Sentence Variety Practice

A Grade 3 ELA worksheet focused on identifying and creating different types of sentences to improve writing variety.

Grade 3 ELA WritingWriting Organization and StructureSentence Variety

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Multiple ChoiceFill in the BlanksShort AnswerTrue / FalseLong Answer

Standards

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.3.1.ICCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.4

Topics

ELAWritingSentence VarietyGrade 3

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Sentence Variety Practice

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Read each section carefully and follow the directions. This worksheet will help you practice using different kinds of sentences to make your writing more interesting!

Read each sentence. Which type of sentence is it?

1. The dog barked loudly.

Statement

Question

Command

Exclamation

2. What is your favorite color?

Statement

Question

Command

Exclamation

3. Please close the door.

Statement

Question

Command

Exclamation

Fill in the blank with a word that makes sense in the sentence.

4. The little bird built a in the tree.

5. My mom asked, "Did you your homework?"

6. " !" shouted the boy when he saw the roller coaster.

Rewrite the following sentences to add more variety. Try to change a statement into a question or an exclamation, or combine two short sentences into one.

7. The cat sat on the mat. The cat was black.

8. I like ice cream. Do you like ice cream?

Read each statement and decide if it is True or False.

9. A question always ends with a period.

True

False

10. Using different types of sentences makes your writing more interesting to read.

True

False

Write a short story about a trip to the park. Make sure to use at least one statement, one question, one command, and one exclamation in your story.