2nd Grade Sentence Building Worksheets
95 printable 2nd Grade grammar & writing worksheets on Sentence Building. Every sheet has an answer key — 95 in all. The first three worksheets are free to download; All Access opens the rest and every answer key.
On these sheets: A red bird sings on a big branch; It has six legs and thin wings; Tim and Jill are going out to look; Mark ran to help; and more in the full list below. Each sheet is marked with the week it was written for: weeks 1 to 35 of Phonics, Decoding, and Early Fluency, Grade 2.
Practice pages support a program; they are not the lesson. These sheets reinforce Grammar Garden — Grade 2, the dedicated K–5 language and writing curriculum from Faith Readers. See every program →
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All 95 worksheets in this set
- Sentence Builder 1: A red bird sings on a big branch. Free PDF
- Sentence Builder 2: It has six legs and thin wings. Free PDF
- Sentence Builder 3: Tim and Jill are going out to look. Free PDF
- Sentence Builder 4: Mark ran to help.
- Sentence Builder 5: They know Mark and come when he calls.
- Sentence Builder 6: A bug flies in the sunlight.
- Sentence Builder 7: He found just nine.
- Sentence Builder 8: All ten sheep were safe.
- Sentence Builder 9: It was a glad night.
- Sentence Builder 10: His joy did not run out.
- Sentence Builder 11: Fawn drew the hawk and the small fawn.
- Sentence Builder 12: Grace and her mom got right to it.
- Sentence Builder 13: He drew the huge bridge and the farm.
- Sentence Builder 14: Ben did not want to rush.
- Sentence Builder 15: Dad let Ben stop and look.
- Sentence Builder 16: Kate knew her gran was sad.
- Sentence Builder 17: Gran saw it and gave a big smile.
- Sentence Builder 18: She had to think.
- Sentence Builder 19: Its legs went numb.
- Sentence Builder 20: He goes to help.
- Sentence Builder 21: Grace was so glad.
- Sentence Builder 22: A number of men set stone on stone.
- Sentence Builder 23: Bad men mocked them.
- Sentence Builder 24: Dan made Robo go over a ramp.
- Sentence Builder 25: Robo could go left and right.
- Sentence Builder 26: I will include my dog in the game.
- Sentence Builder 27: Jack had a little yellow sailboat.
- Sentence Builder 28: A good pal will stay.
- Sentence Builder 29: He could just reach it.
- Sentence Builder 30: He put on his thick winter coat.
- Sentence Builder 31: Peter had a little one.
- Sentence Builder 32: He had helped his father and his mother.
- Sentence Builder 33: One little sheep was lost!
- Sentence Builder 34: A boy draws a circle on paper.
- Sentence Builder 35: A fiddle makes sweet music.
- Sentence Builder 36: Ben did not get his big red bike.
- Sentence Builder 37: He had no coat and no lunch.
- Sentence Builder 38: The man got a hot meal that day.
- Sentence Builder 39: Nan and Sam sat down on the grass.
- Sentence Builder 40: They split the last lemon drink between them.
- Sentence Builder 41: Father and Peter went to the garden.
- Sentence Builder 42: A butterfly sat on it.
- Sentence Builder 43: She had popcorn and a cupcake.
- Sentence Builder 44: The girl looked with respect at her grandmother.
- Sentence Builder 45: Aren't the stars bright tonight?
- Sentence Builder 46: Don't drop your lunch.
- Sentence Builder 47: I can't find my red hat.
- Sentence Builder 48: Can you unlock the gate?
- Sentence Builder 49: Her joy came undone.
- Sentence Builder 50: It was Jen's pen.
- Sentence Builder 51: Jack had to redo it.
- Sentence Builder 52: A small bird flew in.
- Sentence Builder 53: He did not fret.
- Sentence Builder 54: I dislike wet socks.
- Sentence Builder 55: No rain would fall.
- Sentence Builder 56: The sky was blue.
- Sentence Builder 57: Her help was not useless.
- Sentence Builder 58: She left the spot spotless.
- Sentence Builder 59: Deb likes to help at home.
- Sentence Builder 60: Her sadness went away.
- Sentence Builder 61: That was four beads of kindness!
- Sentence Builder 62: The payment was on time.
- Sentence Builder 63: Meg gladly gave a plum to her father.
- Sentence Builder 64: He recently learned to ride.
- Sentence Builder 65: She prayed quietly before dinner and felt happy.
- Sentence Builder 66: He rode up the path happily.
- Sentence Builder 67: He was hoping to ride each day.
- Sentence Builder 68: Tim was hoping to ride his new bike.
- Sentence Builder 69: He had five loaves and two little fishes.
- Sentence Builder 70: A big crowd went out to see Jesus.
- Sentence Builder 71: Soon they all felt hungry.
- Sentence Builder 72: A gull flew by to find some fish.
- Sentence Builder 73: She came to learn to swim.
- Sentence Builder 74: The waves were not weak.
- Sentence Builder 75: He would build toys out of wood.
- Sentence Builder 76: She was not weak at all.
- Sentence Builder 77: The shops were far away.
- Sentence Builder 78: Her father gave a thankful nod.
- Sentence Builder 79: It did not fall.
- Sentence Builder 80: She was helpful and thankful the whole time.
- Sentence Builder 81: One wife went back.
- Sentence Builder 82: Tim gave a happy nod.
- Sentence Builder 83: He swept the steps.
- Sentence Builder 84: A thankful child is glad to give.
- Sentence Builder 85: He gave Anna a warm smile.
- Sentence Builder 86: That is what Anna learned that day.
- Sentence Builder 87: He did not need a lot.
- Sentence Builder 88: His eye did not leave the mark.
- Sentence Builder 89: Sam kept his eye on the task.
- Sentence Builder 90: Anna kept an even pace.
- Sentence Builder 91: It was not always easy.
- Sentence Builder 92: Some days her legs felt weak.
- Sentence Builder 93: It was time to have a party.
- Sentence Builder 94: She had learned so much.
- Sentence Builder 95: The water was warm.
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 2 the sentences are about seven words and reach eleven (A red bird sings on a big branch.), and the phrases added tell where, such as in the sky or in the shade.
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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