Kindergarten · Grammar · Sentence structure

Kindergarten Sentence or Not a Sentence worksheets

6 printable versionsChallenge MeAbout 2 minutes eachFree · no account

When it’s done, scan the sheet with your phone and PencilGo marks it and picks the next one. Create a free account

★

Tired of searching for worksheets?

We’ll email one free Kindergarten worksheet every school day. Your child does it on paper. No account needed.

Version

Sentence or Not a Sentence

Kindergarten Grammar Worksheet - Challenge Me

NameDate

Read each line. Circle finished or not finished.

1.
The little brown dog in the park
- finished
- not finished
2.
My cat naps on the soft red bed.
- finished
- not finished
3.
The hot sun on the sand
- finished
- not finished
4.
My cat on the soft red bed
- finished
- not finished
5.
We hop and skip to the
- finished
- not finished
6.
The hot sun shines on the sand.
- finished
- not finished
7.
We hop and skip to school.
- finished
- not finished
8.
The little brown dog runs in the park.
- finished
- not finished

Kindergarten Sentence or Not a Sentence worksheet 1 – printable PDF — Download PDF: 1 2 3 4 5 6

About this worksheet

A sentence tells a whole idea: who or what, and what happens. A group of words that stops too soon, such as The big dog, leaves the listener waiting for the rest. Children hear this difference long before they write it, and the way to catch it is to read the words aloud and listen for the end. On this page every item is a short line, and the child circles finished if it is a whole sentence or not finished if something is missing.

Half of the lines are complete sentences and half stop too soon, in pairs so that the same idea appears both ways: The dog runs and The little dog. Support sheets use three-word lines. Standard and challenge sheets use longer lines where the missing part is harder to hear. Say each line aloud with a pause at the end. Does it sound done?

What your child will learn

Hear when a group of words is a whole sentence
Hear when a group of words stops too soon
Tell who and what happens
Read a line aloud and check it

Common Core standard: L.K.1.F

Worked example

The dog runs. is a whole idea: finished. The little dog is not: what did the dog do? not finished.

Common mistake

Choosing finished because the line starts with a capital letter or ends with a period, without thinking about the idea.

Helpful hint

Read it aloud. Does it tell who and what happens?

Next skill: Put the Words in Order Earlier: Who, What, Where, and When

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with sentence or not a sentence?

Choosing finished because the line starts with a capital letter or ends with a period, without thinking about the idea.

How can I help my child with sentence or not a sentence?

Read it aloud. Does it tell who and what happens?

Are these kindergarten grammar worksheets free to print?

Yes. All 6 printable versions on this page are free to download and print, with no account needed.

Similar: Put the Words in Order

More kindergarten sentence structure

See all sentence structure

Next stepPut the Words in Order6 printable versions

Every sheet you scan goes into your child’s record: dated, marked and ready for the year-end portfolio. Homeschool records