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Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday is honored in the United States and around the world. Here are some activities to commemorate his life and legacy.

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Picture of the Week

Martin Luther King, Jr. with wife Coretta Scott King and their daughter Yolanda in 1956

Picture of the Week:  Describe what you see in the picture.  Include vocabulary such as family, wife, husband, baby, daughter, adorable.   This is a picture of Martin Luther King, Jr. with his wife Coretta Scott King and their first daughter Yolanda in 1956.

Visit this resource page for activities to learn more about the life & legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Over 50 Free Quizzes for Grammar, Vocabulary and Writing 

Try the 3 Most Popular Quizzes this week: 
1.  ​​Grammar Quiz #12 on Sentence Types with Love Song Lyrics
2. Writing Quiz #1 on Transition Words
3. Grammar Quiz #2 on Clause types 

BEGINNER CIRCLE QUIZZES
Quiz 1 on Verbs: Is or Are 

Quiz 2 on Vocabulary Opposites

GRAMMAR QUIZZES
Grammar Quiz #1 --- Sentence Types with Harry Potter

Grammar Quiz #2 --- Name that Clause, with Song Lyrics

Grammar Quiz #3 --- Commas and Adjective Clauses

Grammar Quiz #4 --- Commas and Adjective Clauses

Grammar Quiz #5 --- Commas and Adjective Clauses

Grammar Quiz #6 --- Errors in Articles, Word Forms, Verbs

Grammar Quiz #7 --- Errors in Articles, Word Forms, Verbs

Grammar Quiz #8 --- Errors in Articles, Word Forms, Verbs

Grammar Quiz #9 --- Errors in Passive Tense Verbs

Grammar Quiz #10 --- Name that Verb Tense 

Grammar Quiz #11 --- Basic Prepositions

Grammar Quiz #12 --- Sentence Types with Song Lyrics

Grammar Quiz #13 --- Find Out About a Few Phrasal Verbs

Grammar Quiz #14 --- Shed More Light On Phrasal Verbs

Grammar Quiz #15 --- General Grammar Mistakes

Grammar Quiz #16 --- General Grammar Mistakes

VOCABULARY QUIZZES
Vocabulary Quiz #1 --- General Academic Vocabulary for Business

Vocabulary Quiz #2 --- General Academic Vocabulary for Science

Vocabulary Quiz #3 --- General Academic Vocabulary for Art

Vocabulary Quiz #4 --- General Academic Vocabulary for Education

Vocabulary Quiz #5 --- General Academic Vocabulary for Psychology

Vocabulary Quiz #6 --- General Academic Vocabulary for History

Vocabulary Quiz #7 --- General Academic Vocabulary for Sports

Vocabulary Quiz #8 --- General Academic Vocabulary for Science

Vocabulary Quiz #9 --- General Academic Vocabulary for News

Vocabulary Quiz #10 --- General Academic Vocabulary for Language

WRITING QUIZZES
Writing Quiz #1 --- Transition Words

Writing Quiz #2 --- Transition Words

Writing Quiz #3 --- Which is the Best Thesis Statement?

Writing Quiz #4 --- Which is the Best Thesis Statement?

Writing Quiz #5 --- Which is the Best Thesis Statement?      

Writing Quiz #6 --- Name that Poet

Writing Quiz #7 --- Important Writing Terms Defined

Writing Quiz #8 --- Reporting Verbs for Essays A

Writing Quiz #9 --- Reporting Verbs for Essays B

Writing Quiz #10 --- Reporting Verbs for Essays C

Writing Quiz #11 --- Reporting Verbs for Essays D  

Writing Quiz #12 --- Reporting Verbs for Essays E

SPELLING QUIZZES
Spelling Bee #1 --- Commonly Misspelled Words (A)  

Spelling Bee #2 -- Commonly Misspelled Words (A-C) 

Spelling Bee #3 -- Commonly Misspelled Words (C-E)

Spelling Bee #4 -- Commonly Misspelled Words (E-G) 

Spelling Bee #5 -- Commonly Misspelled Words (G-I)

Spelling Bee #6 -- Commonly Misspelled Words (I-K) 

Spelling Bee #7 -- Commonly Misspelled Words (L-M)

Spelling Bee #8 -- Commonly Misspelled Words (M-N)

Spelling Bee #9 -- Commonly Misspelled Words (O-P

Spelling Bee #10 -- Commonly Misspelled Words (P)

Spelling Bee #11 -- Commonly Misspelled Words (P)

Spelling Bee #12 -- Commonly Misspelled Words (P-R)

Spelling Bee #13 -- Commonly Misspelled Words (R-S)

Spelling Bee #14 -- Commonly Misspelled Words (S-T)

Spelling Bee #15 -- Commonly Misspelled Words (T-Z)