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Grade 3 English Language Arts

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Skills in this pack

Nouns, verbs and adjectives
Matching the verb
Joining words
Prefixes
Simple past, present and future
has and have
Verbs that add -ed
Joining words: and, but, or
A to Z order
Opposites and near-opposites
Plural rules
Whose is it?
Comparing with adjectives
Comparison of adjectives
Sentences into a paragraph

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Grade 3 English Language Arts · 1 of 15

Nouns, verbs and adjectives

Sort a word by the job it does in a sentence.

1.Sort each word by the job it does.
Groups: Noun · Verb · Adjective
- run
- table
- jump
- happy
- dog
- bright
2.Which word is an adjective?
- a) throw
- b) garden
- c) cloud
- d) gentle
3.Sort each word by the job it does.
Groups: Noun · Verb
- eat
- build
- city
- apple
4.Sort each word by the job it does.
Groups: Noun · Verb · Adjective
- read
- sing
- tiny
- teacher
- cold
- river
5.Which word is a verb?
- a) soft
- b) green
- c) write
- d) chair
6.Which word is a verb?
- a) window
- b) laugh
- c) yellow
- d) happiness
7.In 'The tall boy ran home', which word is an adjective?
- a) ran
- b) home
- c) boy
- d) tall
8.Which word is a noun?
- a) swim
- b) shiny
- c) school
- d) slowly

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Grade 3 English Language Arts · 2 of 15

Matching the verb

Choose the verb form that agrees with the subject.

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

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Grade 3 English Language Arts · 3 of 15

Joining words

Join two sentences with the right connecting word.

1.I like apples ____ oranges.
- a) so
- b) because
- c) but
- d) and
2.We can have rice ____ noodles for dinner.
- a) so
- b) and
- c) or
- d) but
3.____ it was late, we kept working.
- a) So
- b) Although
- c) And
- d) Because
4.She was tired, ____ she went to bed early.
- a) but
- b) or
- c) nor
- d) so
5.He stayed inside ____ it was too cold.
- a) or
- b) because
- c) so
- d) but
6.She practices every day, ____ she is improving.
- a) or
- b) although
- c) so
- d) but
7.Take an umbrella ____ it rains.
- a) so
- b) in case
- c) although
- d) because
8.I wanted to play outside, ____ it was raining.
- a) so
- b) but
- c) and
- d) or

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Grade 3 English Language Arts · 4 of 15

Prefixes

Use a prefix to change what a word means.

1.Pair each word with what it means.
- misspell
- undo
- prepay
- refill
- reverse an action
- pay in advance
- spell wrongly
- fill again
2.What does 'preheat' mean?
- a) stop heating
- b) heat beforehand
- c) heat too much
- d) heat again
3.Which prefix means 'not'?
- a) mis-
- b) pre-
- c) un-
- d) re-
4.Which prefix means 'again'?
- a) mis-
- b) un-
- c) re-
- d) dis-
5.Pair each word with what it means.
- unhappy
- rewrite
- preview
- disagree
- not happy
- see beforehand
- not agree
- write again
6.Which prefix means 'wrongly'?
- a) re-
- b) pre-
- c) un-
- d) mis-
7.Add a prefix to 'kind' so it means 'not kind'.
- a) prekind
- b) rekind
- c) miskind
- d) unkind
8.What does 'reread' mean?
- a) read beforehand
- b) read again
- c) read badly
- d) not read

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Grade 3 English Language Arts · 5 of 15

Simple past, present and future

Recognize and form the simple present, simple past and simple future of a verb.

1.Complete with the simple past of "go": Yesterday she ____ to the library.
2.Which sentence is in the simple future?
- a) I ate rice.
- b) I eat rice.
- c) I am eating rice.
- d) I will eat rice.
3.Last night we ____ a film at home.
- a) will watch
- b) watch
- c) watches
- d) watched
4.I think it ____ tomorrow, so carry an umbrella.
- a) rains
- b) raining
- c) rained
- d) will rain
5.Complete with the simple present of "have": My sister ____ two pens.
6.Every morning Ravi ____ a glass of milk.
- a) drinking
- b) will drink
- c) drank
- d) drinks
7.Sort each sentence by its tense.
Groups: Simple present · Simple past · Simple future
- They played cricket last Sunday.
- She walked to school yesterday.
- They will play cricket next Sunday.
- She will walk to school tomorrow.
- They play cricket on Sundays.
- She walks to school every day.
8.Sort each verb form by its tense.
Groups: Simple present · Simple past
- ran
- took
- eats
- sees
- ate
- runs
- saw
- takes

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Grade 3 English Language Arts · 6 of 15

has and have

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

1.Which sentence is right?
- a) We having a dog.
- b) We haves a dog.
- c) We has a dog.
- d) We have a dog.
2.Which word comes next — has or have?
Groups: has · have
- My teacher
- A cat
- The boys
- Two cats
- Those boxes
- This box
3.She ____ two sisters.
- a) has
- b) haves
- c) have
- d) having
4.Put the cards in order to make a sentence.
- has
- kite.
- She
- a
- red
5.Which word goes after "I"?
- a) is
- b) has
- c) does
- d) have
6.Which word comes next — has or have?
Groups: has · have
- The dog
- The baby
- My friends
- The dogs
- You
- My friend
7.The birds ____ a nest in the tree.
- a) has
- b) have
- c) are
- d) is
8.Which sentence is right?
- a) My mother have a car.
- b) My mother having a car.
- c) My mothers has a car.
- d) My mother has a car.

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Grade 3 English Language Arts · 7 of 15

Verbs that add -ed

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

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

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Grade 3 English Language Arts · 8 of 15

Joining words: and, but, or

Pick the joining word that does the job the sentence needs.

1.Match each joining word to the job it does.
- and
- but
- or
- gives you a choice
- shows a difference
- adds one thing to another
2.It was raining, ____ we went out anyway.
- a) if
- b) so
- c) or
- d) but
3.Which word gives you a choice?
- a) the
- b) or
- c) and
- d) but
4.Which sentence gives a choice?
- a) Bring a hat but a bag.
- b) Bring a hat, a bag.
- c) Bring a hat and a bag.
- d) Bring a hat or a bag.
5.What does each sentence do?
Groups: Adds · Shows a difference · Gives a choice
- Sit here or there.
- Bring a hat and a bag.
- We can walk or run.
- She is small but strong.
- I have a cat and a dog.
- I like milk but not tea.
6.Write the missing word: I have two hands ____ two eyes.
7.Which word shows a difference?
- a) and
- b) but
- c) also
- d) or
8.Put the cards in order to make a question.
- or
- juice?
- like
- milk
- you
- Would

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Grade 3 English Language Arts · 9 of 15

A to Z order

Put words in order by the letter they start with.

1.Which word would come first in an A to Z list?
- a) milk
- b) apple
- c) tree
- d) sun
2.Put these words in A to Z order.
- cow
- duck
- ant
- eagle
- bird
3.Which letter comes first in the alphabet?
- a) f
- b) t
- c) p
- d) m
4.Which word comes first in A to Z order: "sun" or "moon"?
5.Does each word come before or after the letter f?
Groups: Before f · After f
- ant
- bat
- goat
- cake
- hat
- sun
6.Which letter comes just after p?
- a) q
- b) s
- c) r
- d) o
7.Put these words in A to Z order.
- hen
- lion
- goat
- fish
8.Does each word come before or after the letter m?
Groups: Before m · After m
- cat
- book
- sun
- yellow
- fan
- tiger

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Grade 3 English Language Arts · 10 of 15

Opposites and near-opposites

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

1.Pair each word with its opposite.
- laugh
- remember
- give
- buy
- sell
- take
- forget
- cry
2.Pair each word with its opposite.
- wide
- awake
- sweet
- strong
- asleep
- sour
- narrow
- weak
3.Which two words are opposites?
- a) quick and fast
- b) small and tiny
- c) near and far
- d) big and large
4.Pair each word with its opposite.
- near
- high
- clean
- thick
- thin
- far
- low
- dirty
5.What is the opposite of 'inside'?
- a) above
- b) under
- c) outside
- d) beside
6.What is the opposite of 'first'?
- a) next
- b) one
- c) last
- d) second
7.What is the opposite of 'brave'?
- a) afraid
- b) strong
- c) kind
- d) bold
8.The opposite of 'noisy' is ____

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Grade 3 English Language Arts · 11 of 15

Plural rules

Make the plural of a noun using the -s, -es, -ies and -ves rules, and know the words that follow none of them.

1.Write the plural of "bench".
2.Write the plural of "potato".
3.Sort each noun by the ending its plural takes.
Groups: just -s · -es
- book
- river
- box
- watch
- chair
- brush
4.Which of these words looks the same whether there is one or many?
- a) sheep
- b) goat
- c) horse
- d) camel
5.Pair each noun with its plural.
- leaf
- knife
- wolf
- shelf
- loaf
- loaves
- wolves
- leaves
- knives
- shelves
6.Write the plural of "lady".
7.Which nouns need -es rather than just -s?
- a) ones with two syllables
- b) ones ending in a vowel
- c) ones ending in a consonant
- d) ones ending in s, x, ch, sh or z
8.Write the plural of "glass".

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Grade 3 English Language Arts · 12 of 15

Whose is it?

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

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

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Grade 3 English Language Arts · 13 of 15

Comparing with adjectives

Form the comparative and the superlative of an adjective, and use each one where it belongs.

1.Put the parts in order to make one correct sentence.
- day
- of the year.
- Today
- the hottest
- is
2.Which word compares two things using "good"?
- a) best
- b) better
- c) gooder
- d) more good
3.Sort each adjective by how it makes its comparative.
Groups: Adds -er · Puts "more" in front
- tall
- quick
- expensive
- small
- interesting
- beautiful
4.Sort each form: is it comparing two, or picking one out of them all?
Groups: Comparing two · Out of them all
- most careful
- smallest
- smaller
- worst
- worse
- more careful
5.Match each adjective to its superlative.
- good
- bad
- large
- happy
- thin
- famous
- thinnest
- largest
- most famous
- worst
- best
- happiest
6.Two words, please. Compare with the adjective "careful": This driver is ____ than that one.
7.This road is ____ than the old one.
- a) widest
- b) most wide
- c) wider
- d) wide
8.Compare three or more with the adjective "happy": She is the ____ child in the whole class.

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Grade 3 English Language Arts · 14 of 15

Comparison of adjectives

Form the comparative and superlative of an adjective — with -er and -est, with more and most, or by learning the irregular ones.

1.Of all the boys in the class, Arun is ____.
- a) the tallest
- b) more tall
- c) the taller
- d) the tall
2.This box is ____ than that one.
- a) heavier
- b) heavy
- c) most heavy
- d) heaviest
3.Match each adjective to its comparative form. Not one of these follows the usual rules.
- good
- bad
- many
- little
- more
- better
- worse
- less
4.Write the comparative of "happy": She looks ____ today than she did yesterday.
5.Which sentence is correct?
- a) He is taller than his brother.
- b) He is more taller than his brother.
- c) He is the taller than his brother.
- d) He is more tall than his brother.
6.Write the comparative of "expensive" — two words: A phone is ____ than a book.
7.Sort each form by its degree of comparison.
Groups: Positive · Comparative · Superlative
- taller
- better
- tall
- beautiful
- most beautiful
- tallest
- good
- best
- more beautiful
8.Sort each adjective by how it makes its comparative.
Groups: Add -er · Use "more"
- young
- interesting
- careful
- happy
- bright
- difficult
- cold
- expensive

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Grade 3 English Language Arts · 15 of 15

Sentences into a paragraph

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

1.Which sentence should come last?
- a) Next we watered them.
- b) Last we saw the flowers.
- c) Then we planted them.
- d) First we bought the seeds.
2.Put the sentences in order to make a paragraph.
- Finally, we reached the sea.
- Next, we got on the bus.
- First, we packed our bags.
3.Put the sentences in order to make a paragraph.
- First, the seed went into the soil.
- Then a small green shoot came up.
- Last, the plant grew tall.
4.Put the sentences in order to make a paragraph.
- First, I washed my hands.
- Last, I washed my plate.
- Then I ate my food.
5.A paragraph is about a picnic. Which sentence does not belong?
- a) We packed our food.
- b) We sat on the grass.
- c) We ate our lunch.
- d) I did my homework.
6.Which of these are time words?
Groups: Time words · Not time words
- Then
- Happy
- Next
- Finally
- First
- Green
7.Put the sentences in order to make a paragraph.
- First, we found a big box.
- Last, we closed the lid.
- Then we put the toys inside.
8.Where does each sentence belong in a paragraph?
Groups: Beginning · Middle · End
- Next, she looked inside.
- Then I brushed my teeth.
- First, she opened the box.
- First, I woke up.
- Finally, she smiled.
- Last, I went to school.

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Answer keys — Grade 3 English Language Arts

In the same order as the worksheets.