Early Reading: sentences & paragraphs

These early reading worksheets focus on reading simple sentences, paragraphs and passages, with the emphasis on building comprehension. They are a progression from our phonics worksheets & lay the groundwork for our children's stories and reading comprehension worksheets.

Select your grade / topic:

Kindergarten - Reading sentences

• Matching very simple sentences to images
• Unscrambling pictures & sentences
• Completing sentences
• Illustrating sentences
• Fluency exercises
• Riddles (with / without pictures)

Kindergarten - Reading passages

• Reading and illustrating texts
• Completing texts
• Reading with Q&A (with / without pictures)
• Read & recall exercises

Grade 1 - Reading sentences

• Matching grade 1 level sentences to images
• Unscrambling images and related sentences
• Completing sentences with picture clues
• Illustrating sentences
• Fluency exercises
• Riddles

Grade 1 - Reading paragraphs

• Color images based on details in the text
• Draw images based on details in the text
• Completing texts
• Read & recall exercises
• Reading with Q&A

Grade 2 - Reading sentences

• Unscramble sentences
• Completing sentences with / without clues
• Cloze reading
• Fluency practice
• Read & draw
• Reading and solving riddles

Grade 2 - Paragraphs & passages

• Illustrating texts
• Matching texts to images
• Reading with Q&A
• Read and recall 
• Read and recap 

Grade 3 - Paragraphs & passages

• Illustrating texts
• Nonfiction reading with Q&A
• Fiction reading with Q&A
• Cloze reading
• Read & recall
• Comprehension practice