Sentences:

Start to Finish

Grammar
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Capitalization

Punctuation

Sight Words

Table of Contents
Sentences: Start to Finish
Start with a Capital
Capitalization
Capitalize It!
Complete or Incomplete #1
Punctuation Station
High Frequency Sight Words
Making Sentences
Punctuation: In the Garden
Lunchroom Punctuation!
Complete or Incomplete #2
Sentence Types
Write a Sentence
Building Sentences
Creative Writing: Feelings
Creative Writing: Sports
Creative Writing: Toys
The Bookstore
Complete Sentences
Complete It!
Questions, Questions...
Punctuation
Using Sight Words: After, Walk, From, By
Using Sight Words: Him, Her, Every, Know

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Start with a Capital Letter

The first word in a complete sentence must begin with a capital letter.

Circle the sentences that start with capital letters.

Dinah loves to knit.
Today is a nice day.

The cat caught a mouse.

yesterday was rainy.

i have the movie tickets.

I like reading books.

i like eating cheese.

I am going on a picnic.

The park was fun.

Bobby dropped the ball.

the dog is fast.

my cat likes to watch birds.

Rewrite each sentence so that it begins with a capital letter!

1. the cat played with a ball of yarn.

2. the cat and the dog chased after a bird.

3. i just bought an ice cream cone.

4. i would like another piece of cheese.

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Capitalization
Carol and her cat need help with
capital letters. Help them make each
sentence correct by circling the
letters that need to be capitalized.

1. david ate lunch with me.

2. Amy and i are going to the movies.
3. My dogs name is comet.
4. samantha does gymnastics with jack.
5. We are going to hawaii for vacation.
6. Tomorrow i am having a party.
7. where is the bathroom?
8. my birthday is in december.
9. brian and justin are brothers.
10. Were going to new york in june.
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1st
Grade

Writing
Grammar

Capitalize It!
The first letter of a sentence, names of people and places, and the word I
are all capitalized. Fix the sentences below so they are capitalize correctly.

sammy wears his new raincoat to school today.

________________________________________________________.

mary bought some chocolate truffles.

________________________________________________________.

i took tabby to see the veterinarian yesterday.

________________________________________________________.

mr. mcdermott is a plumber.

________________________________________________________.

i went to the lincoln park zoo to see a hedgehog.

________________________________________________________.

the rocket beat the jaguars in the basketball game last night.

________________________________________________________.

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1st
Grade

Writing
Grammar

Complete

or Inco

mplete

Write c if the sentence is a complete sentence.

Write i if the sentence is an incomplete sentence.

Two golden fish in the bowl.

Colorful markers in the stationary store.

12 homemade glazed donuts with 4 pumpkin pies.

The chubby dog with the red collar is staring at him.

Finger puppets of Mr. Edison.

A blue whale is found near the Pacific Ocean.

Nancys favorite pink dress.

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High Frequency Sight Words

Choose a word from the bubbles below. Use a word to complete each sentence.

after
know

find

round

made

soon

under

that

help
did

your
give

brown

from

I got a cookie ______________ the store.

I ________________ a yummy snack.
Is that _____________ favorite book?
My shoes are ______________ the bed.
The dog has ____________ fur.
I like to ______________ cook dinner.
Did you _______________ my red hat?

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1st
Grade

Writing
Grammar

Making Sentences
Fill in the blank with the correct word.

The _______________ (cat/cats) is leaping onto the fence.

Lucy bought two _______________ (necklace/necklaces) for her sister.

There are many beautiful _________________ (picture/pictures) in the gallery.

**

The witch cursed the prince into the _______________ (frog/frogs).

At the campground, boyscouts are building ____________________(tent/tents).

Tammy lost her ________________ (wallet/wallets) on the way to school.

A pair of _______________ (mitten/mittens) can keep you warm in the winter.

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Punctuation: In the Garden

Every statement ends with a period. Every question ends with a
question mark. Add a period or question mark to the end of each sentence.

Do you see the worms ___

I like growing carrots ___
An apple fell from a tree ___
Is the sun out ___
The flowers are pink ___
A bird dropped a seed ___
Where is the shovel ___
Today is a nice day ___
Planting a garden is fun ___

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Lunchroom Punctuation!
Add in the correct punctuation by writing a question mark,
exclamation mark, or period at the end of each sentence.

.
!

What is your favorite sandwich ___

My favorite snack is cheese ___
I cant wait to eat my cookies ___
How many apples are on the table ___
Did you drink your juice box ___
I am excited about snack time ___
I like to drink milk with a straw ___
May I have another helping of pie ___
Todays lunch is tomato soup ___

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1st
Grade

Writing
Grammar

Complete

or Inco

mplete

Write c if the sentence is a complete sentence.

Write i if the sentence is an incomplete sentence.

Two golden fish in the bowl.

Colorful markers in the stationary store.

12 homemade glazed donuts with 4 pumpkin pies.

The chubby dog with the red collar is staring at him.

Finger puppets of Mr. Edison.

A blue whale is found near the Pacific Ocean.

Nancys favorite pink dress.

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1st
Grade

Writing
Grammar

Sentence Types

Add the correct ending onto each sentence.

Put . if the sentence is a declarative sentence, or a sentence that makes a statement.
Put ! if the sentence is an exclamatory sentence, or a sentence that expresses a strong feeling.
Put ? if the sentence is an interrogative sentence, or a sentence that asks a question.

The prince is going to rescue a princess who is locked up on the mountain

He has gathered all his weapons to slay the dragon who guards the princess

When he gets there, he sees the dragon and gets scared

What should I do

, he says

Suddenly, a fairy appears

She says, Dont worry, I can help you with my magic

With the help of the fairy, the prince tames the dragon and rescues the princess

The prince and the princess live happily every after

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1st
Grade

Writing
Grammar

Write a Sentence
There are three main sentence types:
Declarative: a sentence that makes a statement.
Exclamatory: a sentence that expresses a strong feeling.
Interrogative: a sentence that asks a question.
Use each picture on the left to write a declarative, exclamatory,
or interrogative sentence. Dont forget to punctuate accordingly.
Write a declarative sentence.

The princesss braid is very long.

________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
Write an exclamatory sentence.
$ 50,000

_______________________________________________________
Write a declarative sentence.

_______________________________________________________

Write an interrogative sentence.

_______________________________________________________
Write a declarative sentence.

_______________________________________________________
Write an interrogative sentence.

_______________________________________________________
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Building Sentences
Every sentence has two parts. The naming part tells who or what
the sentence is about. The action part tells something about the naming part.
A naming part and an action part make a complete thought.

Each idea below needs a naming part or an action part.

Add words to each line to make a complete sentence.

1. The cat _______________________________________________ .

2. Anna ______________________________________________________ .
3. _______________________________________ plays outside in the park.
4. The two girls _______________________________________________ .
5. The new garden _____________________________________________ .
6. ____________________________________ jumps in the swimming pool.
7. ______________________________________________watch the ducks.
8. The flowers ______________________________________ .
9. ___________________________________ run in the grass.
10. _________________________________________ pet the new puppies.

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The Bookstore
Some of these are complete sentences and some are not.
Underline the complete sentences.

I like to go to the bookstore.

My mother, my sister, and I.
We looked at the new books.
The books on the shelf.
I love to read mystery books.
My mom likes cookbooks.
The blue book cover.
We bought four great books.
Are good books.
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1st
Grade

Writing
Grammar

Complete It!
The subject is the who or what of a sentence.
Write the missing subject to make the sentence complete.

Tammy and Joey

____________________
are singing together in front of the class.

____________________ is jumping so high!

____________________ spent 3 hours painting the wall.

Knitting is one of ____________________s favorite hobby.

____________________ will join the school band this year.

____________________ grows a lot of cabbage in his farm.

____________________ floats across the sky.

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Questions, Questions...

A sentence that asks something is called a question.

A question begins with a capital letter and ends with a question mark.

Circle the questions.

I went to the store.

The cat is furry.

Do you like cookies?

Did you see the dog?

The weather is warm.

?? ?

Will it rain today?

School is fun.

Are you tired?

How many pies will you make?

I like to eat apples.

These questions are written incorrectly.

Rewrite each question correctly.

1. do you like bananas

2. where is the school bus

3. did you pass the test

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How are you?

Punctuation
Pedro the Parrot needs help putting the
correct punctuation at the end of each
sentence. Help him complete each sentence
by adding a period ( . ), exclamation
point ( ! ), or question mark ( ? ).

1.

When is your birthday

2.

I love ice cream

3.

My favorite subject is writing

4.

Sam walks to school

5.

How far can you run

6.

The dog is in the dog house

7.

What is the title of the book

8.

We had pizza for lunch

9.

May I have a drink of water

10. The cat jumped on the fence

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Using Sight Words

Write four sentences using one of the words from
the box in each sentence
after

walk

from

by

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Using Sight Words

Write four sentences using one of the words from
the box in each sentence
him

her

every

know

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