Introduction

Learning basic grammar can be a daunting task for both the teacher and the students. These interactive sites will provide students with word challenges and the knowledge of the following parts of speech: nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, conjunctions, prepositions, interjections, and articles.

The Internet Resources

• Wild World of Words Challenges - This is an enjoyable site for kids. By experimenting with words, students learn the value of them. This site includes spelling, decoding, word building, and word meanings.

   

• School House Rock - Hearing the music and watching the videos to creative grammar poems tell children the facts about the basic parts of speech.

   

• Parts of Speech - This site explains the basic parts of speech: nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, conjunctions, prepositions, interjections, and articles. Students are given a brief definition to each. A hyperlink is provided at the bottom of the page for when the students are ready to practice their knowledge.

   

• The Plural Girls - Teaching the plural forms of easily confused words is simple with this site. Students can select the level of difficulty and learn while they are having fun.

   

• Prepositions - This site explains the uses of prepositions. When students are sure they understand prepositions, they click on a link at the bottom of the page for some sample exercises.

   

• 2Bee or Nottoobee - Students use their knowledge of being verbs to play this interactive site. The site provides the correct answers for incorrect choices.

   

• Grammar Gorillas - This is fun site to test students' knowledge of the parts of speech. There is a beginning level, which includes only nouns and verbs, and an advanced level, which includes all parts of speech.

   

• Grammar Blast Quizzes (interactive) - This site provides interactive quizzes on basic grammar. Since points are awarded for correct answers, students are motivated to choose wisely.

   

• Grammar Blast Quizzes (printable) - For the times that your students can't get to the computer, this site provides printable quizzes of the interactive Grammar Blast site. These ten-question quizzes will give students extra practice for each part of speech.