5th Grade Grammar & Language Activities - with Digital Grammar Activities

Do you need a quick and easy activity to practice grammar and language skills for 5th grade? This roll and answer activities are perfect for that!

NOTE: This resource now has Google Slides™ versions, making it ideal for digital grammar activities! Please see the PDF for details and the links for digital access.

About the Roll and Answer Grammar and Language Activities

This grammar activity bundle contains 37 ready-to-use roll and answer language/grammar activities for each language standard and substandard of the 5th grade common core standards.

To complete the activity, the students roll two dice and add the amount shown. They find that amount on the page and answer that question or complete that task.

You have the ability to keep them as simple as that or you can be more creative.

Here are two easy ideas for using these grammar activities:

•Independent practice that is a bit more engaging than a worksheet

•Partner practice that allows students to work together to earn “points”

If you are familiar with BUMP and want a bit more gamification, you can use this as a BUMP game instead.

Here are the grammar activities/skills included in this bundle:

L.5.1

1. Determine if a word is a conjunction, preposition, or interjection.
2. Use conjunctions, prepositions, and interjections in a sentence.
3. Complete sentences using prepositions, interjections, and conjunctions.
4. Use perfect tense verbs in student created sentences.
5. Form the correct tense of a verb to complete a sentence.
6. Use correlative conjunctions in student-created sentences.
7. Choose appropriate correlative conjunctions to complete sentences.

L.5.2

1. Add commas to punctuate (commas in a series)
2. Write a sentence with a given comma rule
3. Add commas to punctuate (all rules for 5th Grade)
4. Add commas to punctuate (tag questions, yes and no, names, and introductory elements)
5. Rewrite titles correctly
6. Determine misspelled words
7. Use a dictionary to confirm spelling

L.5.3

1. Expand the sentence by adding details to make it more interesting to the reader.
2. Combine the sentences with a conjunction.
3. Combine the sentences by making one of the sentences an introductory phrase.
4. Reduce the sentences for clarity or to improve the readability.
5. Determine if the sentences are written using a formal voice or informal voice.
6. Rewrite the sentences using a formal voice.

L.5.4

1. Determine the meaning of the underlined word using context clues.
2. Determine the prefix used in the word and determine the meaning of the prefix.
3. Determine the suffix in the word and determine the meaning of the suffix.
4. Determine the meaning of the root.
5. Determine the common root shared by the pair of words. Then write the meaning of the root.
6. Define the reference material and tell what information the source would give you.
7. Determine which reference material would best help you in these situations. (Assume the Internet is not an option.)
8. Determine if the word would be found on the dictionary page with the guide words: sabotage/sap.

L.5.5

1. Determine if the sentence contains a simile or metaphor.
2. Determine if the sentence contains personification or hyperbole.
3. Determine the meaning of the idiom.
4. Determine the meaning of the below adage or proverb.
5. Determine if the pair of words are synonyms or antonyms.
6. Write a synonym and an antonym for the word.
7. Look up the definition of the underlined word. Write the definition that matches the way the word is being used in the sentence.

L.5.6

1. Choose the academic word that best completes the sentence.
2. Use the academic word or phrase in a sentence.

Answer keys are included so the students can check their answers. However, due to the nature of the games, some of the answer keys are example answers. And in rare cases, an answer key is not provided if the questions required the students to create unique sentences.

Color and black and white versions available.

About the Digital Grammar Activities

The Roll and Answer grammar activities are also included in a digital version for use with Google Slides™.

The students use virtual dice (linked within the slides) or real dice to determine which question they will answer. A tutorial is included for students to help them use the virtual dice.

There are two options for directions: one for independent student use and one for partner use.

Digital recording sheets and self-checking answer keys are included. The self-checking answer keys can be deleted if you do not want the students to self-check their work.

The digital grammar activities can be used for grammar centers, digital grammar practice, partner activities, or even digital distance learning.

Please see the video preview to see how the digital grammar activities work.