Writing Simple Sentences: A Comprehensive Guide for Reception Students

Question 1

What do we call a group of words that together make sense?

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A sentence

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A phrase

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A word

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A paragraph

Question 2

Which sentence is written correctly?

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I like to play with my teddy bear.

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I like to play with my teddy bear .

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i like to play with my teddy bear.

Question 3

What is a noun? Can you show me an example of a noun in this sentence: 'The dog ran to the park.'

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A noun is a word that names a person, place, or thing. In the sentence, 'dog' is a noun.

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A noun is a word that describes an action. In the sentence, 'ran' is not a noun.

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A noun is a word that shows ownership. In the sentence, 'the' is not a noun.

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A noun is a word that replaces a noun. In the sentence, 'park' is a noun.

Question 4

What is a simple sentence? Choose the best answer.

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The cat is sleeping on the bed.

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I went to the park with my friends and had a picnic.

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Because it was raining, we stayed inside.

Question 5

What punctuation mark should we use at the end of a sentence?

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Full stop

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Comma

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Question mark

Question 6

Complete the sentence: The dog is _______ his bone.

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eating

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run

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play

Question 7

What is a noun? Tick the correct answer.

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A person, place or thing

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An action or event

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A describing word

Question 8

Which sentence is written correctly? Circle the best option.

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My friend and I went to the park.

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Me and my friend went to the park.

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I went to the park with my friend.

Question 9

In the sentence 'The boy is playing in the garden', who or what is doing the action?

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Boy

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Playing

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Garden

Question 10

Which of these is a question?

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Do you like ice cream?

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The sun is shining.

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I am going to school.

Question 11

Which of these sentences is written correctly?

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I like to play.

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I like play.

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I play.

Question 12

What is the correct way to write the word 'the'?

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the

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teh

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thee

Question 13

Which of these words is a name for a person, place, or thing?

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Book

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Jump

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Quickly

Question 14

What is the reason we write sentences?

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To share our ideas and thoughts.

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To ask questions.

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To give instructions.

Question 15

Which of these sentences is written with correct grammar?

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I go to the park.

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I goed to the park.

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I go to park.

Question 16

Which of these words means the same as 'happy'?

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Joyful

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Sad

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Excited

Question 17

Which of these is a simple sentence with a subject, a verb, and an object?

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The cat sat.

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The big, fluffy cat sat on the soft, green mat.

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The cat sat and purred.

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The cat, who was very fluffy, sat on the mat.

Question 18

What punctuation mark should come at the end of a sentence that makes a statement?

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Period

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Comma

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Question mark

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Exclamation mark

Question 19

Which of these words names a person, place, thing, or idea?

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Book

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Jump

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Quickly

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The

Question 20

Which of these sentences is written correctly with a capital letter at the beginning and a period at the end?

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The cat sat on the mat.

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the cat sat on the mat.

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the Cat sat on the mat.

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The cat Sat on the mat.

Question 21

What is the action word in this sentence: 'The dog ran quickly.'?

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Ran

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Dog

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Quickly

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The

Question 22

Which of these words shows where or when something is?

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On

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And

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But

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The

Question 23

What are small parts of words that make sounds called?

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Letters

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Numbers

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Symbols

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Pictures

Question 24

Which of these sentences asks a question?

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Is the cat sleeping?

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The cat is sleeping.

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The cat sleeps.

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The cat slept.

Question 25

Which word should we use to start a sentence about a cute dog?

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The

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And

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To

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Because

Question 26

What punctuation mark do we put at the end of a question?

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A question mark

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A full stop

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A comma

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An exclamation mark

Question 27

Which of these words names a person, place, or thing?

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Cat

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Run

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And

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The

Question 28

Which of these sentences is written correctly?

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The cat sat on the mat.

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On the sat cat mat the.

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Cat the sat on mat.

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Sat on cat mat the.

Question 29

What word is missing in this sentence: 'The ___ sat on the mat.'?

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cat

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dog

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bird

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fish

Question 30

Which of these is a simple sentence?

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The cat sat on the mat.

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The big, fluffy cat sat on the soft, warm mat.

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I went to the park and played on the slide.

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The boy kicked the ball over the fence.

Question 31

When we write a sentence, which symbol should we use at the end?

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A full stop ( . )

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A comma ( , )

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A question mark ( ? )

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An exclamation mark ( ! )

Question 32

Which of these is the correct way to write the word 'and'?

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and

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And

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&

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End

Question 33

Which word describes something that is not moving?

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Still

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Fast

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Slow

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Quick

Question 34

Which of these sentences is written correctly?

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The cat is playing.

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the cat is playing

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The Cat is playing

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the Cat is Playing.

Question 35

Which word in the sentence 'The cat ran quickly away' describes how the cat ran?

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quickly

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The

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ran

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away

Question 36

In the sentence 'The dog chased the ball', what is the dog chasing?

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The ball

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Itself

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A bone

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Its tail

Question 37

Which word below is written correctly?

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London

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london

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londOn

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LONdon

Question 38

Which sentence has the word 'AND' in it?

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I like to play outside AND inside.

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The cat sat on the mat.

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The dog barked at the mailman.

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I brushed my teeth before school.

Question 39

Which word completes the sentence: 'The boy is playing with a...'?

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ball

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car

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tree

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house

Question 40

Which sentence is written correctly?

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The dog is brown.

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The Dog is brown

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the dog is brown

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the dog is Brown

Question 41

Which word is missing from the sentence: 'I like to play outside with my...'?

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friends

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family

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toys

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pets

Question 42

What punctuation mark ends a question?

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?

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!

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;

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.

Question 43

Which sentence is in the past tense?

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The children played in the park.

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The children play in the park.

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The children will play in the park.

Question 44

What word can be added to the sentence 'Please...' to make it a command?

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sit down

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will sit

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sat down

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is sitting

Question 45

Which sentence matches the subject and verb correctly?

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The children are playing outside.

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The child are playing outside.

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The child is playing outside.

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The children is playing outside.