Identifying Simple,
Compound, and Complex
Sentences:
Color by Number
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Ways to Use: *As a supplement to your unit
*Test prep before a test or GMAS testing
*Homework
*Morning Work
*Classwork
*ELA centers
*Leave with a substitute
How to Use: *Print pages 3-5
*I suggest printing back to back to save paper.
*Students will read each sentence and circle what type of sentence it is. Then, they will proceed to find each question
number on the picture.
*Students will color each section marked with that question number with the
specified color.
Name: ________________________________________________ Date: __________________________
Color by Number: Identifying Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences
Directions: Read the sentence. Identify the sentence type. Then, find the question number on the
coloring page, and color that section with the specified color.
1. Jack jumped over the hill.
simple
COLOR LIME GREEN compound
COLOR PURPLE complex
COLOR ORANGE 2. Sleeping Beauty was in a deep sleep before the
prince arrived.
simple
COLOR BLACK compound
COLOR LIME GREEN complex
COLOR PURPLE
3. Jim bought pencils at Walmart, and he bought
pens.
simple
COLOR PURPLE compound
COLOR ORANGE complex
COLOR LIME GREEN
4. Sam got her driver’s license.
simple
COLOR LIGHT GRAY compound
COLOR LIME GREEN complex
COLOR BLACK 5. We went to New York
City, then we went to Washington D.C.
simple
COLOR ORANGE compound
COLOR BLACK complex
COLOR ORANGE
6. I bought a dog, and I bought a cat.
simple
COLOR PURPLE compound
COLOR BLACK complex
COLOR LIME GREEN 7. Scott and Kasey rode
bikes after they ate breakfast.
simple
COLOR LIGHT GRAY compound
COLOR ORANGE complex
COLOR BLACK
8. The white and black spotted dog chased the
ball.
simple
COLOR LIME GREEN compound
COLOR DARK GRAY complex
COLOR PURPLE
9. Many soldiers fought in World War I, and they fought in World War II.
simple
COLOR DARK GRAY compound
COLOR PURPLE complex
COLOR ORANGE
10. I like to walk, and I like to jog.
simple
COLOR LIME GREEN compound
COLOR DARK GRAY complex
COLOR BLACK 11. Math is not my
favorite subject because it is hard.
simple
COLOR ORANGE compound
COLOR PUPLE complex
COLOR LIME GREEN
12. I like to go shopping. simple
COLOR ORANGE compound
COLOR LIGHT GRAY complex
COLOR PUPLE
13. After watching the sun set, we roasted
marshmallows.
simple
COLOR PUPLE compound
COLOR LIME GREEN complex
COLOR BLACK
14. Let’s eat dinner before getting ice cream.
simple
COLOR LIME GREEN compound
COLOR ORANGE complex
COLOR PUPLE 15. The baby threw its
pacifier, and it threw its
spoon.
simple
COLOR DARK GRAY compound
COLOR ORANGE complex
COLOR LIGHT GRAY
16. The chef cooked the burgers and hotdogs
quickly.
simple
COLOR PURPLE compound
COLOR LIME GREEN complex
COLOR ORANGE
17. Since our test is tomorrow, I will study
tonight.
simple
COLOR LIME GREEN compound
COLOR ORANGE complex
COLOR BLACK
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Color by Number: Identifying Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences Answer
Key
1. Jack jumped over the hill.
simple
COLOR LIME GREEN compound
COLOR PURPLE complex
COLOR ORANGE
2. Sleeping Beauty was in
a deep sleep before the prince arrived.
simple
COLOR BLACK compound
COLOR LIME GREEN complex
COLOR PURPLE
3. Jim bought pencils at Walmart, and he bought
pens.
simple
COLOR PURPLE compound
COLOR ORANGE complex
COLOR LIME GREEN
4. Sam got her driver’s license.
simple
COLOR LIGHT GRAY compound
COLOR LIME GREEN complex
COLOR BLACK
5. We went to New York City, then we went to
Washington D.C.
simple
COLOR ORANGE compound
COLOR BLACK complex
COLOR ORANGE
6. I bought a dog, and I bought a cat.
simple
COLOR PURPLE compound
COLOR BLACK complex
COLOR LIME GREEN
7. Scott and Kasey rode bikes after they ate
breakfast.
simple
COLOR LIGHT GRAY compound
COLOR ORANGE complex
COLOR BLACK
8. The white and black spotted dog chased the
ball.
simple
COLOR LIME GREEN compound
COLOR DARK GRAY complex
COLOR PURPLE
9. Many soldiers fought in World War I, and they fought in World War II.
simple
COLOR DARK GRAY compound
COLOR PURPLE complex
COLOR ORANGE
10. I like to walk, and I like to jog.
simple
COLOR LIME GREEN compound
COLOR DARK GRAY complex
COLOR BLACK 11. Math is not my
favorite subject because it is hard.
simple
COLOR ORANGE compound
COLOR PUPLE complex
COLOR LIME GREEN
12. I like to go shopping. simple
COLOR ORANGE compound
COLOR LIGHT GRAY complex
COLOR PUPLE
13. After watching the sun set, we roasted
marshmallows.
simple
COLOR PUPLE compound
COLOR LIME GREEN complex
COLOR BLACK
14. Let’s eat dinner before getting ice cream.
simple
COLOR LIME GREEN compound
COLOR ORANGE complex
COLOR PUPLE 15. The baby threw its
pacifier, and it threw its
spoon.
simple
COLOR DARK GRAY compound
COLOR ORANGE complex
COLOR LIGHT GRAY
16. The chef cooked the burgers and hotdogs
quickly.
simple
COLOR PURPLE compound
COLOR LIME GREEN complex
COLOR ORANGE
17. Since our test is tomorrow, I will study
tonight.
simple
COLOR LIME GREEN compound
COLOR ORANGE complex
COLOR BLACK
Color by Number: Identifying Simple, Compound, and
Complex Sentences Answer Key
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