Year 3 English Printable Worksheets

Year 3 is your child's first year in Key Stage 2! Our year 3 English worksheets will help your child use proper punctuation and grammar, use more imaginative words, dialogue, and characters, as well as improve their reading and writing skills. Support your child's literacy journey with hundreds of year 3 English worksheets that encourage fun.

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Long vowel 'ay' words - Cloze activity

Long vowel 'ay' words - Cloze activity

Words with long A sound - ayHave your students read through the sentences and fill in the spaces using the 'ay' words from the word bank. This resource will help children read and spell words with the long vowel a sound. We use 'ay' in the middle and at the end of words including play, midday, crayon, player, holiday, hay, day, etc.What is a cloze activity?A cloze worksheet is a useful activity to improve a child's reading comprehension and grammar skills. Words are removed from the text for students to fill in as an exercise in reading comprehension.   

Age: 7 - 8
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Long vowel 'ai' words - Cloze activity

Long vowel 'ai' words - Cloze activity

Words with long A sound - aiHave your students read through the sentences and fill in the spaces using the 'ai' words from the word bank. This resource will help children read and spell words with the long vowel a sound. We use 'ai' in the middle of words including train, rain, paint, grain, wait, tail, waist, etc.What is a cloze activity?A cloze worksheet is a useful activity to improve a child's reading comprehension and grammar skills. Words are removed from the text for students to fill in as an exercise in reading comprehension.   

Age: 7 - 8
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Alliteration - Animals

Alliteration - Animals

This animal-themed literacy resource asks students to think of adjectives to create alliterations. For example: curious cat

Age: 7 - 8
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Alliteration - Adjectives

Alliteration - Adjectives

This literacy resource asks students to think of adjectives to create alliterations. For example: blue balloons.

Age: 7 - 8
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Phonics - sh and ch

Phonics - sh and ch

Learning phonics - This KS2 English resource focuses on the sounds 'sh' and 'ch'. Students fill in the missing letters and sort the words correctly. This resource is great for helping students with their reading and spelling.

Age: 7 - 8
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Phonics - ur and er

Phonics - ur and er

Learning phonics - a year 3 English worksheet that focuses on 'ur' and 'er'. Students must fill in the missing letters and sort the words correctly. This resource is great for reading and spelling.

Age: 7 - 8
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Using 'but' and 'though'

Using 'but' and 'though'

Children complete the sentences by choosing 'but' or 'though'.

Age: 7 - 8
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Using 'did' and 'done'

Using 'did' and 'done'

Children complete the sentences by choosing did or done.

Age: 7 - 8
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Choosing the correct subject (2)

Choosing the correct subject (2)

This English resource focuses on choosing the correct subject for each sentence. There are 9 sentences to complete.

Age: 7 - 8
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Choosing the correct subject

Choosing the correct subject

This English resource focuses on choosing the correct subject for each sentence. There are 9 sentences to complete.

Age: 7 - 8
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Words with -ar

Words with -ar

This English resource focuses on the -ar spelling pattern. It was created for year 3 but can be used for any children that are ready for the exercise. Kids read the sentences and choose the correct -ar word to complete the sentence.

Age: 7 - 8
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Words with -oo

Words with -oo

This English resource focuses on the -oo spelling pattern. It was created for year 3 but can be used for any children that are ready for the exercise. Kids read the sentences and choose the correct -oo word to complete the sentence.

Age: 7 - 8
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Words with -ew

Words with -ew

This English resource focuses on the -ew spelling pattern. It was created for year 3 but can be used for any children that are ready for the exercise. Kids read the sentences and choose the correct -ew word to complete the sentence.

Age: 7 - 8
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Hard and Soft G

Hard and Soft G

The letter g can make spelling tricky. When g meets a, o, or u, its sound is hard e.g. gap. When g meets e, i, or y, its sound is soft e.g. gym. Write words beginning with a hard 'g' sound under the goose, and words beginning with a soft 'g' sound under the giraffe.

Age: 7 - 8
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Hard and Soft C

Hard and Soft C

When c meets a, o, or u, its sound is hard e.g. cap. When c meets e, i, or y, its sound is soft e.g. city. Students are asked to write words beginning with a hard 'c' sound under the carrot, and words beginning with a soft 'c' sound under the celery.

Age: 7 - 8
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Indefinite article - a or an?

Indefinite article - a or an?

Year 3 Literacy - This worksheet is about the indefinite article 'a' or 'an'. Students look at the pictures and read the words. They must put 'a' or 'an' before each word.

Age: 7 - 8
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Has, had or have?

Has, had or have?

Yesr 3 English - This year 3 English resource asks children to complete the sentences by writing 'has', 'had' or have.

Age: 7 - 8
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Adjectives, verbs and nouns

Adjectives, verbs and nouns

Look at the list of words below. Are they adjectives, verbs or nouns? Tick the correct box.

Age: 7 - 8
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Finding words that rhyme 4

Finding words that rhyme 4

Find a word that rhymes with each word below.

Age: 7 - 8
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Finding words that rhyme 3

Finding words that rhyme 3

Find a word that rhymes with each word below.

Age: 7 - 8
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Finding words that rhyme 2

Finding words that rhyme 2

Find a word that rhymes with each word below.

Age: 7 - 8
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Finding words that rhyme 1

Finding words that rhyme 1

Find a word that rhymes with each word below.

Age: 7 - 8
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Matching compound words 6

Matching compound words 6

This year 3 worksheet focuses on compound words. Children must draw a line to match the compound words and write the word correctly. This is a great resource to help with spelling.

Age: 7 - 8
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Matching compound words 5

Matching compound words 5

This year 3 worksheet focuses on compound words. Children must draw a line to match the compound words and write the word correctly. This is a great resource to help with spelling.

Age: 7 - 8
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Matching compound words 4

Matching compound words 4

This year 3 worksheet focuses on compound words. Children must draw a line to match the compound words and write the word correctly. This is a great resource to help with spelling.

Age: 7 - 8
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Matching compound words 3

Matching compound words 3

This year 3 worksheet focuses on compound words. Children must draw a line to match the compound words and write the word correctly. This is a great resource to help with spelling.

Age: 7 - 8
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Matching compound words 2

Matching compound words 2

This year 3 worksheet focuses on compound words. Children must draw a line to match the compound words and write the word correctly. This is a great resource to help with spelling.

Age: 7 - 8
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Matching compound words 1

Matching compound words 1

This year 3 worksheet focuses on compound words. Children must draw a line to match the compound words and write the word correctly. This is a great resource to help with spelling.

Age: 7 - 8
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Compound words 3

Compound words 3

This year 3 worksheet focuses on compound words. Children must identify each picture and write the word underneath.

Age: 7 - 8
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Compound words 2

Compound words 2

This year 3 worksheet focuses on compound words. Children must identify each picture and write the word underneath.

Age: 7 - 8
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Compound words 1

Compound words 1

This year 3 worksheet focuses on compound words. Children must identify each picture and write the word underneath.

Age: 7 - 8
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Odd word out (6)

Odd word out (6)

Age: 7 - 8
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Odd word out (5)

Odd word out (5)

Age: 7 - 8
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Odd word out (4)

Odd word out (4)

Age: 7 - 8
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Odd word out (3)

Odd word out (3)

Age: 7 - 8
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Odd word out (2)

Odd word out (2)

Age: 7 - 8
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Odd word out (1)

Odd word out (1)

Age: 7 - 8
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Syllables 10

Syllables 10

Age: 7 - 8
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Syllables 9

Syllables 9

Age: 7 - 8
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Syllables 8

Syllables 8

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Syllables 7

Syllables 7

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Syllables 6

Syllables 6

Age: 7 - 8
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Syllables 5

Syllables 5

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Syllables 4

Syllables 4

Age: 7 - 8
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Syllables 3

Syllables 3

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Syllables 2

Syllables 2

Age: 7 - 8
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Syllables 1

Syllables 1

Age: 7 - 8
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Gender words

Gender words

Pupils use the correct gender words to complete the sentences.

Age: 7 - 8
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