Grades 1–2
Fragment Fix: What Is Missing?
Six sentence fragments: kids find the missing naming or telling part, then fix two of them.
Writing worksheet · Sentence building
Does the Sentence Make Sense?
Eight short sentences to sort into ones that make sense and silly ones, then a silly picture to draw.
- Grade level
- Grades K–1
- Time
- About 15 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
“Read each sentence. Does it make sense, or is it silly? Circle one.”
Printed on the sheet:
- The cat says moo.
- I eat soup with a spoon.
- The fish rides a bike.
- We sleep in a bed.
- The sun is cold.
- A bird can fly.
- My shoe can sing.
- Draw one of the silly sentences
Teacher tip
Read the silly sentences in a silly voice. Kids remember the rule when they are laughing.
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.
- Keep a word wall or a word bank in reach so spelling does not stop the ideas.
Watch for
Missing end marks. Have kids touch the last word and add a mark every time.
Talk about it
- Which sentence sounded better after you changed it?
- Where else do writers use this skill?
Take it further
Play sentence relay: each kid adds one word to a growing sentence.
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