Sentence Expansion Practice
A Grade 3 ELA worksheet focused on expanding simple sentences using adjectives, adverbs, and prepositional phrases.
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Sentence Expansion Practice
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Read each section carefully and follow the directions. This worksheet will help you practice making your sentences more interesting and detailed!
Add an adjective (a describing word) to make each sentence more interesting.
1. The cat slept.
2. A bird sang.
3. She ate a apple.
4. He drove a car.
Rewrite each sentence by adding an adverb (a word that tells how, when, or where) to describe the verb.
1. The dog barked.
2. She walked to school.
3. The boy played.
Expand each sentence by adding a prepositional phrase (e.g., 'in the garden', 'under the bed', 'with my friend').
1. The squirrel ran.
2. My mom cooked dinner.
3. The children played.
Rewrite the simple sentence below, adding at least one adjective, one adverb, AND one prepositional phrase.
The dog chased the ball.
Which sentence is the best expansion of 'The girl smiled'?
The girl smiled.
The happy girl smiled brightly in the sunshine.
The girl smiled and ran.
The girl smiled big.
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