Conventions of Standard English
ELA.L.6.1: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
| Activity | Page |
|---|---|
| Personal Pronouns | 8 |
| Subject Pronouns | 9 |
| Subject Pronouns | 10 |
| Object Pronouns | 11 |
| Possessive Adjectives and Possessive Pronouns | 12 |
| Pronouns Agree with the Antecedent | 13 |
| Indefinite Pronouns | 14 |
| Indefinite Pronouns | 15 |
| Intensive Pronouns | 16 |
| Reflexive Pronouns | 17 |
| Demonstrative Pronouns | 18 |
| Relative Pronouns | 19 |
| Relative Pronouns | 20 |
| Interrogative Pronouns | 21 |
| Possessive Nouns | 22 |
| Possessive Nouns | 23 |
| Possessive Nouns | 24 |
| Possessive Nouns | 25 |
| Irregular Plural Nouns | 26 |
| Irregular Plural Nouns | 27 |
| Irregular Plural Nouns | 28 |
| Collective Nouns | 29 |
| Helping Verbs | 30 |
| Helping Verbs | 31 |
| Regular and Irregular Verbs | 32 |
| Regular and Irregular Verbs | 33 |
| Regular and Irregular Verbs | 34 |
| Regular and Irregular Verbs | 35 |
| Regular and Irregular Verbs | 36 |
| Adjectives | 37 |
| Adjectives | 38 |
| Adjectives | 39 |
| Comparative Adjectives | 40 |
| Superlative Adjectives | 41 |
| Comparative and Superlative Adjectives | 42 |
| Irregular Comparative and Superlative Adjectives | 43 |
| Adjectives and Adverbs-Bad or Badly? | 44 |
| Adjectives and Adverbs-Good or Well? | 45 |
| Adjectives and Adverbs-Real or Really? | 46 |
| Adverbs | 47 |
| Adverbs | 48 |
| Adverbs | 49 |
| Comparative and Superlative Adverbs | 50 |
| Adverbial Phrases | 51 |
| Prepositions | 52 |
| Prepositions | 53 |
| Prepositions | 54 |
| Prepositions | 55 |
| Coordinating Conjunctions | 56 |
| Correlative Conjunctions | 57 |
| Subordinating Conjunctions | 58 |
| Conjunction Confusion-Than and Then | 59 |
| Conjunction Confusion-Like, As, Such | 60 |
| Interjections | 61 |
Conventions of Standard English
ELA.L.6.2: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
| Activity | Page |
|---|---|
| Colons | 136 |
| Colons | 137 |
| Semicolons | 138 |
| Question Marks | 139 |
| Quotation Marks | 140 |
| Apostrophes | 141 |
| Apostrophes | 142 |
| Commas | 143 |
| Commas | 144 |
| Commas | 145 |
| Commas | 146 |
| Commas | 147 |
| Capitalization | 148 |
| Capitalization | 149 |
| Capitalization | 150 |
| Capitalization | 151 |
| Capitalization | 152 |
| Abbreviated Words | 153 |
| Portmanteau Words | 154 |
| Spelling Rules | 155 |
| Spelling Rules | 156 |
| Spelling Rules | 157 |
| Spelling Rules | 158 |
| Spelling Rules | 159 |
| Acronyms | 160 |
| Words Known by Their Initials | 161 |
| Proofreading | 162 |
| Proofreading | 163 |
Knowledge of Language
ELA.L.6.3: Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
| Activity | Page |
|---|---|
| Types of Sentences | 62 |
| Simple Sentences | 63 |
| Compound Sentences | 64 |
| Complex Sentences | 65 |
| Compound-Complex Sentences | 66 |
| Sentence Review | 67 |
| Parallel Structure | 68 |
| Parallel Structure | 69 |
| Transitional Words | 70 |
| Transitional Words | 71 |
| Transitional Words | 72 |
| Transitional Words | 73 |
| Sequential Order | 74 |
| Sequential Order | 75 |
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
ELA.L.6.6: Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.
| Activity | Page |
|---|---|
| Prefixes | 76 |
| Suffixes | 77 |
| Prefixes and Suffixes | 78 |
| Latin Prefixes | 79 |
| Latin Roots | 80 |
| Latin Roots | 81 |
| Greek Prefixes | 82 |
| Greek Roots | 83 |
| Greek Roots | 84 |
| Greek Suffixes | 85 |
| Etymology of Words-Spanish | 86 |
| Etymology of Words-French | 87 |
| Etymology of Words-Hebrew | 88 |
| Etymology of Words-Irish | 89 |
| Synonyms | 90 |
| Synonyms | 91 |
| Antonyms | 92 |
| Antonyms | 93 |
| Synonyms and Antonyms | 94 |
| Homographs | 95 |
| Homographs | 96 |
| Homographs | 97 |
| Homographs | 98 |
| Homographs | 99 |
| Homophones | 100 |
| Homophones | 101 |
| Homophones | 102 |
| Idioms | 103 |
| Idioms | 104 |
| Idioms | 105 |
| Idioms | 106 |
| Idioms | 107 |
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
ELA.L.6.4: Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 6 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
| Activity | Page |
|---|---|
| Prefixes | 76 |
| Suffixes | 77 |
| Prefixes and Suffixes | 78 |
| Latin Prefixes | 79 |
| Latin Roots | 80 |
| Latin Roots | 81 |
| Greek Prefixes | 82 |
| Greek Roots | 83 |
| Greek Roots | 84 |
| Greek Suffixes | 85 |
| Etymology of Words-Spanish | 86 |
| Etymology of Words-French | 87 |
| Etymology of Words-Hebrew | 88 |
| Etymology of Words-Irish | 89 |
| Synonyms | 90 |
| Synonyms | 91 |
| Antonyms | 92 |
| Antonyms | 93 |
| Synonyms and Antonyms | 94 |
| Homographs | 95 |
| Homographs | 96 |
| Homographs | 97 |
| Homographs | 98 |
| Homographs | 99 |
| Homophones | 100 |
| Homophones | 101 |
| Homophones | 102 |
| Idioms | 103 |
| Idioms | 104 |
| Idioms | 105 |
| Idioms | 106 |
| Idioms | 107 |
| Dictionary | 118 |
| Dictionary | 119 |
| Dictionary | 120 |
| Dictionary | 121 |
| Glossary | 122 |
| Thesaurus | 123 |
| Thesaurus | 124 |
| Thesaurus | 125 |
| Card Catalog | 126 |
| Dewey Decimal System | 127 |
| Dewey Decimal System | 128 |
| Dewey Decimal System | 129 |
| Dewey Decimal System | 130 |
| Library of Congress Classification System | 131 |
| Periodical Index | 132 |
| Periodical Index | 133 |
| Citing Sources-Bibliography | 134 |
| Citing Sources-Footnotes | 135 |
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
ELA.L.6.5: Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
| Activity | Page |
|---|---|
| Idioms | 103 |
| Idioms | 104 |
| Idioms | 105 |
| Idioms | 106 |
| Idioms | 107 |
| Similes | 108 |
| Similes | 109 |
| Similes | 110 |
| Metaphors | 111 |
| Metaphors | 112 |
| Metaphors | 113 |
| Similes and Metaphors | 114 |
| Analogies | 115 |
| Analogies | 116 |
| Analogies | 117 |
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