Let's solve this worksheet step by step.
🔹 Objective:
Change each sentence into its
opposite imperative form — that is, if it's
affirmative, make it
negative, and if it's
negative, make it
affirmative.
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✔ Rules Recap:
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Affirmative Imperative: Starts with a verb (base form), no subject.
Example: *Sit down.* → tells someone to do something.
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Negative Imperative: Starts with *Don't* + base verb.
Example: *Don’t sit down.* → tells someone not to do something.
So we’ll convert:
- Affirmative → Negative
- Negative → Affirmative
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🔧 Let’s go through each sentence:
1.
Sit down.
→ This is affirmative.
→ Change to negative:
Don’t sit down.
2.
Don’t listen to me when I’m talking.
→ This is negative.
→ Change to affirmative:
Listen to me when I’m talking.
3.
Eat some snacks.
→ Affirmative.
→ Negative:
Don’t eat some snacks.
*(Note: We can also say "Don’t eat snacks" — more natural, but the original includes "some", so keep it consistent)*
→ Answer:
Don’t eat some snacks.
4.
Don’t wait for dinner.
→ Negative.
→ Affirmative:
Wait for dinner.
5.
Drink this water.
→ Affirmative.
→ Negative:
Don’t drink this water.
6.
Don’t go to bed late.
→ Negative.
→ Affirmative:
Go to bed late.
7.
Walk on the grass.
→ Affirmative.
→ Negative:
Don’t walk on the grass.
8.
Don’t eat healthy food.
→ Negative.
→ Affirmative:
Eat healthy food.
9.
Don’t go to school.
→ Negative.
→ Affirmative:
Go to school.
10.
Go to a doctor now!
→ Affirmative.
→ Negative:
Don’t go to a doctor now!
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✔ Final Answers:
1. Don’t sit down.
2. Listen to me when I’m talking.
3. Don’t eat some snacks.
4. Wait for dinner.
5. Don’t drink this water.
6. Go to bed late.
7. Don’t walk on the grass.
8. Eat healthy food.
9. Go to school.
10. Don’t go to a doctor now!
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📝 Notes:
- For #3 and #5, we kept the object ("some snacks", "this water") as in the original.
- For #6, "Go to bed late" may sound odd in context (usually we say "Don’t go to bed late"), but grammatically it's correct as an affirmative imperative.
- The exercise focuses on form, not real-life appropriateness.
✔ All sentences are now converted correctly to the opposite imperative form.
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of imperative worksheet.
