Resources:
Choosing the Best Verb: An Active and Passive Voice Mini-Lesson
Identifying verbs in a variety of contexts
600 Most Common Regular Verbs
List of the most common regular
verbs
Most Common Irregular Verbs
List of the most common irregular
verbs
Guide to Grammar and Writing
Useful teacher information
The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation
Contains rules, worksheets and activities to use to teach grammar
Suggestions for English Language Learners:
ESL Ideas
(B=Beginning, I=Intermediate, T=Transitional)
(B) Using a list, students locate and highlight verbs in a newspaper
article.
(I) Students locate and highlight verbs or verb phrases in a newspaper
article. Students may use different color highlighters for regular
and irregular verbs or changes in tense.
(T) Students practice conjugating irregular verbs and writing
sentences using various forms of each verb.
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