Year 3 Grammar and Punctuation Test

1. Read the headings below. Draw lines to match the heading to the subject.
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It’s over! Peace Declared in Europe The sinking of the Titanic
Tragedy on the High Seas Severe flooding in the UK
How Much More Can We Take? The end of World War 2
Read each heading and subject carefully.
Take one heading at a time – which subject matches best? Look for keywords in
the headline to help you.
Key Skill: G3 – Headings and sub-headings to aid presentation.

2. Underline the words in the sentence below which indicate direct speech. 1
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“Come in and sit down quietly,” said the head teacher. “I would like you to tell
me exactly what happened this morning.”
Direct speech refers to the words that Come in and sit down
are actually spoken.
quietly. I would like you
to tell me exactly what
The words spoken are ‘hugged’ by happened this morning.
inverted commas.
These are the words you would see in

a speech bubble.
Key Skill: G5.7 – Introduction to inverted commas to punctuate direct speech.

3. Complete the passage below using the correct determiner, ‘a’ or ‘an’. 1
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Rachel has just boughta new house with anold apple tree in the garden.
The house used to bea vicarage and has aninteresting history.
‘a’ usually comes before a consonant

sound at the start of the next word.
‘an’ usually comes before a

vowel sound at the start of the next
word.
Which ones sound right?
Key Skill: G1.8 – Use of the forms ‘a’ or ‘an’.

4. Add inverted commas in the direct speech in the sentence below. 1
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“ Stop!
” called the Policeman. “Stop, thief! ”
Inverted commas are punctuation marks that

show us when someone is speaking.
Stop! Stop, thief!
The words that are spoken are ‘hugged’ by
the inverted commas.
These are the words you would see in a

speech bubble.
Key Skill: G5.7 – Introduction to inverted commas to punctuate direct speech.

5. Which word class do the words in the table belong to? Tick one box for each word. 1
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Word Noun Verb

semicircle ✔
submerge ✔
television ✔
bicycle ✔
Read all the words carefully.
What is a ‘noun’? What is a ‘verb’?
A noun is a person, place or thing. A verb is a doing, action or feeling.
Key Skill: G1.1 & G1.2 – Recognising nouns and verbs.

6. Read the sentence below. Underline the preposition. 1
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Have you looked under the chest of drawers? Your toy might be there.
Prepositions tell us the relationship

between one thing and another,
usually where something is.
Where might the toy be in relation to

the chest of drawers?
Key Skill: G1.7 – Expressing time, place and cause using conjunctions, adverbs
or prepositions.
7. Draw lines to match the words to the other words in the
same word family.
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vent impress
press event
cover discover
Read all the words carefully.
Look for the word ‘inside’ another word.
If you change your mind, make sure it is clear which line you want
to be marked.
Key Skill: G6.4 – Word families based on common words.

8. Who is speaking in the present perfect tense?
Circle one speech bubble.
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I wear this I have worn this

costume every costume every
Halloween. Halloween.
Which is the verb in each sentence?
The present perfect uses ‘has’ or ‘have’ and a past tense verb
(usually ending in ~ed or ~en). Which speaker does this?
Key Skill: G4.1d – Use of the present perfect form of verbs.

9. Look at the letters below. Write them in the correct box according to 1
whether they are a vowel letter or a consonant letter. mark
Vowel Letter Consonant Letter

i b
o g
u h
e m
a r
What is a ‘vowel’? What are ‘consonants’?
Vowels are the letters Consonants are all the other letters that
a, e, i, o and u. are not vowels.
Key Skill: G1 – Terminology for pupils – consonants and vowel letters.

10. Underline the main clause in the sentence below. 1
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You should check for any sleeping animals before you light a bonfire.
A clause is a part of a sentence. The subordinate clause gives us some

extra information, but is not a
The main clause is the most important complete sentence on its own.
part and is a complete sentence on its
own.
Key Skill: G3.4 – Recognising subordinate clauses and subordinate conjunctions.

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1. Read the headings below. Draw lines to match the heading to the subject.

It’s over! Peace Declared in Europe The sinking of the Titanic

Tragedy on the High Seas Severe flooding in the UK

How Much More Can We Take? The end of World War 2

Read each heading and subject carefully.

Key Skill: G3 – Headings and sub-headings to aid presentation.

These are the words you would see in

Key Skill: G5.7 – Introduction to inverted commas to punctuate direct speech.

The house used to bea vicarage and has aninteresting history.

‘a’ usually comes before a consonant

‘an’ usually comes before a

Which ones sound right?

Key Skill: G1.8 – Use of the forms ‘a’ or ‘an’.

Inverted commas are punctuation marks that

These are the words you would see in a

Key Skill: G5.7 – Introduction to inverted commas to punctuate direct speech.

Word Noun Verb

What is a ‘noun’? What is a ‘verb’?

A noun is a person, place or thing. A verb is a doing, action or feeling.

Key Skill: G1.1 & G1.2 – Recognising nouns and verbs.

Prepositions tell us the relationship

Where might the toy be in relation to

Read all the words carefully.

Look for the word ‘inside’ another word.

Key Skill: G6.4 – Word families based on common words.

I wear this I have worn this

Which is the verb in each sentence?

Key Skill: G4.1d – Use of the present perfect form of verbs.

Vowel Letter Consonant Letter

What is a ‘vowel’? What are ‘consonants’?

Key Skill: G1 – Terminology for pupils – consonants and vowel letters.

A clause is a part of a sentence. The subordinate clause gives us some

Key Skill: G3.4 – Recognising subordinate clauses and subordinate conjunctions.

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