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Speak in Full Sentences is a free printable Grade 1 English worksheet on producing a complete sentence rather than a fragment, aligned to Common Core standard SL.1.6. It prints 8 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Speak in Full Sentences

SL.1.6

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1.In "The cat sat.", which word has the capital, and why?
  • A."sat", because it is the action
  • B."cat", because it is an animal
  • C."The", because it starts the sentence
2."where is my bag" — what two things are missing?
  • A.A comma and a full stop
  • B.Nothing is missing
  • C.A capital W and a question mark
3.Which book would tell you what a real owl eats?
  • A.A story about an owl who talks
  • B.A poem about the night
  • C.An information book about owls
4.Which book has characters who are made up?
  • A.An information book
  • B.A storybook
  • C.A dictionary
5.Which one usually starts with a problem and ends with it solved?
  • A.A shopping list
  • B.A story
  • C.An information book
6.Which book is likely to have a contents page and an index?
  • A.A poem
  • B.A storybook
  • C.An information book
7.Which of these is a whole sentence?
  • A.The dog barked.
  • B.the big brown
  • C.under the table and
8.Why do we put a space between words?
  • A.So the reader can see where each word ends
  • B.To make the writing longer
  • C.To show where to stop reading

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Answer key — Speak in Full Sentences

Set 3. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1."The", because it starts the sentence
  2. 2.A capital W and a question mark
  3. 3.An information book about owls
  4. 4.A storybook
  5. 5.A story
  6. 6.An information book
  7. 7.The dog barked.
  8. 8.So the reader can see where each word ends

More practice for SL.1.6

Answer in a full sentence rather than a single word.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to SL.1.6 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.