Home / English / Printables / Grade 1 / What Makes a Sentence 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 students 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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What Makes a Sentence RF.1.1
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Circle the right answer.
1. In "The cat sat.", which word has the capital, and why?
A. "cat," because it is an animal B. "sat," because it is the action C. "The," because it starts the sentence 2. Which mark ends a sentence that is shouted?
A. A comma B. An exclamation point C. A period 3. "Ravi went home" — what is missing?
A. A space B. A capital letter C. A period 4. "where is my bag" — what two things are missing?
A. A capital W and a question mark B. Nothing is missing C. A comma and a period 5. Which mark ends a sentence that tells you something?
A. A comma B. A question mark C. A period 6. Which mark ends a sentence that asks something?
A. A capital letter B. A period C. A question mark 7. 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 8. What must every sentence begin with?
A. A capital letter B. A period C. A comma LessonPrint · RF.1.1 · Set 13 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — What Makes a Sentence Set 13. Prints on its own sheet.
1. "The," because it starts the sentence 2. An exclamation point 3. A period 4. A capital W and a question mark 5. A period 6. A question mark 7. So the reader can see where each word ends 8. A capital letter 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.
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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RF.1.1 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.