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Third grade language arts.

Our grade 3 grammar and writing worksheets focus on the parts of speech, the construction and punctuation of sentences and writing paragraphs and short pieces in a structured manner.

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Third Grade Language Arts Worksheets

Our 3rd grade language arts worksheets are designed to help your student excel in topics ranging from noun and verb tense identification to conjunctions and prepositions. Turtle Diary's worksheets for third graders are comprehensive tools that will help your child get much needed practice outside of the classroom. Give your kid the opportunity to exceed scholastic expectations by introducing him or her to our fun and colorful worksheets.

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3rd Grade CCSS: Language

For third graders, this Common Core area helps students gain mastery of the rules for using the English language, including vocabulary use and language conventions, in order to improve their skills as writers and readers. Among the complete standards for this grade, third graders will be asked to: demonstrate that they understand standard English usage by showing that they understand the function of nouns, verbs, adjectives, pronouns, adverbs, abstract nouns, simple verb tenses, irregular verbs, subject-verb agreement, pronoun-antecedent agreement, simple and complex sentences, coordinating and subordinating conjunctions, capitalization, punctuation, possessives, suffixes and many additional conventions of the language, be able to consult reference materials to check correct spellings, determine unknown words within the grade level, use context clues and root words with unknown words to determine meanings, understand figurative language.

Abbreviation – Days of the Week

Abbreviation – Days of the Week

Days can become shorter when you use an abbreviation!

Adjectives Describe

Adjectives Describe

With this printable worksheet, students will read a series of sentences and fill in each blank with an adjective of their choosing. This activity is great for practicing the different parts of speech!

Adjectives: Add the Noun

Adjectives: Add the Noun

An adjective describes something; it usually describes a noun. With this printable parts of speech worksheet, students will be asked to add a noun for each adjective to describe. Made easy to print, this activity is perfect for use both at home and in the classroom!

Adjectives: Which Noun Does It Describe?

Adjectives: Which Noun Does It Describe?

In this Descriptive Adjectives Worksheet, an adjective is underlined in each sentence. As they work through the activity, students will be asked to circle the noun that the adjective describes. Ideal for 1st – 3rd grade, but can be used where appropriate.

Alphabet Collections: Adjectives

Alphabet Collections: Adjectives

In this printable classroom activity, students will be asked to write an adjective for each of the 26 letters of the alphabet. From A to Z, see how many creative words you can come up with! Ideal for K – 3rd grade, but can be used where appropriate.

Alphabet Collections: Adverbs

Alphabet Collections: Adverbs

Identifying the difference betweeen an adverb and an adjective can be difficult. With this printable Parts of Speech Worksheet, students will focus on adverbs as they write an adverb for each letter of the alphabet. This activity is made easy to print, making it great for use both at home and in the classroom.

Alphabet Collections: Nouns

Alphabet Collections: Nouns

With this printable activity, students will practice writing a noun for each letter of the alphabet. All the way from A to Z, see how many creative words your students can come up with! Our Parts of Speech Alphabet Worksheet is perfect for K – 3rd grade, but can be used where appropriate.

Alphabet Collections: Verbs

Alphabet Collections: Verbs

This printable activity was created in order to help students and teachers with learning about and teaching verbs. As they work through the worksheet, your students will be asked to write a verb for each letter of the alphabet. Ideal for K – 3rd grade, but can be used where appropriate.

Color the Christmas Adjectives

Color the Christmas Adjectives

Have fun in the classroom celebrating the holidays as you practice identifying adjectives with this fun, educational coloring page! Color each of the shapes that have an adjective in it red, and the other shapes with any color you like. Once all of the shapes have been filled in, the picture of a festive stocking and candy canes will appear!

Color the Halloween Adjectives

Color the Halloween Adjectives

With this educational, fun Halloween coloring activity, students will be asked to color each shape with an adjective in it yellow, and the other shapes any color they like. Once completed, a picture of a Halloween cat, pumpkin, and moon will appear! This activity is easy to print, making it great for use both at home and in class.

Color the Spring Adjectives

Color the Spring Adjectives

Students will be asked to color each shape with an adjective in it yellow or purple, and fill in the other shapes with any color they like. Once all of the shapes are filled in, the picture of a bee and beautiful flowers will appear!

Color the St. Patrick’s Day Adjectives

Color the St. Patrick’s Day Adjectives

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in the classroom with this fun coloring page as you practice identifying adjectives. Color each of the shapes that have an adjective in them green, and fill the other shapes with any color you like. Once all of the shapes are filled in, the picture of a lucky leprechaun will appear!

Color the Thanksgiving Adjectives Activity

Color the Thanksgiving Adjectives Activity

With this printable Thanksgiving Coloring Activity, students will be asked to fill in each shape which has an adjective in it orange, and fill the other shapes with any color they like. Once all of the shapes are filled in, the picture of a festive turkey!

Describe it With Adjectives

Describe it With Adjectives

With this printable activity, each student will be asked to read through a series of sentences and fill in each blank with an adjective. This adjectives worksheet is great for use both at home and in the classroom!

Find What the Adjectives Describe

Find What the Adjectives Describe

In this worksheet on parts of speech, an adjective is underlined in each sentence. It’s up to you to figure out which noun the adjective is describing! Once you’ve figured it out, circle the noun. Ideal for 1st – 3rd grade, but can be used where appropriate.

Winter Adjectives: Shades of Meaning

Winter Adjectives: Shades of Meaning

Teach your students how to put adjectives in order from weakest to strongest in this winter activity for elementary grade levels.

Write a Noun for Adjectives

Write a Noun for Adjectives

Identifying parts of speech is an important skill to learn in early education! With this printable activity, students will practice writing nouns and adjectives. After reading through a series of adjectives, students will be asked to write a noun for each adjective to describe.

Abbreviations – Months

Abbreviations – Months

This worksheet asks your student to write the abbreviated names of the month of the year.

Abstract and Concrete Nouns Worksheet

Abstract and Concrete Nouns Worksheet

Underline the concrete nouns and circle the abstract nouns.

Action Verbs Practice

Action Verbs Practice

Write the correct tense of the action verb to match the rest of the sentence.

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Grade 3 Language Arts Worksheets

The third grade level is where students start to work on their reading stamina. It's good to remind them to take short breaks, when their minds wander. Third grade readers start to form a tremendous vocabulary; in fact, this is one of the largest word growth years. When 3rd graders come across a word that they are not sure of, they are taught to look the word up either via a computer or a dictionary or glossary. Students also start to have we focused ability to research subjects and report their research findings. The worksheet topics below will help your students begin to better understand the skills that are found at that the third grade level.

Reading: Literature

Creating Inferences From What We Read - We ask you to read into these a bit more than usual. [RL.3.1]

Asking Appropriate Questions - Seems easy, but this is quite a skill to master. [RL.3.1]

Determining the Moral of Fables and Folklore - Some of these are classics and others you probably never heard of before. [RL.3.2]

Fairy Tales - The magical tales. [RL.3.2]

Apologue - These narratives are often told through inanimate characters to convey a positive moral message. [RL.3.2]

Actions of Characters in a Story - We focus on where they fit into the story and why. [RL.3.3]

Personality Adjectives - Words that describe the nature of a person. [RL.3.3]

Literal versus Nonliteral Language - We look at metaphors, similes, personification, and figurative language. [RL.3.4]

Using Parts of A Story To Infer - The idea is get a general sense or tone of the work and take it to the next level. [RL.3.5]

Haiku - We explore the nature of these types of poems and help students learn to compose them. [RL.3.5]

Determining the Point of View of Narrators and Characters - Understanding the motivation for the passage is really what we are focused on here. [RL.3.6]

Explaining A Story From Illustrations - Some of these sheets can have many different correct answers. [RL.3.7]

Comparing Themes and Settings of Stories - You are given two short passages and you need to find the theme throughout both pieces. [RL.3.9]

Grade 3 Literature Comprehension Worksheets - We are working to master this skill by completing the other topics first. [RL.3.10]

Reading: Foundation

Prefixes and Suffixes - It's all about the starts and finishes here. [RF.3.3.A]

Decoding Latin Suffixes - The focus is on the most commonly used suffixes. [RF.3.3.B]

Decoding Multisyllable Words - This is great strategy that really helps strengthen reading skills. [RF.3.3.C]

Reading Grade 3 Irregularly Spelled Words - These words usually baffle kids, at first glance. [RF.3.3.D]

Word Classes - Students learn to classify words in a sentence. [RF.3.3]

Word Ladders - Great for seeing patterns in words. [RF.3.3]

Reading Grade 3 Texts - We didn't couple these with set texts. Instead we made short burst activities. [RF.3.4.A]

Reading Grade 3 Poetry - Understanding poetry is a big deal for this level. [RF.3.4.B]

Confirming the Spelling of Words - There are no context clues here. [RF.3.4.C]

Printable Reading Logs - A great way to track your reading endurance. [RF.K-5]

Reading Fluency - Fluency usually indicates that you are a native reader or read with expression. [RF.3-5]

Reading Sequencing - We look at the natural order of things here. [RF.3-5]

Riddles and Clues - These worksheets might just seem fun, but you end up learning a great deal from them. [RF.3]

Reading: Information

Explaining Informational Text - Reading it is easy! Now transfer that knowledge to someone else. [RI.3.1]

Main Idea of Informational Text - Grasp the main concepts and ambitions first. [RI.3.2]

Cause and Effect - The butterfly effect at work here. [RI.3.3]

Understanding Text Based Vocabulary - This is like context clues, but with a much larger focus. [RI.3.4]

Using Text and Search Features - Get everyone in together on this. [RI.3.5]

Reader vs. Author Point of View - Where is it coming from? [RI.3.6]

Using Text and Illustrations To Comprehend - Take in as much information as you can to understand. [RI.3.7]

Connecting Sentences To Paragraphs - Determining where something belongs is a difficult deal. [RI.3.8]

Compare and Contrast Key Details - What are the main ingredients into a good story? [RI.3.9]

Grade 3 Reading In The Content Area - Mostly history, but don't be surprised if we stir in a whole bunch of science there too! [RI.3.10]

Identifying the Function of the Parts of Speech - This really turns up the heat for the grade level. [L.3.1.A]

Action Verbs - They function to step up the scene. [L.3.1.A]

Regular and Irregular Plural Nouns - You will find some really out of this world formats in this section. [L.3.1.B]

Using Abstract Nouns - This concept confuses kids pretty quick. "That's a noun?" [L.3.1.C]

Nouns as a Direct and Indirect Objects - Is the noun the most important thing in the sentence? [L.3.1]

Forming and Using Verbs - This is section is usually a snap for good readers. [L.3.1.D]

Irregular Verbs - These aren't your everyday verbs. [L.3.1.D]

Verb Tense - Is it just me or did tenses make kids really tense? [L.3.1.E]

Present Continuous Tense - It just won't quit! [L.3.1.E]

Subject-Verb and Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement - English as a Second Language students find this to be very different than what is common in their language. [L.3.1.F]

Antecedents - Students start to see how you can replace word and phrases within language. [L.3.1.F]

Comparative / Superlative Adjectives and Adverbs - When it comes to superlatives the English language is endless. [L.3.1.G]

Adverbs and the Words They Modify - You will find many clear cut examples to help you understand. [L.3.1.G]

Coordinating and Subordinating Conjunction - And, but, for, nor, or, so, and yet are the most common forms of conjunction. [L.3.1.H]

Gap Filling - What is missing within the structure of things? [L.3.1.H]

Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentence - Time for us to span the level of difficulty when writing and understanding sentences. [L.3.1.I]

Simple Sentences with High Frequency Words - These words are so common that this is an easy go for most kids. [L.3.1.I]

Affirmative Sentences Used to say you are headed in the right direction. [L.3.1.I]

Grammar Mechanics - A nice review for this standard. [L.3.1]

Capitalizing Titles - This is a skill that even some adults have trouble with. Check your next staff memo. [L.3.2.A]

Capitalization Rules - These worksheets build up from words to sentences to paragraphs. [L.3.2.A]

Use Commas in Addresses - Writing envelopes can be a fun activity to throw in here. [L.3.2.B]

Commas and Quotation Marks in Dialogue - Students quickly learn that one or two wrong symbols can completely change the meaning of a body of work. [L.3.2.C]

Using Possessives - Did you now that there over 40 different forms of commas in use of world languages today? I didn't know that.[L.3.2.D]

Possessive Nouns - You really need to take ownership of this topic.[L.3.2.D]

Possessive Adjectives - Adjectives that show ownership. [L.3.2.D]

3rd Grade Spelling High-Frequency Words - You are sure to see these words on most assessments. [L.3.2.E]

Spelling Patterns and Generalizations - Patterns really can help you to understand the rules of spelling. [L.3.2.F]

Participle - Formed by verb, but it acts like an adjective. [L.3.2.F]

Using References To Check Spelling - Let's get all comfy and cozy with dictionaries, thesauruses, and glossaries. [L.3.2.G]

Forming Questions - Many times a good question is more useful than a good answer. [L.3.2]

Using Words and Phrases For Effect - It's amazing how a brilliant writer can scare you just from words. [L.3.3.A]

Sentence-level Context Clue - Saying the sentences aloud is a trick to help students here. [3.4.A]

Defining Words with Known Affixes - Always remember to identify the root word first and foremost. [L.3.4.B]

Using Roots Words to Determine the Meaning of Words - Having a solid base vocabulary is the key to thrive with reading. [L.3.4.C]

Using Glossaries and Dictionaries to Define Words - Some teachers overlook this as skill and it is important to understand. [L.3.4.D]

Guide Words - We help students learn how to use these terms to locate things quickly in their favorite reference tools. [L.3.4.D]

Literal and Nonliteral Meanings of Word and Phrases - Understanding word use in the context of a passage is critical. [L.3.5.A]

Using Everyday Words - These are mostly free response which makes for wonderful creative activities. [L.3.5.B]

Shades of Word Meanings - This is an opportunity for students to learn how to tone down or turn the heat on words. [L.3.5.C]

Words We Use in a Conversation - These worksheets are aged appropriately. We had them examined by two outside researchers. [L.3.6]

3rd Grade Vocabulary - Students work with grade level appropriate words that are new to them. [L.3.6]

Writing Introductions For Opinion Pieces - We give you the middle and the ending. You do the rest. [W.3.1.A]

Writing Evidence To Support Your Opinion - These are early inference worksheets. [W.3.1.B]

Linking Opinions to Reasons With Words - This area includes expanded worksheets that require you to infer.[W.3.1.C]

Using Connectors - Learn how to use language to make connections.[W.3.1.C]

Writing Conclusion Statements For Opinion Pieces - You did the starters, now it's time to learn how to finish it off. [W.3.1.D]

Writing Introductions To Informative/Explanatory Texts - We switch from editorial pieces to nonfiction. [W.3.2.A]

Writing To Develop Topics - Learn to build up interest with your writing. [W.3.2.B]

Linking Words and Phrases - Put the two together to make sentences, paragraphs, and whole bodies of work flow better. [W.3.2.C]

Writing Conclusion Sentences - These can be very tough for young writers. [W.3.2.D]

Writing Narrative Introductions - Bring a narrator intro the picture. [W.3.3.A]

Developing Events Through Writing Narratives - Sequence and order of topics is important here. [W.3.3.B]

Temporal Words and Phrases - All well written works include this concept throughout the work. [W.3.3.C]

Writing Concluding Sentences - Pull it all together and make it work out for you. [W.3.3.D]

Third Grade Creative Writing Prompts - Help those kids get all of their ducks in a row. [W.3.3]

I am Poems - Encourage students to reflect on themselves with this activity. [W.2-3.3]

I am Thankful For - Students learn to express a sense of gratitude for the things that they value in life. [W.3-4.3]

Task Based Writing - This is where writing begins to show some purpose for reluctant young writers. [W.3.4]

I Statements - Students learn how to properly compose these statements in response to various situations. [W.3-4.3]

Editing and Revising Your Writing - We also include peer revisions here. [W.3.5]

Using Technology With Your Writing - You will need a computer handy for these worksheets. [W.3.6]

Grade 3 Research Projects - At this level, students will need more help with the tools than the content involved. [W.3.7]

Sorting Evidence When Writing - This topic often gives rise to multiple choice questions that have several correct answers. [W.3.8]

Third Grade Writing - Let's see if students can put it all together when they write. [W.3.10]

Speaking & Listening

Reporting Speech and Statements - You basically are acting like a journalist here. [SL.3.4]

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Reading foundations

A. short and long vowels.

  • 1 Use spelling patterns to sort long and short vowel words
  • 2 Spell rhyming words to answer riddles
  • 3 Spell the long a word: silent e, ai, ay, ea, ey, eigh
  • 4 Spell the long e word: silent e, ee, ea, ie
  • 5 Spell the long i word: silent e, ie, y, igh, ind, ild
  • 6 Spell the long o word: silent e, oa, ow, old, ost, olt
  • 7 Spell the long u word: silent e, ue, oo, ew, ui

B. Blends, digraphs, and trigraphs

  • 1 Complete the word with a three-letter consonant blend
  • 2 Spell the digraph word: ch, sh, th, ph, wh
  • 3 Spell the digraph or trigraph word: mb, kn, dge, tch
  • 4 Spell words with final consonant patterns: ng, nk
  • 5 Spell words with qu and x
  • 6 Spell words with blends and digraphs: review

C. Multisyllabic words

  • 1 Identify syllable types
  • 2 Read multisyllabic words
  • 3 Spell words with open and closed syllables
  • 4 Spell consonant-l-e words
  • 5 Spell multisyllabic words

D. Variant, diphthong, and r vowel patterns

  • 1 Spell words with r vowel patterns
  • 2 Spell words with vowel diphthong patterns
  • 3 Spell words with variant vowels: oo, ou, ow, ea

E. Irregular words

  • 1 Select the letters that make a given sound
  • 2 Spell the sight word: easier
  • 3 Spell the sight word: harder

Reading strategies

F. main idea.

  • 1 Use key details to determine the main idea
  • 2 Determine the main idea of a passage
  • 1 Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales

H. Author's purpose

  • 1 Identify the author's purpose: mixed media
  • 2 Identify the author's purpose: passages

I. Author's perspective

  • 1 Distinguish points of view
  • 2 Compare information from two informational texts

J. Text structure

  • 1 Determine the order of events in informational texts
  • 2 Compare and contrast in informational texts
  • 3 Match causes with effects
  • 4 Match causes and effects in informational texts
  • 5 Match problems with their solutions
  • 6 Identify text structures

K. Sensory details

  • 1 Sort sensory details
  • 2 Identify sensory details

L. Literary devices

  • 1 Similes with pictures
  • 2 Determine the meanings of similes

M. Inference

  • 1 Which book title goes with the picture?
  • 2 Use actions and dialogue to understand characters
  • 3 Draw inferences from a text
  • 4 Make predictions about a story

N. Story elements

  • 1 Identify story elements

O. Visual elements

  • 1 Compare mythological illustrations

P. Text features

  • 1 Use text features
  • 1 Label the rhyme scheme

R. Literary texts: level 1

  • 1 Read fantasy with illustrations
  • 2 Read historical fiction with illustrations
  • 3 Read science fiction with illustrations
  • 4 Read realistic fiction with illustrations

S. Literary texts: level 2

  • 1 Read realistic fiction: set 1
  • 2 Read realistic fiction: set 2
  • 3 Read historical fiction
  • 4 Read poetry

T. Informational texts: level 1

  • 1 Read about animals
  • 2 Read about food
  • 3 Read about art, music, and traditions
  • 4 Read about sports and hobbies

U. Informational texts: level 2

  • 1 Read about famous people
  • 2 Read about famous places
  • 3 Read about business and technology
  • 4 Read about science and nature

Writing strategies

V. organizing writing.

  • 1 Put the sentences in order
  • 2 Order items from most general to most specific
  • 3 Organize information by topic

W. Topic sentences

  • 1 Select the detail that does not support the topic sentence
  • 2 Choose topic sentences for narrative paragraphs
  • 3 Choose topic sentences for expository paragraphs

X. Writer's purpose

  • 1 Choose the text that matches the writer's purpose

Y. Linking words

  • 1 Identify time-order words
  • 2 Use time-order words
  • 3 Use coordinating conjunctions
  • 4 Use subordinating conjunctions
  • 5 Choose the best transition
  • 6 Use linking words to complete a passage

Z. Opinion writing

  • 1 Distinguish facts from opinions
  • 2 Identify an author's statement of opinion
  • 3 Choose reasons to support an opinion
  • 4 Complete the opinion passage with an example
  • 5 Complete the opinion passage with a reason
  • 6 Complete the opinion-reason-example table

AA. Descriptive details

  • 1 Add descriptive details to sentences
  • 2 Show character emotions and traits
  • 3 Revise the sentence using a stronger verb

BB. Sentence variety

  • 1 Combine sentences: subjects and predicates
  • 2 Combine sentences by adding key details
  • 3 Create varied sentences based on models

CC. Editing and revising

  • 1 Correct errors with signs

DD. Prefixes and suffixes

  • 1 Identify base words, prefixes, and suffixes
  • 2 Determine the meaning of a word with pre-, re-, or mis-
  • 3 Use the prefixes pre-, re-, and mis-
  • 4 Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less
  • 5 Determine the meaning of a word with -ly or -ness
  • 6 Determine the meaning of a word with -able or -ment
  • 7 Determine the meaning of a word with a suffix: review
  • 8 Determine the meanings of words with prefixes and suffixes: review
  • 9 Sort words with shared prefixes and suffixes by meaning
  • 10 Sort words with shared suffixes by part of speech
  • 11 Word pattern analogies
  • 12 Word pattern sentences

EE. Greek and Latin roots

  • 1 Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words
  • 2 Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots
  • 3 Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots

FF. Compound words

  • 1 Form compound words with pictures
  • 2 Form compound words
  • 3 Form and use compound words

GG. Categories

  • 1 Select the members of a group
  • 2 Select the words that don't belong

HH. Synonyms and antonyms

  • 1 Choose the synonym
  • 2 Which sentence has the same meaning?
  • 3 Find synonyms in context
  • 4 Choose the antonym
  • 5 Which sentence uses an antonym?
  • 6 Find antonyms in context

II. Homophones

  • 1 Homophones with pictures
  • 2 Identify homophones
  • 3 Use the correct homophone

JJ. Multiple-meaning words

  • 1 Multiple-meaning words with pictures
  • 2 Which definition matches the sentence?
  • 3 Which sentence matches the definition?

KK. Shades of meaning

  • 1 Shades of meaning with pictures
  • 2 Describe the difference between related words
  • 3 Positive and negative connotation
  • 1 Choose the picture that matches the idiomatic expression

MM. Context clues

  • 1 Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context
  • 2 Use context to identify the meaning of a word
  • 3 Use academic vocabulary in context

NN. Reference skills

  • 1 Order alphabetically based on the first letter
  • 2 Order alphabetically based on the first two letters
  • 3 Order alphabetically based on the first three letters
  • 4 Order alphabetically: challenge
  • 5 Use guide words
  • 6 Use dictionary entries
  • 7 Use dictionary definitions

Grammar and mechanics

Oo. sentences, fragments, and run-ons.

  • 1 Is the sentence a statement, question, command, or exclamation?
  • 2 Identify the complete subject of a sentence
  • 3 Identify the complete predicate of a sentence
  • 4 Identify the simple subject or predicate of a sentence
  • 5 Is it a complete sentence or a fragment?
  • 6 Is it a complete sentence or a run-on?
  • 7 Is it a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on?
  • 8 Is the sentence simple or compound?
  • 9 Create compound sentences
  • 10 Order the words to create a sentence
  • 1 Which word is a noun?
  • 2 Identify nouns
  • 3 Identify nouns – with abstract nouns
  • 4 Identify common and proper nouns
  • 5 Form regular plurals with -s, -es, and -ies
  • 6 Use regular plurals with -s, -es, and -ies
  • 7 Is the noun singular or plural?
  • 8 Form and use irregular plurals
  • 9 Identify plurals, singular possessives, and plural possessives
  • 10 Form the singular or plural possessive
  • 11 Identify and correct errors with plural and possessive nouns

QQ. Pronouns

  • 1 Identify personal pronouns
  • 2 Choose between subject and object personal pronouns
  • 3 Replace the noun with a personal pronoun
  • 4 Compound subjects and objects with "I" and "me"
  • 5 Identify possessive pronouns
  • 6 Use possessive pronouns
  • 7 Choose between personal and reflexive pronouns
  • 8 Use reflexive pronouns

RR. Verb types

  • 1 Use action verbs
  • 2 Identify action verbs
  • 3 Identify main verbs and helping verbs

SS. Subject-verb agreement

  • 1 Is the subject singular or plural?
  • 2 Use the correct subject or verb
  • 3 Pronoun-verb agreement

TT. Verb tense

  • 1 Which sentence is in the regular past tense?
  • 2 Identify verbs in the regular past tense
  • 3 Form and use the regular past tense
  • 4 Identify the irregular past tense I
  • 5 Identify the irregular past tense II
  • 6 Form and use the irregular past tense: set 1
  • 7 Form and use the irregular past tense: set 2
  • 8 Form and use the irregular past tense: set 3
  • 9 Form and use the irregular past tense: set 4
  • 10 Form and use the irregular past tense: set 5
  • 11 To be: use the correct form
  • 12 To have: use the correct form
  • 13 Is the sentence in the past, present, or future tense?
  • 14 Change the sentence to future tense

UU. Articles

  • 1 Use the correct article: a or an
  • 2 Use the correct article: a, an, or the
  • 3 Identify articles

VV. Adjectives and adverbs

  • 1 Does the adjective tell you what kind or how many?
  • 2 Identify the adjective that describes the noun
  • 3 Identify adjectives
  • 4 Does the adverb tell you how, when, or where?
  • 5 Identify adverbs
  • 6 Choose between adjectives and adverbs
  • 7 Is the word an adjective or adverb?
  • 8 Use adjectives to compare
  • 9 Spell adjectives that compare
  • 10 Use adverbs to compare

WW. Prepositions

  • 1 Identify prepositions
  • 2 Identify prepositions and their objects
  • 3 Identify prepositional phrases
  • 4 Prepositions: review

XX. Conjunctions

  • 1 Identify coordinating conjunctions
  • 2 Identify subordinating conjunctions

YY. Contractions

  • 1 Pronoun-verb contractions
  • 2 Contractions with "not"
  • 1 Commas with a series
  • 2 Commas with dates
  • 3 Commas with the names of places
  • 4 Commas with direct addresses and after introductory words
  • 5 Commas: review

AAA. Capitalization

  • 1 Capitalizing the names of people and pets and titles of respect
  • 2 Capitalizing days, months, and holidays
  • 3 Capitalizing the names of places and geographic features
  • 4 Capitalizing proper adjectives, nationalities, and languages
  • 5 Capitalization: review

BBB. Abbreviations

  • 1 Abbreviate days of the week
  • 2 Abbreviate months of the year
  • 3 Abbreviate people's titles
  • 4 Abbreviate customary units of measurement
  • 5 Abbreviate metric units of measurement
  • 6 Abbreviate street names
  • 7 Abbreviate state names
  • 8 Abbreviate street names and state names: review

CCC. Formatting

  • 1 Greetings and closings of letters
  • 2 Formatting street addresses
  • 3 Capitalizing titles
  • 4 Formatting titles
  • 5 Formatting and capitalizing titles
  • 6 Punctuating dialogue

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