Sentence Building — Answer Key
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Which is the correct order? Words: cat, sleeps, My, here.
A) My cat sleeps here.
B) Cat my sleeps here.
C) Sleeps my cat here.
D) Here cat my sleeps.
My cat sleeps here starts with My and ends with a period.
2. What is missing? The sun is ___
A) A name
B) A period
C) A noun
D) A starter
The end of a telling sentence needs a period to stop the idea.
3. Which is the correct order? Words: school, We, to, go.
A) School we go to.
B) Go to school we.
C) We go to school.
D) To school we go.
We go to school starts with We and tells a clear idea.
4. Mia has 4 pens. She loses 2. Which sentence tells how many now?
A) Mia has 1 pen now.
B) Mia has 4 pens now.
C) Mia has 3 pens now.
D) Mia has 2 pens now.
Four pens minus two pens equals two pens. Mia has 2 pens now.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. Put in order: dog, runs, fast, The. The dog runs fast.
The dog runs fast starts with The. It uses a capital letter.
2. What is missing? i love my mom. The first word needs a capital I
The word I is always a capital letter. It begins the sentence.
3. Sentence: We sing and dance. Add a small joining word.
And joins sing and dance. It links two verbs together.
4. What is missing? My pup is cute .
A period ends a telling sentence. It shows the sentence is done.
5. Ben has 2 dogs. He gets 2 more. Ben has 4 dogs now.
Two dogs plus two dogs equals four dogs. Ben has 4 dogs now.