Revising Sentences
A Grade 3 ELA worksheet focusing on revising sentences for clarity, conciseness, and better word choice.
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Revising Sentences
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Read each question carefully and follow the instructions to revise the sentences. Remember to make your sentences clear, interesting, and easy to understand.
Read the sentence. Choose the best word from the word bank to make the sentence more interesting. Write the word in the blank.
1. The elephant was a animal.
2. The turtle walked across the grass.
Combine the two short sentences into one longer, more interesting sentence.
3. The bird sang. The bird sat on the branch.
4. The sun is bright. It makes shadows.
Read the original sentence. Then, choose the best revised sentence that makes it clearer or more interesting.
5. Original: The dog ran.
The dog ran fast.
The fluffy dog ran across the park.
The dog was running.
The dog ran and ran.
6. Original: She likes flowers.
She likes pretty flowers.
She smells flowers.
She really likes the colorful flowers in her garden.
Flowers are liked by her.
Revise the following sentences to make them clearer and easier to understand.
7. He put the book on it.
8. They went to the store and then they went home.
Tell if the statement about revising is True or False.
9. Revising means only checking for spelling mistakes.
True
False
10. When you revise, you should try to make your sentences more interesting.
True
False
Write two sentences about your favorite animal. Then, revise your sentences to make them even better!
My original sentences:
My revised sentences:
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