Grammar skills progression
Preschool Skills
- Language and Vocabulary
- Language
- Grammar and Mechanics
- Parts of Speech
- Phonics
- Word Patterns
- Letter Sounds
- Beginning Sounds
- Ending Sounds
- Rhyming Words
- Syllables
- Recognizing Syllables
- Blending Syllables
- Hearing Syllables
- Spelling
- High Frequency Words
- Spelling Tools
- Spelling Strategies
- Spelling Patterns
- Vocabulary
- Determining Meaning Using Context Clues
- Sensory Words
- Identifying Opposites
- Nouns
- Punctuation
- Plurals
- Capitalization
- Capitalizing Proper Nouns
- Plural Nouns
Kindergarten Skills
- Language and Vocabulary
- Language
- Grammar and Mechanics
- Parts of Speech
- Phonics
- Word Patterns
- Long Vowel Word Families
- Short Vowel Word Families
- Letter Sounds
- Beginning Sounds
- Middle Sounds
- Ending Sounds
- Stretching Words
- Vowels
- Rhyming Words
- Syllables
- Recognizing Syllables
- Blending Syllables
- Hearing Syllables
- Spelling
- Sight Words
- High Frequency Words
- Spelling Tools
- Spelling Strategies
- Spelling Patterns
- Vocabulary
- Determining Meaning Using Context Clues
- Compound Words
- Structure of Compound Words
- Sensory Words
- Identifying Opposites
- Transition Words
- Nouns
- Verbs
- Sentence Structure
- Complete Sentences
- Punctuation
- Plurals
- Ending Punctuation
- Capitalization
- Capitalizing Proper Nouns
- Plural Nouns
First Grade Skills
- Language and Vocabulary
- Language
- Grammar and Mechanics
- Parts of Speech
- Phonics
- Word Patterns
- Long Vowel Word Families
- Short Vowel Word Families
- Digraphs
- Hearing Digraphs
- Letter Sounds
- Vowels
- Long A/Short A
- Long E/Short E
- Long I/Short I
- Long O/Short O
- Long U/Short U
- Silent E
- Decoding Words
- Syllables
- Recognizing Syllables
- Blends
- Spelling
- Sight Words
- High Frequency Words
- Spelling Tools
- Spelling Strategies
- Spelling Patterns
- Vocabulary
- Determining Meaning Using Context Clues
- Compound Words
- Structure of Compound Words
- Figurative Language
- Sensory Words
- Identifying Opposites
- Transition Words
- Nouns
- Verbs
- Articles
- Adjectives
- Adverbs
- Conjunctions
- Prepositions
- Pronouns
- Sentence Structure
- Complete Sentences
- Types of Sentences
- Punctuation
- Plurals
- Commas
- Ending Punctuation
- Apostrophes
- Contractions
- Possessive Pronouns
- Capitalization
- Capitalizing Proper Nouns
- Capitalizing Titles
- Alphabetical Order
- Singular Nouns
- Plural Nouns
- Past Tense Verbs
- Present Tense Verbs
- Future Tense Verbs
- Subject-Verb Agreement
Second Grade Skills
- Language and Vocabulary
- Language
- Grammar and Mechanics
- Parts of Speech
- Phonics
- Word Patterns
- Long Vowel Word Families
- Digraphs
- Consonant Digraphs
- Vowel Digraphs
- Letter Sounds
- Vowels
- Vowel Teams
- Short Vowels
- Long Vowels
- R-Controlled Vowels
- Consonants
- Double Consonants
- Silent Letters
- Syllables
- Recognizing Syllables
- Multiple Syllable Words
- Onsets and Rimes
- Prefixes
- Suffixes
- Spelling
- Sight Words
- High Frequency Words
- Irregularly Spelled Words
- Spelling Strategies
- Spelling Patterns
- Vocabulary
- Determining Meaning Using Context Clues
- Determining Meaning Using Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes
- Synonyms and Antonyms
- Compound Words
- Homophones and Homographs
- Meaning of Compound Words
- Figurative Language
- Comparatives and Superlatives
- Sensory Words
- Abbreviations
- Transition Words
- Nouns
- Verbs
- Articles
- Adjectives
- Adverbs
- Conjunctions
- Prepositions
- Pronouns
- Sentence Structure
- Complete Sentences
- Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences
- Punctuation
- Plurals
- Commas
- Irregular Plural Forms
- Ending Punctuation
- Commas in a Series
- Commas After an Introductory Phrase
- Apostrophes
- Contractions
- Possessive Pronouns
- Quotations
- Singular Possessives
- Capitalization
- Capitalizing Proper Nouns
- Capitalizing Titles
- Alphabetical Order
- Singular Nouns
- Plural Nouns
- Proper Nouns
- Past Tense Verbs
- Present Tense Verbs
- Future Tense Verbs
- Action Verbs
- Subject-Verb Agreement
Third Grade Skills
- Language and Vocabulary
- Language
- Grammar and Mechanics
- Parts of Speech
- Phonics
- Word Patterns
- Letter Sounds
- Vowels
- R-Controlled Vowels
- Silent Letters
- Syllables
- Multiple Syllable Words
- Prefixes
- Suffixes
- Inflectional Endings
- Spelling
- Sight Words
- High Frequency Words
- Irregularly Spelled Words
- Spelling Strategies
- Spelling Patterns
- Vocabulary
- Determining Meaning Using Context Clues
- Determining Meaning Using Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes
- Root Words
- Synonyms and Antonyms
- Compound Words
- Homophones and Homographs
- Meaning of Compound Words
- Figurative Language
- Similes
- Metaphors
- Comparatives and Superlatives
- Sensory Words
- Abbreviations
- Transition Words
- Nouns
- Verbs
- Articles
- Adjectives
- Adverbs
- Conjunctions
- Prepositions
- Pronouns
- Sentence Structure
- Complete Sentences
- Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences
- Punctuation
- Plurals
- Commas
- Ending Punctuation
- Commas in a Series
- Commas After an Introductory Phrase
- Apostrophes
- Contractions
- Possessive Pronouns
- Quotations
- Singular Possessives
- Plural Possessives
- Prepositional Phrases
- Reflexive Pronouns
- Demonstrative Pronouns
- Capitalization
- Capitalizing Proper Nouns
- Capitalizing Titles
- Alphabetical Order
- Plural Nouns
- Proper Nouns
- Abstract Nouns
- Past Tense Verbs
- Present Tense Verbs
- Future Tense Verbs
- Action Verbs
- Helping Verbs
- Irregular Verbs
- Subject-Verb Agreement
Fourth Grade Skills
- Language and Vocabulary
- Language
- Grammar and Mechanics
- Parts of Speech
- Phonics
- Word Patterns
- Long Vowel Word Families
- Letter Sounds
- Vowels
- R-Controlled Vowels
- Consonants
- Double Consonants
- Silent Letters
- Syllables
- Multiple Syllable Words
- Prefixes
- Suffixes
- Spelling
- Sight Words
- High Frequency Words
- Irregularly Spelled Words
- Spelling Strategies
- Spelling Patterns
- Vocabulary
- Determining Meaning Using Context Clues
- Determining Meaning Using Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes
- Synonyms and Antonyms
- Compound Words
- Homophones and Homographs
- Figurative Language
- Similes
- Idioms
- Metaphors
- Comparatives and Superlatives
- Abbreviations
- Transition Words
- Verbs
- Articles
- Adjectives
- Adverbs
- Conjunctions
- Prepositions
- Pronouns
- Sentence Structure
- Complete Sentences
- Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences
- Diagramming Sentences
- Punctuation
- Plurals
- Commas
- Ending Punctuation
- Commas After an Introductory Phrase
- Apostrophes
- Contractions
- Apostrophes in Plural Possessive Nouns
- Possessive Pronouns
- Quotations
- Singular Possessives
- Prepositional Phrases
- Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
- Capitalization
- Capitalizing Proper Nouns
- Capitalizing Titles
- Past Tense Verbs
- Present Tense Verbs
- Future Tense Verbs
- Descriptive Verbs
- Helping Verbs
- Linking Verbs
- Irregular Verbs
- Subject-Verb Agreement
Fifth Grade Skills
- Language and Vocabulary
- Language
- Grammar and Mechanics
- Parts of Speech
- Phonics
- Word Patterns
- Long Vowel Word Families
- Letter Sounds
- Vowels
- Long Vowels
- Syllables
- Prefixes
- Suffixes
- Spelling
- High Frequency Words
- Irregularly Spelled Words
- Spelling Patterns
- Vocabulary
- Determining Meaning Using Context Clues
- Determining Meaning Using Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes
- Synonyms and Antonyms
- Compound Words
- Homophones and Homographs
- Figurative Language
- Onomatopoeia
- Similes
- Idioms
- Metaphors
- Alliteration
- Hyperbole
- Oxymoron
- Pun
- Comparatives and Superlatives
- Abbreviations
- Transition Words
- Verbs
- Articles
- Adjectives
- Adverbs
- Conjunctions
- Prepositions
- Pronouns
- Sentence Structure
- Complete Sentences
- Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences
- Types of Sentences
- Run On Sentences
- Punctuation
- Plurals
- Commas
- Ending Punctuation
- Commas After an Introductory Phrase
- Apostrophes
- Contractions
- Apostrophes in Plural Possessive Nouns
- Possessive Pronouns
- Quotations
- Singular Possessives
- Prepositional Phrases
- Indefinite Pronouns
- Relative Pronouns
- Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
- Capitalization
- Coordinating Conjunctions
- Capitalizing Proper Nouns
- Correlative Conjunctions
- Capitalizing Titles
- Past Tense Verbs
- Present Tense Verbs
- Future Tense Verbs
- Descriptive Verbs
- Irregular Verbs
- Subject-Verb Agreement
Sixth Grade Skills
- Language and Vocabulary
- Language
- Grammar and Mechanics
- Parts of Speech
- Phonics
- Word Patterns
- Prefixes
- Suffixes
- Roots
- Vocabulary
- Determining Meaning Using Context Clues
- Determining Meaning Using Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes
- Shades of Meaning
- Figurative Language
- Similes
- Metaphors
- Alliteration
- Personification
- Sensory Words
- Transition Words
- Pronouns
- Punctuation
- Commas
- Commas With Nonrestrictive Elements
- Reflexive Pronouns
- Intensive Pronouns
- Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
- Vague Pronouns
- Correcting Shifts in Pronoun Number and Person
Seventh Grade Skills
- Language and Vocabulary
- Language
- Literary Devices
- Allusions
- Grammar and Mechanics
- Spelling
- Vocabulary
- Determining Meaning Using Context Clues
- Determining Meaning Using Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes
- Root Words
- Shades of Meaning
- Synonyms and Antonyms
- Homophones and Homographs
- Figurative Language
- Onomatopoeia
- Analogies
- Idioms
- Alliteration
- Transition Words
- Sentence Structure
- Types of Sentences
- Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers
- Phrases and Clauses
- Punctuation
- Commas
- Commas With Coordinate Adjectives
Eighth Grade Skills
- Language and Vocabulary
- Language
- Literary Devices
- Allusions
- Grammar and Mechanics
- Parts of Speech
- Verbals
- Gerunds
- Infinitives
- Participles
- Irony
- Spelling
- Vocabulary
- Determining Meaning Using Context Clues
- Determining Meaning Using Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes
- Root Words
- Shades of Meaning
- Synonyms and Antonyms
- Homophones and Homographs
- Figurative Language
- Onomatopoeia
- Analogies
- Idioms
- Alliteration
- Pun
- Transition Words
- Verbs
- Prepositions
- Sentence Structure
- Types of Sentences
- Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers
- Phrases and Clauses
- Active and Passive Voice
- Punctuation
- Commas
- Commas With Coordinate Adjectives
- Ellipses
- Prepositional Phrases
- Verb Moods
