spelling punctuation and grammar year 3

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English Spelling and Punctuation Grade 3. Formation of nouns using prefixes, using conjunctions to express time, place and cause, structuring work into paragraphs and punctuating text.
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Year 3 English Grammar and Punctuation Test 1
1. Add ‘a’ or ‘an’ to the sentence below.
1 mark
As treat, we sometimes take picnic to amazing park nearby.
2. Draw lines to match the words below to the appropriate prefix.
1 mark
tele angle
semi vision
tri circle
3. Underline all the direct speech in the sentence below.
1 mark
“Buster!” shouted Dad. “Come here, boy!”
4. Read this sentence. Circle the adverbs.
1 mark
Slowly and silently, the snake slithered through the grass.
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2. Year 3 English Grammar and Punctuation Test 1 2
5. Look at the words in the table. Do they start with a consonant or a vowel? Tick one option.
1 mark
Word Starts with a consonant Starts with a vowel
apple
project
elephant
umbrella
rollercoaster
6. Look at the newspaper article below. Circle the sub-headings.
1 mark
It’s a Heatwave!
Summer is Finally Here
As Britain swelters in the warmth of
an unexpected heatwave, weather
forecasters have confirmed that the
hot weather is here to stay. According
to Sunni Shine, chief weather reporter
for the Weather Channel, temperatures
look set to stay high until the end of the
month. Wettest May on Record
“Today is the hottest day of the year,” The warm weather is particularly
said Sunni from her studio, “and we can welcome after what has been dubbed
expect more good weather – get out ‘Miserable May’, the wettest May since
your BBQ!” records began.
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3. Year 3 English Grammar and Punctuation Test 1 3
7. Change the verb in the sentence below to use the present perfect form of the verb.
1 mark
He in Birmingham since he was very small.
to live
8. Circle the preposition in this sentence.
1 mark
I found my kitten hiding under the kitchen table.
9. In which sentence is the direct speech correctly punctuated? Tick one.
1 mark
“Who did that? demanded the teacher crossly.”
“Who did that?” demanded the teacher crossly.
Who did that? demanded the teacher crossly.
10. What is the root word for this family of words?
1 mark
adventure event invent prevent
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4. Year 3 English Grammar and Punctuation Test 1 Answers
1 As a treat, we sometimes take a picnic 1 mark 6 1 mark
to an amazing park nearby. It’s a Heatwave!
Summer is Finally Here
As Britain swelters in the warmth of
an unexpected heatwave, weather
forecasters have confirmed that the
hot weather is here to stay. According
to Sunni Shine, chief weather reporter
for the Weather Channel, temperatures
look set to stay high until the end of Wettest May on Record
the month.
The warm weather is particularly
“Today is the hottest day of the year,” welcome after what has been dubbed
said Sunni from her studio, “and we can ‘Miserable May’, the wettest May since
expect more good weather – get out records began.
your BBQ!”
tele angle 1 mark 7 He has lived in Birmingham since he was 1 mark
very small.
semi vision
tri circle
3 “Buster!” shouted Dad. “Come here, boy!” 1 mark 8 I found my kitten hiding under the kitchen 1 mark
table.
4 Slowly and silently, the snake slithered 1 mark 9 “Who did that? demanded the teacher 1 mark
unnoticed through the grass. crossly.”
“Who did that?” demanded the x
teacher crossly.
Who did that? demanded the teacher
crossly.
5 Word
Starts with a Starts with a 1 mark 10 vent 1 mark
consonant vowel
apple x
project x
elephant x
umbrella x
rollercoaster x