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Grades 3-5 32 task cards for writing subjects and predicates
Perfect for test prep and centers Focus on subject, predicate, or both Challenge cards for differentiation
Use these 32 cards to help your students gain a better understanding of subject and predicate and to help craft complete sentences. The odd numbered cards provide a predicate and require students to complete the sentence by writing a subject. The even numbered cards provide a subject and require students to write a predicate. The cards can be used altogether, or can be split into odd or even sets if you want to focus on just one of these skills. Student answer sheets are provided for the whole set as well as both the sub sets. A sample answer key is also provided, but because this activity is open-ended, student answers will vary widely. One suggestion for using these cards is to require students to use a minimum number of words in their answer so that you do not get one or two word responses. Encourage the use of adjectives, adverbs, and prepositional phrases. Three Challenge Cards are also provided. If you are also teaching simple subject and simple predicate, you will want to use Challenge Card #2. These cards will look best in color, but will also print out fine in grayscale. Simply print and cut along the guidelines. Laminate and use them again and again. Alternatively, you could print on cardstock. It works well to keep them in a baggie. Another option is to hole-punch a corner of each card and put them all on a ring. This product does not directly correlate with any specific Common Core Standard, but is inclusive in these:
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.3 and 4 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.3.1a Explain the function of nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs in general and their functions in particular sentences.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.4.1f Produce complete sentences, recognizing and correcting inappropriate fragments and run- ons.
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Add an interesting subject to this sentence.
_____________ saw a
lion at the zoo.
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The playful puppy ______
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Add an interesting subject to this sentence.
_____________ burned
the cookies again!
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That boy on the red bike
_______________.
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Challenge Card 2
Underline the simple subject
in your sentence. Circle the
simple predicate in your
sentences.
Challenge Card 3 Add a prepositional phrase to your sentence.
Challenge Card 1 Rewrite the sentence again with a different subject or predicate.
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1. My best friend, Katie, and I saw a lion at the zoo.
2. The playful puppy chased the ball across the lawn.
3. My absent-minded uncle burned the cookies again!
4. That boy on the red bike rides by my house every day.
5. Susie’s mom told everyone about the surprise party.
6. The giant dragon was not really asleep after all.
7. Our math teacher expected everyone to be on time to class.
8. All of our friends went to the movies last Saturday.
9. Mrs. Tuttle’s famous peach cobbler tasted terrible!
10. Our principal visits our classroom at least once a week.
11. Penny and Amy skipped happily across the playground.
12. The book about spiders had a lot of interesting pictures.
13. The lonely little girl wished she could have a kitten.
14. My little brother and I built a fort in our backyard.
15. Cassie’s new diamond ring sparkled in the sunlight.
16. My blue and white shoes are caked with mud.
17. The frightened chipmunk scampered up the tree.
18. Someone in the front row kept talking during the movie.
19. Amber, Tim, and Lindsay were lost in the woods.
20. The chocolate cake tasted like a slice of Heaven.
21. The angry wizard cast a spell on the princess.
22. My aunt Miranda travels to Australia every year to herd sheep.
23. The pile of gold coins was bigger than an elephant.
24. My lunch got squished under my math book.
25. The large, glass bowl shattered on the floor.
26. The big, white polar bear waited patiently on the ice.
27. The clever thief hid in the oak tree.
28. My flashlight ran out of batteries while we were in the cave.
29. The shy little boy stood in the corner by himself.
30. That girl with the yellow shirt is the best player on our team.
31. My brother’s bedroom smelled like dirty socks.
32. My backpack weighs at least ten pounds.
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