Timeline Tune-Up

This worksheet includes an informal blog-style paragraph containing several errors in the use of for and since. Students read the passage carefully, identify incorrect prepositions, and rewrite the paragraph using accurate time expressions. The task strengthens editing abilities and reinforces understanding of how for shows duration while since shows a starting point. Students practice producing a polished version of the text while improving clarity and coherence.

Curriculum Matched Skills

English Language Arts – Editing for Grammar Accuracy

English Language Arts – Understanding Time in Narrative Writing

English Language Arts – Revising for Clarity and Precision

English Language Arts – Paragraph Structure and Cohesion

This worksheet is part of our For vs. Since worksheets collection.