Year 3 English Grammar and Punctuation Test 3

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Year 3 English Grammar and Punctuation Test 3 total marks

1. Circle the words in the passage below that belong to the same word family as the
verb ‘solve’.
1 mark

The detective was determined to solve this crime. There must be a solution to this

complicated case. Waiting for his sugar to dissolve in his coffee, he thought about how his

last case had been left unsolved and he certainly did not want that to happen again.

2. Circle the verb and the auxiliary verb used in the present perfect sentence below.

My mum has been to America many times.


1 mark

3. Circle the word below which contains only consonant letters.

rhymerhythmresponse
1 mark

4. Underline the direct speech in the sentence below.

“Charlie’s project is the best in the whole class!” announced Mr Butler.


1 mark

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Year 3 English Grammar and Punctuation Test 3 2

5. Look at the words in the table. Tick to show if the word is a preposition or a conjunction.
1 mark
Word Preposition Conjunction

but

if

between

because

near

6. Which of these phrases use ‘a’ or ‘an’ correctly. Circle the correct use of ‘a’ or ‘an’.

1 mark

an hamsteran orangea unicorna egg

7. Look at the heading of the article below. Write an alternative heading in the box.

1 mark

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.
“Today is the hottest day of the year,” said Sunni from her studio, “and we can
expect more good weather – get out your BBQ!”
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Year 3 English Grammar and Punctuation Test 3 3

8. Count the vowels in the sentence below and put your answer in the box.
1 mark
Let’s look at a book together.

9. The sentences below are missing a word. Choose an adverb from the box which fits both sentences.
Write it in the box below.
1 mark

thennextsoon

To plant a seed, make a hole in the earth and fill it with water.

Cook the cake for thirty minutes and take it out of the oven to cool.

10. Draw a line to match the word ‘paragraph’ to its definition.

1 mark

A distinct section of a text which helps the writer to separate ideas.

paragraph
A block graph showing how many words are in a text.

**END OF TEST**
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Year 3 English Grammar and Punctuation Test 3 Answers

tion to this complicated case. Waiting for his sugar to dissolve in


1 mark 6an orange
his coffee, he thought about how his last case had been left unsolved and
1 mark

a unicorn

2My mum has been to America many times. 71Accept


mark any answer, written in the style of a heading, which reflects the content1ofmark
the
article.

3 rhymerhythmresponse 1 mark 8Let’s look at a book together. 10 1 mark

“Charlie’s 1 mark9To plant a seed, make a hole in the earth


4 project was the best in the whole class,” said Mr Butler. 1 mark
andfill it with water. then

Cook the cake for thirty minutes take it out of the oven to cool.
then

5 Word Preposition Conjunction


1 mark 10 1 mark
A distinct section of a text which helps the writer to separate ideas.
but x
if x paragraph
A block graph showing how many words are in a text.

between x
because x
near x

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