English Grammar Quiz for Class 3

Grammar for Class 3 — the rules, and why each answer follows them.

  • Ages 8–9
  • 12 questions
  • With answers
  • Read aloud by Leo

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All Class 3 English Grammar questions

  1. Which word in this sentence is a noun? "The dog ran quickly."

    1. The
    2. dog
    3. ran
    4. quickly

  2. Which of these is a proper noun?

    1. river
    2. city
    3. Ganga
    4. mountain

  3. What is the plural of "child"?

    1. childs
    2. childes
    3. children
    4. childrens

  4. Which word is NOT a noun?

    1. school
    2. happy
    3. teacher
    4. pencil

  5. What kind of noun is "Diwali"?

    1. Common noun
    2. Proper noun
    3. Action word
    4. Describing word

  6. Which sentence uses a capital letter correctly?

    1. We visited delhi last year.
    2. We visited Delhi last year.
    3. we visited Delhi last year.
    4. We Visited delhi last year.

  7. Which word is the verb? "Priya sings beautifully."

    1. Priya
    2. sings
    3. beautifully
    4. none of these

  8. What is the past tense of "run"?

    1. runned
    2. ran
    3. running
    4. runs

  9. Choose the correct verb: "She ___ to school every day."

    1. go
    2. goes
    3. going
    4. gone

  10. Which sentence is in the past tense?

    1. I eat my lunch.
    2. I am eating my lunch.
    3. I ate my lunch.
    4. I will eat my lunch.

  11. Which of these is NOT a verb?

    1. jump
    2. write
    3. table
    4. sleep

  12. What is the past tense of "buy"?

    1. buyed
    2. bought
    3. buys
    4. buying

Answers

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  1. dog"Dog" names an animal, so it is a noun. "Ran" is an action word.
  2. Ganga"Ganga" names one particular river, so it is a proper noun and takes a capital letter.
  3. children"Child" becomes "children" — it does not simply add an s.
  4. happy"Happy" describes something, so it is an adjective, not a naming word.
  5. Proper nounIt names one particular festival, so it is a proper noun.
  6. We visited Delhi last year."Delhi" is a proper noun so it needs a capital, and the sentence starts with one too.
  7. sings"Sings" is what Priya is doing, so it is the verb.
  8. ran"Run" becomes "ran" in the past. It does not add -ed.
  9. goesWith "she", the verb takes an s: she goes.
  10. I ate my lunch."Ate" is the past form of "eat", so it has already happened.
  11. table"Table" is a thing, so it is a noun. The rest are all actions.
  12. bought"Buy" becomes "bought" — another verb that does not follow the -ed rule.

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