Grammar Picnic
Daily grammar practice
Grade 3 daily grammar
36 weeks · 22 sentences a week
Monday to Thursday, four sentences: two Fix it sentences (capital letters, end marks, commas in a series), then two on the week's topic. Friday, six: the week reviewed. The weeks run through Grade 3’s topics in Common Core order, with the earlier grades’ topics spread through the year for review.
This week · Week 9
Irregular past tense and Regular past tense: -ed
- Week 1Nouns and verbs and Sort nouns, verbs and adjectivesFind all the nouns in the sentence. Beth bought some pictures.
- Week 2Active and passiveStart with the one doing the action. The babies were weighed by the nurse.
- Week 3Pronouns: he, she, it, theyChoose the pronoun that fits the blank. The boy cleaned the cages. ____ held the turtles.
- Week 4Do, does, didFix the sentence, or write OK if it is right. When did Dad cooked rice?
- Week 5Describing wordsFind all the describing words in the sentence. The bright fire crackled in the evening.
- Week 6AdverbsUse the word in parentheses to tell how. The artist smiled ____ (bright).
- Week 7He or him, they or themLook at the pronouns. Fix the sentence, or write OK if it is right. He will rake the leaves at six.
- Week 8Irregular plurals and Plurals: -s, -es, -iesWrite the plural of the noun in ( ). The cat hears the ____ (mouse).
- Week 9Irregular past tense and Regular past tense: -edChoose the right word. The cat ____ in the sun.
- Week 10His, her, its, theirChoose the right word. Will the fish live in ____ tank?
- Week 11Past, present, futureWrite the verb in ( ) so it fits the time word. Yesterday, the vet ____ (check) the sick dog.
- Week 12a or anChoose the right word. The hen lays ____ egg.
- Week 13Subject-verb agreement and Every, each, allLook at the verb. Fix the sentence, or write OK if it is right. Were the apple sweet?
- Week 14Agreement in longer sentences and Two subjects joined by andLook at the verb. Fix the sentence, or write OK if it is right. The corn that the gardener waters are yellow.
- Week 15Prepositions of placeChoose the right little word. The scout rowed ____ the river.
- Week 16Subjects and objectsFind the whole subject. Grandma's cookies were sweet.
- Week 17In, on, at for timeLook at in, on and at. Fix the sentence, or write OK if it is right. The dolphins dived on the morning.
- Week 18Comparatives and superlatives and as ... asWrite the describing word in the right form. The bikes are ____ (slow) than the trucks.
- Week 19And, but, so, becauseJoin the two sentences with "so". The puppy was wet. The girl dried it.
- Week 20Statements and questionsStatement or question? Were the players muddy
- Week 21When, before, after, if, althoughPut "if" between the two sentences to join them. The sheep eats grass. It is hungry.
- Week 22Who, what, where, when, why, howAsk a question about the marked words. The girls watered the seeds.
- Week 23Simple, compound, complexSimple, compound, or complex? The pumpkins were ripe.
- Week 24Possessives with 's and Contractions: don't, she'sWrite the word in ( ) to show who owns it. The ____ (farmer) sheep was fluffy.
- Week 25Quotation marksFix the sentence, or write OK if it is right. Rob asked "Did the girl's puppy splash in the tub?"
- Week 26Subjects and predicatesDraw a line from each subject to its predicate. The cowThe farmerThe doctorThe bakerThe crabsleeps in the barn.hides under a rock.feeds a lamb.bakes the loaves.checks the sick girl.
- Week 27Pronouns: he, she, it, they and Pronouns that match their nounChoose the pronoun that fits the blank. The girl rolled the marble. ____ put some teddies on the bed.
- Week 28Do, does, didChoose the right word. Did the friend ____?
- Week 29Describing words and Describing words from verbsFind all the describing words in the sentence. The baby holds the new red toys.
- Week 30He or him, they or themChoose the right pronoun. Will ____ live in the castle?
- Week 31Adverbs and Looks, feels, soundsChoose the word that tells how. The man fished ____ at the lake.
- Week 32Irregular pluralsLook at the plural noun. Fix the sentence, or write OK if it is right. The oxes do not pull the farmer's cart.
- Week 33His, her, its, theirLook at the pronouns. Fix the sentence, or write OK if it is right. The boys did not unwrap they're presents.
- Week 34Irregular past tenseLook at the past tense verb. Fix the sentence, or write OK if it is right. The gardener dug holes.
- Week 35a or anChoose the right word. Mom cut ____ orange.
- Week 36Past, present, futureSay it about today. The girl wore a dress.
Every day’s first two sentences come from Capital letters, End marks and Commas in a series.