Here is a list of English skills students learn in class III! These skills are organised into categories, and you can move your mouse over any skill name to preview the skill. To start practising, just click on any link. Nexustutor will track your score, and the questions will automatically increase in difficulty as you improve!
A.1 Use spelling patterns to sort long and short vowel words
A.2 Spell rhyming words to answer riddles
B.1 Complete the word with a three-letter consonant blend
C.1 Spell words with open and closed syllables
D.1 Spell consonant-l-e words
E.1 Spell the sight word
F.1 Use key details to determine the main idea
F.2 Determine the main idea of a passage
G.1 Determine the themes of myths, fables and folktales
H.1 Identify the purpose of a text
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
J.1 Sort sensory details
K.1 Determine the meanings of similes
L.1 Distinguish characters’ points of view
M.1 Use actions and dialogue to understand characters
M.2 Draw inferences from a text
M.3 Make predictions about a story
N.1 Identify story elements
O.1 Compare mythological illustrations
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
Q.1 Read realistic fiction: set 1
Q.2 Read realistic fiction: set 2
Q.3 Read poetry
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
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
T.1 Put the sentences in order
T.2 Order items from most general to most specific
T.3 Organise information by main idea
U.1 Choose topic sentences for narrative paragraphs
U.2 Choose topic sentences for expository paragraphs
V.1 Choose the text that matches the writer’s purpose
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
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
Y.1 Add descriptive details to sentences
Y.2 Show character emotions and traits
Y.3 Revise the sentence using a stronger verb
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
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
BB.1 Form compound words
BB.2 Form and use compound words
CC.1 Select the members of a group
CC.2 Select the words that don’t belong
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
EE.1 Homophones with pictures
EE.2 Identify homophones
EE.3 Use the correct homophone
FF.1 Which definition matches the sentence?
FF.2 Which sentence matches the definition?
GG.1 Describe the difference between related words
GG.2 Positive and negative connotation
HH.1 Choose the picture that matches the idiomatic expression
II.1 Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context
II.2 Use context to identify the meaning of a word
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
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
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
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
NN.1 Use action verbs
NN.2 Identify action verbs
NN.3 Identify main verbs and helping verbs
OO.1 Is the subject singular or plural?
OO.2 Use the correct subject or verb
OO.3 Pronoun-verb agreement
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
QQ.1 Use the correct article: a or an
QQ.2 Use the correct article: a, an or the
QQ.3 Identify articles
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
SS.1 Identify prepositions
SS.2 Identify prepositions and their objects
SS.3 Identify prepositional phrases
SS.4 Prepositions: review
TT.1 Identify coordinating conjunctions
TT.2 Identify subordinating conjunctions
UU.1 Pronoun-verb contractions
UU.2 Contractions with ‘not’
VV.1 Commas with direct addresses and after introductory words
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
XX.1 Greetings and closings of letters
XX.2 Capitalising titles
XX.3 Formatting titles
XX.4 Formatting and capitalising titles