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Simple Subject and Simple Predicate Worksheets

Simple subject and predicate identification is practiced across ten short worksheets — five on subjects, five on predicates — each with ten single-sentence items and matched with a full answer key.
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Grades 5–6
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Updated Jun 02, 2023

Subject
ELA, Strategies, Reading, Writing, Handwriting
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Simple Subject and Predicate, simple subject
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Ten single-page practice worksheets ask students to underline or write the simple subject or simple predicate in short declarative sentences such as 'Dogs make great companions' and 'The dog barked loudly.' Five worksheets isolate the simple subject and five isolate the simple predicate, each set repeating the same definition and directions so students build the skill through repetition rather than new instruction on every page. A complete answer key at the end of the file lists the correct one- or two-word answer for every sentence across all ten practice pages. The footer 'Dressed in Sheets' appears on every page, identifying the resource's original creator or store name.

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Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Students identify the simple subject (the main word or words telling who or what a sentence is about) in short declarative sentences.

  • Students identify the simple predicate (the main word or words telling what the subject is or does) in short declarative sentences.

  • Students apply the same subject/predicate definition consistently across repeated practice sets to build fluency.

Teaching tips

  • Assign one worksheet per day or as a warm-up, since each page is a short, self-contained set of ten sentences.

  • Work through the five simple-subject worksheets before the five simple-predicate worksheets, matching the file's built-in order.

  • Have students self-check against the answer key immediately after finishing each page for quick feedback.

Skills covered

  • Simple subject identification — students find the main noun or noun phrase in sentences like 'Tigers are powerful predators.'

  • Simple predicate identification — students find the main verb or verb phrase in sentences like 'The dog barked loudly.'

  • Grammar terminology application — students apply consistent definitions of simple subject and simple predicate across ten repeated practice sets.

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Core concepts

  • Simple subject

  • Simple predicate

  • Sentence parts

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