Year 3 Grammar Worksheet - Intermediate

Year 3 Grammar worksheet for Year 3 (Key Stage 2 / Year 3-6 (Ages 7-11)). Intermediate level english practice, aligned to the UK National Curriculum. Print-ready with answer key included.

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Year 3 Grammar: Words at Work

Ages 7–8 | Intermediate

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Instructions: Read each sentence carefully and use the grammar clues to help you. Write one answer in each box; check that your choices make sense when you read the sentence aloud.

A or An?

Choose a or an to complete each sentence. Listen to the first sound of the next word: use an before a vowel sound.

1. We spotted ___ owl in the tree.

2. Mum packed ___ sandwich for my lunch.

3. I drew ___ enormous dragon.

4. Sam found ___ smooth stone.

5. Aisha wore ___ orange scarf.

Word Families

A word family is a group of words that share a root word. Use the word in brackets to make a related word that fits the sentence.

1. The children played ___ in the garden. (happy)

2. The artist will ___ the wooden horse. (paint)

3. Our ___ helped us find the path. (guide)

4. The puppy was full of ___. (kind)

5. We had a ___ afternoon at the park. (sun)

Conjunctions Join Ideas

Complete each sentence with the best conjunction from the word bank. Read the whole sentence to check that the ideas fit together.

Word bank: and, but, because, so, when

1. I wore my coat ___ the wind was cold.

2. We wanted to play outside, ___ the rain began.

3. The bell rang, ___ the pupils lined up.

4. ___ the story ended, we put our books away.

5. Mia packed a torch ___ a map for the walk.

Time and Cause Words

Choose the best word from the word bank for each sentence. Some words tell when something happens; others explain why.

Word bank: before, after, soon, because, therefore

1. Wash your hands ___ you eat.

2. The team practised every day; ___, they played well.

3. We went inside ___ the thunder sounded close.

4. ___ lunch, we read quietly in the classroom.

5. The bus will arrive ___.

Prepositions of Time and Cause

Fill each gap with a suitable preposition from the word bank. Look for clues about when something happens or what caused it.

Word bank: at, during, until, because of, after

1. We will meet ___ three o’clock.

2. The class stayed indoors ___ the storm.

3. Please wait here ___ the teacher returns.

4. No one spoke ___ the story.

5. ___ the match, we thanked the other team.

Present Perfect Tense

Complete each sentence using have or has and the past participle of the verb in brackets. The present perfect tells about an action that has happened and is connected to now.

1. I ___ ___ my reading book. (finish)

2. Leo ___ ___ his muddy boots. (clean)

3. We ___ ___ the new classroom display. (make)

4. The birds ___ ___ a nest in the tree. (build)

5. Amira ___ ___ her spelling words. (learn)

Answer Key

Activity 1: an; a; an; a; an

Activity 2: happily; repaint; guide; kindness; sunny

Activity 3: because; but; so; when; and

Activity 4: before; therefore; because; after; soon

Activity 5: at; because of; until; during; after

Activity 6: have finished; has cleaned; have made; have built; has learnt