3rd Grade Sentence Building Worksheets
89 printable 3rd Grade grammar & writing worksheets on Sentence Building. Every sheet has an answer key — 89 in all. The first three worksheets are free to download; All Access opens the rest and every answer key.
On these sheets: The class looked back at the printed lines; A boy draws a circle on paper; A boy's ear is hidden by his hat; I chose the one with my neatest syllable marks; 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 3.
Practice pages support a program; they are not the lesson. These sheets reinforce Grammar Garden — Grade 3, the dedicated K–5 language and writing curriculum from Faith Readers. See every program →
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All 89 worksheets in this set
- Sentence Builder 1: The class looked back at the printed lines. Free PDF
- Sentence Builder 2: A boy draws a circle on paper. Free PDF
- Sentence Builder 3: A boy's ear is hidden by his hat. Free PDF
- Sentence Builder 4: I chose the one with my neatest syllable marks.
- Sentence Builder 5: A girl is designing a colorful costume for the play.
- Sentence Builder 6: A spectator cheered loudly at the soccer game.
- Sentence Builder 7: A politician shook hands with the crowd.
- Sentence Builder 8: The accessible door opened easily for everyone.
- Sentence Builder 9: The park put on a spectacular light show at night.
- Sentence Builder 10: A mother repeated the old story to a child.
- Sentence Builder 11: A girl ate warm porridge for breakfast.
- Sentence Builder 12: A girl obtains fresh water from the garden hose.
- Sentence Builder 13: Doctors ran a safe operation on the patient.
- Sentence Builder 14: I need to mention the book to my teacher.
- Sentence Builder 15: Our class measured the weather for five days.
- Sentence Builder 16: Birds capture insects with their beaks.
- Sentence Builder 17: He found peace in nature.
- Sentence Builder 18: Reports tell what happened at the game.
- Sentence Builder 19: The portable tent is easy to carry camping.
- Sentence Builder 20: A porter carries luggage at the airport.
- Sentence Builder 21: Hot rock can erupt from a volcano.
- Sentence Builder 22: A sleigh carried toys across the frozen lake.
- Sentence Builder 23: An artist obtains bright colors from the art store.
- Sentence Builder 24: Destruction opens the way to new growth and hope.
- Sentence Builder 25: The student instructs his friend how to play.
- Sentence Builder 26: Ben opened his fruit pouch at snack time.
- Sentence Builder 27: A verdict tells a decision after evidence is heard.
- Sentence Builder 28: The park ranger asked us to study a pond habitat.
- Sentence Builder 29: We kept the habitat quiet and watched for visible changes.
- Sentence Builder 30: Her soft voice was barely audible in the big room.
- Sentence Builder 31: Builder ants dig tunnels and rooms for the colony to use.
- Sentence Builder 32: Children spoke many languages at school.
- Sentence Builder 33: Can you describe the sunset to your friend?
- Sentence Builder 34: The church had beautiful scripture written on the walls.
- Sentence Builder 35: Dad was designing a new bookcase for my room.
- Sentence Builder 36: Mud slid from the bank after rain.
- Sentence Builder 37: Our class visited a creek behind the old mill.
- Sentence Builder 38: Emma moves away and asks Maya to promise to write letters.
- Sentence Builder 39: Farmers are happy when it rains.
- Sentence Builder 40: Food is good for growing tall.
- Sentence Builder 41: Grandmother used a telephone to call her friend.
- Sentence Builder 42: We compared geography with geology.
- Sentence Builder 43: The road on our map followed a river for many miles.
- Sentence Builder 44: The flower looks beautiful in photographs.
- Sentence Builder 45: The mission map showed a town beside a wide river.
- Sentence Builder 46: He coughed gently during the church service.
- Sentence Builder 47: He looked down and saw five shiny coins on the sidewalk.
- Sentence Builder 48: He picked up the coins and walked to the store nearby.
- Sentence Builder 49: He was going to buy candy.
- Sentence Builder 50: His jacket was edged with soft brown fur.
- Sentence Builder 51: The submarine moved slowly under the sea.
- Sentence Builder 52: A boy will subtract two apples from five.
- Sentence Builder 53: Kenji raked fallen leaves into big piles.
- Sentence Builder 54: Rain is God's provision for all life on Earth.
- Sentence Builder 55: Emma moves away and asks Maya to promise to write letters.
- Sentence Builder 56: Marcus found a wallet on the way home from school.
- Sentence Builder 57: The exporter sends goods across the ocean.
- Sentence Builder 58: Maya and her friends decided to clean up the messy park.
- Sentence Builder 59: Sam was nervous and lonely on his first day of school.
- Sentence Builder 60: Each word named something real in the work.
- Sentence Builder 61: God's gifts help us create beauty for others.
- Sentence Builder 62: Sunlight created a bright glare on water.
- Sentence Builder 63: Maya stood up and told Lucas to stop saying mean things.
- Sentence Builder 64: Maya was kind to Sam and showed him friendship.
- Sentence Builder 65: Mom bakes cookies in the room.
- Sentence Builder 66: Please organize your books on the shelf.
- Sentence Builder 67: Mom will preheat the oven before baking cookies.
- Sentence Builder 68: Please be kind to others.
- Sentence Builder 69: A scientist studied cells under a microscope in science.
- Sentence Builder 70: Patience brings rewards when we don't give up.
- Sentence Builder 71: The brave soldier showed great confidence in the battle.
- Sentence Builder 72: Sam wanted to feel less scared and lonely at school.
- Sentence Builder 73: She gently picks the pretty flowers in the garden.
- Sentence Builder 74: She lived in a small house with a big garden.
- Sentence Builder 75: She prayed quietly before dinner and felt happy.
- Sentence Builder 76: She rode ten whole feet by herself.
- Sentence Builder 77: She was busy with soccer and school.
- Sentence Builder 78: Ten students showed up to help with the garden.
- Sentence Builder 79: The baker will preheat the oven for fresh bread.
- Sentence Builder 80: The boy's bicycle was blue with silver stripes.
- Sentence Builder 81: The carpenter received praise for his work.
- Sentence Builder 82: The child is listening to soft music.
- Sentence Builder 83: The child will redo his drawing with new colors.
- Sentence Builder 84: A volunteer transported boards in a portable cart.
- Sentence Builder 85: The children tried to realign the picture on the wall.
- Sentence Builder 86: The dancer gave a great performance on stage.
- Sentence Builder 87: The dry plant needed moisture from the watering can.
- Sentence Builder 88: The gift came in a package tied with a red ribbon.
- Sentence Builder 89: The girl obtains a new book from the library.
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 3 the sentences run to twelve words, with harder words such as spectator and costume.
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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