This set of Reviewing Clause Knowledge Worksheets is designed to help students consolidate their understanding of clauses and how they are used in simple and compound sentences. These worksheets provide engaging, scaffolded activities that build confidence in recognising and creating different types of sentences. This resource reinforces key grammar concepts to support strong sentence construction skills.

How to Complete

1. Section 1: Identify the Clause Read each sentence carefully and underline the clauses. Determine if the sentence is simple or compound, and label it accordingly.
2. Section 2: Correct the Errors Each sentence is missing a conjunction. Rewrite the sentence with a suitable coordinating conjunction.
3. Section 3: Create Sentences Write one compound sentence. Underline the subjects, circle the verbs and highlight the conjunction.

Additional Tips

1. Start with a mini-lesson or discussion reviewing the characteristics of simple and compound sentences. Provide examples and encourage students to ask questions.
2. Use colour coding to help students visualise different types of clauses: one colour for independent clauses and another for dependent clauses.
3. For Section 2, demonstrate how to choose suitable conjunctions as a whole-class activity before having students work independently.
4. Encourage peer review for Section 3, allowing students to share their sentences and receive constructive feedback from classmates.

Extension Ideas

1. Clause Sorting: Provide students with a mix of simple and compound sentences on sentence strips. Have them sort the strips into categories.
2. Real-World Texts: Ask students to find examples of simple and compound sentences or dependent and independent clauses in a storybook, magazine or article.
3. Sentence Challenge: Provide two independent clauses and ask students to create as many variations as possible by combining them with different conjunctions.
4. Creative Writing Task: Have students write a short story using at least three simple and three compound sentences. Students can highlight the conjunctions in their writing.