Use this imperative verbs KS2 PowerPoint and accompanying lesson plan, worksheet and quizzes to help students identify and use imperative verbs in sentences.
Learning objectives
- Learn that imperative verbs are action words that we use to give orders, commands, or instructions
- Understand that imperative verbs are often at the beginning of a sentence
- Use imperative verbs for persuasion and encouragement
What is an imperative verb?
Before you use this imperative verbs KS2 PowerPoint, it’s important to remember that not all verbs are imperative. Imperative verbs specifically give commands or instructions and can end with a full stop or an exclamation mark, depending on the tone. We can use imperative verbs in both positive and negative sentences.
Imperative verbs include action words such as:
- run
- jump
- stop
- go
- sit
- stand
- listen
- look
In the sentence ‘Close the door’, close is the imperative verb. Imperative verbs can also be used to persuade, such as ‘Join our club!’.
Before teaching this lesson, pupils need to have a good grasp of the following terminology: verb, noun, adjective, sentence.
This is an English lesson created using AI by Oak National Academy’s AI Lesson planner and licensed under Open Government Licence (OGL).
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