1st Grade Sentence Building Worksheets
96 printable 1st Grade grammar & writing worksheets on Sentence Building. Every sheet has an answer key — 96 in all. The first three worksheets are free to download; All Access opens the rest and every answer key.
On these sheets: A slug is on the step; A black cat sat on the flag; Dad has a red clock; A crab hid in a crack; and more in the full list below. Each sheet is marked with the week it was written for: weeks 3 to 35 of Phonics, Decoding, and Early Fluency, Grade 1.
Practice pages support a program; they are not the lesson. These sheets reinforce Grammar Garden — Grade 1, the dedicated K–5 language and writing curriculum from Faith Readers. See every program →
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All 96 worksheets in this set
- Sentence Builder 1: A slug is on the step. Free PDF
- Sentence Builder 2: A black cat sat on the flag. Free PDF
- Sentence Builder 3: Dad has a red clock. Free PDF
- Sentence Builder 4: A crab hid in a crack.
- Sentence Builder 5: Fred got a rag.
- Sentence Builder 6: Pam has a red dress.
- Sentence Builder 7: A hen sat on the nest.
- Sentence Builder 8: Hank and Frank sang a song.
- Sentence Builder 9: The king has a ring.
- Sentence Builder 10: A cat has a red string.
- Sentence Builder 11: Stan did spin the string on it.
- Sentence Builder 12: The red flag was up!
- Sentence Builder 13: A drop fell on the crop.
- Sentence Builder 14: They just did the job well.
- Sentence Builder 15: The dog sat on the sled.
- Sentence Builder 16: A duck swam up.
- Sentence Builder 17: God made the lake and the land.
- Sentence Builder 18: The duck ate it up.
- Sentence Builder 19: A kid came to ride with us.
- Sentence Builder 20: I like a lime!
- Sentence Builder 21: Mike and I like to ride.
- Sentence Builder 22: A big pine was on the hill.
- Sentence Builder 23: She woke up glad.
- Sentence Builder 24: The path was made of stone.
- Sentence Builder 25: A mule was stuck in the mud.
- Sentence Builder 26: June and Pete led it home.
- Sentence Builder 27: Pete gave June a grin.
- Sentence Builder 28: Jake had a grape.
- Sentence Builder 29: Steve had a cute pup.
- Sentence Builder 30: We made a big cake.
- Sentence Builder 31: Gail did not fret.
- Sentence Builder 32: Ray and Gail held on.
- Sentence Builder 33: Then the rain went away.
- Sentence Builder 34: A bee is on the leaf.
- Sentence Builder 35: The jeep is green.
- Sentence Builder 36: We ride up the hill.
- Sentence Builder 37: A crow sat in the snow.
- Sentence Builder 38: Joan had a big boat.
- Sentence Builder 39: She did not moan.
- Sentence Builder 40: Dad has a red tie.
- Sentence Builder 41: Mom made a peach pie.
- Sentence Builder 42: The men did not rest.
- Sentence Builder 43: A crow flew to the tree.
- Sentence Builder 44: God had a plan for Drew.
- Sentence Builder 45: The dog can chew a stick.
- Sentence Builder 46: Dad has a new suit.
- Sentence Builder 47: The fruit is in the bowl.
- Sentence Builder 48: Sam ran and ran.
- Sentence Builder 49: A shark is in the sea.
- Sentence Builder 50: Mark had a smart plan.
- Sentence Builder 51: Dad has a new suit.
- Sentence Builder 52: A dog sat on the porch.
- Sentence Builder 53: Mark ran to see the farm.
- Sentence Builder 54: Mark got the cart.
- Sentence Builder 55: A bird is in the nest.
- Sentence Builder 56: The bird did stir.
- Sentence Builder 57: A goat has a horn.
- Sentence Builder 58: Bert gave it corn day and night.
- Sentence Builder 59: The bird sat and did not stir.
- Sentence Builder 60: A bird is in the nest.
- Sentence Builder 61: Deb pats Meg on the back.
- Sentence Builder 62: Meg wishes them well.
- Sentence Builder 63: Two frogs sit on logs.
- Sentence Builder 64: A man went on a long trip.
- Sentence Builder 65: Jan spilled the milk.
- Sentence Builder 66: Two men went past.
- Sentence Builder 67: Dan is a big help at home.
- Sentence Builder 68: His mom is glad.
- Sentence Builder 69: Two ducks are swimming.
- Sentence Builder 70: Dad has the darkest hat.
- Sentence Builder 71: Sam can run faster than Jill.
- Sentence Builder 72: Dan is a big help at home.
- Sentence Builder 73: A fly is on the cake.
- Sentence Builder 74: Mom hung the shirts to dry.
- Sentence Builder 75: Jill can hop quicker than Sam.
- Sentence Builder 76: Dad has mud on his boots.
- Sentence Builder 77: Sue helps Nell pack her room.
- Sentence Builder 78: Dad can fry the fish.
- Sentence Builder 79: He digs deep and packs it hard.
- Sentence Builder 80: Then a big storm comes.
- Sentence Builder 81: Look at the cat on the roof!
- Sentence Builder 82: At last the shed was fixed.
- Sentence Builder 83: Sam had a big grin.
- Sentence Builder 84: The roof did not leak.
- Sentence Builder 85: At first she could not see much.
- Sentence Builder 86: She had seeds in a tin can.
- Sentence Builder 87: Sam did not give up.
- Sentence Builder 88: Its leg was in the mud.
- Sentence Builder 89: The sheep was wet and weak.
- Sentence Builder 90: But she did not stop.
- Sentence Builder 91: Beth held her book close.
- Sentence Builder 92: Rain was on the way.
- Sentence Builder 93: The sky was gray.
- Sentence Builder 94: Beth held up her book.
- Sentence Builder 95: Beth held her book close.
- Sentence Builder 96: She did check by the deep pool.
Teaching Sentence Building
What it is
Sentence building is putting words together into a complete sentence: a naming part and a telling part, in an order that makes sense. Early on that means arranging scrambled words; later it means joining two short sentences into one and adding detail without losing the thought. In Grade 1 the sentences are about six words and use blends (A black cat sat on the flag.); the three jobs are the same: build, grow, and tell a sentence from a piece of one.
When a child is ready
Begin once the child can read the words being arranged and knows that a sentence tells a whole thought.
If they struggle
Cut the words apart and let the child move them physically until the sentence sounds right, then copy it out. Find the naming part first, who or what the sentence is about, and start there. When a sentence stays incomplete, ask what that person or thing is doing; the missing piece is nearly always the telling part.
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