Reading & writing Exercises

Reading and writing are some of the most important skills your child will ever learn. Help them perfect them with our reading and writing exercises. We have quizzes that cover it all: Parts of speech, subject-verb agreement, types of sentences, and lots, lots more. Try them all, or focus on specific topics like Proper nounsIn our other excercise collections.

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Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences

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Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences

Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences will help students practise this key year four skill. Try our free exercises to build knowledge and confidence.

Year 4

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Syllable Rules

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Syllable Rules

Teach your students how to navigate syllabus rules so they will be able to sound out words much easier.

Year 4

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Past Tense Verbs

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Past Tense Verbs

Students who complete this exercise will be able to say they learned about the different types of past tense verbs thanks to Education.com.

Year 2

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Determining Meaning Using Context Cues 3

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Determining Meaning Using Context Cues 3

Students will be able to read between the lines after studying this exercise on identifying contextual clues.

Year 6

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Root Words

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Root Words

Students will understand just where their vocabulary words come from with this root words exercise.

Year 4

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Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences 1

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Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences 1

Review simple, compound, and complex sentences with your third grader to help them succeed as they begin writing reports and essays.

Year 4

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Irregularly Spelled Words 1

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Irregularly Spelled Words 1

Even after students have learned phonics, there are plenty of irregular words this exercise can help them learn to spell.

Year 4

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Using Commas to Indicate Direct Address

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Using Commas to Indicate Direct Address

Commas serve so many uses in our written language, and learning their vast possibilities helps fifth graders in their essay writing and beyond. Punctuating direct addresses can be tricky, but your fifth grader can get the help they need with these exercises.

Year 6

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Pronoun-Verb Agreement

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Pronoun-Verb Agreement

Eliminate a common error in speaking and writing with this exercise that teaches pronoun and verb agreement.

Year 4

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Linking Verbs

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Linking Verbs

Help students connect the dots on the sometimes confusing subject of linking verbs with this exercise.

Year 5

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Complete Sentences

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Complete Sentences

Give students practise with all of the parts that make up complete sentences in this exercise.

Year 6

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Action Verbs

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Action Verbs

Help students spice up their statements with action verbs that bring colour to each sentence.

Year 4

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Helping Verbs 1

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Helping Verbs 1

Students will be able to add a layer of complexity to their verbiage with this exercise that introduces helping verbs.

Year 4

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Types of Sentences

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Types of Sentences

Test your students with these exercises that have them identify simple, compound, and complex sentences. Helpful hints give your students all the information they need to work through the problems on their own.

Year 6

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Commas in a Series

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Commas in a Series

Using commas correctly in a list is important for your students' reading, writing, and communication skills. Help them solidify this skill with these comprehensive exercises.

Year 4

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Apostrophes in Contractions 1

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Apostrophes in Contractions 1

Practise makes perfect, and these exercises that focus on contractions with apostrophes give your student the ability to work independently while still providing helpful hints when needed.

Year 3

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Metaphors 1

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Metaphors 1

Students will understand how to identify and use metaphors after they work through this exercise.

Year 4

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Determine Meaning Using Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes

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Determine Meaning Using Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes

Students will be able to understand words without a dictionary after they work through this exercise teaching how to determine the meaning of words using roots, prefixes, and suffixes.

Year 6

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Correlative Conjunctions

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Correlative Conjunctions

Help students expand their knowledge of sentence structures with these exercises that encourage students to use correlative conjunctions in their writing.

Year 6

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Transition Words 3

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Transition Words 3

Have your fifth grader use sentence details and clues to determine the best transition word to link two sentences.

Year 6

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Compound and Hyphenated Compound Words 1

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Compound and Hyphenated Compound Words 1

This Education.com exercise makes it clear to students how to break down compound and hyphenated words correctly.

Year 5

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Adjectives with -er and -est

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Adjectives with -er and -est

Students do not have to be the fastest completing this exercise to understand adjectives better than ever before.

Year 4

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Irregularly Spelled Words 2

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Irregularly Spelled Words 2

English is a language full of exceptions to rules, and this exercise will enhance students’ understanding of irregularly spelled words.

Year 5

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Irregularly Spelled Words 3

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Irregularly Spelled Words 3

Your students will be masters of irregularly spelled words after completing this final exercise in the series.

Year 6

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Plural Nouns

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Plural Nouns

Teach your third grader how to make nouns plural so they can fully utilize their writing potential with these multiple choice exercises.

Year 4

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Is your child a human calculator, but not so hot in language arts? Help them build skills (and build confidence) in ELA with Education.com's online reading and writing exercises. Across the elementary school grade levels, kids cover quite a lot -- they start with simple letter learning, and by the time they're through, they're working on more complicated ideas like metaphors and past participles. No matter what grade level your student is currently at, we've got everything you need to take on reading and writing practise for all grade levels -- everything from parts of speech on up to sentence structure and onomatopoeias. Our exercises are a fun digital addition to plain old pencil and paper learning, and come in many formats, like mix and match or multiple choice, to cater to a range of learning styles. If they get worn out on reading and writing, they can try MathsNext, or start our ELA series all over again!

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