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Imperative Verbs Practice Worksheet

Recognise imperative verbs and use them to write clear instructions. Start each instruction with a capital letter and finish it with a full stop.

Spot the imperative verb

An imperative verb tells someone what to do. It often comes at the start of an instruction.

1.Which word is the imperative verb in this instruction: Place the folded paper on your desk.

2.Which word is the imperative verb in this instruction: Gently stir the soup with a spoon.

3.Which word is the imperative verb in this instruction: Please carry the box with both hands.

4.Which word is the imperative verb in this instruction: Carefully cross the road at the lights.

5.Tick the sentence that gives an instruction.

The rabbit is hiding under the chair.
Put the carrots in the basket.
We visited the library yesterday.
Those carrots look fresh.

6.Tick the sentence that gives an instruction.

Zainab opens the curtains each morning.
The curtains are blue.
Open the curtains to let in the sunlight.
Sunlight filled the room.

Choose the right instruction

Match each situation to the instruction that would help. Write the correct letter beside each situation.

7.Match each situation with the most suitable instruction.

Your hands are muddy before lunch.
The tap is still running.
Your book is on the floor.
A friend cannot hear the announcement.

B. Wash your hands with soap.
D. Move closer to the speaker.
C. Pick up your book.
A. Switch off the tap.

Write your own instructions

Write five different individual instructions, then write three instructions for making a cheese sandwich. Begin each one with an imperative verb and use a capital letter and a full stop. Try to make each instruction clear.

8.Write an instruction that tells someone how to open a book carefully.

9.Write an instruction that tells someone how to tidy pencils away.

10.Write an instruction that tells someone how to move safely through a doorway.

11.Write an instruction that tells someone how to start a drawing.

12.Write an instruction that tells someone how to water a small plant.

13.Write three clear instructions for making a cheese sandwich. Use at least three different imperative verbs, and check your capital letters and full stops.