These bright, appealing grammar worksheets are a great help for practising and revising the use of commands in Year 2. There are three worksheets in total, covering the following five sections – ‘understand’, ‘challenge’, ‘test’, ‘explain’ and ‘apply’.
UnderstandStudents suggest commands that can follow three different sentences.
Challenge ‘You have just been given a robot. Write down three commands you might give to it.’
Test Students identify sentences that can be described as commands, and suggest commands they might hear in a range of different scenarios.
Explain ‘Using your own words, explain how a command is different from other sentences.’
Apply ‘Your new robot does not know how to make a sandwich. Give him commands so that he is able to make your favourite sandwich for you.’
What is a command?
Words directed from one individual or group to another, with the aim of getting the latter to perform a particular action.
- “Tie your shoelaces.”
- “Be quiet.”
- “Say ‘thank you.’”
- “Don’t run off.”
National Curriculum English programme of study links
Pupils should be taught to learn how to use sentences with different forms: statement, question, exclamation, command.