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Grade 5 grammar

9 topics · 36 weeks of daily practice · a workbook

What Grade 5 introduces, by the Common Core Language standards; the earlier grades’ topics come back for review.

Topics introduced in Grade 5

9 topics
  1. Perfect tensesChoose the right word. Grandpa ____ planted peas.Change it · Fix it · Choose
  2. Helping verbsFind the helping verb. The moon will rise.Change it · Choose · Label
  3. Had: the earlier of two past actsChoose the earlier act with had. Grandma ____ cakes before Mom cut them.Change it · Choose
  4. Will have: done by a time to comeChoose the verb: done by that time. I ____ a flower by midnight.Change it · Choose · Fix it
  5. Edit a paragraphFind the two mistakes. Write the paragraph again with them fixed. the babies smiled. They laughed. They napped. they crawled.Fix it
  6. Either/or, neither/norChoose the word that completes the pair. Either the bakers ____ Grandpa bakes bread.Choose · Fix it · Change it
  7. Commas in a seriesJoin the sentences into one with a list. The waiters serve the bread. The waiters serve the soup. The waiters serve the rice.Fix it · Change it
  8. Starting with because or whenStart with "Because the child". The child yawns because he is sleepy.Fix it · Change it
  9. Commas with yes, no, names and tagsChoose the sentence with the comma in the right place. A. Yes, the girl's kites are blue.B. Yes the, girl's kites are blue.C. Yes the girl's kites are blue.Fix it · Choose · Change it

Daily grammar practice

36 weeks
  1. A sheet a week, 36 weeksFix the sentence, or write OK if it is right. I will share some sandwiches on Saturday.Monday to Thursday, four sentences: two Fix it sentences (capital letters, end marks, commas in a series, commas in compound sentences), then two on the week's topic. Friday, six: the week reviewed.22 sentences a week

Workbook

24 lessons
  1. Grade 5 Grammar WorkbookSay it with "has" or "have". Grandpa visits the zoo.Each lesson: the rule, an example done, then two blocks of practice. A review page after every four lessons; the answers at the back.24 lessons · 6 review pages

Review from the earlier grades

60 topics
Grade 4