - Lay / Lie - Read the sentence, and then choose the answer, and get your score instantly!
  4. Its/It's and There/Their/They're - Select one answer from the choices provided after each sentence. The word you choose should fit the blank in the sentence.
  5. To / Two / Too - Learn the difference between the homophones to, two, and too.
  6. Sit or Set Quiz - Complete the sentences using the proper form of "sit" or "set."
  7. Special Quiz on Except/Accept and Affect/Effect - Select one answer from the choices provided after each sentence. The word you choose should fit the blank in the sentence.
  8. Raise or Rise? - Make a choice by clicking on the radio button, then compare it with the correct answer hidden under the answer button.
  9. Rise/Raise Practice Quiz - from Quia
  10. Confusing Verbs: Raise / Rise
  11. The Notorious Confusables - Quiz 1 | Quiz 2 | Quiz 3 | Quiz 4 | Quiz 5
Identify the correct use of colons (e.g., in business letters, introductory words, and preceding a list of items) within context.
7.3.3
G
  1. Power Proofreading - Choose 7th grade then select; Letter to Ms. Flack, , or any one of the mixed practice exercises.
Choose the correct use of quotation marks and commas (e.g., in direct quotations, with explanatory material within the quote, and proper use with end marks).
7.3.4
G
  1. Quiz on Using Quotation Marks - from the Guide to Grammar and Writing, sponsored by the Capital Community College Foundation, Hartford, CT
  2. Quotation Marks and Colons - online quiz
  3. Quotation Marks: Exercise to be printed and completed by students at their desk | answer to the exercise
  4. Quotation Marks - Place commas and periods inside, not outside, quotation marks. Place all other punctuation outside quotation marks unless it was contained in the original source.
  5. The Gallery Of "Misused" Quotation Marks
  6. Quotation Marks - In the United States, periods and commas go inside quotation marks regardless of logic.
  7. Single Quotation Marks - Use single quotation marks for a quotation or title using quotation marks inside another quotation or title which uses quotation marks.
  8. Worksheet - fifteen sentences to edit [quotation marks]
  9. Worksheet from Georgia Southern University - three passages to edit [quotation marks]
... subject/verb agreement
7.3.5
G
  1. Quiz on Subject Verb Agreement - Select one answer from the choices provided after each sentence. The word you choose should fit the blank in the sentence. Don't use the HINT buttons unless you really need them.
  2. A Second Quiz on Subject-Verb Agreement - After each sentence select the verb form that will best fit in the blank. The explanation will describe the process of arriving at the correct choice for that sentence.
  3. Third Quiz on Subject-Verb Agreement - Select the appropriate verbs from the drop-down menus to complete each sentence correctly. There are thirty-three "opportunities for error" in these paragraphs.
  4. Making Subjects and Verbs Agree: Exercises - a worksheet to print, not interactive
  5. Let's see whether you understand subject-verb agreement. - Read each sentence, enter your response in the space provided, and then press "Submit" to check your answer.
  6. Subject-Verb Agreement Quiz - Select the correct verb form to agree with the subject.
  7. This is a PowerPoint showSubject-Verb Agreement: The Sore Thumb of Grammar
  8. Subject/Verb Agreement - Click the answer button to see the answer.
  9. ESL Subject Verb Agreement Quiz 1 - In the quiz questions , choose the correct verb so that subject and verb agree.
  10. ESL Subject Verb Agreement Quiz 2 - Do this quiz after mastering the quiz questions and their rules in the first
... pronoun case
7.3.5
G
  1. Power Proofreading - Choose 7th grade then select; Barnyard Ballet, Action Hero Role, Deadpan Acting Awards, or any one of the mixed practice exercises.
... comparative/superlative forms
7.3.5
G
 
Identify within context a variety of appropriate sentence-combining techniques (comma + coordinating conjunction, use of semicolon, and introductory phrases and/or clauses).
7.3.6
WP

 

Select the most appropriate way to correct a run-on sentence (e.g., conjunctions, semicolons, and periods to join or to separate elements) in order to provide syntactic variety within context.
7.3.8
WP
  1. Repairing Run-On Sentences - After each run-on sentence select the remedy that would best repair that sentence.
  2. Fragments and Run-On's - After each sentence, select the option which best describes that sentence.
  3. Avoiding Comma Splices - Click on "The sentence, please!" and a sentence containing a comma splice will appear in the top text-area. Repair the sentence.
  4. Avoiding Comma Splices II - Click on "The sentence, please!" and a sentence containing a comma splice will appear in the top text-area. Repair the sentence.
  5. A sample of a good 239-word sentence - It's not the kind of thing you'd want to read very often, but it does work. Remember, this is not a run-on sentence.
  6. Run-on/Comma Splice/Fragment Quiz
  7. Run on's and Comma Splices - Look at the passage and decide whether the sentence is correct or whether it is a run-on.
Identify correctly or incorrectly spelled words in context.
7.3.9
T
  1. Online Spelling Quizzes - numerous quizzes in TCAP format
Recognize and use appositives and appositive phrases and infinitives and infinitive phases within the context.
7.3.10
G
 
Select the appropriate use of underlining/italicizing with titles, specific words, numbers, and letters.
7.3.11
G


Use and distinguish homonyms and homographs.
  1. A Feast of Homonyms - a Quia quiz
  2. Homographs - a two person Quia quiz
  3. Homonym Practice - a Quia quiz
  4. Homophone Quiz - three levels are available in this BBC quiz
  5. Self-Study Homonym Quizzes - 52 quizzes listed
  6. Word Confusion - choose the Hard level in this FunBrain quiz
  7. Word Pairs - This quiz checks your understanding of homophones. Listen to the sentence and select the correct word from the pair.
Review Help
Practice Tests
  1. Brainchild Test - (This quiz opens in a new page. Close the page when finished to return to this list.) 12 questions - Students should use the summary page after finishing this test to practice their areas of weakness.
Released tests
  1. FCAT Sample Reading Test - [2008] sample questions and test taking tips This is an Adobe Acrobat document
  2. FCAT Sample Answer Book - [2008] This is an Adobe Acrobat document
  3. Texas end-of-year reading test from 2003
FCAT Sample Test Book
  1. The FCAT Sample Test Books are designed to help students become familiar with FCAT (Florida) by providing helpful hints and offering practice answering questions in different formats. Half of this document is math and half is reading. This is an Adobe Acrobat document

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