Grades 2–3
Rewrite It for More Than One
Six sentences to rewrite from one to many, changing the noun and making the verb match.
Writing worksheet · Sentence building
Simple or Compound?
Eight sentences to sort into simple and compound, including tricky ones with two naming or telling parts.
- 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
“A compound sentence is two whole sentences joined with a comma and and, but, so or or. Circle Simple or Compound.”
Printed on the sheet:
- Cover the joining word. If you have a whole sentence on each side, it is compound.
- The frog jumped into the pond.
- It was cold, so I wore a hat.
- My brother and I built a fort.
- I wanted pizza, but we had soup.
- The puppy ran and jumped.
- We can play inside, or we can go to the park.
- The stars twinkled in the dark sky.
Teacher tip
Have kids cover the joining word with a finger. If both sides are full sentences, it is compound.
How to use it
- Build a sentence on the board with word cards before the sheet.
- Have kids clap once for the naming part and once for the telling part.
- Give a minute at the end to reread the work out loud to a partner.
Watch for
Kids who think a long sentence must be a run-on. Length is not the problem; missing joins are.
Talk about it
- Can you find a sentence like this in your reading book?
- What did you change when you reread your work?
Take it further
Have kids find and fix one sentence in their own writing journal.
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