Class 3 Sentence Worksheet on Imperative Sentences – Giving Commands and Requests
Class 3 Sentence Worksheet on Imperative Sentences – Giving Commands and Requests
Give Clear Instructions with Imperative Sentences: Command with Confidence for Class 3
This Class 3 Imperative Sentences Worksheet introduces students to the sentence form used for commands, requests, advice, and instructions. With engaging activities including sorting, rewriting, and picture-based writing, learners practice forming sentences that tell others what to do—clearly and politely.
Why Imperative Sentences Matter in Grammar?
Imperative sentences are essential for everyday direction-giving. For Grade 3 learners, mastering them is important because:
1. It helps students express instructions, advice, and polite requests.
2. It teaches tone, sentence purpose, and punctuation usage.
3. It supports functional language in both speaking and writing.
4. It encourages clarity and assertiveness in communication.
What’s Inside This Worksheet?
This worksheet includes five practical and fun grammar tasks:
✏️ Exercise 1 – Sentence Sorting
Students read and label each sentence as ""Imperative"" or ""Not Imperative.""
🧠 Exercise 2 – Pick the Commands
From a mixed set, learners choose only those sentences that give a command or request.
📖 Exercise 3 – Story Commands
Children read two short story scenes and underline all the imperative sentences.
📝 Exercise 4 – Rewrite as Imperative
Given statements or questions, students rewrite them as commands or polite requests.
🎨 Exercise 5 – Picture-Based Instruction Writing
Learners observe a room scene and write five command sentences telling someone what to do.
✅ Answer Key (For Parents & Educators)
Exercise 1 – Imperative or Not
1. Imperative
2. Imperative
3. Not Imperative
4. Imperative
5. Imperative
6. Not Imperative
7. Not Imperative
8. Not Imperative
9. Imperative
10. Not Imperative
Exercise 2 – Imperative Sentences
1. Pass me the salt.
2. Clean your room today.
3. Put the books neatly on the shelf.
4. Come here quickly!
5. Be careful while running.
Exercise 3 – Underlined Imperative Sentences
Story 1:
Cut the carrot slowly.
Story 2:
Open your books now.
Exercise 4 – Rewritten as Imperative Sentences (Sample Answers)
1. Please help me with this.
2. Start reading your book.
3. Close the door.
4. Stop watching TV.
5. Sit there quietly.
6. Clean the room now.
7. Wash the clothes.
8. Drink some water.
9. Tidy the room.
10. Sweep the floor.
Exercise 5 – Picture-Based Sentences (Sample Answers)
1. Pick up the toys from the floor.
2. Stack the books on the shelf.
3. Pet the puppy gently.
4. Put the lid on the box.
5. Sit down and play nicely.
Frequently Asked Questions
An imperative sentence is a type of sentence that gives a command, instruction, or request. It usually starts with a verb and ends with a period (.) or sometimes an exclamation mark (!).
Example:
- Please close the door. (request)
- Sit down. (command)
A command tells someone what to do firmly or directly, while a request asks someone politely.
Command: Wash your hands.
Request: Could you please pass the pencil?
No. Imperative sentences usually have an understood subject – you. The subject is not written but is implied.
Example:
- Stop talking! → (You stop talking.)
