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1. Fish Tanks - [this link opens in a new window] Fill a tank with tropical fish using prefixes, roots, and suffixes.
2. Prefix Mix - working with "Pre" and "Post," prefixes with opposite meanings
3. Prefixes Make New Words - drag prefixes to complete sentences correctly
4. Prefixes Say Plenty - choose the word that best completes the sentence
5. Putting Down Roots - drag roots into blanks to complete sentences
6. Putting Down Roots (2) - drag roots into blanks to complete sentences
7. Putting Your Roots into Action - look for roots in unfamiliar words
8. Putting Your Roots into Action (2) - look for roots in unfamiliar words
9. Root Words - underline root words - circle the prefix or suffix [Author - Connie Campbell]
10. Rooting Out Words - [this link opens in a new window] Help Remainder the Dog gather enough mushrooms to sell at the market by uncovering the roots of words. (three categories, several difficulty levels - from FunBrain)
11. Space Station - [this link opens in a new window] Divide words in blue into syllables and type the words into the box with a '-' between the syllables. [example: fi-nal]
12. Suffixes Say a Lot - pick the best definition of the capitalized word
13. Success with Suffixes - fill in the blanks with words ending in "er."
14. Suffixes Make New Words - drag suffix to the correct root word
15. What's a Root? - work with five roots
16. What's a Root? (2) - work with five more roots

1. Captions Help Tell the Story – students look at three pictures and try to determine which caption fits best
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 6th grade students. Also, take a look at a section of stories which include math in the news and the quiz
3. Read All About It! - use newspaper sections to predict where types of stories would be found
4. Reading Headlines - read eight headlines and try to determine what the article is about
5. Take Notes - evaluate what items should be included in the opening paragraph of a news story

1. Looking for the Fine Print - read advertisements to practice reading critically
2. What’s On a Map? - eight questions about using various parts of a map

1. Comparative Exercise - find all the features unique to the text format.
2. Strategies for Helping Readers - reading strategies with video and lessons

1. An Overview of Poetry - a comprehensive show on the topic of rhythm and rhyme

1. A concept map to use when you work with your students on these topics.
2. Poetic Devices - a classroom sign about the forms of poetic devices
3. 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
4. Wizards and Pigs: Episode I Poetry Pickle - students identify rhyme, rhythm, and alliteration

1. Context is the Key - use context clues to determine the meaning of a word
2. Using Multiple Meanings - decide which sentences use a word correctly
3. Words with multiple meanings - fill in the blanks from a word list

1. Brainchild Test - [this link opens in a new window] 12 questions - Students should use the summary page after finishing this test to practice their areas of weakness.
2. Cows context clue - [this link opens in a new window] Build corrals for cows by reading and answering questions.
3. 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 6th grade students. Also, take a look at a section of stories which include math in the news and the quiz
4. Reading Comprehension stories - Interactive quizzes online for 6 stories - also quizzes on sequencing summarization of each story
5. Sixth Grade Reading - Read the introduction and the passage that follows. Then read each question and mark the circle next to the correct answer.
6. What are They Selling - critically evaluate six advertisements

1. Desert Tortoises - Students work in teams to decide if information is fact or fiction.
2. Long Walk to Freedom- fact, fiction and opinion - lesson plan including worksheets.
3. Who's Afraid Of The Big Bad Wolf? - learn how to separate fact from fiction about red wolves

1. Sequencing Worksheets - [scroll past their membership information] These are not interactive but can be printed or read online and answered on paper.

1. Guess What Comes Next - read a passage and predict what would happen next
2. 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.

1. Antonyms - When you see the word that is a antonym of the given word, click on the button at the bottom right of the screen. Be quick! The choices for each antonym will only cycle through twice.
2. Say it Another Way - Fill in the blank with a synonym for the missing word.
3. 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)
4. Synonym.com - type a word in the box and find a synonym, or antonym, of the word
5. Synonym & Antonym Word Encounters - Level 1 words | Level 2 words | Level 3 words
6. The Thesaurus - a reference book that lists words and their synonyms - drag the words to the right thesaurus entry

1. Acronym Finder
2. FreeDictionary - Has word of the day, quote of the day, article of the day, word game of the day and more.
3. Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus - "features succinct word definitions and an innovative hyperlinked category index."
4. Rhyming Dictionary - You can use it to help write poetry, song lyrics, greeting cards, witticisms, and more.
5. Specialized On-Line Dictionaries in one of 60 areas, from Advertising to Travel.
6. Travlang's Translating Dictionaries featuring 18 languages.
7. Word Central from Merriam Webster - a customizable dictionary and a daily buzz word
8. WWWebster's Online Dictionary look up a word or a phrase
9. YourDictionary.com - This site says that it is the web's most authoritative and comprehensive language portal

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

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 Game Two | Game Three | Game Four | Game Five | Game Six

1. Cause and Effect Sheet - Read passage online and answer questions on paper
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 .
3. Making The Relationship Explicit Between Your Ideas - from UniLearning - Academic Writing

1. Drawing Conclusions - Read the story and choose the correct word to complete the sentence.
2. Drawing Inferences - how to be a critical reader
3. How are They Selling It? - 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
6. What are They Selling - critically evaluate six advertisements

1. A Fun Way to Teach Similes - a lesson idea from Bruce Lansky
2. Bud, Not Buddy - [these links open on new pages] quizzes on similes & metaphors Matching | Flashcards | Concentration
3. 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]
4. Do you know your metaphors? - drag words to make a metaphor
5. Do you know your similes? - drag the nouns to complete a Simile (Refresh the page to get a new set.)
6. Figurative Language - terms, definitions, and an example
7. Figurative Language Quiz - [this link opens on a new page] alliteration, similes and metaphors, personification, connotation and imagery
8. Literary Devices Quizzes - [these links open on new pages] similes, metaphors, personification, slang/dialect and allusions - Matching | Concentration | Flashcards
9. Metaphor Lists - a selection of metaphors by category, complete with sample usage and interpretation7
10. Metaphor Battleship Quiz - [this link opens on a new page] Quia quiz using the Battleship game format
11. Metaphor Quiz - [this link opens on a new page] a five-question quiz at Quia
12. Mataphor Quiz - [this link opens on a new page] a ten-question quiz at Quia
13. Metaphor Quiz to print
14. Simile lesson with a printable quiz
15. Simile Quiz to print
16. Similes and Metaphors - Identify the comparison in each sentence as a simile or a metaphor [ignore the email address blank].

1. An Overview of Poetry - a comprehensive show on the topic of rhythm and rhyme
2. Bio-cube - summarize person's life after reading biography or autobiography.
3. Blurbs - guess the genre
4. Genres - Thinkquest "ypes or categories into which literary works are grouped according to form or technique"

1. Main Idea - building blocks of comprehension - exercises to print follow
2. Main Idea - The main idea of a paragraph is what all the sentences are about. Read the paragraph and ask, “What’s your point?”
3. Name That Literary Element - video game format used to reinforce a variety of literary elements 7
4. Reading Comprehension - free reading comprehension worksheets for teachers and parents - includes original stories, poems, essays, and articles
5. What's the Big Idea - solve a riddle by answering questions about the main idea
6. 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
7. 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
8. 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

1. 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.
2. Distinguishing Between Fact and Opinion - click on a button to indicate if the statements are fact, opinion, or a blend of both
3. Fact and Opinion Self-Test - [this link opens on a new page] click on the appropriate choice after each statement
4. Fact, Habit, Opinion or Schedule? - an English-Zone quiz
5. 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.
6. Fact or Opinion? (quiz 1) - a Quia quiz
7. Fact or Opinion? (quiz 2) - [this link opens on a new page] a Quia quiz
8. Fact or Opinion? - When a sentence is a fact, click the circle next to fact.
9. Martin Luther King Jr.: Fact or Opinion? (a worksheet to print, not interactive)

1. Point of View Quiz - Read each group of sentences. Decide if it is written in first person or third person point of view.

1. Analogy Challenge - Try to complete the analogies in a race against time.
2. Analogy Lesson from Diana Dell
3. Analogy PowerPoint Show template - you make modifications to use with your students
4. Analogy Quiz which requires students to type the word to complete the analogy
5. Analogy quiz 1 - [this link opens on a new page] Quia quiz posted by Diana Dell
6. Analogy quiz 2 - [this link opens on a new page] Quia quiz postedby Diana Dell
7. Awesome Analogies - in the format of a Jeopardy game for one or two players - posted at Quia
8. Discovery School Analogy Quizzes
   1. AnalogyQuiz8
   2. AnalogyQuiz9
   3. AnalogyQuiz10
9. Fact Monster Analogy of the Day
10. Field Trip - [this link opens on a new page] unscrambling the synonyms
11. Puzz.com has a quiz with 152 analogies - pick one or two a day and practice this valuable skill
12. Synonym.com - type as word in the box and find a synonym, or antonym, of the word.
13. Synonym Challenge - Try to identify the correct synonyms in a race against time.

1. Author's Purpose - read an online story and answer questions on paper - a detailed explanation follows passage, teaching how to find the answers in passages
2. Author's Purpose - read an online story and answer questions on paper - a detailed explanation follows passage, teaching how to find the answers in passages

1. Loaded Words - Propaganda - persuasive tehniques
2. Propaganda - Thinkquest entry.
3. Propaganda - testimonials.
4. Propaganda and debate techniques - examples and discussions of variuos techniques.

1. Bibliographic Blunders (6 - 8) [this link opens in a new window] students use note cards to collect information (Author - Carolyn Garner)
2. Concept Maps Explained - Concept maps and story webs are visual ways to structure ideas. (sample included
3. Five main types of organizers - links showing examples of many types
4. Graphic Organizers - from Enchanted Learning
5. Graphic Organizers from Education Place
6. Index of Graphic Organizers - from Inspiration
7. Instructions on how to use Excel to create a graphic organizer
8. Take Notes - students evaluate what items should be included in the opening paragraph of a news story

1. The ABC's of Web Site Evaluation (presented by Kathy Schrock) - Evaluation of Web sites is an important skill to learn in this age of digital and information literacy. Students and teachers need practice in critically examining sites to determine authority, authenticity, and applicability to purpose. This site provides that practice.
2. Critical Evaluation of Resources - In the research process you will encounter many types of resources including books, articles and web sites. But not everything you find on your topic will be suitable. How do you make sense of what is out there and evaluate its authority and appropriateness for your research?
3. Critically Analyzing Information Sources - the emphasis here is on print sources
4. Evaluation of information sources - This page contains pointers to criteria for evaluating information resources, particularly those on the Internet.
5. Evaluating Information Found on the Internet - a thoughtful guide to evaluating web and other Internet resources
6. Evaluating Web Pages - Techniques to Apply & Questions to Ask
7. The Good, The Bad & The Ugly - or, Why It's a Good Idea to Evaluate Web Sources
8. Quality Information Check List -a resource to help young people evaluate the information they find on the Internet.
9. Teaching Zack to think (from Alan November) - it is essential that students learn how to validate information.

1. Phrasal Verbs Dispenser - select a subject then use the arrows to pick out the correct phrasal verbs
2. Phrasal Verb Practice - online quiz
3. Verb Phrases - A simple exercise on phrasal verbs; quia quiz
4. Verb Phrases - [this link opens in a new window] identify the complete verb phrase in each sentence (scores are kept)

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)

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)

1. Tips and Examples for Writing Thesis Statements - from the OWL at Purdue
2. Thesis Statement - [from LEO] "a thesis takes a stand rather than announcing a subject"
3. Thesis Statements - How to write a thesis statement
4. Thesis Builder - helps build a thesis from a topic
5. Write a Thesis Statement - [from Cliffs Notes] includes a "magic working thesis equation"

1. Fish Tanks - [this link opens in a new window] Fill a tank with tropical fish using prefixes, roots, and suffixes.
2. Grammar Blast - several quizzes practicing 6th Grade skills [7th and 8th also available]
3. Irregular Plurals - match the related words, singular to plural [concentration style game]
4. Irregular Plurals - drag and match related words, oes, os
5. Irregular Noun Plurals - introductory lesson followed by two quizzes
6. Noun Explorer - select the correct spelling, or correct abbreviation
7. Parts of Speech - [this link opens in a new window] noun, verb, preposition, etc - Interactive quizzes
8. Parts of Speech Quiz - select correct part of speech
9. 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.
10. Plural Nouns - add s or es
11. Power Proofreading - Choose 6th grade then select; Jamie Rogers: Kid Detective, Memo to the Staff, Cooking with Tess and Les, or any one of the mixed practice exercises.
12. Practicing adverbs, adjectives, nouns, pronouns, verbs - Word Skills 1 | Word Skills 2 | Word Skills 3 [this site only works with Internet Explorer]

1. Grammar Blast - several quizzes practicing 6th Grade skills [7th and 8th also available]
2. Parts of Speech Quiz - select correct part of speech
3. Power Proofreading - Choose 6th grade then select; E-Mail to Ms. Jackson, Chuckles the Clown, The Mouse Power Awards, Just Plain Dirt, Morning Talk 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 [this site only works with Internet Explorer]
5. Practicing past, present & future tenses - Tense Activity 1 | Tense Activity 2 | Tense Activity 3 [this site only works with Internet Explorer]

1. Grammar Blast - several quizzes practicing 6th Grade skills [7th and 8th also available]
2. Parts of Speech Quiz - select correct part of speech
3. Power Proofreading - Choose 6th grade then select; Detective Drama, Music Matters, Wanda the Wonder Dog, Quick Thinking, Memo to Creative Team, or any one of the mixed practice exercises.
4. Practicing adverbs, adjectives, nouns, pronouns, verbs - Word Skills 1 | Word Skills 2 | Word Skills 3 [this site only works with Internet Explorer]

1. Adjective or Adverb Exercise 1
2. Adjective or Adverb Exercise 2
3. Grammar Blast - several quizzes practicing 6th Grade skills [7th and 8th also available]
4. Parts of Speech Quiz - select correct part of speech
5. Power Proofreading - Choose 6th grade then select; Travel Ad, Middle School Lunch Table, or any one of the mixed practice exercises.
6. Practicing adverbs, adjectives, nouns, pronouns, verbs - Word Skills 1 | Word Skills 2 | Word Skills 3 [this site only works with Internet Explorer]

1. Adjective or Adverb Exercise 1
2. Adjective or Adverb Exercise 2
3. Grammar Blast - several quizzes practicing 6th Grade skills [7th and 8th also available]
4. Parts of Speech Quiz - select correct part of speech
5. Power Proofreading - Choose 6th grade then select; Sports Mania Broadcast, or any one of the mixed practice exercises.
6. Practicing adverbs, adjectives, nouns, pronouns, verbs - Word Skills 1 | Word Skills 2 | Word Skills 3 [this site only works with Internet Explorer]

1. Interjection Activity - worksheet to print
2. Interjection - interjection song introduction to interjections.
3. Interjection Practice - worksheet to print
4. Conjunctions & Interjections - Quia quiz

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Quiz on Prepositions - For each question, choose the single best answer.
5. Recognizing the Function of Phrases - When you click on "Start this test," you will be presented with a sentence.
6. 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.
7. Verb and Preposition Combinations I - a quiz from the English-Zone
8. Verb and Preposition Combinations II - a quiz from the English-Zone
9. Verb and Preposition Combinations III - a quiz from the English-Zone

1. Conjunctions - click on the buttons to find the correct answer
2. Conjunctions Quiz I - click the answer buttons to see the answers
3. Conjunctions Quiz II - combine the sentences using the conjunction given in parentheses
4. Conjunction-itis Popup - [this link opens in a new window] Find the correct conjunction form to combine two short sentences together into one! (a Quia quiz)

1. Double Negatives - a quiz

1. Confusing Verbs - Lay / Lie - read the sentence, choose the answer, and get your score instantly
2. 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.
3. The Notorious Confusables - Quiz 1 | Quiz 2 | Quiz 3 | Quiz 4 | Quiz 5
4. Problem verbs review - sit/set/lie/lay/rise/raise - Practice with these games to get a clear meaning of each of these troublesome verbs. [a matching game]
5. Sit or Set Quiz - Complete the sentences using the proper form of "sit" or "set."
6. To / Two / Too -[this link opens in a new window] the difference between the homophones to, two, and too - five questions per screen
7. To / Two / Too - [this link opens in a new window] the difference between the homophones to, two, and too - one question per screen
8. To, too and two - this link opens in a new window] After clicking "Score and Show Answer(s)", click the "Try another set" button at the bottom to get a new set of questions. [Note: the review feature is only available to registered members]
9. Too, two, and too - a story to help students work on too, two, and too (print this and make corrections)
10. To Lie / To Lay and 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.

1. Power Proofreading - Choose 6th grade then select; Cooking with Tess and Les, Wanda the Wonder Dog, or any one of the mixed practice exercises.

1. ESL Subject Verb Agreement Quiz 1 - In the quiz questions , choose the correct verb so that subject and verb agree.
2. ESL Subject Verb Agreement Quiz 2 - Do this quiz after mastering the quiz questions and their rules in the first
3. 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.
4. Making Subjects and Verbs Agree: Exercises - a worksheet to print, not interactive
5. 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.
6. Quiz on Subject-Verb Agreement (2) - 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.
7. Quiz on Subject-Verb Agreement (3) - Select the appropriate verbs from the drop-down menus to complete each sentence correctly. There are thirty-three "opportunities for error" in these paragraphs.
8. Subject-Verb Agreement Quiz - Select the correct verb form to agree with the subject.
9. Subject-Verb Agreement: The Sore Thumb of Grammar
10. Subject/Verb Agreement - click the answer button to see the answer

1. Comma Practice - select sentence with correctly used commas
2. Interactive exercises on using commas - Exercise 1 - Exercise 2 - Exercise 3 - Exercise 4 - Exercise 5
3. Quiz on Comma Usage - Click on "The paragraph, please!" and a paragraph will appear in the top text-area.
4. Using Commas with Coordinating Conjunctions - Click on "The sentence, please!" and a sentence will appear in the top text-area. Insert the necessary comma or commas (being careful not to insert commas where they aren't necessary).
5. Using Commas with Introductory Phrases - Click on "The sentence, please!" and a sentence will appear in the top text-area. Insert any necessary comma or commas (being careful not to insert commas where they aren't necessary).
6. Welcome to Commas: Fill in the Blanks! - in each blank space in the paragraphs below, provide a comma where it is appropriate or write a small-case "x" (without the quotation marks) where a comma is not necessary.
7. Worksheet -Joining Sentences - rewrite the sentences using various sentence structure.

1. Power Proofreading - Choose 6th grade then select; Interesting Jobs, School Forum, or any one of the mixed practice exercises.
2. Quiz on Using Quotation Marks - from the Guide to Grammar and Writing, sponsored by the Capital Community College Foundation, Hartford, CT
3. Quotation Marks and Colons - quiz
4. Quotation Marks: Exercise to be printed and completed by students at their desk | answer to the exercise
5. 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. [Note: the exercises don't work]
6. The Gallery Of "Misused" Quotation Marks
7. Quotation Marks - a lesson on the proper use of quotation marks, followed by a list of punctuation quizzes
8. Single Quotation Marks - Use single quotation marks for a quotation or title using quotation marks inside another quotation or title which uses quotation marks.
9. Worksheet - fifteen sentences to edit [quotation marks]
10. Worksheet from Georgia Southern University - three passages to edit [quotation marks]

1. Online Spelling Quizzes - numerous quizzes in TCAP format
2. Spell Check - TCAP format - select word that is spelled incorrectly
3. Spelling Practice Grade Six - instruction and practice in improving spelling
4. Stop the Machine - click and drag letters to form a correctly spelled word (for different words and spelling activities, check here)

1. Combining Sentences - Quiz One | Quiz Two | Quiz Three
2. Phrases and Clauses - lesson followed by a quiz [this quiz will read itself to your students]
3. Revising Sentence Fragments - rewrite sentence to make a complete sentence
4. Sentence Sort - choose correct sentence structure to move piece along board
5. Sentence Speedway - identify sentence parts as phrase, dependent clause or independent clause
6. Sentence Structure Review - This page has several exercises in reviewing: Incomplete sentences, Run-on sentences; Correctly written sentences that should be combined; Correctly written sentences that do not need to be rewritten.
7. Verb Phrases - [this link opens in a new window] identify the complete verb phrase in each sentence

1. Colon Exercise - list of items.
2. Colon Exercise - "Use a colon to improve the sentence's style by making it more forceful."

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. Fragments and Run-On's - After each sentence, select the option which best describes that sentence.
4. Repairing Run-On Sentences - After each run-on sentence below select the remedy that would best repair that sentence.
5. Avoiding Run-on Sentences - Select the group of words that corrects the run-on; Practice Two;
6. Run on's and Comma Splices - Look at the passage and decide whether the sentence is correct or whether it is a run-on.

1. Brainchild Test - [this link opens in a new window] 12 questions - Students should use the summary page after finishing this test to practice their areas of weakness.

1. FCAT Sample Reading Test - [2008] sample questions and test taking tips
2. FCAT Sample Answer Book - [2008]
3. Texas end-of-year reading test from 2003
4. Texas end-of-year reading test from 2004

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.