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Sentence Writing Worksheets for Kindergarten

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Trace, build and fix simple sentences: capitals, finger spaces, end marks, question words, naming and action words, plurals and position words.

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Sentence tracing worksheets

Trace short, decodable sentences, then write each one on the empty line below. Support fades down the page.

Finger spaces

Leave a space between words: trace with space markers, count the words in a sentence, and split run-together words.

Building sentences

Put mixed-up words in order without scissors, finish sentence frames, add a word to make a sentence longer, and write your own.

Fix the sentence: capitals and punctuation

Find what is missing and write the sentence the right way: a capital at the start, a capital I, and a period, question mark or exclamation point.

Question words

Who, what, where, when, why and how: trace them, then write the question word that matches each answer.

Naming words, action words and plurals

Sort nouns and verbs, and add s or es to name more than one.

Position words

In, on, under, by, to, for, with, out, of, from and off, in pictures and in sentences to trace.

Print at 100% (actual size) for the cleanest tracing lines.

About these sentence writing worksheets

These kindergarten sentence writing worksheets take children from tracing a short sentence to writing one of their own. Every sentence uses words a five-year-old can sound out or already knows by sight, like I see a cat, We can run and Is it hot? The letters are the same simple ball-and-stick print as our letter tracing pages, with a big dot where each letter starts, on kindergarten-sized lines.

A good kindergarten sentence has four things: a capital letter at the start, a space between each word, words in an order that makes sense, and a mark at the end. The sheets below practice each of those on its own, then put them together. Sentence tracing pages fade from dotted letters to light letters to an empty line. Fix-the-sentence, scrambled sentence and end mark pages have an answer key on page 2, so they work for independent centers and for checking at home.

There are no pictures to color on these pages yet. Each sheet is black and white and copies cleanly, and the position words page uses simple line drawings of a ball and a box instead of clip art.

Standards

  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.K.1.FProduce and expand complete sentences in shared language activities.
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.K.2.ACapitalize the first word in a sentence and the pronoun I.
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.K.2.BRecognize and name end punctuation.
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.K.1.DUnderstand and use question words (interrogatives) (e.g., who, what, where, when, why, how).
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.K.1.BUse frequently occurring nouns and verbs.
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.K.1.CForm regular plural nouns orally by adding /s/ or /es/ (e.g., dog, dogs; wish, wishes).
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.K.1.EUse the most frequently occurring prepositions (e.g., to, from, in, out, on, off, for, of, by, with).
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.K.1.APrint many upper- and lowercase letters.
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.K.1.AFollow words from left to right, top to bottom, and page by page.
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.K.1.BRecognize that spoken words are represented in written language by specific sequences of letters.
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.K.1.CUnderstand that words are separated by spaces in print.

How to use them

  1. Read each sentence aloud together first, pointing to each word as you say it. Then let your child trace it.
  2. Before writing, say the sentence again and count the words on your fingers. One finger for each word helps children remember to leave a space.
  3. Have your child put a finger after each word they write, then start the next word on the other side of it.
  4. After each sentence, check three things together: Is there a capital at the start? Are there spaces? Is there an end mark? The small checklist on some pages is a reminder.
  5. Use the answer key on page 2 to check, or let older kindergartners check their own work with it.
  6. Start with sentence tracing and finger spaces early in the year, then add fixing sentences, scrambled sentences and the question words pages as children start writing on their own.

Teaching tips

  • The word I is always a capital letter, even in the middle of a sentence. Children often write a small i because they have only seen it in words like it and is.
  • A period is a dot that sits on the bottom line, right after the last letter. Some children float it in the middle of the line or put it at the very start of the next line.
  • Telling sentences end with a period, asking sentences end with a question mark, and an exclamation point shows a strong feeling. Read the sentence with your voice going up for a question, and loud for an exclamation.
  • A finger space is about as wide as a small letter o. If words run together, have your child put a finger down after each word before writing the next.
  • For scrambled sentences, look for the word with a capital letter: it goes first. The word with the end mark goes last.
  • If tracing is easy, skip straight to the empty line. If writing a whole sentence is too much, let your child trace it twice and write just the first word.
  • Plural words: most words just add s (cat, cats). Words that end in s, x, sh or ch add es, because you can hear the extra sound: box, boxes.

Questions teachers and parents ask

When should kindergartners start writing sentences?

Most children are ready to trace a short sentence once they know most letters, often by the middle of kindergarten. Writing a sentence alone usually comes later in the year. Start with tracing and saying sentences out loud, and move to the empty lines when tracing feels easy.

What makes a complete sentence for a kindergartner?

A complete kindergarten sentence names who or what, tells something about it, and is written with a capital at the start, spaces between words and an end mark. I see a cat. and The dog can run. are both complete sentences.

What are finger spaces?

A finger space is the gap between two words. Children put their pointer finger down after a word and start the next word on the other side, so the words don't run together.

Do the scrambled sentences need scissors?

No. Children write a number in the box on each word to show its place, then write the sentence on the line. There is nothing to cut or glue.

Are there answer keys?

Yes. Every sheet with a right answer, such as fix the sentence, scrambled sentences, end marks, question words, plurals and position words, has an answer key on page 2 of the same PDF. Print page 1 for students.

Can I print these on A4 paper?

Yes. Every worksheet comes as a US Letter PDF and an A4 PDF with the same layout.