True or False
• Each body paragraph should include a thesis statement.
• The thesis statement of the essay should be located in the
introductory paragraph.
• New supporting details should be introduced in the
conclusion paragraph.
• Transition words should be used in academic writing.
• First, second, and third person perspective should be used in
academic writing. (I, you, he)
• A topic sentence introduces the main idea of a paragraph.
• Compare and contrast essays do not need a thesis statement.
True or False
• In Academic writing, it is okay to use
contractions.
• Besides introducing the thesis, the introduction
also gives a general outline of the essay.
• Each body paragraph expands upon a different
idea or aspect pertaining to the main thesis.
• Compare/contrast essays show the similarities
and differences between two things or ideas.
• You do not need to cite if you are just
paraphrasing and not quoting in the exact same
words.
Words often confused
• When my friend bought tickets to the Beyonce concert and
asked if I wanted to go, I replied “Of (coarse/course)!
• The concert took place in Tyrone, a town (wear, where,
were) there is a lot of crime.
• I asked my mother if I could go and she said
“(There/Their/They’re) is no way (your/you’re) going.
• This is Beyonce we’re talking about! She is a
(woman/women) I admire!
• My friend had (already/all ready) purchased the tickets.
• I would (of/have) never missed it.
• I begged and pleaded with my mother. “But MOM! (It’s/Its)
during my Spring (Brake/Break). It won’t be hard to go.
Words often confused
• My begging had no (affect/effect). My mother told me that
if I were to go to a town as dangerous as Tyrone, I would
never come home in one (peace/piece).
• I decided to go, despite how my mother might (fill/feel).
• I knew it was not (write/right), but I went.
• When I returned home, my mother was (quite/quiet) mad.
• She asked “(Where/were/wear) (where/were/wear) you?”
• I could not in good (conscious/conscience) tell a lie to my
mother.
• My mother said “I (loose/lose) respect for people who do
not have strong moral (principles/principals).
Parts of Speech
Label the parts of speech
1. Children enjoy unstructured play, but they also need
discipline and quiet time.
2. I have a fat black cat. We call his cat Friday and
consider him part of the family.
3. The cat and mouse walked under the short fence. You
saw them, didn’t you?
4. Since James runs quickly and Katie only walks, they do
not exercise together.
Parts of Speech: Answers
1. Children enjoy unstructured play, but they
noun
verb
adj
noun conj pron
also need discipline and quiet time.
adv
verb
noun
conj
adj
noun
Parts of Speech: Answers
2. I have a fat black cat. We
Pro verb
adj
adj
noun
Pron
call his cat Friday and consider him part of the
verb
pro noun noun
family.
noun
conj
verb
pro
noun prep
Parts of Speech: Answers
3. The cat and mouse walked under the short
noun conj
noun
verb
prep
fence. You saw them, didn’t you?
Noun
pron verb
pron
verb/adverb pron
adj
Parts of Speech: Answers
4. Since James runs quickly and Katie only walks,
Conj
noun
verb
adv
conj
they do not exercise together.
Pronoun verb adv
verb
adv
noun
adv
verb
Possessives
Make the word possessive
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boss office
babies clothing
Chris phone
relatives house
Rodgers car
Its bowl
Jess birthday
girls shoes
boys sandals
witches brooms
class assignment
Possessives: Answers
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boss’s office
babies’ clothing
Chris’s phone
relatives house
Rodgers car
Its bowl
Jess’s birthday
girls’ shoes
boys’ sandals
witches’ brooms
class’s assignment
Doubling the Last letter
Check the following words that require you to double the last letter when you
add -ed, -er, or –ing (if the word exsits)
• Skim
• filter
• wed
• suffer
• sleep
• dim
• scream
• omit
• get
• mark
• plan
• benefit
Doubling the Last Letter: Answers
 Skim
filter
 wed
suffer
sleep
 dim
scream
 omit
 get
mark
 plan
benefit
skimming
filtered
wedding
suffered
sleeping
dimmer
screaming
omitted
getting
marker
planning
benefited