5th Grade Grammar Guide
Quarter 1:
Concept 1
Introduce
Parts of
Speech
Nouns,
verbs,
adjectives,
adverbs
Quarter
2
Concept 2
Concept 3
Concept 4
Using Grammar in our Writing
Complete sentences
have a noun and a
verb
Concept 1
Using the correct
word (verb
agreement)
Concept 2
Conventions—
Capitalization and
punctuation
Concept 3
Parts of Speech
Concept 4
Good sentences do not
start with conjunctions or
prepositions! (and where
they DO belong)
Subject /
verb
agreement
Concept 2
Parts of Speech
Prepositions and
interjections
Concept 7
Using reference
materials
Assessment
Dictionary, thesaurus,
Write Source, Quick
Words
Concept 5
Concept 6
Concept 7
Assessment
Plural and
Singular (nouns,
verbs,
possessives)
Using reference
materials
Dictionary,
thesaurus, Write
Source, Quick
Words
Using commas with
conjunctions and
prepositional
phrases
Verb Tenses
When to use
A, An, The
Concept 1
4 types of
sentences
Concept 6
Using Grammar in our Writing
Nouns and pronouns, verbs
and helping verbs,
adjectives, adverbs,
conjunctions, and
prepositions,
Quarter
3
Concept 5
Concept 3
Using apostrophes
with possessives
Concept 4
Concept 5
Concept 6
Concept 7
Assessment
Dialogue and
punctuation
Using reference
materials
Dictionary,
thesaurus, Write
Source, Quick
Words
Using Grammar in our Writing
Using nouns for clarity,
and using pronouns to
reduce redundancy
Homophones –
choosing the
correct word
Using punctuation with
interjections and
prepositional phrases
Contractions and
apostrophes
Punctuating dialogue
Quarter
4
Concept 1
Concept 2
Parts of speech
Prepositional and
adverbial phrases
Concept 3
Concept 4
Concept 5
Using Grammar in our Writing
Comparative and
Superlative forms
Agreement—using the
correct word (negatives,
good and well, real and
very), etc
Good sentences
don’t end with
prepositions!
Semi-colons and
other fun
punctuation marks
Concept 6
Concept 7
Using reference
materials
Dictionary,
thesaurus, Write
Source, Quick
Words
Assessment