Grades 2–3
One or More? Make the Verb Match
Subject and verb agreement: eight sentences where kids circle bark or barks, play or plays, fly or flies.
Writing worksheet · Sentence building
Combine with Describing Words
Six pairs of sentences to combine by moving an adjective, like “The cat sleeps. The cat is fluffy.”
- Grade level
- Grades 2–3
- Time
- About 20 minutes
- Topic
- Sentence building
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Complete sentences, Subjects and predicates, Sentence types, Combining sentences
What kids do
“Two short sentences can become one. Move the describing word into the first sentence and write one new sentence.”
Printed on the sheet:
- The bird sings. The bird is yellow. → The yellow bird sings.
- 1. The cat sleeps. The cat is fluffy.
- 2. I have a hat. The hat is red.
- 3. We saw a shark. The shark was gray.
- 4. The dog barks. The dog is little.
- 5. Mom made soup. The soup was hot.
- 6. A frog jumped. The frog was green.
Teacher tip
Show how the adjective moves right in front of the noun: the cat is fluffy becomes the fluffy cat.
How to use it
- Read each answer aloud: if it sounds unfinished, it probably is.
- Do the first two examples together, then let kids work with a partner.
- Read the directions aloud so the sheet is about writing, not decoding the directions.
Watch for
Missing end marks. Have kids touch the last word and add a mark every time.
Talk about it
- How do you know when a sentence is complete?
- Which sentence on your sheet are you proudest of? Why?
Take it further
Play sentence relay: each kid adds one word to a growing sentence.
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