What parts of speech do 3rd graders learn?

Third graders work with nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs and pronouns. Pronouns are the new one on this sheet: words like I, her, mine and yours that take the place of a noun. The grade 3 sentences are longer, and the word to label can sit at the start, middle or end.

Can the same word be a noun and a verb?

Yes. In "Robins nest in the oak tree," nest is a verb. In "The nest held four blue eggs," nest is a noun. The grade 3 sheet has a few words like this, so your child has to read the sentence to decide.

Why is lovely an adjective and not an adverb?

Because it describes a noun. In "a lovely garden," lovely tells what kind of garden. Adverbs usually tell how, when or where something happens. So the -ly ending is only a hint. The grade 3 sheet has a few adjectives that end in -ly to make that point.

3rd grade parts of speech

3rd grade parts of speech worksheets

The grade 3 parts of speech sheet adds pronouns to nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs. Your child reads a sentence and writes the part of speech of one word in it. Some items are harder on purpose: adjectives that come after was or felt, adverbs without -ly, and words like nest that can be a noun or a verb.

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The kind of sentences you'll fix

Write the part of speech of the word after each sentence. Choose from the words in parentheses.

Our choir performed three songs at the spring concert. Performed: (adjective / pronoun / verb).
Fixed: Our choir performed three songs at the spring concert. Performed: verb.
We explored a cave full of sparkly crystals. Explored: (adjective / pronoun / verb).
Suddenly, a strong gust of wind blew our kite away. Suddenly: (adverb / pronoun / verb).

Every print pulls a new set of sentences at this level, so a make-up test or a second sibling gets a different mix.

What's on a 3rd grade sheet

3rd grade sheets draw from 60 sentences, 8 to a page. None of these sentences are on 2nd grade sheets. 2nd grade sheets print 7 to a page.

A few of the sentences:

An enormous crowd cheered for our team at the tournament.
The students eagerly opened the box of new books.
Grandma baked two loaves of bread and gave them to the neighbors.

Fix it. Write the part of speech of the word after each sentence. Choose from the words in parentheses. 8 sentences to fix per page.
Choose the word. Circle the letter of the part of speech of the word after each sentence. 10 questions per page.

Every version prints on US Letter or A4, with its answer key on the last page.

How to teach this

Start with the grade 2 question: what is the word doing in this sentence? Then add the pronoun check. Could you swap in a name or a noun, like Maya for her? The sheet also sets a few traps. An adjective can come after is, was, felt or seems and still describe the noun, as in "The soup was salty." Lovely and silly end in -ly but describe nouns, so they are adjectives. Three words on the sheet show up as a noun in one sentence and a verb in another. If your child answers from the ending of a word, have them find what the word goes with first.

Watch for: A word's ending is a hint, not a rule. Lovely ends in -ly and is an adjective. Now has no -ly and is an adverb. The same word can do different jobs. Rest is a noun in 'take a rest' and a verb in 'rest your legs.'

Common questions about 3rd grade parts of speech

What parts of speech do 3rd graders learn?: Third graders work with nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs and pronouns. Pronouns are the new one on this sheet: words like I, her, mine and yours that take the place of a noun. The grade 3 sentences are longer, and the word to label can sit at the start, middle or end.
Can the same word be a noun and a verb?: Yes. In "Robins nest in the oak tree," nest is a verb. In "The nest held four blue eggs," nest is a noun. The grade 3 sheet has a few words like this, so your child has to read the sentence to decide.
Why is lovely an adjective and not an adverb?: Because it describes a noun. In "a lovely garden," lovely tells what kind of garden. Adverbs usually tell how, when or where something happens. So the -ly ending is only a hint. The grade 3 sheet has a few adjectives that end in -ly to make that point.

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