Mallorie Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 I need a simple, cheap grammar workbook that covers parts of speech-only. This is my ds 7th graders first year hs'ing and there are holes in this area for him. He's a smart, avid reader who has excellent spelling, penmanship and vocabulary. I've tried just going back a couple of years in a few different programs, but it's tedious for him. He picks up things quickly, and just needs parts of speech covered. So i'm hoping to find a painless way (inexpensive would be a perk, too) to cover this so we can move on to higher vocab, writing and literature studies. Ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wapiti Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 How about something like this: http://www.glencoe.com/sites/common_...8205409_01.pdf free PDF to print as you like, or Amazon has it for around ten bucks. There are also 6th and 8th (and maybe a 9th?) grade versions. They might be a bit easy for grade level - you be the judge. You can always step up to the 8th or 9th if you decide the 7th doesn't have enough for you. I'm using parts of this for my dd, for hole-filling purposes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Madlibs? They are fun and efficient. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 Rod & Staff English has a cheap workbook on parts of speech. "Grade 6-8 Parts of Speech English Worksheets" http://www.rodandstaffbooks.com/list/Rod_and_Staff_Remedial_English/ With the teacher answer manual, it's $10.50, without the teacher book it's $4.70. There is not much instruction - just basic definitions. Lots and lots of practice worksheets, though. You can see samples and table of contents at the link above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 I'm curious- why are you choosing not to teach phrases & clauses? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlebug42 Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 My kids learned the basics about the parts of speech by watching "Schoolhouse Rock". We own the DVD but I know our library also has it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 The Rod and Staff workbooks are recommended for the curriculum I'm using, but so far I have been skipping the grammar lessons. This post gave me a kick in the butt. The workbooks are now on my wishlist which will mean pushing back something more fun. Sigh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 I have this book, Teaching Terrific Grammar. This is what I planned to use for a quick refresher for ds this year, we have yet to get to it, but I like the layout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amtmcm Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 I'm using Our Mother Tongue for myself as a reference and refresher. It covers much more than the 8 parts of speech, just in case you decide to cover more. But the 8 parts of speech are the first 8 chapters, so you won't have to flip around trying to find them buried somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin in DFW Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 ...anything you don't want to cover could be skipped over quite easily with this book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RanchGirl Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 Have you looked at Grammar-Land? Its a free book you can print out and a mom made worksheets for each chapter for reinforcement . I'm on my phone so I can't post a link, but if you search the k-8 forum you'll find the links. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RanchGirl Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 here are the links: Grammar-Land book by Nesbitt... view at google docs download pdf buy at amazon Grammar-Land worksheets by Jessica Cain (free!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siloam Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 My recommendation would be Junior Analytical Grammar. It doesn't have frills and is very straight forward to the point, get the job done. My girls don't care for grammar, but they do it quickly and know it well. Heather Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallorie Posted February 7, 2011 Author Share Posted February 7, 2011 Thanks for the suggestions, I will be looking through them! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momma H Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 I got a cheap little file folder game for parts of speech. My daughter had a block on those. It was fun and we got a lot out of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 My 7th grade son was kind of like yours. He had success with Grammar in 15 Minutes a Day (Amazon link). I found it at the bookstore. It has short chapters, each one covering a different part of speech. It's to the point, and there's a self test at the end of each chapter, with answers and explanations following each test. There's also a pre and post test. He didn't need to spend a whole year on parts of speech, so this worked well for him. It's not a grammar curriculum, but it doesn't sound like that's what you're looking for. If you want him to have a reference book about parts of speech, there's Nitty Gritty Grammar and More Nitty Gritty Grammar (also Amazon links). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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