Practice: Cut and Sort these Sentences
Note:
1. Do not simply assign these sheets! Walk among the students, making sure that they cut and paste one sentence before cutting another sentence.
2. The students should paste the words and puncutation marks in correct order onto coloured paper .
3. Note that adverbs appear before verbs, not after them.
4. Note that the adverb form of a descriptor also appears before adjectives.
5. Teach these concepts and make up other sentences with them: I quickly walked home. I happily ate the hamburger. The beautifully big horse ran across the field.
 AUTUMN SORT
1. Cut each strip apart on the dotted lines.
2. Cut apart the words and punctuation marks for the first strip, and arrange them to create a sentence. Glue them in order on another piece of paper.
3. Do this again with the next strip.
4. Do it two more times until you have all four sentences sorted and glued in the correct order.
5. Finally, write your own sentence about autumn. Make sure it has more than ten words.
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is here Autumn .
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is Colourful here autumn .
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is finally Colourful here autumn .
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red is and leaves finally yellow
with Colourful here autumn of , , .
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ANOTHER AUTUMN SORT
1. Cut each strip apart on the dottod lines.
2. Cut apart the words and punctuation marks for the first strip, and arrange them to create a sentence. Glue them in order on another piece of paper.
3. Do it two more times until you have all four sentences sorted and glued in the correct order.
4. Finally, write your own sentence about autumn. Make sure it has more than twenty words.
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sun shining is The .
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sun are brilliant in shining
leaves is dancing and the The
orange breeze , .
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sun crisp are brilliant in shining leaves is dancing and the high The overhead orange breeze cool , , .
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sun strings crisp are brilliant in shining leaves is dancing and the high like puppets The overhead orange breeze on cool , , .
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A THIRD AUTUMN SORT
One way to add description to sentences is to use appostives.
Fill in the blanks for each sentence by putting the mixed-up words in correct order.
1. Colourful autumn , ___________________________ , is here. ( time red yellow a of and leaves )
2. The sky, ______________________________ , is clear.
( and high blue pale )
3. The autumn rains, __________________________ , have not
yet started.
( stormy cold and dark )
Now fill in the blanks for each sentence, supplying the words that belong around each appositive phrase.
1. ___________________ , a time for turkey and pumpkin pie,
_________________________ .
( here Thanksgiving will be soon )
2. ____________________ , a time for dressing up and collecting
candy, ______________________ .
( arrive will of Halloween month at end the Then the )
Finally, write your own sentence. Make sure it has an appositive (a phrase giving more details about the word preceding it. Make sure the appositive is surrounded by commas.)
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A JANUARY SORT
Cut out the words and punctuation marks out in each section and
paste them in the correct order to make a coherent sentence.
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January       arrived         .         has
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rainy    Cold    arrived    has    January    ,       .
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snow       will          Maybe       fall      .
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snow   are    if  will   Maybe we   fall  lucky   ,   ,     .
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snow   are   beautiful if  will   we   fall  lucky   Maybe    ,   ,     .
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snow   are   beautiful if  will   we   fall  lucky   Maybe    lightly   ,   ,     .
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SNOWY SORT
Cut out the words and punctuation marks out in each section and
paste them in the correct order to make a coherent sentence.
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fallen       Snow         .         has
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fallen       snow         .   White      has
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fallen     and  snow    gently   White   softly   has ,  .
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fallen     and  snow    gently   White   softly   has    night   the   during     .
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but  raining    it    now    is      fallen     and  snow    gently   White    softly   has    night   the   during
,         .
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CLOUDY SORT
Cut out the words and punctuation marks out in each section and
paste them in the correct order to make a coherent sentence.
Clouds   sky   the      cover   .
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sky      cover    Dark   the      clouds   .
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sky      grey   cover    Dark   the      clouds   .
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sky      grey   cover    Dark   the      clouds   rain
heavy   with ,       ,        . (This one has an appositive.)
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shines      sun      The       .
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shines      sun      finally       The       .
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shines      sun      finally       The   and    pale
watery      ,      ,       .   (This one has an appositive.)
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JUNE SORT
Cut out the words and punctuation marks out in each section and
paste them in the correct order to make a coherent sentence.
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has      arrived      June       .
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June    arrived      sunny   Warm      has   .   ,
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start   will       soon   holidays      The       .
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will   relax   during   time the  be to holidays
There   .
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relax   during      will      time    to    long
holidays      happily   There     the   be     .
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during    relax    wonderfully      lots    time    will
holidays      be    of    to    happily      long    There
the     .
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