Cancel the Future

This worksheet helps students in Grades 4 and 5 practice forming negative sentences in the simple future tense by rewriting affirmative statements using will not (won’t) + base verb. As learners convert each sentence, they strengthen their understanding of how negation changes meaning, how auxiliary verbs function, and how contractions are used correctly in standard English.

Learning Goals

• Negative Verb Forms in the Simple Future (Grades 4-5): Write accurate negative sentences using will not or won’t.
• Sentence Rewriting Skills: Apply grammar rules while maintaining clear meaning and correct structure.
• Understanding Affirmative vs. Negative Meaning: Recognize how adding negation changes what a sentence communicates.
• Sentence Fluency and Mechanics: Maintain proper word order, spelling, and punctuation in rewritten sentences.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource: Designed to reinforce future-tense grammar through active transformation.
• Full-Sentence Practice: Moves beyond isolated drills to complete sentence rewriting.
• Auxiliary Verb Focus: Highlights how will works with not and contractions.
• Flexible Use: Suitable for grammar lessons, review sessions, independent practice, or ESL support.

This printable worksheet helps students gain confidence forming negative future-tense sentences accurately and fluently. By rewriting statements using won’t, learners strengthen grammar precision, sentence control, and understanding of how meaning shifts with negation. It is a no-prep resource that works well in both classroom and homeschool language arts settings, supporting clear and correct future-tense writing.

This worksheet is part of our simple future tense worksheets collection.