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Figurative Language

Figurative Language Games
There are several games on this website. Check out Fling the Teacher!
Idioms
Figurative Language
More Idioms
Battleship - Metaphors
Simile/Metaphor YouTube Video
Find examples of similes and metaphors in popular songs.

General Grammar Links

Mrs. Dowling's Grammar Corner
Grammar Quizzes
Grammar Bytes
Power Proofreading
After you click on your grade, click on the title of a passage. The skill that you are working on in that passage will show up
Skillswise
Grammatically correct or not?
Grammar Gorillas
Grammar Index
Subjects and Verbs
Here's another fun treasure hunt - pick out subjects and practice correct subject-verb agreement.

Parts of Speech

Adjectives and Adverbs

Adjective Games
Rats! - Adjective/Adverb Game
Catch the right words!
Adverb Jeopardy!
The 1st one in the 1st category is incorrect. “Down” is not an adverb; it's a preposition.
Adjective to Adverb
It gives you the adjective and asks you to turn it in to an adverb.
Rags to Riches - Adverbs
Pick out the adverb from the sentence.
Adverb or Adjective?
Decide if the identified word is an adjective or an adverb.
Adjective or Adverb?
Adjective/Adverb Usage
Choose the adjective or adverb that correctly completes the sentence.
Adjectives and Adverbs
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
Adjective - Skillswise
Has factsheet, game, worksheet, and quiz
Adjective Battleship
Be careful - it counts articles (a, an, the) and possessive pronouns (my, your, etc.) as adjectives!
Proper and Demonstrative Adjectives
Information about proper and demonstrative
Adverb board game
Here's the link to the adverb board game that we played in class.
Schoolhouse Rocks! - Adverb song
PickIt adverb game
Adjectives and Adverbs - Horseshoes
Tell what part of speech the word is.

Conjunctions and Interjections

Conjunctions Balloon Game
May be easy for many students, but it's good exposure to words used as conjunctions
Subordinating Conjunctions Information
Defines and gives examples of subordinating conjunctions
Coordinating Conjunctions Information
Defines and gives examples of coordinating conjunctions
Interjections
Defines and gives examples of interjections
Schoolhouse Rocks! - Interjections Song
Conjunctions/Interjections Jeopardy game
For one or two players

Nouns

Common/Proper Noun Quiz
Another Common/Proper Noun Quiz
Information about Nouns
Click here to read more information about different types of nouns. Don't worry about countable or intensive nouns.
Collective Nouns Quiz
Recognizing Nouns
Pick out nouns out of a reading passage. This one is tricky!
Noun Basketball
Choose if it's a common noun, a proper noun, or neither.
Rats! - Common and Proper Nouns
Noun Sorting
Try the 1st set (concrete/abstract) and the 3rd set (collective.) You don't need to worry about countable or uncountable nouns.
Nouns Attack
Practice with abstract and collective nouns

Prepositions

Preposition Video - Pepe and Petunia
Student-created video illustrating prepositions using stuffed animals
Brain Pop - prepositions
See me if you don't know the username and password.
Choose the Correct Preposition
Will be easy for many students, but it's good exposure to prepositions.
Preposition or Adverb?
Try this one if you are sometimes getting adverbs and prepositions confused.
Preposition Desert
Basic practice in picking out the preposition and the object of the preposition
Busy Prepositions
Schoolhouse Rock! - preposition song
Preposition Barnyard
Basic practice picking out prepositions, objects, and their location in a sentence
Preposition quiz
Type the preposition to correctly complete each sentence.
Preposition Jeopardy
Good review of prepositions, prep. phrases, objects of the prep., and the difference between prep. and adverbs

Pronouns

Verbs

Helping Verb Test
State-of-Being Verb Test
Linking Verbs
Action Verbs PowerPoint
Verbs Quiz
Find the Verbs - Battleship Game
This one is really fun!
Linking Verbs and Action Verbs
Don't try until we learn direct & indirect objects, predicate nouns, predicate adjectives, and transitive & intransitive verbs.
Linking Verbs Information
Action Verb or Linking Verb?
Linking Verb Quiz
Most of these have 2 different clauses: 1 with a linking verb & 1 with action. Look carefully to pick out the linking verbs.
Find the verb worksheet
For more of a challenge, label the verb as action or linking. Do you see any sentences with helping verbs?
Helping Verbs - Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
Choose the helping verb(s) - try to make it to $1 million. Hint: this website considers "used to" a helping verb.
Main Verbs and Helping Verbs

Punctuation

Punctuation Wars
This game is a lot of fun and is pretty advanced. It uses commas, periods, colons, and semicolons.
Comma Chameleon
Practice with basic comma rules
Comma Rules
Information for your reference

Reading

Myths around the World
Scholastic News
Share What You're Reading
Read or write book reviews
Bio Cubes
Use this tool to summarize information about a person for a biography or autobiography.
Interactive Timeline
Character Trading Cards
Who's Who in Greek Mythology?

Sentences, Fragments, and Run-ons

Sentence, Fragment, or Run-on
This one is tough!
Sentence, Fragment, or Run-on 2
Sentence or Fragment?
Fragments and run-ons
Information for your reference

Spelling

Story Parts

Story Parts Video
Mr. Cown's video using "Little Red Riding Hood" to explain story parts.
Internal/External Conflict Video
YouTube video using Donald Duck to teach about internal and external conflict. (Teaches about propaganda too!:
Story Parts - Plot Diagram
Interactive story map
Story Parts Diagrams
Interactive Character, Conflict, Resolution, or Setting Maps
Definitions of Story Elements
Understanding Plot, Setting, and Theme
Read the story, and click on different elements to identify them as part of the plot, setting, or theme.
Cinderella - Story Parts Interactive

Types of Sentences

Independent and Subordinate Clauses
PowerPoint about independent and subordinate clauses
Quiz on Independent and Subordinate Clauses
Quiz on Simple and Compound Sentences
Quiz on Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences
Complex Sentences
Scroll down to Unit 8: Complex Sentences under Grade 7.
Info and Exercises on all types of sentences
Under Currently Available Topics, click on Sentences: simple and compound or Sentences: complex and compound-complex.
All 4 Types of Sentences
This quiz is tricky!
Simple, Compound, Complex Practice Game
Sentence Structure Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
Sentence Structure Game

Vocabulary

Analogies
1 or 2 player Jeopardy game
Visual Thesaurus
Analogies 2
100 Most Common SAT Words
Prefixes
Suffixes
Root Words
Crossword Puzzle Maker
Make a crossword puzzle to review vocabulary, practice parts of speech or grammar, or review what you have learned.
It's Greek to Me!
Vocabulary game practicing Greek roots

Word Games

Word Bubbles
This one is addictive! See how many points you can earn!
Free Rice
Play vocabulary and grammar games... and other subjects too! For each question that you answer correctly, 10 grains of rice is
Mad Libs!
More Mad Libs

Writing

Graphic Organizers
Venn Diagram (interactive)
Story Starters
Writing with Writers Genre Workshops
Graphic Organizers 2
Random Writing Prompts
Scroll down to the blue box that says: Ready to do some writing? Read directions and click the button to get your prompt.
Creative Writing Prompts
Put your mouse over any of the numbers for a random prompt.
Fractured Fairy Tales
Rewrite a fairy tale - think "The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs."
Postcard Creator
Persuasion Map
Interactive graphic organizer
Informational Writing Graphic Organizer
Interactive graphic organizer
Compare and Contrast Guide
Revising Help
Graphic Organizers 3
Young Novelist's Workbook
A long, detailed resource for anyone interested in writing a novel
Varying Sentence Beginnings
Good practice to work on writing style!
Varying Sentence Beginnings 2
Expository Writing Elements

Study Tools

Digital Flashcards
Use these digital flashcards on your computer, or download them to your iPod or PSP. They have math, SS, and science ones too.

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

Jeopardy game
Wait to play this until after we finish the novel.
Student Activity Page
Lots of activities related to the novel - save these when we finish the novel