Compound and Simple Sentences Task Cards – Hands‑On Grammar Activity

Use these compound and simple sentence task cards to help your students confidently identify the difference between these two types of sentences.

This engaging, hands‑on resource is perfect for building sentence structure knowledge in a fun and interactive way. Each task card features a sentence, and students must decide whether it is a simple sentence or a compound sentence. Students read the sentence on each card and show their answer by:

• placing a peg or counter on “Simple” or “Compound”, or
• circling the correct option using a whiteboard marker (once cards are laminated).

Why These Types of Sentence Task Cards are a Must-Have?

These sentence type task cards are a versatile and engaging addition to any literacy toolkit, providing students with meaningful opportunities to practise identifying simple and compound sentences in an interactive way.

• Encourages active participation and movement
• Great for small groups, literacy rotations, or independent practice
• Ideal for revising or consolidating sentence structure concepts
• Low‑prep and easy to differentiate

Overall, these task cards provide an effective, reusable, and engaging way to reinforce grammar concepts while supporting a wide range of learning needs and classroom setups.

Download and Explore Compound Sentences and Simple Sentences

Use the dropdown menu to choose between the easy to print PDF or the editable Google Slide version of this resource. 

This resource was created by Lindsey Phillips, a teacher and a Teach Starter Collaborator.

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