Year 3 English Grammar and Punctuation Test 3
Year 3 English Grammar and Punctuation Test 3
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.
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1 mark
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
7. Look at the heading of the article below. Write an alternative heading in the box.
1 mark
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.
1 mark
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A block graph showing how many words are in a text.
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a unicorn
Cook the cake for thirty minutes take it out of the oven to cool.
then
between x
because x
near x