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Grades 4-8 32 differentiated cards to practice expanding sentences. Perfect for fast finishers Sample answer key included Challenge cards for differentiation
Grades 4-8 32 differentiated cards to practice expanding sentences.
Perfect for fast finishers Sample answer key included Challenge cards for differentiation
Each of these cards requires students to follow instructions to expand and improve a simple sentence by adding and/or changing words. Students will not only learn to make more interesting and elaborate sentences, but will also be reinforcing parts of speech skills. Three challenge cards are also included to extend the activity and provide differentiation. Student answer sheets are included as well as a sample answer keys for the cards alone and for the cards in conjunction with Challenge Card 1 (adding a coordinating a conjunction and an independent clause to form a compound sentence). Please keep in mind that these are suggested answers only. Your students’ answers will vary as this is a somewhat open-ended activity. These cards will look best in color, but will also print out fine in grayscale. Simply print and cut along the guidelines. Laminate and use them again and again. Alternatively, you could print on cardstock. It works well to keep them in a baggie. Another option is to hole-punch a corner of each card and put them all on a ring.
You also can find Super Sentences for grades 1-2 and for grades 2-5 in my Teachers Pay Teachers store.
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Super Sentences Task Cards created by Rachel Lynette Copyright ©2013 all rights reserved http://www.rachel-lynette.com
Stretch this sentence by adding adjectives, adverbs, and prepositional phrases. You may also replace verbs
and adjectives with more specific words.
The girls went to a
movie.
1 Stretch this sentence by adding adjectives, adverbs, and prepositional phrases. You may also replace verbs
and adjectives with more specific words.
The bunny went into
its burrow.
2
Stretch this sentence by adding adjectives, adverbs, and prepositional phrases. You may also replace verbs
and adjectives with more specific words.
We like playing
soccer
3 Stretch this sentence by adding adjectives, adverbs, and prepositional phrases. You may also replace verbs
and adjectives with more specific words.
My sister never does
the dishes.
4
Super Sentences Task Cards created by Rachel Lynette Copyright ©2013 all rights reserved http://www.rachel-lynette.com
Challenge Card 2 Change the sentence again using different words.
Challenge Card 3 Pretend the sentence you wrote is part of a story. Write the next two sentence.
Challenge Card 1 Add a coordinating conjunction (and, but, for, or, so, or yet ) and an additional independent clause to create a compound sentence.
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Super Sentences Task Cards created by Rachel Lynette Copyright ©2013 all rights reserved http://www.rachel-lynette.com
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1. The silly girls went to a scary movie on Halloween.
2. The frightened, little bunny hopped quickly into its burrow.
3. We enjoy playing soccer after school in the springtime.
4. My lazy older sister never washes the dishes after dinner.
5. The blue and yellow kite drifted lazily in the wind.
6. I noticed a small, blue boat in the bay this morning.
7. Who likes chocolate cake with fudge frosting for breakfast?
8. Daniel baked delicious peanut butter cookies with his dad.
9. Hiking in the woods on a summer day is enjoyable.
10. I read a fascinating book while on vacation in Mexico.
11. Did you eat the apple pie before dinner?
12. Where is the black dog with the white spots?
13. I completed my homework quickly after dinner.
14. Sue stupidly lost her car keys in the river before lunch.
15. We ate yummy strawberry ice cream while watching TV.
16. How many blue shirts do you have in your suitcase?
17. Troy picked juicy apples in the orchard with his brother.
18. It is a beautiful day for a picnic at the park.
19. Talia and her kid sister are quite clever.
20. I rode the biggest rollercoaster at the amusement park.
21. We built a jolly snowman in our front yard.
22. Did you take the difficult math test in Mrs. Lee’s class?
23. Hot oatmeal tastes delicious with raisins and brown sugar.
24. I bought a yellow sun had at the store with my mother.
25. Alison walked alone in the deep, dark woods at night.
26. The tired women sipped coffee in the break room.
27. Sarah proudly wore her new diamond ring to the party.
28. I have lovely, yellow flowers for the bride.
29. Who has my red pencil with the missing eraser?
30. The fat man skated clumsily across the pond.
31. Will you tell me a long story before bed?
32. I walked happily to school with my two best friends.
Super Sentences Task Cards created by Rachel Lynette Copyright ©2013 all rights reserved http://www.rachel-lynette.com
1. The silly girls went to a scary movie on Halloween, and they went to a haunted house.
2. The frightened, little bunny hopped quickly into its burrow, so it did not
get eaten by the fox.
3. We enjoy playing soccer after school in the springtime, yet we do not like
to play baseball.
4. My lazy older sister never washes the dishes after dinner, so I have to do them for her.
5. The blue and yellow kite drifted lazily in the wind, for it was made well.
6. I noticed a small, blue boat in the bay this morning, so I took a picture of it.
7. Who likes chocolate cake with fudge frosting for breakfast, and who likes pancakes?
8. Daniel baked delicious peanut butter cookies with his dad, so they would
have snacks to eat after school that week.
9. Hiking in the woods on a summer day is enjoyable, but you must have good hiking shoes.
10. I read a fascinating book while on vacation in Mexico, so I leant it to my best friend when I got home.
11. Did you eat the apple pie before dinner, or did you eat it for lunch?
12. Where is the black dog with the white spots, and where is the yellow kitten?
13. I completed my homework quickly after dinner, so I could watch my
favorite TV show.
14. Sue stupidly lost her car keys in the river before lunch, so she had to
call her father to pick them up.
15. We ate yummy strawberry ice cream while watching TV, but we did not have hot fudge.
16. How many blue shirts do you have in your suitcase, and how many
green ones do you have?
17. Troy picked juicy apples in the orchard with his brother, but he did not eat any of the apples he picked.
18. It is a beautiful day for a picnic at the park, for the sun is shining brightly.
19. Talia and her kid sister are quite clever, yet they both do poorly in school.
20. I rode the biggest rollercoaster at the amusement park, and I rode the bumper cars, too.
21. We built a jolly snowman in our front yard, but it melted the next day.
22. Did you take the difficult math test in Mrs. Lee’s class, or were you sick that day?
23. Hot oatmeal tastes delicious with raisins and brown sugar, or you could eat it with almonds and maple syrup instead.
24. I bought a yellow sun had at the store with my mother, but I never wore it.
25. Alison walked alone in the deep, dark woods at night, yet she was not afraid.
26. The tired women sipped coffee in the break room, for they knew they would be back at work soon.
27. Sarah proudly wore her new diamond ring to the party, but she did not wear
the matching earrings.
28. I have lovely, yellow flowers for the bride, but she only wants pink ones.
29. Who has my red pencil with the missing eraser, and who has my ruler?
30. The fat man skated clumsily across the pond, yet he did not fall down.
31. Will you tell me a long story before bed, and then will you sing me a lullaby?
32. I walked happily to school with my two best friends, and we got there just in
time.
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