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Language Arts Level A (Grades 3-4)

Capitalization

Pretest
Pronoun "I", Names, Initials and Titles
First Words in Sentences and Quotations
Greetings and Closings in Letters
Quiz on Lessons 1-3
Cities and Other Place Names
Days, Months, and Holidays
Books, Magazines, and Other Printed Material
School Names
Quiz on Lessons 4-7
Posttest

Punctuation

Pretest
End Marks After Sentences
Periods After Initials and Abbreviations
Quiz on Lessons 1 and 2
Commas to Separate Dates and City and State Names
Commas in Greetings and Closings of Letters
Commas to Separate Items in a List
Quiz on Lessons 3-5
Commas with Introductory Words and Direct Address
Apostrophes: Contractions and Possessives
Quiz on Lessons 6 and 7
Quotation Marks Around Titles
Quotation Marks Around a Speaker's Words
Quotations at the Beginning of Sentences
Quotations at the End of Sentences
Quiz on Lessons 8-11
Posttest

Usage

Pretest
Nouns: Singular, Plural, and Possessive
Pronouns: Singular, Plural, and Possessive
Quiz on Lessons 1 and 2
Verbs: Agreement with Simple Subjects
Verbs: Past, Present, and Future Tenses
Verbs: Irregular Forms
Quiz on Lessons 3-5
Adjectives: Comparative and Superlative
Adverbs
Quiz on Lessons 6 and 7
Simple Subjects and Predicates
Sentences: Complete, Fragment, and Run-on
Quiz on Lessons 8 and 9
Double Negatives
Pronouns: Subject and Object
Quiz on Lessons 10 and 11
Posttest

Spelling

Pretest
Short Vowel Sounds
Long A Sounds
Long E Sounds
Long I Sounds
Quiz on Lessons 1-4
Long O Sounds
Long U and OO Sounds
Diphthongs and Less Common Vowel Digraphs
Quiz on Lessons 5-7
R-Controlled Vowels 1
R-Controlled Vowels 2
Quiz on Lessons 8 and 9
Schwa Sounds in Unstressed Syllables
Consonant Digraphs NG and NK
Silent Letters
Quiz on Lessons 10-12
Compound Words 1
Compound Words 2
Quiz on Lessons 13 and 14
Homophones 1
Homophones 2
Quiz on Lessons 15 and 16
Plural Endings
Suffixes for Words Ending in Y
Suffixes That Begin with Vowels
Suffixes After a Short Vowel and a Double Consonant
Quiz on Lessons 17-20
Contractions
Possessives
Quiz on Lessons 21 and 22
Spelling Demons 1
Spelling Demons 2
Quiz on Lessons 23 and 24
Posttest

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