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Free Year 1 Sentences & Clauses Worksheets

3 free sentences & clauses resources for Year 1: 3 worksheets. Answers included.

Simple, compound and complex sentences; conjunctions; clauses. Year 1 students count, order and add numbers to 20 and beyond, start to use place value (tens and ones), tell o'clock and half-past time and recognise coins.

Students will practise: using and to add an idea; using but to show something different; using so to show a result; joining two short sentences; telling a sentence from a group of words; adding a missing word so a sentence makes sense; starting a sentence with a capital letter and ending it with a mark; telling statements from questions.

Recommended learning path

  1. 1Joining Words: and, but, so
  2. 2Is It a Sentence?
  3. 3Telling and Asking Sentences

Worksheets

Printable practice with an answer sheet.

  • Worksheet

    Joining Words: and, but, so

    Children learn three joining words: and (to add), but (to show something different) and so (to show what happened next because of it).…

    Difficulty
    Level 1 · Easier
    Time
    15 min
    Questions
    11 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Worksheet

    Is It a Sentence?

    Children learn that a sentence tells a whole idea: it says who or what, and what happens. They choose the sentence from a pair, add the…

    Difficulty
    Level 1 · Easier
    Time
    15 min
    Questions
    18 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Worksheet

    Telling and Asking Sentences

    Children learn the difference between a telling sentence, which ends with a dot, and an asking sentence, which ends with a question mark.…

    Difficulty
    Level 1 · Easier
    Time
    15 min
    Questions
    17 questions
    Answers
    Answers included

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Common questions

What do Year 1 students learn about sentences & clauses?

Simple, compound and complex sentences; conjunctions; clauses. At Year 1, our resources focus on: using and to add an idea; using but to show something different; using so to show a result; joining two short sentences.

Where should we start?

Start with the Level 1 or Level 2 worksheet, then move up a level. Finish with the topic test if there is one.

Are answers included?

Yes — every worksheet has an answer sheet. Maths answer sheets show the working; English tasks include model answers or success criteria.

How to use these resources

  1. Pair a reading comprehension with a writing prompt on a similar text type.
  2. Use the model answers and success criteria on the answer sheet to talk through what 'good' looks like.
  3. Keep spelling practice short and daily; test on Friday.
  4. Edit a piece of writing together using the grammar worksheet for the skill they're learning.

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