Fact vs. Opinion – Grammar & Writing

These Fact vs. Opinion grammar and writing activities are designed to help students clearly distinguish between factual statements and opinions while developing critical thinking and writing skills. Through structured and engaging exercises, learners practice identifying facts that can be proven and opinions that express beliefs, feelings, or judgments.

The activities guide students step by step, starting with simple identification tasks and progressing to sentence-level and short-writing practice. Students learn to recognize clue words often found in opinions (such as think, feel, best, favorite) and understand how facts are supported by evidence. By applying these skills, students become more confident readers and more effective writers.

This resource is perfect for whole-group instruction, small groups, literacy centers, independent work, homework, or assessment. The activities are student-friendly, clearly explained, and require minimal preparation, making them easy to integrate into any grammar or writing block.

Activities included:

• Identify and circle facts or opinions

• Write F for fact or O for opinion

• Match sentences to fact or opinion categories

• Complete sentences with a fact or an opinion

• Finish opinion sentences using sentence starters

• Write a fact and an opinion about the same topic

• Add a reason to support an opinion