WENSLEY FOLD CE PRIMARY ACADEMY
GRAMMAR BASELINE
YEAR 3
Name:
Date:
1. Write
so
3 complex sentences about this picture using conjunctions.
as
because
when
if
but
3 marks
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2. Underline the correct words to make these singular sentences correct:
The dog / dogs was / were chewing the bone / bones.
The girl / girls is / are eating a / an apple / apples.
Page total
10 marks
7 marks
1
3. Underline the correct words to make these plural sentences correct:
The man /men was /were chopping down three of
the tree /trees.
The boy /boys is /are playing a game of rugby /rugby.
4. Sort the words into the correct place.
nouns
6 marks
verbs
adjectives
15 marks
tree
fluffy
chair
jump
large
swim
write
climb
rainy
bag
icy
shiny
pencil
elephant
jog
5. Circle the proper noun in the sentence then rewrite it correctly.
zain was eating his sandwich.
We went on holiday to dubai.
My birthday is in may.
I was born in a blackburn hospital.
My cat is called cuddles.
5 marks
Page total
26 marks
2
6. Put the collective noun into the correct place.
pride
gaggle
school
bunch
swarm
herd
flock
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
of grapes
of geese
of bees
of dolphins
of sheep
of cows
of lions
7 marks
7. What are these characters saying to each other?
Write 2 sentences with speech in them using speech marks.
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Page total
9 marks
3
8. Are these sentences written in the first person or the third person?
Put 1st or 3rd in the box.
I put my name on the paper.
The children were running around the playground.
It was raining when I went out.
The snow fell overnight so they made a snowman.
4 marks
9. Add an adverb to these sentences to make them more interesting.
when
how
We ate our lunch
The children were playing
toys.
where I looked
.
with their
for my shoes.
3 marks
10.
through
over
behind
by
in
under
on
Choose 2 of these prepositions and write a sentence with them in that
makes sense.
1.
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2.
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2 marks
11. Circle the preposition in this sentence:
The boy waited until 12 o’clock.
1 mark
Page total
10 marks
4
12. Change these sentences from present to past tense.
I write my name. _______________________________________
The birds are singing in the trees. _________________________
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Mum cooks the tea. ____________________________________
3 marks
13. Now change these sentences from past to present tense.
My sister carried me a bag. _____________________________
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Sara climbed up the tree. ________________________________
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The school was called Oak Fold. __________________________
3 marks
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14. Cross out the names and change them to personal pronouns.
Mrs Jones is the Headteacher
is the Headteacher.
Peter and Mary are sitting on the bench.
are sitting on the bench.
John is playing in the sand.
is playing in the sand.
The computer is broken.
4 marks
is broken.
Page total
10 marks
5
15. Complex sentences are made up of 2 parts. The main clause and
the subordinate clause.
Colour the main clause red and the subordinate clause blue.
 Stretch the fabric over the card, folding the edges neatly.
 Everything was quiet until the storm began.
 While he was reading the doorbell rang.
16. Is it a ? or
correct place.
!
or
.
3 marks
? Choose which one and put it in the
 The boy fell in the river and shouted help
 Stop Stop called the police
 Why have we stopped I asked Dad
 “Please can I have some crisps ” said Safa
17. Finish off the sentences with a list of
Make sure you use
,
4 marks
3 things.
to separate the items.
I like to eat ______________________________________
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My favourite animals are ___________________________
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Page total
9 marks
6
is or are?
18.
was or were?
Past:
 He
running.
 They
reading.
 Sana and Dan
eating.
Present
 She
writing.
 He
playing.
 The girls
swimming.
19. I or me?
Complete the sentences using either
My sister and
6 marks
I
or
me
.
went to the cinema.
and my mum ate the crisps.
The teacher asked Hasan and
He helped
to collect the pencils.
carry my bag.
4 marks
20. Which word is closest in meaning to ‘dabbed’ in the sentence below?
He dabbed the cut with a tissue.
rubbed
patted
scrubbed
Page total
1 mark
11 marks
7
Page
1
Total
Out of
10
2
26
3
9
4
10
5
10
6
9
7
11
Total
85
8