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| Road to Grammar An interactive website that allows you to practise various aspects of grammar through quizzes, puzzles and downloads |
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Magnets Type your list of words onto this magnetic board. Now you can move them around to make sentences or sort them. |
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Up Spelling and GrammarFrom the BBC (UK). Revise and practise spelling and grammar (interactive game) |
Thinking about How Language Works Looks at functional grammar and how language works effectively |
| Grammatical Knowledge for Teachers Functional linguistics for teachers |
OWL (Online Writing Lab) Resources for spelling and grammar. Handouts and powerpoint presentations |
SpellingTime A free, online spelling tutorial for children and their teachers. They just received the Editor's Choice Award in the January 2007 issue of Children's Technology Review |
| Reference Material (encyclopedia, anagrams, dictionaries, thesaurus, rhyming words, synonyms, etc) | Grammar
Helpers A guide to grammar and writing |
Homonym
List A list of homonyms and the history of homonyms |
| Common
Errors in English Once you've navigated the text-heavy first page, this site has an A-Z list of common errors with explanations. Includes words such as "bring/take", "desert/dessert", "disk/disc". |
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Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation This site is organized into rules with examples which you navigate with the drop-down menus exercises and tests. The quizzes are not interactive but can be printed. Answqers are included. |
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Rules of Writing Taken from The Elements of Style, these rules are hyperlinked to examples of correct and incorrect usage. Also includes a Frequently Asked Questions section and a Word of the Day. |
| Guide to Grammar and Writing Start at the sentence level or look at the big picture |
Apostrophe Protection Society Yes - a society to ensure the correct use of the apostrophe. |
Confusing Words Look up confusing words and get help is choosing the correct one. |
| English Grammar Website Learn about, and practice, nouns, verbs, clauses, phrases, adjectives, adverbs, simple and compound sentences |
Vocabulary Builders Page Start from this page and follow the links for simple (R-4) explanations of vocabulary, online practise and downloadable worksheets |
Word of the Day Sign up and get a new word each day by email. Great way to build your vocabulary |
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Cover, Write, Check and another link Look Cover Write Check Just as it says. Look at the word, it is covered up. Now try to write it. |
Spelling
Ticklers Lots of ideas for spelling at this site. Some great games and word lists |
Punctuation Paintball Play this fun game and practise your punctuation. |
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your child's Spelling K-6 The stages of spelling and how to support them. |
Sentence Structure Learn about clauses, phrases and sentence structure. Links to other aspects of grammar |
Word Scrambler |
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Last updated 10th September 2007