Sentence Fix On-Grade Worksheet
Morning Work Level 1 • On Grade
Sentence Fix Patrol
Name:
Date:
Error Clues to Find:
3 Capitals 2 Punctuation Marks 2 Misspelled Words
Step 1: Spot & Mark the Errors Use proofreading marks or circle the mistakes
Barnaby the Hamster
last friday, our class got a friendly pet hamster named barnaby. He has soft brown fur and tiny paws. When he wakes up, barnaby loves to run on his weel. Do you think he likes his new home we are verry excited to take care of him.
Step 2: Rewrite Neatly Rewrite the paragraph correctly | Escribe el párrafo correctamente aquí abajo.
Step 3: Quick Revision Challenge
In the last sentence, the author used the tired word "excited". Write a synonym of "excited" to replace it:
My stronger word:
Idea box: thrilled • delighted • overjoyed
Self-Check: Did you start every sentence with a capital letter and end with punctuation?
Score: / 7
Sentence Fix Decodable Worksheet
Morning Work Support Edition • Decodable
Sentence Fix Patrol
Name:
Date:
Find & Fix These 5 Clues:
2 Capital Letters 2 Stop Signs (.) 1 Sound Fix
Step 1: Read & Circle Mistakes All Short Vowels + Sight Words
Sam and Pup Pip
sam has a quick brown pup named pip. He can run fast in the wet mud pip will hop in the big red tub. Sam can rub him with a soft rag
Helpful Phonics Tip: Names of pets and people always start with a tall capital letter! Every sentence needs a period at the end to say "Stop."
Step 2: Rewrite Neatly Remember finger spaces between words!
Step 3: Fun Sentence Boost
Pick one fun action word to tell how Pip gets in the tub:
Pip will:
splash or dive or plop
in the big tub!
Read your rewritten sentences out loud to check your work!
Score: / 5
Sentence Fix Teacher Guide
Teacher Resource
Answer Key & Morning Guide
Sentence Fix Patrol
Grade 3 Morning Routine
Recommended 10-Minute Morning Routine
1. Arrival Warm-Up (5 min)
Students begin silently at desks upon entry. Striving readers get the decodable edition.
2. Detective Pair-Share (2 min)
Partners compare error counts ("Did you find all 7?") and discuss any tricky spellings.
3. Quick Class Reveal (3 min)
Project paragraph on board; invite students to mark errors and share revision power words.
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Level 1: On-Grade Paragraph ("Barnaby the Hamster")
7 Total Fixes
Last Friday, our class got a friendly pet hamster named Barnaby. He has soft brown fur and tiny paws. When he wakes up, Barnaby loves to run on his wheel. Do you think he likes his new home? We are very excited to take care of him.
Capitals (3): • "Last" (sentence start)
• "Friday" (proper noun)
• "Barnaby" (name)
Punctuation (2): • "?" after home (asking)
• "." at paragraph end
Spelling (2): • "weel" → wheel
• "verry" → very
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Level 2: Decodable Support ("Sam and Pup Pip")
5 Total Fixes
Sam has a quick brown pup named Pip. He can run fast in the wet mud. Pip will hop in the big red tub. Sam can rub him with a soft rag.
Capitals (2): • "Sam" (sentence start/name)
• "Pip" (proper noun/pet name)
Punctuation (2): • Period after "mud."
• Period after "rag."
Phonics & Grammar: • Run-on sentence split
• CVC word verification
Teacher Tip: Have students tap out syllables for tricky words and use a green colored pencil for edits.
3rd Grade Foundational Literacy