What Makes a Sentence is a free printable Grade 1 English worksheet on the capital and the end mark that bracket a sentence, aligned to Common Core standard RF.1.1. 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.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
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.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
5.Which of these is a whole sentence?
A.The dog barked.
B.the big brown
C.under the table and
6."Ravi went home" — what is missing?
A.A space
B.A full stop
C.A capital letter
7.Which mark ends a sentence that tells you something?
A.A full stop
B.A question mark
C.A comma
8.How many sentences are in this? "I ran. I fell."
A.One
B.Four
C.Two
LessonPrint · RF.1.1 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — What Makes a Sentence
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.An exclamation mark
2.A capital letter
3.A capital W and a question mark
4.So the reader can see where each word ends
5.The dog barked.
6.A full stop
7.A full stop
8.Two
Questions about What Makes a Sentence
What does the What Makes a Sentence worksheet cover?
It practises the capital and the end mark that bracket a sentence — 8 questions for Grade 1, all on Common Core RF.1.1: Know that a sentence starts with a capital and ends with a mark that tells you how it ends. The instruction to pupils is “Tick the right answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does What Makes a Sentence practise?
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.1 — RF.1.1, in the Reading: Foundational Skills domain for Grade 1. The published standard reads: “Demonstrate understanding of the organization and basic features of print.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
What Makes a Sentence is written for Grade 1, typically ages 6-7. It is one of the sheets on RF.1.1, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does What Makes a Sentence come with an answer key?
Yes. All 8 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of What Makes a Sentence can I print?
25 — one per pupil, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Is What Makes a Sentence free to print and photocopy?
Yes. What Makes a Sentence, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
Is there a lesson plan to teach RF.1.1?
Yes — “What Makes a Sentence” is a 40-minute Grade 1 plan for RF.1.1, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. What Makes a Sentence is the practice that follows it.
More practice for RF.1.1
Know that a sentence starts with a capital and ends with a mark that tells you how it ends.
Teaching this next? What Makes a Sentence is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.