It’s and Its Practice Worksheet

September 1st, 2009

It’s is a contraction of the words it is. If you prefer not to write it is, you would write it’s.
Its is the possessive form of it. Normally one uses an apostrophe when showing possession. The rule for pronouns, however, is never use an apostrophe in a personal possessive pronoun (except with the word one’s).
Directions: [...]

Further vs Farther Practice Exercise

August 4th, 2009

Farther refers to distance
Further refers anything else other than distance and the continuation of something. It usually means in addition to or moreover

Sometimes, however, the words are interchangeable, for example, when the idea of distance is unclear as in this example: I was further/farther into the story than I realized. In this case either could [...]

Accept Except Worksheet

July 28th, 2009

Accept – to take or receive; to agree or consent to; to regard as true; to believe
Except – excluding; not including; with the exclusion of

Come over anytime __________ during dinner.
Everything was stolen __________ my teddy bear.
He was __________(ed) into the club in a secret ceremony.
I will __________ this award with pride.
In the end, they had [...]

Your You’re Worksheet

July 27th, 2009

Your indicates possession. Is this your pencil?
You’re is the contraction of you are. You’re writing with a pencil.

Which one is ________ brother?
________ the funniest person I’ve ever met!
I got home late last night and the first thing I heard was, “________ grounded!”
What is ________ name?
You can have all the cake you want, it’s ________ party.
Call [...]

Lie Lay Practice Worksheet

July 23rd, 2009

Lie/ Lay/ Lain – to recline or to rest
Lay/ Laid/ Laid – to put something down

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