Term pack

Year 3 English

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Skills in this pack

A to Z order
Homophones
Suffixes and word building
Using a, an and the
has and have
Where is it?
Past tense verbs
Verbs that add -ed
Words that mean the same
Opposites and near-opposites
Matching the verb
Subject, object and possessive pronouns
Action words today
Whose is it?
Who, what and where
Sentences into a paragraph

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Year 3 English · 1 of 16

A to Z order

Put words in order by the letter they start with.

1.Put these words in A to Z order.
- cat
- ball
- dog
- apple
2.Which letter comes just after p?
- a) s
- b) o
- c) q
- d) r
3.Put these words in A to Z order.
- nest
- kite
- van
- egg
4.Which word would come first in an A to Z list?
- a) tree
- b) apple
- c) sun
- d) milk
5.Does each word come before or after the letter m?
Groups: Before m · After m
- cat
- sun
- fan
- tiger
- yellow
- book
6.Match each word to the letter it starts with.
- orange
- kite
- frog
- water
- o
- f
- k
- w
7.In a dictionary, which of these comes first?
- a) zebra
- b) water
- c) apple
- d) tiger
8.Put these words in A to Z order.
- ant
- bird
- cow
- duck
- eagle

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Year 3 English · 2 of 16

Homophones

Choose the right word when two words sound the same.

1.Choose the right word: We walked ____ the tunnel.
- a) threw
- b) through
- c) though
- d) thorough
2.Which word sounds like 'flour' but means a plant's bloom?
3.Choose the right word: I can't wait to ____ you.
- a) see
- b) seas
- c) sea
- d) seen
4.Which word sounds like 'won' but is a number?
5.Choose the right word: ____ going to be late.
- a) There
- b) Their
- c) Theirs
- d) They're
6.Which word sounds like 'pair' but is a fruit?
7.Choose the right word: The dog wagged ____ tail.
- a) it's
- b) its
- c) its'
- d) it is
8.Choose the right word: Please write ____ name here.
- a) you're
- b) yore
- c) yours
- d) your

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Suffixes and word building

Build a new word by adding a suffix, and get the spelling right when the base word changes.

1.Add the ending -er to "write" and write the word for the person who does it.
2.Which ending turns "dark" into a word meaning the state of being dark?
- a) -ness
- b) -ful
- c) -ly
- d) -less
3.Which beginning turns "happy" into its opposite?
- a) un-
- b) re-
- c) pre-
- d) mis-
4.Add the ending -ly to "easy" and write the new word.
5.Put these steps in order to add -ed to the word "carry".
- Now add -ed on the end to make "carried".
- Look at the last letter of "carry": it is y.
- So change the y into i, which leaves "carri".
- Check the letter just before that y: it is r, a consonant.
6.Match each base word to the word built from it.
- teach
- kind
- enjoy
- care
- use
- quick
- careful
- kindness
- useless
- enjoyment
- quickly
- teacher
7.Add -ed to "stop". Which spelling is right?
- a) stoped
- b) stopeed
- c) stopped
- d) stoppd
8.Sort each word by what its ending tells you.
Groups: Full of it · Without it
- harmless
- harmful
- hopeful
- painful
- hopeless
- painless

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Year 3 English · 4 of 16

Using a, an and the

Put a, an or the in front of a naming word.

1.Write "a" or "an": I have ____ pencil.
2.Put the cards in order to make a sentence.
- I
- owl.
- saw
- an
3.Which sentence is right?
- a) He has an kite.
- b) She has an bag.
- c) She has a apple.
- d) He has a kite.
4.I saw a bird. ____ bird was blue.
- a) A
- b) The
- c) Some
- d) An
5.Which word goes in front — a or an?
Groups: a · an
- pen
- umbrella
- book
- egg
- apple
- cat
6.Which one is right?
- a) an chair
- b) a apple
- c) a egg
- d) an apple
7.Which word goes in front — a or an?
Groups: a · an
- tree
- insect
- house
- star
- envelope
- orange
8.Which one is wrong?
- a) an ant
- b) an egg
- c) an arm
- d) an fish

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Year 3 English · 5 of 16

has and have

Choose has or have to match who the sentence is about.

1.Put the cards in order to make a sentence.
- a
- She
- red
- has
- kite.
2.Write "has" or "have": You ____ a lovely garden.
3.Which sentence is right?
- a) We having a dog.
- b) We have a dog.
- c) We has a dog.
- d) We haves a dog.
4.Write "has" or "have": My brother ____ a new bike.
5.She ____ two sisters.
- a) has
- b) haves
- c) having
- d) have
6.Write "has" or "have": The children ____ new shoes.
7.The birds ____ a nest in the tree.
- a) is
- b) have
- c) has
- d) are
8.Which word comes next — has or have?
Groups: has · have
- The boys
- This box
- Those boxes
- Two cats
- A cat
- My teacher

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Year 3 English · 6 of 16

Where is it?

Choose the word that says where something is.

Before you start

Four balls sit in four different places around the box. Find out what each place is called.

1. On the box
2. In the box
3. Under the box
4. Next to the box

The ball never changed. Only the small word changed, and that is the word doing all the work.

1.Which words tell you where?
Groups: Says where · Says something else
- behind
- on
- under
- yellow
- quickly
- happy
2.Which word means at the back of something?
- a) in front of
- b) behind
- c) next to
- d) under
3.Tap the ball that is on a box.
Write the number of the part.
4.Tap the ball that is between the boxes.
Write the number of the part.
5.Tap the ball that is under the box.
Write the number of the part.
6.Write "in" or "on": The keys are ____ my pocket.
7.Tap the ball that is in the box.
Write the number of the part.
8.Which word means not on top, but below?
- a) next to
- b) on
- c) under
- d) behind

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Year 3 English · 7 of 16

Past tense verbs

Change a doing word into the past tense.

1.Today I cry. Yesterday I ____
2.Today I go. Yesterday I ____
3.Today I run. Yesterday I ____
4.Today I stop. Yesterday I ____
5.Today I write. Yesterday I ____
6.Today I eat. Yesterday I ____
7.Today I play. Yesterday I ____
8.Today I walk. Yesterday I ____

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Year 3 English · 8 of 16

Verbs that add -ed

Make the past tense of a regular verb and spell the ending correctly.

1.Today I help. Yesterday I ____
2.Which sentence is about the past?
- a) I play in the park.
- b) I played in the park.
- c) I am playing in the park.
- d) I will play in the park.
3.Which is the past of "hop"?
- a) hopped
- b) hopeed
- c) hopd
- d) hoped
4.Is each verb about now or about yesterday?
Groups: Now · Yesterday
- smiled
- jump
- help
- jumped
- helped
- smile
5.Does each verb take -ed or just -d?
Groups: Add -ed · Add -d
- paint
- like
- help
- smile
- jump
- close
6.Match each verb to its past tense.
- paint
- smile
- hug
- fry
- fried
- painted
- hugged
- smiled
7.Which is the past of "hurry"?
- a) hurries
- b) hurryed
- c) hurrying
- d) hurried
8.Put the cards in order to make a sentence.
- the
- wall.
- painted
- We

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Year 3 English · 9 of 16

Words that mean the same

Match a word to another word with a similar meaning.

1.Which word means the same as 'begin'?
- a) end
- b) wait
- c) start
- d) stop
2.Which word means the same as 'beautiful'?
- a) plain
- b) lovely
- c) dull
- d) ugly
3.Pair up the words that mean the same.
- small
- shout
- scared
- clever
- yell
- tiny
- smart
- afraid
4.Pair up the words that mean the same.
- jump
- look
- silent
- neat
- tidy
- leap
- quiet
- gaze
5.Which word means the same as 'tired'?
- a) angry
- b) hungry
- c) sleepy
- d) clever
6.Pair up the words that mean the same.
- big
- happy
- fast
- cold
- quick
- chilly
- large
- glad
7.Which word means the same as 'difficult'?
- a) easy
- b) hard
- c) simple
- d) light
8.Which word means the same as 'brave'?
- a) weak
- b) timid
- c) bold
- d) fearful

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Year 3 English · 10 of 16

Opposites and near-opposites

Give the opposite of a word, and tell an opposite from a word that means the same.

1.The opposite of 'noisy' is ____
2.The opposite of 'early' is ____
3.Pair each word with its opposite.
- wide
- awake
- sweet
- strong
- asleep
- sour
- weak
- narrow
4.Does each pair mean the opposite, or the same?
Groups: Opposites · Mean the same
- happy — glad
- up — down
- quick — fast
- big — large
- wet — dry
- hot — cold
5.What is the opposite of 'above'?
- a) across
- b) around
- c) along
- d) below
6.Pair each word with its opposite.
- laugh
- remember
- give
- buy
- take
- sell
- cry
- forget
7.What is the opposite of 'brave'?
- a) afraid
- b) kind
- c) strong
- d) bold
8.What is the opposite of 'inside'?
- a) beside
- b) outside
- c) under
- d) above

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Matching the verb

Choose the verb form that agrees with the subject.

1.She ____ to school every day.
- a) to walk
- b) walking
- c) walk
- d) walks
2.The dog ____ loudly.
- a) to bark
- b) barking
- c) bark
- d) barks
3.He ____ a new bicycle.
- a) has
- b) have
- c) having
- d) to have
4.I ____ hungry.
- a) is
- b) am
- c) are
- d) be
5.My friends ____ very kind.
- a) are
- b) is
- c) am
- d) be
6.The children ____ in the garden.
- a) playing
- b) is playing
- c) plays
- d) are playing
7.The books ____ on the shelf.
- a) has
- b) are
- c) is
- d) be
8.They ____ football on Sundays.
- a) plays
- b) play
- c) playing
- d) to play

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Year 3 English · 12 of 16

Subject, object and possessive pronouns

Choose the right pronoun for the job it does in the sentence.

1.One word, please. "Ravi has lost Ravi's pen." Which word should stand in place of the second "Ravi's"?
2.____ are waiting outside the gate.
- a) Them
- b) They
- c) Their
- d) Themselves
3.One word, please. The sentence is about a girl: Please help ____ with the heavy bag.
4.Which sentence is correct?
- a) The parcel was for her.
- b) The parcel was for hers.
- c) The parcel was for she.
- d) The parcel was for they.
5.Match each pronoun that does the action to the one that receives it.
- I
- we
- he
- she
- they
- him
- her
- us
- me
- them
6.Put the parts in order to make one correct sentence.
- She
- handed
- me.
- the keys
- to
7.Sort each word: does it need a noun straight after it, or can it stand on its own?
Groups: Needs a noun after it · Stands on its own
- my
- ours
- our
- yours
- your
- mine
8.The teacher praised ____ for the neat work.
- a) us
- b) our
- c) we
- d) ours

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Action words today

Add -s to an action word when one person or thing does it.

1.Which word fits? "The dogs ___ loudly."
- a) barks
- b) barking
- c) bark
2.Sort each one by the action word that goes with it.
Groups: sing · sings
- I
- we
- he
- the girl
- the boys
- they
3.Add -es to this word: "wash"
4.Fill the gap with one word: "She ___ a song." (sing)
5.Add -s to this word: "jump"
6.Put the words in order to make a sentence.
- day.
- bird
- The
- sings
- every
7.Which sentence is right?
- a) My friend plays cricket.
- b) My friend play cricket.
8.Add -s to this word: "run"

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Year 3 English · 14 of 16

Whose is it?

Use an apostrophe to show that something belongs to somebody, for one owner and for many.

1.In "the horses' stable", how many horses use the stable?
- a) more than one
- b) exactly one
- c) none
- d) it does not say
2.Write the missing word: The ____ nest is high in the tree. One bird owns it.
3.Write the missing word: I borrowed my ____ umbrella. It belongs to one sister.
4.Pair each owner with the phrase that is written correctly for it.
- one dog
- two dogs
- one child
- many children
- the dog's tail
- the children's shoes
- the child's shoe
- the dogs' tails
5.Write the short phrase that means "the toys that belong to the children".
6.Where does the apostrophe go in "the boys football" if the ball belongs to several boys?
- a) at the end of football
- b) before the l in football
- c) after the s in boys
- d) before the s in boys
7.Which sentence is written correctly?
- a) The mens coats were on the hooks.
- b) The men's coats were on the hooks.
- c) The men coats' were on the hooks.
- d) The mens' coats were on the hooks.
8.Which phrase shows that the classroom belongs to more than one teacher?
- a) the teachers room
- b) the teachers' room
- c) the teacher's room
- d) the teachers room's

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Year 3 English · 15 of 16

Who, what and where

Answer who, what, where and when questions about a sentence you have read.

1.A green bird sat on the roof and sang. Where did the bird sit?
- a) On the ground
- b) On the roof
- c) In a nest
- d) In a tree
2.The little dog ran into the garden. Who ran into the garden?
- a) The dog
- b) The gate
- c) The garden
- d) The tree
3.Which question word does each answer go with?
Groups: Who · What · Where
- the little dog
- a song
- into the garden
- a red ball
- a green bird
- on the roof
4.Match each question word to what it asks for.
- Who
- What
- Where
- When
- the place
- the person or animal
- the time
- the thing that happens
5.The girl found her red ball under the bed. Where was the ball?
- a) In the box
- b) Under the chair
- c) Under the bed
- d) On the bed
6."A green bird sat on the roof." What colour was the bird?
7.On Monday the class went to the zoo. Where did they go?
- a) To the zoo
- b) To the park
- c) To the sea
- d) To the shop
8.On Monday the class went to the zoo. When did they go?
- a) At night
- b) On Monday
- c) On Friday
- d) On Sunday

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Sentences into a paragraph

Put sentences in the right order so they make one short paragraph.

1.Put the sentences in order to make a paragraph.
- Then a small green shoot came up.
- First, the seed went into the soil.
- Last, the plant grew tall.
2.A paragraph is about a picnic. Which sentence does not belong?
- a) We sat on the grass.
- b) We packed our food.
- c) I did my homework.
- d) We ate our lunch.
3.Put the sentences in order to make a paragraph.
- Next, the birds began to sing.
- First, the sun came up.
- Finally, we got out of bed.
4.Where does each sentence belong in a paragraph?
Groups: Beginning · Middle · End
- First, I woke up.
- First, she opened the box.
- Finally, she smiled.
- Then I brushed my teeth.
- Last, I went to school.
- Next, she looked inside.
5.Which word tells you a sentence comes last?
- a) Next
- b) First
- c) Finally
- d) Then
6.Put the sentences in order to make a paragraph.
- Last, I washed my plate.
- First, I washed my hands.
- Then I ate my food.
7.Put the sentences in order to make a paragraph.
- Finally, we reached the sea.
- First, we packed our bags.
- Next, we got on the bus.
8.Put the sentences in order to make a paragraph.
- Last, we closed the lid.
- First, we found a big box.
- Then we put the toys inside.

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Answer keys — Year 3 English

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