Al-Manar Modern School
RasElmatn- Lebanon
Grade three English Language Required Lessons
Lessons
• combining sentences
Grammar • action verbs
• present-tense verbs
• long vowels (a, e, o)
• silent letters
Spelling • prefixes
• personal narrative
Writing • biography
➢ Room to Grow:
Reading Comprehension and • Room to Grow vocabulary words
Vocabulary • Sequence of events
• Text features
➢ Mary Anderson’s Great Invention:
• Mary Anderson’s Great Invention
vocabulary words
• cause and effect
• metaphors
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Grammar Resources
Combining Sentences [Link]
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Grammar: Combining Sentences: Subject Nouns
Name: _____________________________
• Combine sentences by joining two nouns in the subject.
• Use and to join the nouns. Leave out words that repeat. Make subjects and verbs agree.
• A combined sentence has a complete subject and predicate.
A. Combine the sentences by joining the two nouns in the subject. Write the
new sentence.
1. Parents enjoyed the play. Children enjoyed the play.
Parents and children enjoyed the play.
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2. Tamika was a singing astronaut. Brad was a singing astronaut.
Tamika and Brad were singing astronauts.
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3. The story was really funny. The songs were really funny.
The story and songs were really funny.
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4. Carson helped with special effects. Carson’s friend helped with special effects.
Carson and his friend helped with special effects.
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5. The cast took a big bow. The crew took a big bow.
The cast and crew took a big bow.
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Grammar: Combining Sentences: Predicate Nouns
Name: _____________________________
• Sentences can be combined by joining two predicate nouns.
• Use and to join the nouns. Leave out words that repeat.
• A combined sentence has a complete subject and predicate.
A. Combine the sentences. Use and to join the underlined predicate nouns.
Write the new sentences.
1. At the beach we saw seagulls. At the beach we saw pelicans.
At the beach we saw seagulls and pelicans.
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2. The pelicans ate fish. The pelicans ate crabs.
The pelicans ate fish and crabs.
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3. We built sand castles. We built forts.
We built sand castles and forts.
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4. Mom packed sandwiches. Mom packed fruit.
Mom packed sandwiches and fruit.
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5. A seagull wanted my sandwich. A seagull wanted my orange.
A seagull wanted my sandwich and orange.
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Grammar: Combining Sentences
Name: ______________________
A. Combine sentences that share the same subject nouns or predicate nouns.
Write the new sentence on the line.
1. Our class visited the fire station. Our class visited the post office.
Our class visited the fire station and the post office.
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2. The trees have red leaves. The trees have yellow leaves.
The trees have red and yellow leaves.
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3. Mr. Timmons is a coach. Miss Lange is a coach.
Mr. Timmons and Miss Lange are coaches.
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4. Liberty got four inches of snow. Stanton got four inches of snow.
Liberty and Stanton got four inches of snow.
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Grammar: Present-Tense Verbs
Name: _____________________
• The tense of a verb tells when the action takes place.
• A verb in the present tense tells what happens now.
• Add s to most present-tense verbs with singular subjects.
• Add nothing to present-tense verbs with plural subjects.
• A verb must agree in number with its subject.
Each sentence is followed by two forms of a verb. Choose the form of the verb
that correctly agrees with the subject. Circle your answer and write it on the
line.
wants
1. Brandon _________ to make some money. want wants
thinks
2. He _______ of some ideas. think thinks
talk
3. His parents _______ to him about his plans. talk talks
help
4. They ________ him decide. help helps
plans
5. Brandon _______ to walk dogs. plan plans
makes some flyers.
6. He ________ make makes
visits
7. Brandon _________ his neighbors. visit visits
tells
8. He _______ them how he can help with their pets. tell tells
call
9. Many people _______ Brandon to walk their dogs. call calls
like
10. 10. The dogs _________ Brandon very much. like likes
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Grammar: Present-Tense Verbs
Name: __________________
• A verb must agree in number with its subject.
• When a present-tense verb with a singular subject ends in -sh, -ch, -ss, -zz, or x, add -es.
• When a present-tense verb with a singular subject ends in a consonant and y, change the y to
i and add -es.
A. For each verb below, write the form that agrees with the subject given.
1. wash washes
Dan ________________
fixes
2. fix Mom _______________
toss
3. toss They _______________
4. teach teaches
Mr. Alvarez__________
mix
5. mix We ________________
hurries
6. hurry Thomas_____________
buzzes
7. buzz The bee_____________
guesses
8. guess Jon_________________
wish
9. wish They________________
flies
10. fly Lana________________
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Grammar: Subject-Verb Agreement
Name: ______________________
• A present-tense verb must agree with its subject.
• Add -s or -es to most present-tense verbs with singular subjects.
• Do not add -s or -es to a present-tense verb when the subject is plural.
• Do not add -s or -es when the subject is I or you.
• Do not add -s or -es after a compound subject.
A. Choose the correct singular or plural form of the verb in each sentence
below. Underline your answer.
1. The garden club members (meet, meets) at noon.
2. Jack and Shanda (lead, leads) the meeting.
3. Lisa (give, gives) a report on the flower sale.
4. I (tell, tells) the club that we made fifty dollars.
5. The members (cheer, cheers) loudly.
6. Carson (ask, asks) about the community garden.
7. We (show, shows) him the new pictures.
8. Carl and Sandy (give, gives) out free seed packets.
9. The members (thank, thanks) them for the seeds.
10. The meeting (end, ends) at 1:00 p.m.
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Spelling Resources
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Words with Silent Letters [Link]
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Prefixes [Link]
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Spelling: Words with Silent Letters
Name: ____________________
wrap wreck wreath knight gnome
wrists wring knit knock sign
wrote write knife knee gnaws
A. Write the missing letters to make a spelling word. Then write the spelling
word on the line.
wrap
1. wrap _________________
wrists
2. wrists _________________
wrote
3. wrote _________________
4. wreck wreck
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5. wring wring
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6. write
write
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7. wreath wreath
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8. knit knit
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knife
9. knife _________________
knight
10. knight _________________
knock
11. knock _________________
knee
12. knee _________________
gnome
13. gnome _________________
sign
14. sign _________________
gnaws
15. gnaws _________________
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Spelling: Words with Silent Letters
Name: ____________________
wrap wreck wreath knight gnome
wrists wring knit knock sign
wrote write knife knee gnaws
B. Write the spelling words that contain the matching spelling of the silent
letters.
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wrap knit
1. ______________ 8. ______________
wrists
2. ______________
knife
9. ______________
wrote knock
3. ______________ 10. _____________
wreck knee
4. ______________ 11. _____________
wring knight
5. ______________ 12. _____________
write
6. ______________
wreath
7. ______________ gn
gnome
13. _____________
sign
14. _____________
gnaws
15. _____________
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Spelling: Words with Silent Letters
Name: ____________________
wrap wreck wreath knight gnome
wrists wring knit knock sign
wrote write knife knee gnaws
A. Write the spelling words that match the clues below.
wrap
1. You do this when you cover a gift with paper. _____________
knock
2. This is something you would do at a door. ____________
sign
3. This tells you which street you are on. ___________
knife
4. You would use this to cut vegetables._________________
wreath
5. You could see this hanging on a door during holidays.____________
B. Write the spelling word that best completes each sentence.
wrists
6. The doctor checked both her ________ after she fell.
wrote
7. He _______ a letter to the mayor about the park.
wreck my room when they come in.
8. My little sisters _________
wring out the wet towels.
9. We will ________
write
10. My friend likes to ________ silly poems about animals.
knit
11. I am learning to _________ a wool scarf.
knight
12. My story is about a brave _______ who fights dragons.
knee when I fell off my bike.
13. I scraped my left ________
gnome is small and usually wears a pointed hat.
14. A ________
gnaws trees into logs.
15. A beaver ________
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Spelling: Prefixes pre-, dis-, mis
Name: ____________________
misprint misspell preview preheat dishonest
misread mistreat prepaid distrust discover
mistrust precut preplan discount disable
A. Write the missing letters to make a spelling word. Then write the
spelling word on the line.
misprint
1. misprint _________________
sread misread
2. misread _________________
mistrust
3. mistrust _________________
misspell
4. misspell _________________
5. mistreat mistreat
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precut
6. precut _________________
7. preview preview
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prepaid
8. prepaid _________________
preplan
9. preplan _________________
preheat
10. preheat _________________
11. distrust distrust
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discount
12. discount _________________
13. dishonest dishonest
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14. discover discover
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disable
15. disable _________________
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Spelling: Prefixes pre-, dis-, mis
Name: ____________________
misprint misspell preview preheat dishonest
misread mistreat prepaid distrust discover
mistrust precut preplan discount disable
A. Write the spelling words that contain the prefixes below.
mis-sread pre-
misprint precut
1. ______________ 11. _____________
misread preview
2. ______________ 12. _____________
mistrust prepaid
3. ______________ 13. _____________
misspell preplan
4. ______________ 14. _____________
mistreat preheat
5. ______________ 15. _____________
dis-
distrust
6. ______________
discount
7. ______________
dishonest
8. ______________
discover
9. ______________
disable
10. _____________
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Spelling: Prefixes pre-, dis-, mis
Name: ____________________
misprint misspell preview preheat dishonest
misread mistreat prepaid distrust discover
mistrust precut preplan discount disable
A. Write a spelling word that matches each meaning.
misread
1. make a mistake in reading ___________
sread
2. paid prepaid
before ____________
dishonest
3. opposite of honest____________
preplan
4. to plan before ____________
mistreat
5. to treat badly____________
B. Write the spelling word that best completes each sentence.
misprint
6. The _________ in the newspaper listed my name incorrectly.
misspell
7. Do spelling bee winners ever _________ a word?
precut the paper for the first-graders.
8. I helped the teacher _______
preview , I bought my tickets.
9. After seeing the movie ___________
mistrust or distrust a salesperson who is not truthful.
10. People __________________
preheat the stove before putting in the cake.
11. We _________
mistrust or distrust that email that tells me to send in $100.
12. I ___________________
discount because we bought two bikes.
13. The store gave us a __________
discover a new star or planet.
14. It would be exciting to __________
disable
15. We had to __________ the car horn to make it stop.
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Writing Resources
Personal Narrative [Link]
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Personal Narrative Resources
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Biography Resources
Walt Disney
Walt Disney was born on December 5, 1901 in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. When he was a
little boy, he lived with his family in a farm. Later, when he was older, Walt Disney
moved to the city and helped his father deliver newspapers. He studied cartooning at
Kansas City Art Institute.
Walt Disney became famous for many things. First, in 1927, Disney came up with
the cartoon character Mickey Mouse. Then, he invented Donald Duck, Goofy, and Pluto.
In addition to that, he produced Disney cartoon movies. In the end, he built Disney Land
amusement parks. He will always be remembered as a great pioneer of movie
animation. Walt Disney died on December 15, 1996.
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Kobe Bryant
Kobe Bryant is an American professional basketball player. Kobe was born on August
23, 1978 in Pennsylvania, U.S. When Kobe was born, he was named after the Japanese
steak “Kobe”. Also, Kobe was the youngest player to start an NBA game. Afterwards, he
received several national Player of the Year awards. Eventually, Kobe helped lead
the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) to five
championships. Sadly, Kobe died on January 26, 2020 in a helicopter crash.
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Reading Comprehension and Vocabulary Resources
Room to Grow [Link]
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Excellence in Education
Grade 3
Room to Grow
Target Vocabulary Words:
1. admires: likes
Example: My family admires my goo test grades.
2. scared: afraid of something
Example: Our dog hides during storms because he is scared.
3. Classmate: someone who is in your class at school
Example: Don and his classmate Maria always eat lunch
together.
4. pronounce: say the word correctly
Example: Cindy can pronounce her name in another language.
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5. tumbled: fell
Example: The tomatoes tumbled out of the big basket onto
the ground.
6. Contribute: to give money or help
Example: Mom will contribute clothes to people who can
use them.
7. practicing: doing something again and again
Example: Kyle has been practicing, and now he can play
lots of songs.
8. Community: a place where people live and work
Example: Many people in my community work together.
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Room to Grow Sequence of Events
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Comprehension and Fluency
Name: ____________________
Read the passage. Use the ask and answer questions strategy to be sure you
understand what you read.
Joseph Bruchac
Growing Up Near Mountains
Joseph Bruchac grew up in the mountains of New York. He lived with
his grandmother and grandfather. Young Joseph loved to go with his
grandfather everywhere he went. His grandfather showed him how to
walk softly through the woods and how to fish in the lakes and rivers.
As a child, Joseph spent time working in his grandparents’ store. When
he made mistakes, his grandfather would never shout or yell at him.
Instead, he would talk to Joseph about what had happened. That way
Joseph could know how to do better the next time. During the winter,
farmers would come to the store. They would sit around the stove and
tell Joseph stories. While growing up, Joseph loved to read and write.
Joseph’s grandmother kept bookshelves in the house full of books.
There was always plenty to read. He liked to read storybooks about
animals. He also liked reading poetry. He even wrote some poems of
his own! One time, he wrote a poem for his teacher. She was very
proud.
Abenaki Storyteller
Joseph’s grandfather was an Abenaki Native American. Joseph
became interested in stories told by the Abenaki. When he was in
college, Joseph would sometimes visit Native American elders. He
would listen to them tell stories. These stories were fun to listen to.
But they also taught great lessons about life. Later, Joseph started to
have children of his own. He wrote down the stories he heard. Then he
read them to his two sons.
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Soon after that, Joseph began to write children’s books. These books
told the stories of the Abenaki and other Native American peoples.
Helping Others
In the fourth grade, Joseph’s teacher told him, “Whatever you want
to do, you should do it.” Joseph wanted to write and help others. And
that’s just what he did. First, he began to write stories. These stories
taught children about being kind. They also taught children to care f or
the Earth. Then, Joseph went to schools all over the United States. He
read his stories to children. Now, Joseph helps other writers share their
stories. Today, Joseph spends time in his garden. He has gardens all
around his house. The inside of his house is full of many plants.
Joseph has been all over the world. But he still lives in the
hometown where he grew up. “It is a place I love,” says Joseph. He
still likes to walk through the woods and mountains. Every day he gets
ideas for brand-new stories.
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Comprehension: Sequence and Fluency
Name: ___________________________
A. Reread the passage and answer the questions.
1. What happened during the winter at Joseph’s grandparents’ store?
Farmers came to the store. They sat around the stove and told Joseph stories.
2. What happened next after Joseph read stories to his sons?
He began to write children’s books.
3. Reread the fifth paragraph. What did Joseph do after he began to write
stories?
He went to schools all over the United States. He read his stories to children.
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Excellence in Education
Grade 3
Mary Anderson’s Great Invention
Target Vocabulary Words:
1. solution: a way to fix a problem
Example:
Mark found a solution that helped him get better grades.
2. simple: easy
Example: Walking my dog is a simple way to have fun.
3. design: to make a drawing or a plan
Example: Jake and Andy are helping to design a picture for the
school’s new wall.
4. examine: to look at something carefully
Example: The vet will examine the dog to make sure he is healthy.
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5. encouraged: to give hope to someone or to do
something
Example: My teacher encouraged us to eat healthy
snacks.
6. quality: made of the best products
Example: A good quality helmet helps keep me safe.
7. investigation: to search carefully for something
Example: Tom did a careful investigation of the spider web
in his yard.
8. substitutes: something or someone that takes the place
of something or someone else
Example: Fruit and popcorn are healthful substitutes for
candy.
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Mary Anderson’s Great Invention
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Read the selection. Complete the cause and effect graphic organizer.
Cause Effect
First Mary wanted to warm up. Mary rode a street car.
Next The streetcar driver could not see. He pushed open the windshield.
Drivers stopped their cars and
Then Traffic moved slowly.
hopped out to wipe off their
windshields.
Finally Mary Anderson invented the Driving became safer and easier.
windshield wipers.
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