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The worksheets below are aimed to help your student become a master at recognizing and writing topic sentences. They are free for you to use at home or in the classroom. To view a worksheet or download a printable PDF, simply click on the title. Check out all of our writing worksheets!
Explanation and Examples – These worksheets provide an explanation of what a topic sentence is and its importance in writing. They often include examples to illustrate how a topic sentence introduces and encapsulates the main idea of a paragraph or essay.
Writing introductory sentences. In these worksheets, students are given 2 short texts and write topic sentences for each text.
This worksheet asks that students read five different paragraphs and locate the topic sentences in each one by circling it. “Identify the Topic Sentence” is great practice for students in grades 4, 5, and 6.
Learn how to write topic sentences with this writing activity. Students will be given eight different topics for paragraphs and will be asked to give each one a topic sentence. This activity is ideal for students in grades 4, 5, and 6.
A good topic sentence of a paragraph contains two elements: the topic and the controlling idea. Topic: The subject of the paragraph. Controlling Idea: limits the topic, shows the reader how the writer will limit the topic. Example: Adjusting to Canadian winters has been a real challenge for me. Topic: Adjusting to Canadian Winters.
Topic sentences are essential for summarizing the main idea of a paragraph. Paragraphs often have topic sentences supported by three ideas. So in this worksheet students practice writing topic sentences by looking at the pictures and trying to summarize three ideas in one topic sentence.