teaching resource

Successful Sentences – Sentence Construction Cards

Updated: 14 Jul 2023

Word cards for constructing complex sentences.

Editable: Word
Non-Editable: PDF
Pages: 40 Pages
Years: 3 - 7

Curriculum

ACELA1449

Recognise that different types of punctuation, including full stops, question marks and exclamation marks, signal sentences that make statements, ask questions, express emotion or give commandsElaborationsusing intonation and pauses in response to pu...
ACELA1451

Identify the parts of a simple sentence that represent 'What's happening?', 'What state is being described?', 'Who or what is involved?' and the surrounding circumstancesElaborationsknowing that, in terms of meaning, a basic clause repr...
ACELA1452

Explore differences in words that represent people, places and things (nouns, including pronouns), happenings and states (verbs), qualities (adjectives) and details such as when, where and how (adverbs)Elaborationstalking about effective words that d...
ACELY1661

Create short imaginative and informative texts that show emerging use of appropriate text structure, sentence-level grammar, word choice, spelling, punctuation and appropriate multimodal elements, for example illustrations and diagramsElaborationsref...
ACELA1467

Understand that simple connections can be made between ideas by using a compound sentence with two or more clauses usually linked by a coordinating conjunctionElaborationslearning how to express ideas using compound sentences (Skills: Literacy, Criti...
ACELA1478

Understand how different types of texts vary in use of language choices, depending on their purpose and context (for example, tense and types of sentences)Elaborationsbecoming familiar with typical structural stages and language features of various t...
ACELA1481

Understand that a clause is a unit of grammar usually containing a subject and a verb and that these need to be in agreementElaborationsknowing that a clause is basically a group of words that contains a verb (Skills: Literacy, Critical and Creative ...
ACELA1482

Understand that verbs represent different processes, for example doing, thinking, saying, and relating and that these processes are anchored in time through tenseElaborationsidentifying different types of verbs and the way they add meaning to a sent...
ACELA1491

Understand how texts are made cohesive through the use of linking devices including pronoun reference and text connectivesElaborationsknowing how authors construct texts that are cohesive and coherent through the use of: pronouns that link to somethi...
ACELA1493

Understand that the meaning of sentences can be enriched through the use of noun groups/phrases and verb groups/phrases and prepositional phrasesElaborationscreating richer, more specific descriptions through the use of noun groups/phrases (for examp...
ACELA1495

Understand how adverb groups/phrases and prepositional phrases work in different ways to provide circumstantial details about an activityElaborationsinvestigating in texts how adverb group/phrases and prepositional phrases can provide details of the ...
ACELA1505

Understand that the starting point of a sentence gives prominence to the message in the text and allows for prediction of how the text will unfoldElaborationsobserving how writers use the beginning of a sentence to signal to the reader how the text i...
ACELA1522

Investigate how complex sentences can be used in a variety of ways to elaborate, extend and explain ideasElaborationsinvestigating how the choice of conjunctions enables the construction of complex sentences to extend, elaborate and explain ideas, fo...
ACELA1523

Understand how ideas can be expanded and sharpened through careful choice of verbs, elaborated tenses and a range of adverb groups/phrasesElaborationsknowing that verbs often represent actions and that the choice of more expressive verbs makes an act...

VCELA178

Identify the parts of a simple sentence that represent â€˜Whatâ€™s happening?â€™, â€˜Who or what is involved?â€™ and the surrounding circumstances
VCELA179

Explore differences in words that represent people, places and things (nouns, including pronouns), happenings and states (verbs), qualities (adjectives) and details such as when, where and how (adverbs)
VCELA190

Recognise that different types of punctuation, including full stops, question marks and exclamation marks, signal sentences that make statements, ask questions, express emotion or give commands
VCELA214

Understand that simple connections can be made between ideas by using a compound sentence with two or more clauses usually linked by a coordinating conjunction
VCELA246

Understand how different types of texts vary in use of language choices, depending on their purpose, audience and context, including tense and types of sentences
VCELY258

Analyse how different texts use verb groups to represent different processes (action, thinking, feeling, saying, relating)
VCELA261

Understand that a clause is a unit of grammar usually containing a subject and a verb and that these need to be in agreement
VCELA280

Understand how adverb groups/phrases and prepositional phrases work in different ways to provide circumstantial details about an activity
VCELA290

Understand how texts are made cohesive through the use of linking devices including pronoun reference and text connectives
VCELA292

Understand that the meaning of sentences can be enriched through the use of noun groups/phrases and verb groups/phrases and prepositional phrases
VCELA321

Understand that the starting point of a sentence gives prominence to the message in the text and allows for prediction of how the text will unfold
VCELA350

Investigate how complex sentences can be used in a variety of ways to elaborate, extend and explain ideas
VCELA351

Understand how ideas can be expanded and sharpened through careful choice of verbs, elaborated tenses and a range of adverb groups/phrases

teaching resource

Successful Sentences – Sentence Construction Cards

Updated: 14 Jul 2023

Word cards for constructing complex sentences.

Editable: Word
Non-Editable: PDF
Pages: 40 Pages
Years: 3 - 7

Word cards for constructing complex sentences.

Use these cards to help your students write complex sentences.

Cards available include:

common nouns
adjectives
verbs
adverbs
pronouns
conjunctions
prepositions
punctuation marks.

Set challenges for your students to use a specified number of common nouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs, pronouns, prepositions and conjunctions in a sentence. They will need to change the first letter of the sentence to a capital.

Printing and laminating the cards will allow your students to write on the word and then wipe it clean.

Students can use the blank cards to add any words they may need to complete their sentence.

Curriculum

ACELA1449

Recognise that different types of punctuation, including full stops, question marks and exclamation marks, signal sentences that make statements, ask questions, express emotion or give commandsElaborationsusing intonation and pauses in response to pu...
ACELA1451

Identify the parts of a simple sentence that represent 'What's happening?', 'What state is being described?', 'Who or what is involved?' and the surrounding circumstancesElaborationsknowing that, in terms of meaning, a basic clause repr...
ACELA1452

Explore differences in words that represent people, places and things (nouns, including pronouns), happenings and states (verbs), qualities (adjectives) and details such as when, where and how (adverbs)Elaborationstalking about effective words that d...
ACELY1661

Create short imaginative and informative texts that show emerging use of appropriate text structure, sentence-level grammar, word choice, spelling, punctuation and appropriate multimodal elements, for example illustrations and diagramsElaborationsref...
ACELA1467

Understand that simple connections can be made between ideas by using a compound sentence with two or more clauses usually linked by a coordinating conjunctionElaborationslearning how to express ideas using compound sentences (Skills: Literacy, Criti...
ACELA1478

Understand how different types of texts vary in use of language choices, depending on their purpose and context (for example, tense and types of sentences)Elaborationsbecoming familiar with typical structural stages and language features of various t...
ACELA1481

Understand that a clause is a unit of grammar usually containing a subject and a verb and that these need to be in agreementElaborationsknowing that a clause is basically a group of words that contains a verb (Skills: Literacy, Critical and Creative ...
ACELA1482

Understand that verbs represent different processes, for example doing, thinking, saying, and relating and that these processes are anchored in time through tenseElaborationsidentifying different types of verbs and the way they add meaning to a sent...
ACELA1491

Understand how texts are made cohesive through the use of linking devices including pronoun reference and text connectivesElaborationsknowing how authors construct texts that are cohesive and coherent through the use of: pronouns that link to somethi...
ACELA1493

Understand that the meaning of sentences can be enriched through the use of noun groups/phrases and verb groups/phrases and prepositional phrasesElaborationscreating richer, more specific descriptions through the use of noun groups/phrases (for examp...
ACELA1495

Understand how adverb groups/phrases and prepositional phrases work in different ways to provide circumstantial details about an activityElaborationsinvestigating in texts how adverb group/phrases and prepositional phrases can provide details of the ...
ACELA1505

Understand that the starting point of a sentence gives prominence to the message in the text and allows for prediction of how the text will unfoldElaborationsobserving how writers use the beginning of a sentence to signal to the reader how the text i...
ACELA1522

Investigate how complex sentences can be used in a variety of ways to elaborate, extend and explain ideasElaborationsinvestigating how the choice of conjunctions enables the construction of complex sentences to extend, elaborate and explain ideas, fo...
ACELA1523

Understand how ideas can be expanded and sharpened through careful choice of verbs, elaborated tenses and a range of adverb groups/phrasesElaborationsknowing that verbs often represent actions and that the choice of more expressive verbs makes an act...

VCELA178

Identify the parts of a simple sentence that represent â€˜Whatâ€™s happening?â€™, â€˜Who or what is involved?â€™ and the surrounding circumstances
VCELA179

Explore differences in words that represent people, places and things (nouns, including pronouns), happenings and states (verbs), qualities (adjectives) and details such as when, where and how (adverbs)
VCELA190

Recognise that different types of punctuation, including full stops, question marks and exclamation marks, signal sentences that make statements, ask questions, express emotion or give commands
VCELA214

Understand that simple connections can be made between ideas by using a compound sentence with two or more clauses usually linked by a coordinating conjunction
VCELA246

Understand how different types of texts vary in use of language choices, depending on their purpose, audience and context, including tense and types of sentences
VCELY258

Analyse how different texts use verb groups to represent different processes (action, thinking, feeling, saying, relating)
VCELA261

Understand that a clause is a unit of grammar usually containing a subject and a verb and that these need to be in agreement
VCELA280

Understand how adverb groups/phrases and prepositional phrases work in different ways to provide circumstantial details about an activity
VCELA290

Understand how texts are made cohesive through the use of linking devices including pronoun reference and text connectives
VCELA292

Understand that the meaning of sentences can be enriched through the use of noun groups/phrases and verb groups/phrases and prepositional phrases
VCELA321

Understand that the starting point of a sentence gives prominence to the message in the text and allows for prediction of how the text will unfold
VCELA350

Investigate how complex sentences can be used in a variety of ways to elaborate, extend and explain ideas
VCELA351

Understand how ideas can be expanded and sharpened through careful choice of verbs, elaborated tenses and a range of adverb groups/phrases

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Zuriette Du Plessis · 6 years ago

Thank you. This will be handy to learn and consolidate sentences and in Reading Group TIme.
- Paul (Teach Starter) · 6 years ago
  
  Hi Zuriette, You’re most welcome and thank you for your feedback. We love to hear how our resources are helping teachers! Paul
Kristian · 7 years ago

Hello everyone, There seems to be some confusion about prepositions and this resource. If you check page 4 of the PDF there is the prepositions description card and the list of preposition construction card words are on pages 38 to 40. Thanks for your support with this resource, if you have any other questions, please don't hesitate to contact me.