ELA Standards

We've built over 300 research-based writing, grammar, and proofreading activities organized by the Common Core standards. We are a nonprofit organization, and all of our activities are and will always be free. Each of our activities takes approximately 10-15 minutes. Teachers using Quill in a 1:1 classroom tend to assign Quill activities as a warm up exercise at the beginning of a class or as a group activity with the whole class.

ELL Level 3

Ask, Say, Talk, & Tell 1

Students practice choosing between "say," "tell," "talk," and "ask" by filling in the blank with one of the provided verbs. This activity is #27 in the ELL Advanced Baseline recommendation sequence. This activity can be assigned separately, but if it's assigned as part of ELL Advanced Baseline diagnostic recommendations, we recommend for students to complete the activities in the suggested order.

Ask, Say, Talk, & Tell 2

Students practice choosing between "say," "tell," "talk," and "ask" by filling in the blank with one of the provided verbs. This activity is #27 in the ELL Advanced Growth recommendation sequence. This activity can be assigned separately, but if it's assigned as part of ELL Advanced Growth diagnostic recommendations, we recommend for students to complete the activities in the suggested order.

Ate, Came, & Drank 1

Students practice changing present tense "to come," "to eat," and "to drink" to past tense by rewriting sentences and changing the verb. This activity is #7 in the ELL Advanced Baseline recommendation sequence. This activity can be assigned separately, but if it's assigned as part of ELL Advanced Baseline diagnostic recommendations, we recommend for students to complete the activities in the suggested order.

Ate, Came, & Drank 2

Students practice changing present tense "to come," "to eat," and "to drink" to past tense by rewriting sentences and changing the verb. This activity is #7 in the ELL Advanced Growth recommendation sequence. This activity can be assigned separately, but if it's assigned as part of ELL Advanced Growth diagnostic recommendations, we recommend for students to complete the activities in the suggested order.

Choosing between Phrasal Verbs 1

Students practice choosing the appropriate phrasal verb by filling in the blanks with one of the provided phrasal verbs. This activity is #23 in the ELL Advanced Baseline recommendation sequence. This activity can be assigned separately, but if it's assigned as part of ELL Advanced Baseline diagnostic recommendations, we recommend for students to complete the activities in the suggested order.

Choosing between Phrasal Verbs 2

Students practice choosing the appropriate phrasal verb by filling in the blanks with one of the provided phrasal verbs. This activity is #23 in the ELL Advanced Growth recommendation sequence. This activity can be assigned separately, but if it's assigned as part of ELL Advanced Growth diagnostic recommendations, we recommend for students to complete the activities in the suggested order.

Choosing between Prepositions 1

Students practice choosing between prepositions by filling in the blank with one of the provided prepositions. This activity is #25 in the ELL Advanced Baseline recommendation sequence. This activity can be assigned separately, but if it's assigned as part of ELL Advanced Baseline diagnostic recommendations, we recommend for students to complete the activities in the suggested order.

Choosing between Prepositions 2

Students practice choosing between prepositions by filling in the blank with one of the provided prepositions. This activity is #25 in the ELL Advanced Growth recommendation sequence. This activity can be assigned separately, but if it's assigned as part of ELL Advanced Growth diagnostic recommendations, we recommend for students to complete the activities in the suggested order.

Did, Had, & Went 1

Students practice changing present tense "to have," "to do," and "to go" to past tense by rewriting sentences and changing the verb. This activity is #6 in the ELL Advanced Baseline recommendation sequence. This activity can be assigned separately, but if it's assigned as part of ELL Advanced Baseline diagnostic recommendations, we recommend for students to complete the activities in the suggested order.

Did, Had, & Went 2

Students practice changing present tense "to have," "to do," and "to go" to past tense by rewriting sentences and changing the verb. This activity is #6 in the ELL Advanced Growth recommendation sequence. This activity can be assigned separately, but if it's assigned as part of ELL Advanced Growth diagnostic recommendations, we recommend for students to complete the activities in the suggested order.

Drove, Ran, & Swam 1

Students practice changing present tense "to drive," "to swim," and "to run" to past tense by rewriting sentences and changing the verb. This activity is #10 in the ELL Advanced Baseline recommendation sequence. This activity can be assigned separately, but if it's assigned as part of ELL Advanced Baseline diagnostic recommendations, we recommend for students to complete the activities in the suggested order.

Drove, Ran, & Swam 2

Students practice changing present tense "to drive," "to swim," and "to run" to past tense by rewriting sentences and changing the verb. This activity is #10 in the ELL Advanced Growth recommendation sequence. This activity can be assigned separately, but if it's assigned as part of ELL Advanced Growth diagnostic recommendations, we recommend for students to complete the activities in the suggested order.

ELL Advanced Baseline Diagnostic (Pre)

Assess English Language Learners on skills like phrasal verbs, progressive tenses, and irregular past tense.

ELL Advanced Growth Diagnostic (Post)

Assess advanced English Language Learners on skills like phrasal verbs, progressive tenses, and irregular past tense.

Gave, Got, & Took 1

Students practice changing present tense "to take," "to give," and "to get" to past tense by rewriting sentences and changing the verb. This activity is #9 in the ELL Advanced Baseline recommendation sequence. This activity can be assigned separately, but if it's assigned as part of ELL Advanced Baseline diagnostic recommendations, we recommend for students to complete the activities in the suggested order.

Gave, Got, & Took 2

Students practice changing present tense "to take," "to give," and "to get" to past tense by rewriting sentences and changing the verb. This activity is #9 in the ELL Advanced Growth recommendation sequence. This activity can be assigned separately, but if it's assigned as part of ELL Advanced Growth diagnostic recommendations, we recommend for students to complete the activities in the suggested order.

Heard, Said, & Told 1

Students practice changing present tense "to say," "to tell," and "to hear" to past tense by rewriting sentences and changing the verb. This activity is #11 in the ELL Advanced Baseline recommendation sequence. This activity can be assigned separately, but if it's assigned as part of ELL Advanced Baseline diagnostic recommendations, we recommend for students to complete the activities in the suggested order.

Heard, Said, & Told 2

Students practice changing present tense "to say," "to tell," and "to hear" to past tense by rewriting sentences and changing the verb. This activity is #11 in the ELL Advanced Growth recommendation sequence. This activity can be assigned separately, but if it's assigned as part of ELL Advanced Growth diagnostic recommendations, we recommend for students to complete the activities in the suggested order.

Inseparable Phrasal Verbs 1

Students practice writing inseparable phrasal verbs in the correct order by filling in the blanks with the provided words. This activity is #21 in the ELL Advanced Baseline recommendation sequence. This activity can be assigned separately, but if it's assigned as part of ELL Advanced Baseline diagnostic recommendations, we recommend for students to complete the activities in the suggested order.

Inseparable Phrasal Verbs 2

Students practice writing inseparable phrasal verbs in the correct order by filling in the blanks with the provided words. This activity is #21 in the ELL Advanced Growth recommendation sequence. This activity can be assigned separately, but if it's assigned as part of ELL Advanced Growth diagnostic recommendations, we recommend for students to complete the activities in the suggested order.

Past, Present, & Future Progressive 1

Students practice choosing between past progressive, present progressive, and future progressive tenses by filling in the blank with one of the provided verbs. This activity is #18 in the ELL Advanced Baseline recommendation sequence. This activity can be assigned separately, but if it's assigned as part of ELL Advanced Baseline diagnostic recommendations, we recommend for students to complete the activities in the suggested order.

Past, Present, & Future Progressive 2

Students practice choosing between past progressive, present progressive, and future progressive tenses by filling in the blank with one of the provided verbs. This activity is #18 in the ELL Advanced Growth recommendation sequence. This activity can be assigned separately, but if it's assigned as part of ELL Advanced Growth diagnostic recommendations, we recommend for students to complete the activities in the suggested order.

Past Progressive 1

Students practice changing present tense verbs to past progressive tense by rewriting sentences and changing the verb. This activity is #17 in the ELL Advanced Baseline recommendation sequence. This activity can be assigned separately, but if it's assigned as part of ELL Advanced Baseline diagnostic recommendations, we recommend for students to complete the activities in the suggested order.

Past Progressive 2

Students practice changing present tense verbs to past progressive tense by rewriting sentences and changing the verb. This activity is #17 in the ELL Advanced Growth recommendation sequence. This activity can be assigned separately, but if it's assigned as part of ELL Advanced Growth diagnostic recommendations, we recommend for students to complete the activities in the suggested order.

Past Tense of To Be 1

Students practice changing present tense "to be" to past tense by rewriting sentences and changing the verb. This activity is #5 in the ELL Advanced Baseline recommendation sequence. This activity can be assigned separately, but if it's assigned as part of ELL Advanced Baseline diagnostic recommendations, we recommend for students to complete the activities in the suggested order.

Past Tense of To Be 2

Students practice changing present tense "to be" to past tense by rewriting sentences and changing the verb. This activity is #5 in the ELL Advanced Growth recommendation sequence. This activity can be assigned separately, but if it's assigned as part of ELL Advanced Growth diagnostic recommendations, we recommend for students to complete the activities in the suggested order.

Phrasal Verbs 1

Students practice choosing between and correctly ordering phrasal verbs by filling in the blanks with the provided options. This activity is #24 in the ELL Advanced Baseline recommendation sequence. This activity can be assigned separately, but if it's assigned as part of ELL Advanced Baseline diagnostic recommendations, we recommend for students to complete the activities in the suggested order.

Phrasal Verbs 2

Students practice choosing between and correctly ordering phrasal verbs by filling in the blanks with the provided options. This activity is #24 in the ELL Advanced Growth recommendation sequence. This activity can be assigned separately, but if it's assigned as part of ELL Advanced Growth diagnostic recommendations, we recommend for students to complete the activities in the suggested order.

Present Progressive 6

Students practice changing present tense verbs to present progressive tense by rewriting sentences and changing the verb. This activity is #15 in the ELL Advanced Baseline recommendation sequence. This activity can be assigned separately, but if it's assigned as part of ELL Advanced Baseline diagnostic recommendations, we recommend for students to complete the activities in the suggested order.

Present Progressive 7

Students practice changing present tense verbs to present progressive tense by rewriting sentences and changing the verb. This activity is #15 in the ELL Advanced Growth recommendation sequence. This activity can be assigned separately, but if it's assigned as part of ELL Advanced Growth diagnostic recommendations, we recommend for students to complete the activities in the suggested order.

Really & Very 1

Students practice choosing between "very" and "really" by filling in the blank with one of the provided options. This activity is #28 in the ELL Advanced Baseline recommendation sequence. This activity can be assigned separately, but if it's assigned as part of ELL Advanced Baseline diagnostic recommendations, we recommend for students to complete the activities in the suggested order.

Really & Very 2

Students practice choosing between "very" and "really" by filling in the blank with one of the provided options. This activity is #28 in the ELL Advanced Growth recommendation sequence. This activity can be assigned separately, but if it's assigned as part of ELL Advanced Growth diagnostic recommendations, we recommend for students to complete the activities in the suggested order.

Regular & Irregular Past 1

Students practice changing a variety of regular and irregular present tense verbs to past tense by rewriting sentences and changing the verb. This activity is #12 in the ELL Advanced Baseline recommendation sequence. This activity can be assigned separately, but if it's assigned as part of ELL Advanced Baseline diagnostic recommendations, we recommend for students to complete the activities in the suggested order.

Regular & Irregular Past 2

Students practice changing a variety of regular and irregular present tense verbs to past tense by rewriting sentences and changing the verb. This activity is #13 in the ELL Advanced Baseline recommendation sequence. This activity can be assigned separately, but if it's assigned as part of ELL Advanced Baseline diagnostic recommendations, we recommend for students to complete the activities in the suggested order.

Regular & Irregular Past 3

Students practice changing a variety of regular and irregular present tense verbs to past tense by rewriting sentences and changing the verb. This activity is #12 in the ELL Advanced Growth recommendation sequence. This activity can be assigned separately, but if it's assigned as part of ELL Advanced Growth diagnostic recommendations, we recommend for students to complete the activities in the suggested order.

Regular & Irregular Past 4

Students practice changing a variety of regular and irregular present tense verbs to past tense by rewriting sentences and changing the verb. This activity is #13 in the ELL Advanced Growth recommendation sequence. This activity can be assigned separately, but if it's assigned as part of ELL Advanced Growth diagnostic recommendations, we recommend for students to complete the activities in the suggested order.

Regular Past Ending in Y 1

Students practice changing present tense verbs that end in "-y" (carry, study, etc.) to past tense verbs by rewriting sentences and changing the verb. This activity is #3 in the ELL Advanced Baseline recommendation sequence. This activity can be assigned separately, but if it's assigned as part of ELL Advanced Baseline diagnostic recommendations, we recommend for students to complete the activities in the suggested order.

Regular Past Ending in Y 2

Students practice changing present tense verbs that end in "-y" (carry, study, etc.) to past tense verbs by rewriting sentences and changing the verb. This activity is #3 in the ELL Advanced Growth recommendation sequence. This activity can be assigned separately, but if it's assigned as part of ELL Advanced Growth diagnostic recommendations, we recommend for students to complete the activities in the suggested order.

Regular Past Tense 1

Students practice changing a variety of regular present tense verbs to past tense by rewriting sentences and changing the verb. This activity is #4 in the ELL Advanced Baseline recommendation sequence. This activity can be assigned separately, but if it's assigned as part of ELL Advanced Baseline diagnostic recommendations, we recommend for students to complete the activities in the suggested order.

Regular Past Tense 2

Students practice changing a variety of regular present tense verbs to past tense by rewriting sentences and changing the verb. This activity is #4 in the ELL Advanced Growth recommendation sequence. This activity can be assigned separately, but if it's assigned as part of ELL Advanced Growth diagnostic recommendations, we recommend for students to complete the activities in the suggested order.

Regular Past Tense 3

Students practice changing present tense to past tense by rewriting sentences and changing the verb. This activity is #1 in the ELL Advanced Baseline recommendation sequence. This activity can be assigned separately, but if it's assigned as part of ELL Advanced Baseline diagnostic recommendations, we recommend for students to complete the activities in the suggested order.

Regular Past Tense 4

Students practice changing present tense to past tense by rewriting sentences and changing the verb. This activity is #1 in the ELL Advanced Growth recommendation sequence. This activity can be assigned separately, but if it's assigned as part of ELL Advanced Growth diagnostic recommendations, we recommend for students to complete the activities in the suggested order.

Regular Past with Double Consonants 1

Students practice changing present tense to past tense verbs that need double consonants (shopped, clapped, etc.) by rewriting sentences and changing the verb. This activity is #2 in the ELL Advanced Baseline recommendation sequence. This activity can be assigned separately, but if it's assigned as part of ELL Advanced Baseline diagnostic recommendations, we recommend for students to complete the activities in the suggested order.

Regular Past with Double Consonants 2

Students practice changing present tense to past tense verbs that need double consonants (shopped, clapped, etc.) by rewriting sentences and changing the verb. This activity is #2 in the ELL Advanced Growth recommendation sequence. This activity can be assigned separately, but if it's assigned as part of ELL Advanced Growth diagnostic recommendations, we recommend for students to complete the activities in the suggested order.

Sat, Thought, & Wrote 1

Students practice changing present tense "to write," "to sit," and "to think" to past tense by rewriting sentences and changing the verb. This activity is #8 in the ELL Advanced Baseline recommendation sequence. This activity can be assigned separately, but if it's assigned as part of ELL Advanced Baseline diagnostic recommendations, we recommend for students to complete the activities in the suggested order.

Sat, Thought, & Wrote 2

Students practice changing present tense "to write," "to sit," and "to think" to past tense by rewriting sentences and changing the verb. This activity is #8 in the ELL Advanced Growth recommendation sequence. This activity can be assigned separately, but if it's assigned as part of ELL Advanced Growth diagnostic recommendations, we recommend for students to complete the activities in the suggested order.

Separable & Inseparable Phrasal Verbs 1

Students practice writing phrasal verbs in the correct order by filling in the blanks with the provided words. This activity is #22 in the ELL Advanced Baseline recommendation sequence. This activity can be assigned separately, but if it's assigned as part of ELL Advanced Baseline diagnostic recommendations, we recommend for students to complete the activities in the suggested order.

Separable & Inseparable Phrasal Verbs 2

Students practice writing phrasal verbs in the correct order by filling in the blanks with the provided words. This activity is #22 in the ELL Advanced Growth recommendation sequence. This activity can be assigned separately, but if it's assigned as part of ELL Advanced Growth diagnostic recommendations, we recommend for students to complete the activities in the suggested order.

Separable Phrasal Verbs with Nouns 1

Students practice writing separable phrasal verbs with nouns in the correct order by filling in the blanks with the provided words. This activity is #20 in the ELL Advanced Baseline recommendation sequence. This activity can be assigned separately, but if it's assigned as part of ELL Advanced Baseline diagnostic recommendations, we recommend for students to complete the activities in the suggested order.

Separable Phrasal Verbs with Nouns 2

Students practice writing separable phrasal verbs with nouns in the correct order by filling in the blanks with the provided words. This activity is #20 in the ELL Advanced Growth recommendation sequence. This activity can be assigned separately, but if it's assigned as part of ELL Advanced Growth diagnostic recommendations, we recommend for students to complete the activities in the suggested order.

Separable Phrasal Verbs with Pronouns 1

Students practice writing separable phrasal verbs with pronouns in the correct order by filling in the blanks with the provided words. This activity is #19 in the ELL Advanced Baseline recommendation sequence. This activity can be assigned separately, but if it's assigned as part of ELL Advanced Baseline diagnostic recommendations, we recommend for students to complete the activities in the suggested order.

Separable Phrasal Verbs with Pronouns 2

Students practice writing separable phrasal verbs with pronouns in the correct order by filling in the blanks with the provided words. This activity is #19 in the ELL Advanced Growth recommendation sequence. This activity can be assigned separately, but if it's assigned as part of ELL Advanced Growth diagnostic recommendations, we recommend for students to complete the activities in the suggested order.

Simple Past, Present, & Future 1

Students practice choosing between past, present, and future tense verbs by filling in the blank with one of the provided verbs. This activity is #14 in the ELL Advanced Baseline recommendation sequence. This activity can be assigned separately, but if it's assigned as part of ELL Advanced Baseline diagnostic recommendations, we recommend for students to complete the activities in the suggested order.

Simple Past, Present, & Future 2

Students practice choosing between past, present, and future tense verbs by filling in the blank with one of the provided verbs. This activity is #14 in the ELL Advanced Growth recommendation sequence. This activity can be assigned separately, but if it's assigned as part of ELL Advanced Growth diagnostic recommendations, we recommend for students to complete the activities in the suggested order.

Simple Present vs. Present Progressive 1

Students practice choosing between present and present progressive tenses by filling in the blank with one of the provided verbs. This activity is #16 in the ELL Advanced Baseline recommendation sequence. This activity can be assigned separately, but if it's assigned as part of ELL Advanced Baseline diagnostic recommendations, we recommend for students to complete the activities in the suggested order.

Simple Present vs. Present Progressive 2

Students practice choosing between present and present progressive tenses by filling in the blank with one of the provided verbs. This activity is #16 in the ELL Advanced Growth recommendation sequence. This activity can be assigned separately, but if it's assigned as part of ELL Advanced Growth diagnostic recommendations, we recommend for students to complete the activities in the suggested order.

Simple Responses to Questions 1

Students practice correctly responding to questions by filling in the blank with one of the provided responses. This activity is #26 in the ELL Advanced Baseline recommendation sequence. This activity can be assigned separately, but if it's assigned as part of ELL Advanced Baseline diagnostic recommendations, we recommend for students to complete the activities in the suggested order.

Simple Responses to Questions 2

Students practice correctly responding to questions by filling in the blank with one of the provided responses. This activity is #26 in the ELL Advanced Growth recommendation sequence. This activity can be assigned separately, but if it's assigned as part of ELL Advanced Growth diagnostic recommendations, we recommend for students to complete the activities in the suggested order.