1. Sentence lengthening exercises
Read aloud, rhyming, more lengthening, more story telling

2. 1. Sentence lengthening exercises
Come to tea!
Come to tea with me!
Come to tea with me by the sea!
If you are free, come to tea with me by the sea!
Do you agree, if you are free, to come to tea with me by the sea?

3. 2. Sentence lengthening exercises
He’s swimming.
He’s swimming in the river.
He’s swimming in the river with Tim.
He’s swimming in the river with Tim at the moment.

4. 3. Sentence lengthening exercises
He sells eggs.
He sells hen’s eggs.
He sells the best hen’s eggs.
He sells the best hen’s eggs every Wednesday in the market.
He sells the best hen’s eggs every Wednesday in the market next to the pigs.

5. 4. Sentence lengthening exercises
He attacked the man.
He attacked the man in the van.
He attacked the man in the van with a fountain pen.
He attacked the man in the van with a fountain pen which he held with both hands.

6. 5. Sentence lengthening exercises
You must come.
You must come to supper.
You must come to supper with us.
You must come to supper with us and join in the fun.
You must come to supper with us and join in the fun with the nuns.

7. 6. Sentence lengthening exercises
I shan’t.
I shan’t sing.
I shan’t sing in the school hall.
I shan’t sing in the school hall at the Christmas ball .
I shan’t sing in the school hall at the Christmas ball with open doors.
I shan’t sing in the school hall at the Christmas ball with open doors, even if I meet Santa Claus.

8. 7. Sentence lengthening exercises
Where’s the watch?
Where’s the watch I put with my torch?
Where’s the watch I put with my torch to take to the shop?
Where’s the watch I put with my torch to take to the shop because it had stopped?

9. 8. Sentence lengthening exercises
Paul called.
Paul called from the hall.
Paul called from the hall that he had slipped on the floor.
Paul called from the hall that he had slipped on the floor and couldn’t get to the door.

10. 9. Sentence lengthening exercises
Have a look.
Have a look at this book.
Have a look at this book which I found near a brook.
Have a look at this book which I found near a brook and gave to our cook.

11. 10. Sentence lengthening exercises
I choose blue.
I choose blue shoes.
I choose blue shoes to take to school.
I choose blue shoes to take to school to use.
I choose blue shoes to take to school to use, they look so cool.

12. 11. Sentence lengthening exercises
He searched and searched.
He searched and searched for the bird.
He searched and searched for the bird he heard.
He searched and searched for the bird he heard in the church.
He searched and searched for the bird he heard in the church but the bird was hurt.

13. 12. Sentence lengthening exercises
They painted the table.
They painted the table pale grey.
They painted the table pale grey the other day.
They painted the table pale grey the other day for the spring party in May .

14. 13. Sentence lengthening exercises
I ride five miles.
I ride five miles every Friday night.
I ride five miles every Friday night on a bike.
I ride five miles every Friday night on a bike to see someone I like.

15. 14. Sentence lengthening exercises
I was annoyed.
I was annoyed at the boy.
I was annoyed at the boy for spoiling the toy.
I was annoyed at the boy for spoiling the toy which belongs to Joy.
I was annoyed at the boy for spoiling the toy which belongs to Joy when the game was destroyed.

16. 15. Sentence lengthening exercises
The tree won’t grow.
The tree won’t grow even slowly.
The tree won’t grow even slowly in this cold in January.
The tree won’t grow even slowly in this cold in January, you know ?

17. 16. Sentence lengthening exercises
I saw a large crowd.
I saw a large crowd in the wood.
I saw a large crowd dancing quietly in the wood .
I saw a large crowd dancing quietly in the wood close to my neighbourhood.

18. 17. Sentence lengthening exercises
The end of the pier.
The end of the pier is near.
The end of the pier is near, I fear.
The end of the pier is near, I fear, and the mist hasn’t cleared.

19. 18. Sentence lengthening exercises
That’s a rare pair of trousers.
That’s a rare pair of trousers for a mayor.
That’s a rare pair of trousers for a mayor to wear.
That’s a rare pair of trousers for a mayor to wear, it must be hard to bear as he sits for hours in his chair.

20. 19. Sentence lengthening exercises
I’m sure.
I’m sure this is fresher.
I’m sure this is fresher and purer.
I’m sure this is fresher and purer than the drink in that drinking fountain near the river.

21. 20. Sentence lengthening exercises
Willie went away.
Willie went away to the woods.
Willie went away to the woods with a gun in his left hand, weeping quietly.
Willie went away to the woods with a gun in his left hand, weeping quietly on the way.