Kindergarten Put the Words in Order worksheets

About this worksheet

English sentences use word order to show who is doing an action and what is happening. Kindergarten children usually speak in the expected order, yet mixed-up printed words can be surprisingly hard to reorganize. They may start with the action because it is the most interesting word, or keep the order in which the cards were shown. This worksheet gives the child the sentence’s own words on cards and asks them to put the cards in the order that makes a sentence, or to pick the one that sounds like a sentence out of three mixed-up tries.

Every correct answer begins with a person, animal, or object and follows with an action, sometimes adding one small detail. Read each card aloud. The correct sentence should sound like something a person would naturally say. Challenge items include four words, but they still use familiar vocabulary and one clear idea. Moving real word cards or pointing to each word while speaking can help a child hold the entire sentence in mind before making a choice.

What your child will learn

• Place the naming part before the action in simple sentences
• Hear when a word order sounds natural
• Keep all needed words while rearranging a sentence
• Build a complete spoken idea from mixed words

Common Core standard: L.K.1.F