Grammar Picnic
Daily grammar practice
Grade 1 daily grammar
36 weeks · 22 sentences a week
Monday to Thursday, four sentences: two Fix it sentences (capital letters, end marks), then two on the week's topic. Friday, six: the week reviewed. The weeks run through Grade 1’s topics in Common Core order, with the earlier grades’ topics spread through the year for review.
This week · Week 9
Describing words
- Week 1Possessives with 'sWrite the word in ( ) to show who owns it. The guest eats ____ (Grandma) cake.
- Week 2Subject-verb agreementChoose the right word. The teachers ____ at the school.
- Week 3Do, does, didFix the sentence, or write OK if it is right. When did Jack washed some brushes?
- Week 4Nouns and verbs and Common and proper nounsSort the words. Is each one a noun or a verb? flute plum melt bed song eye wag bringNounVerb
- Week 5He or him, they or themChoose the right pronoun. Does the girl hug ____?
- Week 6Pronouns: he, she, it, theyWrite the sentence again. Use he, she, it or they for the squirrels. The squirrels will climb the trees.
- Week 7His, her, its, theirLook at the pronouns. Fix the sentence, or write OK if it is right. The babies dropped there toys.
- Week 8Past, present, futureWrite the verb in ( ) so it fits the time word. Tomorrow, the girls ____ (chat).
- Week 9Describing wordsAdd "short" to describe "pencils". We held some pencils.
- Week 10And, but, so, becauseChoose the joining word. The ducks swam in the pond ____ they were wet.
- Week 11Who, what, where, when, why, how and Which and whoseAsk a question about the marked words. The tigers sleep under the trees.
- Week 12a or an and Many, a few, a littleChoose the right word. The fox hides in ____ bush.
- Week 13Prepositions of placeChoose the right little word. The people wait ____ the airport.
- Week 14In, on, at for timeLook at in, on and at. Fix the sentence, or write OK if it is right. The girls will follow Dad at the morning.
- Week 15Statements and questions and Commands and exclamationsMake it a yes-or-no question. The story was long.
- Week 16Possessives with 'sChoose the right word. Dan rode ____ sled.
- Week 17Subject-verb agreementLook at the verb. Fix the sentence, or write OK if it is right. The cupcake are sweet.
- Week 18Do, does, didChoose the right word. Did the fish ____ in the lake?
- Week 19Nouns and verbs and Common and proper nounsFind all the nouns in the sentence. The bread was soft.
- Week 20He or him, they or themLook at the pronouns. Fix the sentence, or write OK if it is right. The owls did not catch they.
- Week 21Pronouns: he, she, it, they and One word insteadChoose the pronoun that fits the blank. Jack carried some blocks. ____ bounced some balls.
- Week 22His, her, its, theirChoose the right word. The spider spun ____ web.
- Week 23Past, present, future and Regular past tense: -edSay it about tomorrow with "will". The duck lives on the lake.
- Week 24Describing wordsChoose the describing word that makes sense. The player hit a ____ ball.
- Week 25And, but, so, because and Choose the combined sentenceChoose the joining word. The dog was wet ____ the boy dried it.
- Week 26Who, what, where, when, why, how and Which and whoseAsk a question about the marked words. The leaf floated on the lake.
- Week 27a or an and a and theLook at a and an. Fix the sentence, or write OK if it is right. Did the kitten roll an ball?
- Week 28Prepositions of placeChoose the right little word. Will the farmers work ____ the field?
- Week 29In, on, at for timeLook at in, on and at. Fix the sentence, or write OK if it is right. The queen reads a book in bedtime.
- Week 30Statements and questions and Plurals: -s, -es, -iesStatement or question? Do the kittens yawn
- Week 31Possessives with 'sChoose the right word. Mom read ____ map.
- Week 32There is, there areLook at the verb. Fix the sentence, or write OK if it is right. There was an eel in the pond.
- Week 33Short answersChoose the word that finishes the short answer. Was the pencil short? Yes, it ____.
- Week 34Do, does, didFix the sentence, or write OK if it is right. The spider did not crawled.
- Week 35He or him, they or themChoose the right pronoun. ____ did not slice any cakes.
- Week 36Pronouns: he, she, it, theyChoose the pronoun that fits the blank. The boy rode the sled. ____ zipped the jacket.
Every day’s first two sentences come from Capital letters and End marks.