Build Better Sentences: Simple, Compound & Complex Sentences for Class 5 

This Class 5 grammar worksheet on Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences helps students understand how different sentence structures make writing clear, smooth, and meaningful. Using real examples from pages 3–8 of the worksheet, children learn how to identify sentence types, join ideas correctly, and rewrite faulty sentences. Through labelling tasks, MCQs, targeted rewriting, a descriptive passage, and paragraph writing, students strengthen the foundations of sentence structure.

On page 3 of the worksheet, learners label sentences such as: 
• The dog barked at the mailman. (Simple) 
• The sun set, and the stars appeared. (Compound) 
• Because he was late, he missed the bus. (Complex) 
The passage on page 8 includes vivid images—soft breeze, tiny dog, colourful kite, dry leaves, long shadows, and sharp whistle—showing how sentence types fit naturally into descriptive writing.

Why Sentence Types Matter in Grammar? 

Simple, compound, and complex sentences help Class 5 learners because: 
1. They improve sentence flow and clarity. 
2. They prevent run-ons and fragments. 
3. They build stronger paragraph-writing skills. 
4. They enhance both creative and academic writing.

What’s Inside This Worksheet? 

🧠 Exercise 1 – Label the Sentences (Page 3) 
Students label 10 sentences as simple, compound, or complex.

✏️ Exercise 2 – Multiple-Choice Questions (Pages 4–5) 
Students choose the correct sentence form based on grammar rules.

📝 Exercise 3 – Sentence Rewriting (Pages 6–7) 
Students rewrite faulty or incomplete sentences into proper compound or complex sentences using conjunctions.

📘 Exercise 4 – Fill in the Blanks Passage (Page 8) 
Students complete a playground-themed passage with words such as breeze, tiny, colourful, dry, long, plastic, and sharp.

📝 Exercise 5 – Paragraph Writing (Page 9) 
Students write a short paragraph titled My Dream Career using a mix of simple, compound, and complex sentences.

ANSWER KEY (For Parents & Educators)

Exercise 1 – Label the Sentences 
1. Simple 
2. Complex 
3. Compound 
4. Complex 
5. Simple 
6. Compound 
7. Complex 
8. Simple 
9. Compound 
10. Complex 

Exercise 2 – MCQ Answers 
1. (a) Riya read a story. 
2. (c) She cooked dinner and washed dishes. 
3. (b) I waited because it rained. 
4. (c) The boys played football. 
5. (a) Raj fell but he got up. 
6. (b) She smiled because she won. 
7. (a) The cat slept quietly. 
8. (c) We played and it was sunny. 
9. (b) I stayed inside when it rained. 
10. (a) The bus driver smiled.

Exercise 3 – Corrected Sentences (Sample Answers) 
1. Riya read she smiled later. → Riya read and she smiled later. 
2. He played he cheered loudly. → He played and he cheered loudly. 
3. She walked home it was dark. → She walked home when it was dark. 
4. I stayed in it rained. → I stayed in because it rained.
5. The bell rang we entered. → The bell rang and we entered. 
6. They jumped they laughed. → They jumped and they laughed. 
7. He studied he passed exam. → He studied and he passed the exam.
8. Ravi fell he stood up. → Ravi fell but he stood up. 
9. The dog barked it ran off. → The dog barked and it ran off. 
10. She cried she won prize. → She cried because she won the prize.

Exercise 4 – Fill in the Blanks (Sample Answers) 
1. breeze 
2. tiny 
3. colourful 
4. dry 
5. long 
6. plastic 
7. sharp 

Help your child master all three sentence types and become a confident writer with this complete sentence-formation worksheet! 

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