Grade 1 · English Language Arts · Unit 9 of 11
Build a Sentence
Put words and ideas in order!
What your child practises
Putting words in the right order to make a sentence that begins with a capital letter and ends with a period, joining two ideas, and putting a short story's events in order.
Alberta Curriculum learning outcome: Combine ideas in logical sequences to speak and write in complete sentences; Organize ideas to create stories and poems or to record factual information. · building complete sentences, joining ideas, and putting story events in order
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Which sentence joins these ideas? We sing songs. We play games.
- We sing songs and play games.
- We sing and games songs play.
- Songs games we and sing play.
Show answer
We sing songs and play games.
Hint: Use the word “and” to join two ideas.
Question 2
Which sentence makes sense?
- Book a read we.
- A we book read.
- We read a book.
Show answer
We read a book.
Hint: Read it in your head. Does it sound right?
Question 3
Which one is a whole sentence?
- The fox runs fast.
- The fox
- Runs fast and
Show answer
The fox runs fast.
Hint: A whole sentence tells a full idea: who and what happens.
Question 4
Tap what happens, from first to last.
- He builds a snowman.
- He walks out into the snow.
- Sam puts on his coat.
Show answer
Sam puts on his coat. → He walks out into the snow. → He builds a snowman.
Hint: Think about what must happen first, next and last.
Question 5
Tap what happens, from first to last.
- Sam puts on his coat.
- He builds a snowman.
- He walks out into the snow.
Show answer
Sam puts on his coat. → He walks out into the snow. → He builds a snowman.
Hint: Think about what must happen first, next and last.
Question 6
Tap the words to build a sentence.
- I
- can
- a
- moose.
- see
Show answer
I → can → see → a → moose.
Hint: A sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with a period.