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Avoiding Double Negatives

Use these printable grammar worksheets to help students learn to identify and correct sentences with double negatives in them.

Avoiding Double Negatives Worksheets

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Use this worksheet to teach your students about double negatives. Read each sentence and circle the correct word.
3rd through 6th Grades
Double Negatives: Circle the Correct Word Worksheet 1
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Get more practice with double negatives with this worksheet. Students will circle the correct words to complete each sentence.
3rd through 6th Grades
Double Negatives: Circle the Correct Word Worksheet 2
This worksheet dives into how to deal with double negatives when a sentence has more than one clause.
3rd through 6th Grades
Double Negatives and Multiple Clauses
This worksheet includes a short explanation on what double negatives are and how to fix them. It also includes 6 sentences with double negatives for students to fix and rewrite.
3rd through 6th Grades
Fixing Double Negatives
With this worksheet, students will identify double negatives and rewrite sentences to avoid using them.
3rd through 6th Grades
Rewriting Sentences with Double Negatives Worksheet 1
Circle the double negatives. Then on the lines provided, rewrite the sentences to avoid using a double negative.
3rd through 6th Grades
Rewriting Sentences with Double Negatives Worksheet 2
This worksheet has two sections. In the first, students will circle the correct words to complete the sentences. In the second, they will circle the negatives and rewrite the sentences without the double negatives.
3rd through 6th Grades
Double Negatives Mixed Practice
Words such as no, not, none, nothing, never, nobody, nowhere, and neither are often used in double negatives, but they're not alone. This worksheet has some less common negative adverbs used in double negative sentences, such as hardly, barely, and little.
3rd through 6th Grades
Double Negatives: Less Common Negative Words

Task Cards

Print out these task cards and use them with your class for extra practice on how to avoid using double negatives in sentences.
3rd through 6th Grades
Double Negatives Task Cards

Anchor Chart

Show students how to avoid and fix double negatives in sentences with this helpful anchor chart.
3rd through 6th Grades
Double Negatives Anchor Chart
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