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