Editing and Improving Sentences

Year 3 EnglishWriting3 pages

About this worksheet

Written as a recap for the end of an editing lesson, this three-page Year 3 sheet is mostly reflection. Pupils say which part of editing they found most interesting and give a Year 2 pupil a proofreading tip. Next, they correct a pirate's line of speech that has a spelling mistake and a missing inverted comma. Then they upgrade the verb in "The muddy dog went over the garden wall." A short Next Steps section closes the sheet. The answer key suggests verbs such as leapt and scrambled. Three England National Curriculum grammar objectives apply.

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Editing and Improving Sentences: Writing - page 1

Editing and Improving Sentences: Writing - page 2

Editing and Improving Sentences: Writing - page 3

Curriculum objectives covered

Writing - vocabulary, grammar and punctuation

“Learning the grammar for years 3 and 4 in English Appendix 2”

Questions 4 and 5 ask pupils to choose a stronger verb and explain why it works better.

Writing - vocabulary, grammar and punctuation

“Using and punctuating direct speech”

Question 3 asks pupils to add the missing opening inverted commas to the pirate's words.

Writing - vocabulary, grammar and punctuation

“Use and understand the grammatical terminology in English Appendix 2 accurately and appropriately when discussing their writing and reading.”

Questions 1 and 5 ask pupils to talk about their writing with terms such as inverted commas and verb.

What's inside this worksheet

My Editing Brain

Pupils tick the editing job they liked most, from fixing spellings to upgrading boring verbs, and write their number one proofreading tip.

The Editor's Eye

Pupils rewrite the pirate's sentence about finding the treasure, spelling "pirate" correctly and adding the opening inverted commas.

Creative Upgrade

Pupils swap "went" for a stronger verb in the sentence about the muddy dog, then explain why their word is better.

Next Steps

A final reflection box. The answer key accepts any ticked answer, as it is there to guide your next lesson.

How teachers use it

Plenary

Use it in the last ten minutes of an editing lesson. The sheet is written as a recap of that lesson.

Proofreading tips

Collect the answers to question 2 and share the best tips before the class next edits a piece of writing.

Quick check

Question 3 shows at a glance who spots missing opening inverted commas.

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