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

LessonPrint · SL.1.6 · Set 9 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Speak in Full Sentences

Set 9. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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.