ENGLISH – WORKSHEET - 8
GRAMMAR
Name:____________________________________ Grade:3 Sec:____ Date:____________________
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I. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below:-
There was once a bird who woke up early every morning to catch worms. Other birds
would see her and laugh, saying that she was wasting her time. But the bird didn’t care.
She knew that if she kept working hard, she would eventually be rewarded. Sure enough,
one day, the bird caught a worm so big, it could barely fit in her mouth. The other birds
were shocked and jealous, but the bird just smiled. She knew that her early mornings had paid off.
1. What did the bird do every morning?
2. How did the other birds react?
3. Circle the correct synonym for the word -‘eventually’
a. firstly b. finally c. hardly
II. Answer the following questions as directed:-
A. Underline the adverb, identify its type and write it in the space provided:
1. He sat silently in the van. Adverb of Manner
2. Let’s talk about that tomorrow. Adverb of time
B. Fill in the blanks with the correct homophone:
1. Please add these numbers and calculate the (some / sum).
2. The amount of (waste/waist) generated by people is increasing.
3. The ship will (sale / sail) to the north.
4. My uncle always has a good . (tale / tail) to tell.
C. Fill in the blanks with the correct answer:
(can / can’t)
1. As she’s sick she go to school, but she take medicine.
(should / shouldn’t)
2. We be careful and to strangers..
D. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate interjections:
Hurray! Yay! Yikes! Ouch! Oh!
1. ! I saw a mouse under the table!
2. ! We won the competition!
3. ! I completely forgot to tell you about the test we have tomorrow!
4. ! Summer Vacation is going to start next week!
E. Fill in the blanks with the suitable conjunctions:
1. Dinner was ready the guests didn’t arrive.
2. The soup was hot I blew on it before taking a sip .
3. Finish your vegetables, you’ll not have the dessert.
4. She was late she lost her way.
F. Change the following sentences into the suggested form:
1. I will buy some fresh vegetables. (Simple Past Tense)
2. She works as a nurse. (Present Continuous Tense)
3. They were talking in the class. (Simple Future Tense)
G. Choose the correct preposition based on the given context:
There are many animals (into / in) the forest. Some are resting (below / under) the
shady trees. The red ants are walking (above / on) the grass. Few birds are flying (through
/ into) their nests. A bear is running (under / towards) the beehive. A deer ran
(above / over) the bushes. There are fishes (in / on) the pond. The frogs are hopping
(over, around) the pond. The monkeys are swinging (between / into) the branches. The
elephants are having a playful mud bath (from / in) the watering hole. A powerful lion’s roar
is echoing
(into/ from) the lion’s den.
H. Identify the Type of sentences and write it in the space provided:
1. Do you know the Muffin man?
2. My shoe is untied.
3. Please take out your folders.
4. I like to play outside with my friends.
5. India won the match!
6. Don’t touch my bag.
I. Circle the ‘subject’ and underline the ‘predicate’ in the given sentences:
1. The baby was crying loudly.
2. The little boy caught the stray kitten.
3. The crazy man ran into the woods.
4. The brave soldier fought for the country.
5. Sid and Karan played in the park.
J. Form words each with the prefixes and suffixes given below:
im- -ness un- -ion -ful -ed pre- mis- -less -ly
proper
clean
invent
use
heat
kind
fear
loud
understand
walk
K. Form words each with the prefixes and suffixes given below:
dis- -ment
re - -er
