Sentence Building Worksheets for Aphasia — Rearrange 3 to 7 Words

Sentence Building Worksheets for Aphasia — Rearrange 3 to 7 Words

On “Rehabilitation Worksheets,” you will find printable materials for aphasia rehabilitation. For every worksheet listed here, only the first sheet is free to download; a premium membership unlocks the rest.
This page gathers our word-order worksheets, in which a set of jumbled words is put back into the correct order and written out as a sentence. They are listed from easiest to hardest.

Why sentence-building practice matters

In aphasia, a person may understand each word on its own yet struggle to put words together into a sentence. “Grandma,” “eats” and “rice” may all come to mind, but unless they are arranged in the right order, the message is hard to get across. Because the words are already on the page, these worksheets take away the load of recalling them and let the reader focus on building the sentence.

From easiest to hardest

1. With pictures, 3 words — the picture shows the scene, which makes this a good first step.
2. Without pictures, 3 words — the sentence is built from the words alone.
3. The “is …ing” form — the same three-part sentence, describing an action in progress.
4. 4 → 5 → 6 → 7 words — words for how, where and with whom are added, and there is more to hold in mind while arranging.

How to use them effectively

Start by finding who is doing the action — the word that begins with a capital letter — then find the action word that follows it. If it is hard to keep track, cut the words out as cards and move them around by hand. Read the finished sentence aloud. Words such as “slowly” or “in the park” can often sit in more than one place in English, so any natural order counts as correct.

Who these worksheets are for

• Speech-language therapy (ST) sessions for aphasia
• Home practice and self-training
• Language activities at day-care and care facilities