Free Year 3 English Worksheets for Teachers

Build confidence in reading comprehension with this printable Year 3 resource. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Reading - comprehension), covering objectives such as: discussing words and phrases that capture the reader's interest and imagination. Built with Chalkie.ai. Free to edit, print, and share.

A lesson starter where pupils use stated and implied details to predict what happens next. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Reading - comprehension), covering objectives such as: predicting what might happen from details stated and implied. Created with Chalkie.ai and fully customisable for your class.

Pupils match paragraphs to their main ideas in this summarising activity. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Reading - comprehension), covering objectives such as: identifying main ideas drawn from more than one paragraph and summarising these. Made on Chalkie.ai. Edit, download, and print for free.

This reading comprehension passage asks children to infer characters' feelings and justify every answer with evidence from the text. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Reading - comprehension), covering objectives such as: drawing inferences such as inferring characters' feelings, thoughts and motives from their actions. Free to download, edit and print on Chalkie.ai.

Quick-fire retrieval questions on a non-fiction text check that pupils can find and record information. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Reading - comprehension), covering objectives such as: retrieve and record information from non-fiction. Customise this worksheet on Chalkie.ai in minutes.

Vocabulary practice built around poetry: children pick out words and phrases that spark the imagination. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Reading - comprehension), covering objectives such as: discussing words and phrases that capture the reader's interest and imagination. Created with Chalkie.ai and free to customise.

This editable Year 3 worksheet focuses on writing. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Writing - transcription), covering objectives such as: spell further homophones. Try Chalkie.ai free to create your own version.

Structured paragraph practice that shows children how to group related ideas around a single theme. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Writing - composition), covering objectives such as: organising paragraphs around a theme. Created with Chalkie.ai and free to customise.

A storyboard planner that walks Year 3 writers through creating characters, settings and plot for a new story. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Writing - composition), covering objectives such as: in narratives, creating settings, characters and plot. Free to download, edit and print on Chalkie.ai.

Sentence frames scaffold a non-chronological report, complete with headings and sub-headings. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Writing - composition), covering objectives such as: in non-narrative material, using simple organisational devices, for example headings and sub-headings. Customise this worksheet on Chalkie.ai in minutes.

This creative writing task asks pupils to draft a vivid setting description, rehearsing sentences before writing them. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Writing - composition), covering objectives such as: composing and rehearsing sentences orally, progressively building a varied and rich vocabulary. Made on Chalkie.ai and fully editable for your class.

A lesson recap where pupils edit and improve sentences, fixing grammar and punctuation as they go. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Writing - vocabulary, grammar and punctuation), covering objectives such as: learning the grammar for years 3 and 4 in English Appendix 2. Edit, download and print for free on Chalkie.ai.

Support Year 3 learners with this printable spelling worksheet. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Writing - transcription), covering objectives such as: spell further homophones. Customise this worksheet on Chalkie.ai in minutes.

Fill each gap by choosing between the endings -sion, -tion, -ssion and -cian in this cloze worksheet. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Writing - transcription), covering objectives such as: use further prefixes and suffixes and understand how to add them. Free to download, edit and print on Chalkie.ai.

Handwriting and spelling practice for words from the statutory Year 3 and 4 word list. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Writing - transcription), covering objectives such as: spell words that are often misspelt (English Appendix 1). Created with Chalkie.ai and fully customisable for your class.

Children match tricky homophones to the right sentences in this Year 3 spelling activity. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Writing - transcription), covering objectives such as: spell further homophones. Edit, download and print for free on Chalkie.ai.

Pupils sort root words by which prefix fits: dis-, mis-, re- or in-. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Writing - transcription), covering objectives such as: use further prefixes and suffixes and understand how to add them (English Appendix 1). Made on Chalkie.ai. Edit, download, and print for free.

A crossword built from words ending in -ation, -ous and -ly, turning suffix spelling practice into a puzzle. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Writing - transcription), covering objectives such as: use further prefixes and suffixes and understand how to add them. Customise this worksheet on Chalkie.ai in minutes.

Reinforce grammar and punctuation skills with this free Year 3 worksheet. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Writing - vocabulary, grammar and punctuation), covering objectives such as: choosing nouns or pronouns appropriately for clarity and cohesion and to avoid repetition. Free to edit and download on Chalkie.ai.

Pupils sort nouns by whether they take a or an in this quick categorising task. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Writing - vocabulary, grammar and punctuation), covering objectives such as: learning the grammar for years 3 and 4 in English Appendix 2. Customise this worksheet on Chalkie.ai in minutes.

A lesson recap contrasting the present perfect form with the simple past tense. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Writing - vocabulary, grammar and punctuation), covering objectives such as: using the present perfect form of verbs in contrast to the past tense. Created with Chalkie.ai and free to customise.

Check that children can place inverted commas around speech with this quick knowledge check. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Writing - vocabulary, grammar and punctuation), covering objectives such as: using and punctuating direct speech. Made on Chalkie.ai and fully editable for your class.

An end-of-unit test covering the Year 3 grammar and punctuation objectives, from direct speech to the present perfect. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Writing - vocabulary, grammar and punctuation), covering objectives such as: learning the grammar for years 3 and 4 in English Appendix 2. Edit, download and print for free on Chalkie.ai.

Fill the gaps with conjunctions, adverbs and prepositions that show time and cause in this cloze worksheet. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Writing - vocabulary, grammar and punctuation), covering objectives such as: using conjunctions, adverbs and prepositions to express time and cause. Free to download, edit and print on Chalkie.ai.