Three Types of Communities | Interactive Worksheet - Free Printable

Let’s go step by step to fill in the blanks using the word bank:
Word Bank: suburban, city, urban, buildings, rural, country

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First sentence:
> An ________ community is filled with people, ________, and different types of transportation.

Looking at the picture next to it — tall buildings, busy streets → that’s a city or urban area.
The word “buildings” fits well in the second blank (since cities have lots of buildings).
“Urban” means relating to a city — so “An urban community...” makes sense.
But let’s check: The first blank could be “city” or “urban”. Let’s see which fits better with the rest.

Actually, looking at standard usage:
- “City community” is common.
- “Urban community” is also correct but more formal.
But note: the word bank has both “city” and “urban”. We need to use each word only once? Not necessarily stated, but usually these exercises expect one use per word.

Wait — let’s look at all three sentences together.

Second sentence:
> A ________ community is a smaller town near a larger ________.

Picture shows houses with yards, not too dense → likely suburban.
And “near a larger ________” → probably “city”.

So:
“A suburban community is a smaller town near a larger city.”

That uses “suburban” and “city”.

Third sentence:
> A ________ community has open space and few homes in the ________.

Picture shows farms, barns, wide open land → that’s rural.
“In the ________” → likely “country”.

So:
“A rural community has open space and few homes in the country.”

Now back to first sentence:
We’ve used: suburban, city, rural, country.
Left from word bank: urban, buildings

First sentence:
> An ________ community is filled with people, ________, and different types of transportation.

If we put “urban” in first blank → “An urban community...” — yes, that works.
Then “buildings” in second blank → “filled with people, buildings, and different types of transportation” — perfect.

Alternatively, if we tried “city” in first blank, then we’d have to use “urban” somewhere else — but “urban” doesn’t fit as well in the other blanks.

Also, note: “An” before the blank — so the word must start with a vowel sound.
“Urban” starts with a vowel sound → “An urban” ✔️
“City” starts with consonant → “A city” ✘ (but the sentence says “An ___”)

Ah! That’s key!

The first sentence starts with “An” — so the word after it must begin with a vowel sound.

From word bank:
- suburban → starts with ‘s’ → “a suburban”
- city → ‘c’ → “a city”
- urban → ‘u’ (vowel sound) → “an urban” ✔️
- buildings → plural, wouldn’t follow “An” anyway
- rural → ‘r’ → “a rural”
- country → ‘c’ → “a country”

So only “urban” can go in the first blank because of “An”.

Therefore:

First sentence:
→ urban, buildings

Second sentence:
→ suburban, city

Third sentence:
→ rural, country

All words from word bank are used exactly once.

Perfect.

Final Answer:
An urban community is filled with people, buildings, and different types of transportation.
A suburban community is a smaller town near a larger city.
A rural community has open space and few homes in the country.