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ESL GRAMMAR LESSONS: PARTS OF SPEECH

Each of the worksheets below includes clear explanations of the different parts of speech, using simple language that ESL students can understand.

NOUNS (1): Introduction to Nouns

Identify nouns (people, places, and things) in several sentences

NOUNS (2): Introduction to Nouns #2

Write nouns in the blanks to complete sentences

NOUNS (3): Singular & Plural Nouns

Practice writing singular/plural nouns in sentences

NOUNS (4): Review of Singular & Plural Nouns

Correct the errors with singular/plural nouns

NOUNS (5): Review Lesson

Practice identifying nouns in sentences

NOUNS (6): “There is…” & “There are…”

Use "there is" and "there are" to talk about singular/plural nouns

NOUNS (7): Review of “There is…” & “There are…”

Practice writing sentences with "there is (singular noun)" and "there are (plural noun)"

SINGULAR NOUNS: a/an

Practice using a/an with singular nouns

PLURAL NOUNS: -s/-es

Practice adding -s/-es to make nouns plural

PLURAL NOUNS: ending in -y

Practice writing the plural form of nouns that end in -y

PLURAL NOUNS: ending in -f/-fe

Practice writing the plural form of nouns ending in -f/-fe

PLURAL NOUNS: ending in -o

Practice writing the plural form of nouns that end in -o

IRREGULAR PLURAL NOUNS

Learn the plural form of several common irregular nouns

ARTICLES (a/an/the): When to use “the”

Learn to use "the + noun" when talking about a specific noun

ARTICLES (a/an/the): When to use “the” (2)

Practice using the articles a, an, & the

ARTICLES (a/an/the): a/an & the

Read sentences explaining the usage of a, an & the

ARTICLES (a/an/the): When to use “the” (3)

Use "the" to identify specific nouns

ARTICLES (a/an/the): Review of a/an & the

Read a short, simple conversation focusing on the usage of the articles a, an, & the

ARTICLES (a/an/the): Review of a/an & the (2)

Fill in the blanks with the correct article (a, an, the)

COUNT & NONCOUNT NOUNS (1): Introduction

Introduction to count nouns and noncount nouns

COUNT & NONCOUNT NOUNS (2): many / much

Use "many" or "much" with count nouns and noncount nouns

COUNT & NONCOUNT NOUNS (3): “a lot of”

Use "a lot of" with both count nouns and noncount nouns

COUNT & NONCOUNT NOUNS (4): many / much / a lot of

Correct the errors in sentences with count/noncount nouns

COUNT & NONCOUNT NOUNS (5): “a few” / “a little”

Use "a few" or "a little" with count nouns and noncount nouns

COUNT & NONCOUNT NOUNS (6): “some”

Use "some" with both count nouns and noncount nouns

COUNT & NONCOUNT NOUNS (7): “There is” / “There are”

Use "there is" with singular nouns and noncount nouns and "there are" with plural count nouns

COUNT & NONCOUNT NOUNS (8): Nouns Can Be BOTH Count and Noncount

Learn about some nouns that can be both count nouns and noncount nouns

COUNT & NONCOUNT NOUNS (9): Measure Words

Use measure words to make noncount nouns countable

VERBS (1): Introduction to Verbs

Practice identifying verbs in sentences

VERBS (2): Be Verbs

Practice writing "be" verbs (am/is/are) to complete sentences

VERBS (3): Subject-Verb Agreement

Correct errors in subject-verb agreement in several sentences

VERBS (4): Review Lesson

Practice identifying verbs in sentences

VERBS (5): Error Correction

Correct verb errors in several sentences

VERBS (6): Nouns and Verbs

Identify the nouns and the verbs in various sentences

SUBJECTS AND VERBS (1): Introduction

Learn the concept of "subjects & verbs" and practice identifying them in sentences

SUBJECTS AND VERBS (2): Review of Subjects

Practice writing a suitable subject in the blanks to complete sentences

SUBJECTS AND VERBS (3): Review Lesson

Circle the subject and underline the verb in these sentences

SUBJECTS AND VERBS (4): Review Lesson #2

Write subjects and verbs in the blanks to complete the sentences

SUBJECTS AND VERBS (5): Gerunds (verb+ing) as Subjects

Use gerunds (verb+ing) as the subject of a sentence

SUBJECTS AND VERBS (6): Review Lesson #3

Review lesson in which students practice identifying subjects (including gerunds) and verbs in sentences

ADJECTIVES (1): Introduction

Learn about adjectives and practice connecting adjectives to the nouns they modify

ADJECTIVES (2): Opposites

Learn about adjectives and their opposites

ADJECTIVES (3): Practice #1

Write three adjectives to describe a noun, and then write three sentences using these words

ADJECTIVES (4): Practice #2

Fill in the blanks with suitable adjectives

ADJECTIVES (5): Review

Identify adjectives and the nouns they modify

ADJECTIVES (6): Review of Nouns, Verbs & Adjectives

Practice writing nouns, verbs, and adjectives in the blanks of the sentences

COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES (1): -er

Practice adding -er to adjectives to make the comparative form

COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES (2) – Spelling Practice

Practice spelling the comparative form of various adjectives

COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES (3): “-er + than”

Use comparative adjectives with "than" to compare two nouns

COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES (4): Review of “-er + than”

Correct the errors in sentences with comparative adjectives (-er + than)

COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES (5): “-er + than” Practice

Write comparative adjectives + "than" to complete the sentences

COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES (6): “more + adjective”

When to use "more" and "-er" with comparative adjectives

COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES (7): Review of “more + adjective”

Fill in the blanks with "more + adjective" to complete the sentences

COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES (8): Exceptions to the rule

Learn the comparative form of irregular adjectives and practice writing sentences with them

COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES (9): Irregular Adjectives

Learn the comparative form of several common irregular adjectives (good, bad, far, ill, many/much, well)

COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES (10): Comparative Sentences with Opposites

Rewrite sentences with comparative adjectives

COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES (11): “as adjective as”

Compare two nouns with "as adjective as"

COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES (12): “as adjective as” Practice

Write sentences with "as adjective as" to compare two similar nouns

COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES (13): Review

Review of comparative adjectives, with "more adjective than," "adjective -er than," and "as adjective as"

COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES (14): “not as adjective as”

Use "not as adjective as" to compare two nouns

COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES (15): “not as adjective as” Review

Practice rewriting sentences with the construction "not as adjective as"

COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES (16): Review of Comparative Adjectives

Use different phrases containing comparative adjectives to complete the sentences

SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES (1): -est

Add "-est" to adjectives to make them superlative

SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES (4): Review

Learn the use of "the" with superlative adjectives and correct the errors in the sentences

SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES (2): Practice

Practice using superlative adjectives to complete the sentences

SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES (3): most

Learn when to use "most" and "-est" with certain adjectives

ADVERBS (7): Adjective or Adverb?

Practice identifying adjectives and adverbs, along with the words that they modify

ADVERBS (2): Adverb Games

Use these fun games to practice using adverbs

ADVERBS (1): Modify Verbs

Learn about adverbs modifying verbs

ADVERBS (3): Practice

Fill in the blanks with a suitable adverb

ADVERBS (4): Irregular Adverbs

Learn about several common irregular adverbs (far, fast, hard, high, late, long, low, well)

ADVERBS (5): Irregular Adverbs #2

Practice using the irregular adverbs hard, hardly, late, and lately

ADVERBS (6): Irregular Adverbs #3

Practice using the adjectives bad/good and the irregular adverbs badly/poorly and well

ADVERBS (8): Modify Adjectives & Adverbs

Learn about adverbs modifying adjectives and other adverbs

ESL GRAMMAR LESSONS: TENSES

Each of the lessons below includes clear and simple explanations of the different tenses, along with basic exercises to help students understand when and how to use them correctly.

PRESENT TENSE (1): Introduction

Using present tense to talk about things that always happen

PRESENT TENSE (2): -s/-es

Adding -s/-es to verbs in present tense sentences when the subject is He, She, or It.

PRESENT TENSE (3): Change -y to -ies

Adding -s/-es to verbs that end in “-y”

PRESENT TENSE (4): -es

Adding -es to verbs that end in s, sh, ch, x, or z

PRESENT TENSE (5): don’t / doesn’t

Using "don't" and "doesn't" to make negative present tense sentences.

PRESENT TENSE (6): don’t / doesn’t #2

Using "don't" and "doesn't" to make negative present tense sentences.

PRESENT TENSE (7): don’t / doesn’t #3

Rewrite present tense sentences as negative sentences, using "don't" or "doesn't"

PRESENT TENSE (8): Error Correction

Correct the errors in present tense sentences

PRESENT TENSE (9): Review Lesson

Write a suitable verb to complete present tense sentences with singular third-person subjects

PRESENT TENSE (10): With “when”

Write more complex present tense sentences, using phrases beginning with "when..."

PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE (1): Introduction

Use the present continuous tense to talk about "right now"

PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE (2): “be” verbs

Practice using "be verbs" correctly in present continuous sentences

PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE (3): “-ing” Rules

Spelling rules for adding -ing to verbs

PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE (4): Error Correction

Correct the errors in present continuous tense sentences

PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE (5): Present Tense vs. Present Continuous Tense

Choose the correct verb form according to the context of the sentences.

PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE (7): Review

Write subjects to complete various present continuous sentences

PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE (6): Error Correction #2

Correct the errors in present continuous sentences.

PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE (8): Negative Sentences

Learn to write negative sentences using the present continuous tense.

PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE (9): Present Tense vs. Present Continuous Tense #2

Choose the correct verb form according to the context of the sentences

PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE (10): Present Tense vs. Present Continuous Tense #3

Choose the correct verb form according to the context of the sentences

PAST TENSE (1): Introduction

Use the past tense to talk about things that happened before now

PAST TENSE (2): Pronunciation

Different pronunciations of "-ed" at the end of past tense verbs

PAST TENSE (3): Expressing Time

Common time words and phrases for expressing time in the past tense

PAST TENSE (4): Irregular Verbs

Learn the past tense forms of several common irregular verbs (do, drink, eat, give, have, make, say, see, sit, take, write)

PAST TENSE (5): Irregular Verbs #2

Learn the past tense forms of several common irregular verbs (break, buy, find, fly, hear, know, read, run, speak, teach)

PAST TENSE (6): Be Verbs

Learn the past tense forms of be verbs (was/were)

PAST TENSE (7): Review

Identify the past tense verbs in sentences

PAST TENSE (8): Practice

Change the underlined words to make the sentences past tense

PAST TENSE (9): Negative Sentences (“didn’t”)

Practice writing negative past tense sentences (with "didn't)

PAST TENSE (10): Error Correction

Correct the errors in past tense sentences

PAST TENSE (11): Past Tense vs. Present Tense

Choose the correct verb form according to the context of the sentences

PAST TENSE (12): Questions

Learn to ask and answer questions in the past tense

PAST TENSE (13): Questions and Answers

Practice asking and answering questions in the past tense

PAST TENSE (14): Phrases with Two Verbs

How to correctly use two-verb combinations in the past tense

FUTURE TENSE (1): Introduction (will/won’t)

Use the future tense to talk about things that will/won't happen after now

FUTURE TENSE (2): Practice

Write "will + verb" or "won't + verb" to complete future tense sentences

FUTURE TENSE (3): Review

Rewrite present tense sentences in the future tense

FUTURE TENSE (4): Future Tense vs. Present Tense

Choose the correct verb form according to the context of the sentences

FUTURE TENSE (5): Future Tense vs. Past Tense

Choose the correct verb form according to the context of the sentences

FUTURE TENSE (6): “going to”

Use "going to" to make future tense sentences

FUTURE TENSE (7): “going to” #2

Practice using both "will/won't" and "going to" to make future tense sentences

FUTURE TENSE (8): “gonna”

The usage of "gonna" instead of "going to" in informal spoken English

FUTURE TENSE (9): plan to / might

Make future tense sentences with "plan to" and "might"

FUTURE TENSE (10): Future Tense / Present Continuous Tense

Use the present continuous tense to express the future tense

TENSES: REVIEW QUIZ (1)

Fill in the blanks with different tenses of the same verb

TENSES: REVIEW QUIZ (2)

Write suitable verbs (in the correct tense) in the blanks of sentences

TENSES: REVIEW QUIZ (3)

A short, simple quiz on the usage of basic tenses

TENSES: REVIEW QUIZ (4)

Rewrite the sentences, correcting the errors

TENSES: REVIEW QUIZ (5)

Write two sentences with each verb, using various tenses

TENSES: REVIEW QUIZ (6)

Fill in the blanks with different tenses of the same verb

TENSES: REVIEW QUIZ (7)

Change positive sentences to negative sentences

TENSES: REVIEW QUIZ (8)

Change positive sentences to negative sentences

ESL GRAMMAR LESSONS: ADVANCED GRAMMAR

These worksheets introduce students to advanced tenses, passive voice, embedded questions, relative clauses, and more advanced aspects of English grammar.