Reading & writing Exercises

Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences

Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences will help students practice this key third grade skill. Try our free exercises to build knowledge and confidence.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Exercise

Syllable Rules

Exercise

Syllable Rules

Teach your students how to navigate syllabus rules so they will be able to sound out words much easier.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Exercise

Past Tense Verbs

Exercise

Past Tense Verbs

Students who complete this exercise will be able to say they learned about the different types of past tense verbs thanks to Education.com.

1st grade

Reading & writing

Exercise

Determining Meaning Using Context Cues 3

Exercise

Determining Meaning Using Context Cues 3

Students will be able to read between the lines after studying this exercise on identifying contextual clues.

5th grade

Reading & writing

Exercise

Root Words

Exercise

Root Words

Students will understand just where their vocabulary words come from with this root words exercise.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Exercise

Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences 1

Exercise

Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences 1

Review simple, compound, and complex sentences with your third grader to help them succeed as they begin writing reports and essays.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Exercise

Irregularly Spelled Words 1

Exercise

Irregularly Spelled Words 1

Even after students have learned phonics, there are plenty of irregular words this exercise can help them learn to spell.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Exercise

Using Commas to Indicate Direct Address

Exercise

Using Commas to Indicate Direct Address

Commas serve so many uses in our written language, and learning their vast possibilities helps fifth graders in their essay writing and beyond. Punctuating direct addresses can be tricky, but your fifth grader can get the help they need with these exercises.

5th grade

Reading & writing

Exercise

Pronoun-Verb Agreement

Exercise

Pronoun-Verb Agreement

Eliminate a common error in speaking and writing with this exercise that teaches pronoun and verb agreement.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Exercise

Linking Verbs

Exercise

Linking Verbs

Help students connect the dots on the sometimes confusing subject of linking verbs with this exercise.

4th grade

Reading & writing

Exercise

Complete Sentences

Exercise

Complete Sentences

Give students practice with all of the parts that make up complete sentences in this exercise.

5th grade

Reading & writing

Exercise

Action Verbs

Exercise

Action Verbs

Help students spice up their statements with action verbs that bring color to each sentence.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Exercise

Helping Verbs 1

Exercise

Helping Verbs 1

Students will be able to add a layer of complexity to their verbiage with this exercise that introduces helping verbs.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Exercise

Types of Sentences

Exercise

Types of Sentences

Test your students with these exercises that have them identify simple, compound, and complex sentences. Helpful hints give your students all the information they need to work through the problems on their own.

5th grade

Reading & writing

Exercise

Apostrophes in Contractions 1

Exercise

Apostrophes in Contractions 1

Practice makes perfect, and these exercises that focus on contractions with apostrophes give your student the ability to work independently while still providing helpful hints when needed.

2nd grade

Reading & writing

Exercise

Determine Meaning Using Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes

Exercise

Determine Meaning Using Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes

Students will be able to understand words without a dictionary after they work through this exercise teaching how to determine the meaning of words using roots, prefixes, and suffixes.

5th grade

Reading & writing

Exercise

Correlative Conjunctions

Exercise

Correlative Conjunctions

Help students expand their knowledge of sentence structures with these exercises that encourage students to use correlative conjunctions in their writing.

5th grade

Reading & writing

Exercise

Transition Words 3

Exercise

Transition Words 3

Have your fifth grader use sentence details and clues to determine the best transition word to link two sentences.

5th grade

Reading & writing

Exercise

Compound and Hyphenated Compound Words 1

Exercise

Compound and Hyphenated Compound Words 1

This Education.com exercise makes it clear to students how to break down compound and hyphenated words correctly.

4th grade

Reading & writing

Exercise

Adjectives with -er and -est

Exercise

Adjectives with -er and -est

Students do not have to be the fastest completing this exercise to understand adjectives better than ever before.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Exercise

Irregularly Spelled Words 2

Exercise

Irregularly Spelled Words 2

English is a language full of exceptions to rules, and this exercise will enhance students’ understanding of irregularly spelled words.

4th grade

Reading & writing

Exercise

Irregularly Spelled Words 3

Exercise

Irregularly Spelled Words 3

Your students will be masters of irregularly spelled words after completing this final exercise in the series.

5th grade

Reading & writing

Exercise

Plural Nouns

Exercise

Plural Nouns

Teach your third grader how to make nouns plural so they can fully utilize their writing potential with these multiple choice exercises.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Exercise

Commas in Compound Sentences

Exercise

Commas in Compound Sentences

Creating compound sentences can be confusing for fourth graders to learn, but this lesson can be made easy with interactive exercises and helpful hints found here.

4th grade

Reading & writing

Exercise

Abstract Nouns

Exercise

Abstract Nouns

Teach students the importance of abstract nouns, or things you can't actually see or touch, and how to incorporate them into writing to demonstrate the correct tone.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Exercise

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