Expanding Sentences Worksheets

Related ELA Standard: L.K.1.F

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The job of an editor is to take a body of work and make that work more affective. Their main mission is to capture their audience and focus them on what is being presented. When constructing a sentence, you want to make it clear and meaningful for the reader. You want to get a complete thought projected while following proper capitalization and punctuation standards. When you review your own work and come across a sentence that just does not do it for you, you will need to make adjustments by adding and expanding the work to a new level. In this series of worksheets, you will play the editor and you will try to add some really beef to some loosely put together sentences.

Expanding Sentences Worksheets To Print:

Sentence Expander Worksheet 1 - We give you a simple sentence. You need to write a new sentence with adder words. This will form a whole new meaning for you.

Worksheet 2 - Be careful with what you pick at the top of this worksheet. Use the color and size that you chose to expand all of the sentences below. Write the expanded sentences below each sentence.

Sentence Creator Worksheet 1 - We build off of the skills we learned in the previous worksheets. Create a sentence using the words and number that you chose.

Worksheet 2 - You are given word choices to work with here. Choose an object, size word, and action word. Write a sentence that includes these words. Circle the object, size word, and action word in the sentence.

Buzzing Bee Sentences - There are three words floating around the bee. Write a complete sentence that uses all of the words. "The bee buzzed by me," could be your first sentence.

4 Times Sentence Expander - You need to be very creative here. Expand your sentences inside the apple by adding new words each time. For instance, my first sentence may be: I like apples. My second may be: I like sweet apples.

Build a Sentence - Remember to use all of the words that you are given. Write words around the image, as they are above, and then write your sentence in the box.

Nouns and Verbs Give Us Ideas - Choose one of each part of speech to complete this grammar activity.

Fishy Sentences - Create complete sentences using words from the word bank. Create complete sentences using words from the word bank. The first one has been done for you.

Adding Details - Stretch each sentence below by answering the question asked and adding details.

Make Up A Sentence - For each line below, write a complete sentence using the words provided as well as at least three of your own words. You can choose any words you would like to expand the sentence.

Sentence Mixer - Our sentences are so mixed up! Can you help us unscramble them?

Cut and Write - Cut out and order the sentences below in order from least detail to the most detail.

Missing Word Completes the Sentence - Rewrite each sentence, adding in the word from the word bank that makes the most sense.

Word Wall Sentence - Using the words around each picture, create a complete sentence.

Mixed Up Words! - All of the sentences are mixed up! Can you help us to put the words in each sentence in the correct order?

Stretch a Sentence - Add to your sentence by answering each question that is given.

Stretch a Sentence 2 - Stretch each sentence below by answering the question asked and adding details.

Meeting Nouns and Verbs - Write a sentence on each line using a word from the noun list and a word from the verb list.

How to Expand Sentences

If you are tired and bored with creating those same dull short sentences, then you should try sentence expanding. Sentence expanding is the process of expanding your sentence by adding more words, phrases, or clauses to it. Expanded sentences look more formal and professional. Expanding sentences also add to your sentences-construction skills. Here are a few steps that you can follow to learn how to expand sentences:


Join two simple sentences


By the time a child reaches grade 4 or 5, it becomes extremely easy for them to create simple sentences. Creating simple sentences such as following are taught from the very young age and children are very good at creating them as it involves no complexities.


I ate an apple.


I go to school.


I wrote a poem.


She wears a dress.


He has a crown.


Sentences like these are a piece of cake for children to make. However, they stumble when asked to create longer sentences. One very easy technique to expand sentences is to join two simple sentences. Here is an example of joining two simple sentences to form one longer sentence.


I go to a school. It is near the supermarket.


This can be written by replacing the full stop by "that"


I go to a school that is near the supermarket.


Add Details


Another way to expand the sentence is by adding one or two details. This is also very simple and easy to do. All you have to do is think about a relevant detail that can be added to a simple sentence.


For example:


The cat ran.


This simple sentence can be expanded by adding a few details such as "where", "how", or "when".


The cat ran in the afternoon.


The cat ran to the garage.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



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