Grammar Worksheets and Tests: Grades 7-8 NO PREP Printables

The topics/skills included in this huge packet of grammar worksheets are the same as in my Interactive Grammar Notebook. Scroll down for a list of lessons and topics.

**Grades 7-8 Version** Level C *Practice & Assess Grammar

This product can be used with OR without the Interactive Grammar Notebook.

Purchase the differentiation bundle here.

For each of the 33 lessons, there is a 20-item practice, followed by a 20-item assessment. The items on the assessment are similar in content and in format to the items on the practice so that your students are prepared for each assessment.

Some worksheets are 2 pages long, so I run them front and back and recommend that you do the same whenever possible.

This resource is jam-packed with content specifically designed to practice and assess the lessons in the Interactive Grammar Notebook. Still, these can absolutely be used whether or not you use interactive notebooks, since they cover so many Common Core skills and concepts. So that these printables are more grade-level appropriate, I am releasing three sets:

Set 1 – Grades 4-5 (Level A)

Set 2 – Grade 6 (Level B)

Set 3 – Grades 7-8 (Level C)

Each set includes unique content, which means that the questions and passages (when applicable) are all completely different, and leveled, for each packet. If you differentiate in your language classes, I highly recommend that you purchase all 3 sets. A bundle is available to purchase all 3 sets here.

Since there are 3 sets and two similar worksheets for each lesson (one practice and one assessment), I have included this information at the bottom right corner of each page It either reads Practice or Assessment, followed by the level. The lesson number and topic are always at the top left.

***Please view the preview file, specifically the table of contents and common core alignment, for a complete overview of the topics and skills covered. This packet DOES NOT include worksheets to teach each and every Common Core Language skill for 8th grade.***

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Here are the lessons included:

Lesson 0.5 – Parts of Speech Overview

Unit 1: Hard & Fast Rules

Lesson 1-1 – Hard & Fast Rules for Capitalization

Lesson 1-2 – Hard & Fast Rules for Using Commas

Lesson 1-3 – Hard & Fast Rules for Using Apostrophes

Lesson 1-4 – Hard & Fast Rules for Using Quotation Marks

Lesson 1-5 – Hard & Fast Rules for Using Numbers

Lesson 1-6 – Hard & Fast Rules for Plurals

Lesson 1-7 – Hard & Fast Rules for Using Commonly Confused Words

Unit 2: Sentences

Lesson 2-1 – Four Types of Sentences

Lesson 2-2 – Subjects & Predicates

Lesson 2-3 – Compound Subjects & Compound Predicates

Lesson 2-4 – Simple & Compound Sentences

Lesson 2-5 – Independent & Dependent Clauses

Lesson 2-6 – Sentences, Fragments, & Run-Ons

Unit 3: Nouns

Lesson 3-1 – Common & Proper Nouns

Lesson 3-2 – Concrete & Abstract Nouns

Lesson 3-3 – Plural Nouns

Lesson 3-4 – Possessive Nouns

Unit 4: Verbs

Lesson 4-1 – Action, Linking, & Helping Verbs

Lesson 4-2 – Predicate Nominatives & Predicate Adjectives

Lesson 4-3 – The Perfect Tense Fence (Past, Present, and Future Perfect Tenses)

Lesson 4-4 – Infinitives & Participles (Principal Parts)

Lesson 4-5 – Direct & Indirect Objects

Unit 5: Prepositions

Lesson 5-1 – Prepositions

Lesson 5-2 – Prepositional Phrases

Lesson 5-3 – Adverb & Adjective Phrases

Unit 6: Pronouns

Lesson 6-1 – Six Types of Pronouns

Lesson 6-2 – Identifying Pronoun Types

Unit 7: Adjectives

Lesson 7-1 – Kinds of Adjectives

Lesson 7-2 – Degrees of Comparison

Unit 8: Adverbs

Lesson 8-1 – Adverbs

Lesson 8-2 – More Adverb Phrases

Lesson 8-3 – Double Negatives

Unit 9: Conjunctions & Interjections

Lesson 9-1: Coordinating Conjunctions

Lesson 9-2 – Correlative Conjunctions

Lesson 9-3 - Interjections

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See preview file for samples and a table of contents to see what is all included.

FAQ

Will these worksheets teach the lessons for me?

No. These printables are meant to be used after the lesson is taught in order to practice and then assess students knowledge and understanding of the content or skill. The Interactive Grammar Notebook includes lessons for each skill. This packet includes worksheets for each. You don't have to teach the lessons from my grammar notebook in order to use these worksheets; you just need to teach the concept or skill in any way you like.

Will I need to find stories and other resources to use with these printables?

No! These are no-prep, which means all of the passages and content are included. Print and go!

Are these meant to prepare students for Common Core Assessments such as PARCC or Smarter Balanced?

No. These are not meant to be used as test prep, but as everyday practices and assessments.

Are you making sets for your other Interactive Notebooks?

Yes. Reading Literature is already out, and Informational Text and Writing will be released soon!

I teach students for multiple years. Can I use these printables?

Yes! There will be 3 sets (see above) so simply purchase the set(s) relevant for your grades.

Will you be making practices and assessments for free interactive notebook lessons, such as irony and making inferences?

Yes. Stay tuned!

*Estimated date of completion, subject to change.*