Year 3 Grammar Terminology: Spot It in the Sentence

Apply the statutory Year 3 grammar terminology (preposition, conjunction, word family and more) to short constructed sentences, with an answer key.

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Grade 2 · Grammar worksheet

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Use the Year 3 grammar terminology from the National Curriculum (English Appendix 2) to answer each question. Write your answer on the line.

1.
Find the preposition: The cat slept under the table.
2.
Find the preposition: We left during the storm.
3.
Find the conjunction: We stayed inside because it was raining.
4.
Find the conjunction: We washed our hands before we ate lunch.
5.
What is the prefix in 'supermarket'?
6.
Which word belongs to the word family of 'solve': solution, sandwich or silver?
7.
Which part is the subordinate clause? When the bell rang, the children lined up.
8.
How many clauses are in this sentence? The dog barked and the cat hissed.
9.
Which words are the direct speech? Amy said, "I am hungry."
10.
Write the vowel letters in the word 'garden'.
11.
How many consonant letters are in the word 'jump'?
12.
Which is correct: a orange or an orange?

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DfE, English Appendix 2: Vocabulary, grammar and punctuation (statutory) — The per-year 'terminology for pupils' is reproduced verbatim from the DfE appendix under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (Crown copyright). Definitions and practice sentences are ChalkBee's own.