Revising Writing Worksheet
A Grade 1 ELA worksheet focused on revising writing, including identifying mistakes, adding details, and improving sentences.
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Revising Writing Fun!
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Revising means making your writing better! Read each question carefully and make changes to the sentences to make them super awesome.

1. The dog ran. (Add a word to tell HOW the dog ran.)
The dog ran .
2. I like cookies. (Add a word to tell WHAT KIND of cookies.)
I like cookies.
3. The flower is pretty. (Add a word to tell WHAT COLOR the flower is.)
The flower is pretty.
Read the sentence and the change. Is it a good way to revise?
4. Original: I eat apple. Change: I eat a red apple.
True
False
5. Original: The cat sleeps. Change: The cat eats.
True
False
6. Write a sentence about your favorite animal. Then, revise it to add more details about what it looks like or what it does.
My first sentence:
My revised sentence (with more details!):
7. Which sentence is the BEST revision for: "I saw a bird."
I saw a big bird.
I saw a colorful bird singing a song.
I saw a bird fly.
I saw a bird.
8. Read the story below. Find one sentence you can make better by adding more details or changing a word. Write the original sentence and then your revised sentence.
My dog, Max, likes to play. He runs in the yard. He chases his ball. Max is happy.
Original sentence:
Revised sentence: