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Free 5th Grade Sentences & Clauses Worksheets

6 free sentences & clauses resources for 5th Grade: 6 worksheets. Answers included.

Simple, compound and complex sentences; conjunctions; clauses. 5th grade brings fractions with different denominators, decimals, factors and multiples, written multiplication and division, and problem solving across several steps.

Students will practice: identifying main and subordinate clauses; choosing subordinating conjunctions; combining sentences into complex sentences; classifying simple, compound and complex sentences; identifying relative clauses; choosing who, which or that; combining sentences with a relative clause; adding detail about a noun.

Recommended learning path

  1. 1Complex Sentences and Clauses
  2. 2Relative Clauses: who, which and that
  3. 3Sentence Openers: Varying How Sentences Begin
  4. 45th Grade Conjunctions: and, but, so, because, or Worksheet — Level 1
  5. 55th Grade Conjunctions: and, but, so, because, or Worksheet — Level 2
  6. 65th Grade Conjunctions: and, but, so, because, or Worksheet — Level 3
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Worksheets

Printable practice with an answer sheet.

  • Worksheet

    Complex Sentences and Clauses

    Students learn that a complex sentence has a main clause that can stand alone and a subordinate clause that cannot, joined by a…

    Difficulty
    Level 2 · Standard
    Time
    20 min
    Questions
    20 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Worksheet

    Relative Clauses: who, which and that

    Students learn that a relative clause adds information about a noun and starts with a relative pronoun such as who, which or that. They…

    Difficulty
    Level 2 · Standard
    Time
    25 min
    Questions
    18 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Worksheet

    Sentence Openers: Varying How Sentences Begin

    Students learn that starting every sentence the same way makes writing dull, and try out five ways to open a sentence: with an adverb, a…

    Difficulty
    Level 2 · Standard
    Time
    25 min
    Questions
    18 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Worksheet

    5th Grade Conjunctions: and, but, so, because, or Worksheet — Level 1

    Choose the joining word (conjunction) that makes sense: and, but, so, because, or — and, at the advanced level, although, unless, until,…

    Difficulty
    Level 1 · Easier
    Time
    10 min
    Questions
    12 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Worksheet

    5th Grade Conjunctions: and, but, so, because, or Worksheet — Level 2

    Choose the joining word (conjunction) that makes sense: and, but, so, because, or — and, at the advanced level, although, unless, until,…

    Difficulty
    Level 2 · Standard
    Time
    10 min
    Questions
    12 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Worksheet

    5th Grade Conjunctions: and, but, so, because, or Worksheet — Level 3

    Choose the joining word (conjunction) that makes sense: and, but, so, because, or — and, at the advanced level, although, unless, until,…

    Difficulty
    Level 3 · Challenge
    Time
    10 min
    Questions
    12 questions
    Answers
    Answers included

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Common questions

What do 5th Grade students learn about sentences & clauses?

Simple, compound and complex sentences; conjunctions; clauses. At 5th Grade, our resources focus on: identifying main and subordinate clauses; choosing subordinating conjunctions; combining sentences into complex sentences; classifying simple, compound and complex 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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