The document discusses techniques for varying sentence starters to enhance writing, emphasizing the importance of beginning sentences with verbs, gerunds, or adverbial phrases. It provides examples to illustrate how changing the structure can make sentences more engaging and encourages readers to practice these techniques. Additionally, it introduces prepositions as another option for sentence beginnings with relevant examples.

1. Creative Sentence Starters
Also known as …. “Stop
beginning your sentences with the
same words!”

2. Read this Story …
One day, Kyle was walking to school. He
heard a noise behind him. He turned
around. He looked to see who was there.
He didn’t see anyone, but he knew
someone was there. He ran quickly to
Jon’s house and knocked on the door
but Jon wouldn’t let him in. He was
getting really frightened. He kept
thumping on the door. He got no answer
so he ran way.
…. Also known as the story where
each sentence begins with He!

3. Vary your sentence beginnings
There are lots of ways to make your
sentences more interesting ….. Here are
some ideas….

4. BEGIN WITH A VERB!!!
A VERB IS A DOING WORD … OR AN
ACTION WORD
TELL ME SOME …….
NOW ADD “ING” TO THE VERBS …
THEY ARE NOW CALLED GERUNDS!!!

5. Begin with a VERB!!!!
Running was the only way
to escape the savage dog!
Screaming loudly
with frustration, he
threw his computer
across the room.
Peeking from
behind the door
allowed the boy
to see who was
creeping up the
stairs. It was
SANTA!!!

6. Why not begin your sentence
with a VERB or GERUND?
Compare this:
Callum turned around and looked to see
who was behind him.
To this ….
Turning around quickly, Callum looked to
see who was behind him.

7. Now You Try …
Pick a good verb … Move it to the
beginning of the sentence.
Steven realised he had been picked for the
team when he looked down the list for his
name.
Looking down the list for his name, Steven
realised he had been picked for the team.

8. Now you try
Daisy decided to relax in the bath
because she was tired from the
snowboarding.
Tired from all the snowboarding,
Daisy decided to relax in the bath.

9. Match the sentence starter
Gripping
Twisting
Shocked by
Angered by
the sight of so many injured people,
the doctors called for more
ambulances.
the rope tightly, Steven slowly climbed
towards the surface of the deep pit.
the rude and noisy boy, the teacher
sent him from the room.
from side to side allowed the boy to
loosen the tight ropes around his legs.

10. Start with a PREPOSITION or a
PLACE !!!!
“What a great idea I hear you say … but
what on earth is a PREPOSITION????”
JAY … WOULD YOU PLEASE COME
TO THE FRONT OF THE CLASS ….
AND BRING YOUR CHAIR WITH
YOU?

11. Beside Jay sat cutest girl in
Drummond High School.
Some sentence starters … starring
Jay Jay Black!
On Suhkveer’s wall was a poster
advertising the next school dance.
Under the chair sat the
shoe that Jay had been
looking for all week.

12. Other Preposition or Place
words that can begin a sentence.
On Inside Within Outside
Beside Throughout Upon
Near Beyond Among Below
Beneath To Inside
Towards From Into Out
of Off

13. Begin your sentences with Adverbs
(those words that describe the verb and end in
“ly”)
1. Anxiously
2. Violently
3. Rapturously
4. Unexpectedly
5. Patiently
6. Suspiciously
the lady looked around her
beautiful new house and smiled.
he looked over his shoulder to
see if anyone was watching.
shaking the boy only made him
cry and scream even louder.
the baby arrived early to
everyone’s delight.
the mother taught her child to tie
her shoelaces correctly.