Class III English

Vocabulary

Prefixes and suffixes

• Z.1 Identify base words, prefixes and suffixes
• Z.2 Determine the meaning of a word with pre-, re- or mis-
• Z.3 Use the prefixes pre-, re- and mis-
• Z.4 Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less
• Z.5 Determine the meaning of a word with -ly or -ness
• Z.6 Determine the meaning of a word with -able or -ment
• Z.7 Determine the meaning of a word with a suffix: review
• Z.8 Determine the meanings of words with prefixes and suffixes: review

Greek and Latin roots

• AA.1 Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words
• AA.2 Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots
• AA.3 Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots

Compound words

• BB.1 Form compound words
• BB.2 Form and use compound words

Categories

• CC.1 Select the members of a group
• CC.2 Select the words that don’t belong

Synonyms and antonyms

• DD.1 Choose the synonym
• DD.2 Which sentence has the same meaning?
• DD.3 Find synonyms in context
• DD.4 Choose the antonym
• DD.5 Which sentence uses an antonym?
• DD.6 Find antonyms in context

Homophones

• EE.1 Homophones with pictures
• EE.2 Identify homophones
• EE.3 Use the correct homophone

Multiple-meaning words

• FF.1 Which definition matches the sentence?
• FF.2 Which sentence matches the definition?

Shades of meaning

• GG.1 Describe the difference between related words
• GG.2 Positive and negative connotation

Idioms

• HH.1 Choose the picture that matches the idiomatic expression

Context clues

• II.1 Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context
• II.2 Use context to identify the meaning of a word

Reference skills

• JJ.1 Order alphabetically based on the first letter
• JJ.2 Order alphabetically based on the first two letters
• JJ.3 Order alphabetically based on the first three letters
• JJ.4 Order alphabetically: challenge
• JJ.5 Use guide words
• JJ.6 Use dictionary entries
• JJ.7 Use dictionary definitions

Grammar and mechanics

Sentences, fragments and run-ons

• KK.1 Is the sentence a statement, question, command or exclamation?
• KK.2 Identify the complete subject of a sentence
• KK.3 Identify the complete predicate of a sentence
• KK.4 Identify the simple subject or predicate of a sentence
• KK.5 Is it a complete sentence or a fragment?
• KK.6 Is it a complete sentence or a run-on?
• KK.7 Is it a complete sentence, a fragment or a run-on?
• KK.8 Is the sentence simple or compound?
• KK.9 Order the words to create a sentence

Nouns

• LL.1 Which word is a noun?
• LL.2 Identify nouns
• LL.3 Identify nouns – with abstract nouns
• LL.4 Identify common and proper nouns
• LL.5 Form regular plurals with -s, -es and -ies
• LL.6 Use regular plurals with -s, -es and -ies
• LL.7 Is the noun singular or plural?
• LL.8 Form and use irregular plurals
• LL.9 Identify plurals, singular possessives and plural possessives
• LL.10 Form the singular or plural possessive
• LL.11 Identify and correct errors with plural and possessive nouns

Pronouns

• MM.1 Choose between subject and object personal pronouns
• MM.2 Replace the noun with a personal pronoun
• MM.3 Compound subjects and objects with ‘I’ and ‘me’
• MM.4 Identify possessive pronouns
• MM.5 Use possessive pronouns
• MM.6 Choose between personal and reflexive pronouns
• MM.7 Use reflexive pronouns
• MM.8 Identify personal pronouns

Verb tense

• PP.1 Which sentence is in the regular past tense?
• PP.2 Identify verbs in the regular past tense
• PP.3 Form and use the regular past tense
• PP.4 Identify the irregular past tense I
• PP.5 Identify the irregular past tense II
• PP.6 Form and use the irregular past tense: set 1
• PP.7 Form and use the irregular past tense: set 2
• PP.8 Form and use the irregular past tense: set 3
• PP.9 Form and use the irregular past tense: set 4
• PP.10 Form and use the irregular past tense: set 5
• PP.11 To be: use the correct form
• PP.12 To have: use the correct form
• PP.13 Is the sentence in the past, present or future tense?
• PP.14 Change the sentence to future tense

Verb types

• NN.1 Use action verbs
• NN.2 Identify action verbs
• NN.3 Identify main verbs and helping verbs

Subject-verb agreement

• OO.1 Is the subject singular or plural?
• OO.2 Use the correct subject or verb
• OO.3 Pronoun-verb agreement

Articles

• QQ.1 Use the correct article: a or an
• QQ.2 Use the correct article: a, an or the
• QQ.3 Identify articles

Adjectives and adverbs

• RR.1 Does the adjective tell you what kind or how many?
• RR.2 Identify the adjective that describes the noun
• RR.3 Identify adjectives
• RR.4 Does the adverb tell you how, when or where?
• RR.5 Identify adverbs
• RR.6 Choose between adjectives and adverbs
• RR.7 Is the word an adjective or adverb?
• RR.8 Use adjectives to compare
• RR.9 Spell adjectives that compare
• RR.10 Use adverbs to compare

Prepositions

• SS.1 Identify prepositions
• SS.2 Identify prepositions and their objects
• SS.3 Identify prepositional phrases
• SS.4 Prepositions: review

Conjunctions

• TT.1 Identify coordinating conjunctions
• TT.2 Identify subordinating conjunctions

Contractions

• UU.1 Pronoun-verb contractions
• UU.2 Contractions with ‘not’

Commas

• VV.1 Commas with direct addresses and after introductory words

Capitalization

• WW.1 Capitalising the names of people and pets and titles of respect
• WW.2 Capitalising days, months and holidays
• WW.3 Capitalising the names of places and geographic features

Formatting

• XX.1 Greetings and closings of letters
• XX.2 Capitalising titles
• XX.3 Formatting titles
• XX.4 Formatting and capitalising titles

Writing strategies

Organising writing

• T.1 Put the sentences in order
• T.2 Order items from most general to most specific
• T.3 Organise information by main idea

Topic sentences

• U.1 Choose topic sentences for narrative paragraphs
• U.2 Choose topic sentences for expository paragraphs

Writer’s purpose

• V.1 Choose the text that matches the writer’s purpose

Linking words

• W.1 Identify time-order words
• W.2 Use time-order words
• W.3 Use coordinating conjunctions
• W.4 Use subordinating conjunctions
• W.5 Choose the best transition

Opinion writing

• X.1 Distinguish facts from opinions
• X.2 Identify an author’s statement of opinion
• X.3 Choose reasons to support an opinion
• X.4 Complete the opinion passage with an example
• X.5 Complete the opinion passage with a reason
• X.6 Complete the opinion-reason-example table

Descriptive details

• Y.1 Add descriptive details to sentences
• Y.2 Show character emotions and traits
• Y.3 Revise the sentence using a stronger verb

Reading strategies

Main idea

• F.1 Use key details to determine the main idea
• F.2 Determine the main idea of a passage

Theme

• G.1 Determine the themes of myths, fables and folktales

Author’s purpose

• H.1 Identify the purpose of a text

Text structure

• I.1 Determine the order of events in informational texts
• I.2 Compare and contrast in informational texts
• I.3 Match causes with effects
• I.4 Match causes and effects in informational texts
• I.5 Match problems with their solutions
• I.6 Identify text structures

Sensory details

• J.1 Sort sensory details

Literary devices

• K.1 Determine the meanings of similes

Point of view

• L.1 Distinguish characters’ points of view

Inference

• M.1 Use actions and dialogue to understand characters
• M.2 Draw inferences from a text
• M.3 Make predictions about a story

Story elements

• N.1 Identify story elements

Visual elements

• O.1 Compare mythological illustrations

Literary texts: level 1

• P.1 Read fantasy with illustrations
• P.2 Read historical fiction with illustrations
• P.3 Read science fiction with illustrations
• P.4 Read realistic fiction with illustrations

Literary texts: level 2

• Q.1 Read realistic fiction: set 1
• Q.2 Read realistic fiction: set 2
• Q.3 Read poetry

Informational texts: level 1

• R.1 Read about animals
• R.2 Read about food
• R.3 Read about art, music and traditions
• R.4 Read about sports and hobbies

Informational texts: level 2

• S.1 Read about famous people
• S.2 Read about famous places
• S.3 Read about business and technology
• S.4 Read about science and nature

Reading foundations

Short and long vowels

• A.1 Use spelling patterns to sort long and short vowel words
• A.2 Spell rhyming words to answer riddles

Blends

• B.1 Complete the word with a three-letter consonant blend

Open and closed syllables

• C.1 Spell words with open and closed syllables

Consonant-l-e

• D.1 Spell the consonant-l-e words

Irregular words

• E.1 Spell the sight word