3rd Grade Exclamatory and Imperative Sentences Worksheets
- Grades
- Grades 1–5, Elementary
- Pages
- 4
- File type
- Answer key
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- Subject
- ELA
- Topic
- 3rd grade grammar, exclamatory sentences
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- Activities
- Answer key
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Third graders learn to sort sentences by the job they do in this worksheet on imperative and exclamatory sentences. A reference box on page 1 explains that an imperative tells someone to do something, while an exclamatory sentence shows strong feeling, and it points out that a command such as "Look out!" can end with an exclamation point and still be imperative.
Students label four sentences, then read three situations, such as a coach giving an urgent warning, and add the right end mark and label. They check the imperative request and the exclamatory sentence from two pairs and decide whether a classmate is right that every sentence ending in ! is exclamatory. On page 3 they write their own sentences: a polite request for a ruler, a sentence about a huge rainbow, a "Do not" command and a complete exclamation about a comet.
- Grade 3: imperative and exclamatory sentences, purpose and end marks
- Four pages: three student pages with 14 items in five parts and a one-page answer key
- Print options: a full-color PDF and a print-friendly black and white PDF
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Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
Identify imperative and exclamatory sentences by their purpose.
Choose a period or exclamation point that fits how a sentence is said.
Explain why a command that ends in an exclamation point is still imperative.
Teaching tips
Review the page 1 reference box together, especially the "Look out!" example, before Part 1.
Use item 10 for discussion: students explain why "Stay behind the line!" is a command even though it ends with !.
For items 11, 12 and 14, accept any complete sentence that does the requested job; the key gives a model for each.
Skills covered
Sentence purpose: students decide whether a sentence tells someone to act or shows strong feeling.
End punctuation: students choose a period or exclamation point to match a calm direction, an urgent warning or amazement.
Grammar reasoning: one item asks students to test a classmate's rule about exclamation points and explain their answer.
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What sentence types does this worksheet cover?
It covers imperative sentences, which tell someone to do something, and exclamatory sentences, which show strong feeling.
Can a command end with an exclamation point?
Yes. The worksheet teaches that a command can end with a period or an exclamation point, and item 10 asks students to explain why "Stay behind the line!" is still imperative.
Does it include answers?
Yes. Page 4 gives answers for every item, model sentences for the writing prompts and a note on what to accept.
How many pages is it?
Four pages: three student pages with 14 items and a one-page answer key, in full color and print-friendly black and white.
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imperative sentences
exclamatory sentences
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end punctuation
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grade 3 grammar
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