Shift and Shine: Varied Sentence Mastery for Class 5

This Grade 5 worksheet on “Writing Varied Sentences” helps students build expressive and versatile sentence structures through grammar-rich tasks. By working through activities like noun–verb identification, multiple-choice questions on sentence openings, rewriting rules, contextual blanks, and paragraph writing, learners strengthen their ability to construct clear, meaningful, and engaging sentences.

Why Varied Sentences Matter in Grammar?

Varied sentences make writing more interesting and dynamic. For Grade 5 learners, this topic supports:
1. Understanding how sentence openings change tone and flow.
2. Identifying nouns and verbs to build stronger grammar foundations.
3. Applying grammar rules like tense change, articles, plurals, and adverbs.
4. Developing descriptive, well-structured written expression.

What’s Inside This Worksheet?

This worksheet includes five well-structured exercises that turn young writers into confident sentence builders:

🧠 Exercise 1 – Underline the Nouns & Circle the Verbs 
Students identify nouns and verbs in simple sentences, helping them understand core sentence structure.

✏️ Exercise 2 – Multiple Choice on Varied Sentence Patterns 
Learners choose sentences that show fresh, varied beginnings or structural shifts, encouraging flexible writing.

📋 Exercise 3 – Sentence Rewriting Using Rules 
Students rewrite sentences using rules like past tense, plurals, adverbs, and articles—building grammar accuracy.

📝 Exercise 4 – Fill in the Blanks (Contextual Passage) 
A nature-themed passage helps learners choose descriptive and meaningful words based on context.

🧾 Exercise 5 – Paragraph Writing 
Students write a short paragraph on “How I help at home every weekend,” putting learned skills into practice.

ANSWER KEY (For Parents & Educators)

Exercise 1 – Underline the Nouns & Circle the Verbs 
(Nouns / Verbs listed below for clarity)
1. Riya (N), stories (N), school (N) / writes (V)
2. Ravi (N), cricket (N), park (N) / plays (V) 3. Meera (N), book (N), bus (N) / reads (V)
4. Asha (N), dinner (N), family (N) / cooks (V) 5. Raj (N), birds (N), lake (N) / watches (V) 6. teacher (N), homework (N) / checks (V)
7. class (N), songs (N), assembly (N) / sings (V)
8. driver (N), bus (N) / stops (V)
9. vendor (N), fruits (N), Delhi (N) / sells (V)
10. puppy (N), Riya (N), class (N) / follows (V) 
Exercise 2 – Multiple Choice 
1. c 
2. a 
3. b 
4. b 
5. c 
6. c 
7. a 
8. c 
9. b 
10. a

Exercise 3 – Sentence Rewriting 
(Model answers; variations allowed)

1. He walked to the library every evening. (Use past tense)
2. The cat sits on a chair. (Use present tense + article) 3. The child carried a toy in her bag. (Add article)
4. They played footballs in the ground. (Add plural)
5. The girls drew pictures on the sheet. (Use plural)
6. The sun rose above the mountains. (Add article)
7. Arjun finished his homework quickly. (Use adverb) 8. The teacher corrected one notebook carefully. (Use adverb)
9. The dogs barked at the stranger. (Use plural)
10. The girl found an umbrella near the bench. (Use article)

Exercise 4 – Passage Blanks 
(Sample answers; variations accepted)

1. breeze / wind 
2. chirped / sang 
3. notebook / folder / bag 
4. colour / shape / pattern 
5. crawling / moving 
6. bench 
7. happy / calm / peaceful 
8. garden 
9. peaceful / quiet

Exercise 5 – Paragraph Writing 
Answers may vary.

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