57 free grammar resources for Year 3, organised by topic with answer sheets, study guides and topic tests.
Grammar gives students the tools to write clearly: knowing what a noun or a clause is lets them fix a sentence that doesn't sound right. These worksheets teach one idea at a time with plenty of examples, then ask students to use it in their own writing.
Printable practice with an answer sheet.
Children learn that an adjective is a describing word that tells us more about a noun: its size, colour, shape, feel or taste. They pick…
Children learn that we add -ed to many verbs to show something has already happened. They change today-verbs into yesterday-verbs, pick…
Children learn that a pronoun takes the place of a noun so we do not repeat the same words. They swap nouns for he, she, it, they and we,…
Children learn to tell a question from a statement and to end questions with a question mark. They sort sentences, add the right end mark,…
Children learn that a complete sentence needs a 'who or what' (the subject) and a 'what happens' (the verb), and that it makes sense on…
Children use their five senses to find describing words: words for how things look, sound, feel, taste and smell. They match adjectives to…
Children build sentences that tell the reader who, what, where and when. They work out which question each part of a sentence answers, put…
Children learn to separate the items in a list with commas, with 'and' before the last item. They pick the correctly punctuated sentence,…
Children learn when to write a and when to write an. We use an before a word that starts with a vowel sound (an apple, an egg) and a…
A contraction is two words squashed into one, with an apostrophe to show where letters are missing. Children match contractions to their…
A first look at adverbs: words that tell us how something is done. Children find -ly adverbs in sentences, make adverbs by adding -ly to…
Children work with verbs that tell what happens now. They decide when a verb needs -s (she runs, they run), add -es to verbs ending in sh,…
Children put sentences in the right order to tell how something happens, then use time words such as first, next, then and finally to link…
Choose the sentence that uses capital letters correctly: names, days of the week, months and the word I always start with a capital…
Choose the collective noun that names a group: a flock of sheep, a swarm of bees, a pod of dolphins, a gaggle of geese and more. Starts…
Use adjectives to compare: add -er and -est, follow the spelling rules, use more and most with long adjectives, and learn good, better,…
Choose the joining word (conjunction) that makes sense: and, but, so, because, or — and, at the advanced level, although, unless, until,…
Join two words into a contraction with an apostrophe, and split contractions back into their two words. Starts with the most common words…
Turn adjectives into adverbs that describe how something is done: add -ly, change y to i (happily), -le to -ly (gently), and learn good →…
Change verbs into the past tense: add -ed, drop the e, double the last letter, change y to i, and learn the irregular past tense verbs.…
Write the plural of each noun using the spelling rules (-s, -es, -ies, -ves) and learn the irregular plurals. Starts with the most common…
Choose the preposition that fits: in, on and at for places and times, and for, since and during for how long and when. Starts with the…
Choose the pronoun that can replace the words in bold: he, she, it, they, we for the subject and him, her, it, them, us for the object.…
Sort nouns into common nouns (dog, park) and proper nouns (Mia, Monday, June), and find the proper noun in a sentence. Starts with the…
Choose the verb that agrees with the subject: is or are, was or were, has or have, and tricky subjects like 'the box of pencils' and…
Choose a or an by listening to the first sound of the next word: an before a vowel sound (an apple, an hour), a before a consonant sound…
Decide whether a sentence is in the past, present or future tense, and choose the verb that matches a time word like yesterday, now or…
Choose the sentence that uses capital letters correctly: names, days of the week, months and the word I always start with a capital…
Choose the collective noun that names a group: a flock of sheep, a swarm of bees, a pod of dolphins, a gaggle of geese and more.…
Use adjectives to compare: add -er and -est, follow the spelling rules, use more and most with long adjectives, and learn good, better,…
Choose the joining word (conjunction) that makes sense: and, but, so, because, or — and, at the advanced level, although, unless, until,…
Join two words into a contraction with an apostrophe, and split contractions back into their two words. Expected-level practice with the…
Turn adjectives into adverbs that describe how something is done: add -ly, change y to i (happily), -le to -ly (gently), and learn good →…
Change verbs into the past tense: add -ed, drop the e, double the last letter, change y to i, and learn the irregular past tense verbs.…
Write the plural of each noun using the spelling rules (-s, -es, -ies, -ves) and learn the irregular plurals. Expected-level practice with…
Choose the preposition that fits: in, on and at for places and times, and for, since and during for how long and when. Expected-level…
Choose the pronoun that can replace the words in bold: he, she, it, they, we for the subject and him, her, it, them, us for the object.…
Sort nouns into common nouns (dog, park) and proper nouns (Mia, Monday, June), and find the proper noun in a sentence. Expected-level…
Choose the verb that agrees with the subject: is or are, was or were, has or have, and tricky subjects like 'the box of pencils' and…
Choose a or an by listening to the first sound of the next word: an before a vowel sound (an apple, an hour), a before a consonant sound…
Decide whether a sentence is in the past, present or future tense, and choose the verb that matches a time word like yesterday, now or…
Choose the sentence that uses capital letters correctly: names, days of the week, months and the word I always start with a capital…
Choose the collective noun that names a group: a flock of sheep, a swarm of bees, a pod of dolphins, a gaggle of geese and more. A…
Use adjectives to compare: add -er and -est, follow the spelling rules, use more and most with long adjectives, and learn good, better,…
Choose the joining word (conjunction) that makes sense: and, but, so, because, or — and, at the advanced level, although, unless, until,…
Join two words into a contraction with an apostrophe, and split contractions back into their two words. A challenge set with trickier and…
Turn adjectives into adverbs that describe how something is done: add -ly, change y to i (happily), -le to -ly (gently), and learn good →…
Change verbs into the past tense: add -ed, drop the e, double the last letter, change y to i, and learn the irregular past tense verbs. A…
Write the plural of each noun using the spelling rules (-s, -es, -ies, -ves) and learn the irregular plurals. A challenge set with…
Choose the preposition that fits: in, on and at for places and times, and for, since and during for how long and when. A challenge set…
Choose the pronoun that can replace the words in bold: he, she, it, they, we for the subject and him, her, it, them, us for the object. A…
Sort nouns into common nouns (dog, park) and proper nouns (Mia, Monday, June), and find the proper noun in a sentence. A challenge set…
Choose the verb that agrees with the subject: is or are, was or were, has or have, and tricky subjects like 'the box of pencils' and…
Choose a or an by listening to the first sound of the next word: an before a vowel sound (an apple, an hour), a before a consonant sound…
Decide whether a sentence is in the past, present or future tense, and choose the verb that matches a time word like yesterday, now or…
Short, focused tasks for home practice.
Some of the most common verbs do not take -ed in the past: go becomes went, see becomes saw, eat becomes ate. Children match the present…
Quick checks for understanding.
A quick ten-question check of the grammar and punctuation covered in Year 3: nouns, verbs, adjectives, past tense, capital letters,…
Writing prompts include a model opening and clear success criteria rather than a single 'correct' answer, so parents and teachers can give useful feedback.
Yes. All passages are written by Success Tutoring and checked for age-appropriate vocabulary and sentence length.
