In this ESL writing exercise, students practice rewriting sentences using "regardless of" and "no matter". Download lesson as pdf  Regardless of / No matter Sentence Pattern: Regardless of [embedded question],…

This ESL writing worksheet reviews the transitions However/Nevertheless/Still/Despite that/Nonetheless/Even so. Students practice rewriting sentences using these transitions appropriately. Download lesson as pdf Transitions Review However / Nevertheless / Still /…

This ESL writing exercise tries to get students writing creatively by identifying which topic sentences are interesting and which topic sentences are boring. Download lesson as pdf  Introduction to Topic…

This ESL writing exercise introduces students to similes and metaphors. Several sentences are presented, and students must identify whether they are similes or metaphors. Download lesson as pdf Topic Sentences:…

In this ESL writing worksheet, students practice rewriting sentences, expressing the same ideas with similes or metaphors.   Download lesson as pdf Topic Sentences: Analogies (Similes and Metaphors) When you…

This ESL writing exercise gives presents students with several paragraphs, each of which is missing a topic sentence. The students must read the paragraphs, then come up with a suitable…

In this ESL writing worksheet, students learn about the body of a paragraph. Several topic sentences are presented, and students can fill in details that would comprise the body of…

In this ESL writing worksheet, students must read paragraphs and cross out the sentences that do not belong in the body of the paragraphs. Download lesson as pdf Body of…

This ESL writing lesson introduces some sample concluding sentences and then gives students a chance to write concluding sentences based on the topic sentences provided. Download lesson as pdf Concluding…

This ESL writing exercise requires students to fill in the concluding sentences at the end of the paragraphs. Download lesson as pdf Concluding Sentences: Practice Read the paragraphs below. They are…

In this ESL writing lesson, the common error of sentence fragments is introduced, and students have a chance to practice rewriting sentence fragments as complete sentences   Download lesson as…

This ESL writing lesson introduces students to run-on sentences and how to correct them, after which several run-on sentences are presented for the students to rewrite and correct.   Download…