3rd grade · English Language Arts · Unit 8 of 13
Grammar Gears
Possessives, verbs and prepositions
What your child practices
Showing who owns something with 's, choosing linking verbs and -ing verbs, using question words like which and whose, and spotting prepositions and interjections.
Washington State Learning Standards learning standard: ELA.3.L.2 · possessives, verb tenses and prepositions
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Which word is the linking verb? The soup is hot.
- soup
- is
- hot
is
Hint: A linking verb links the subject to a word that describes it.
Question 2
Which word is an interjection? Wow! That is a huge fish.
- fish
- huge
- Wow
Wow
Hint: An interjection shows a sudden feeling, like surprise.
Question 3
Which sentence uses the apostrophe correctly?
- Mia's backpack is blue.
- Mias' backpack is blue.
- Mia backpack's is blue.
Mia's backpack is blue.
Hint: The apostrophe goes right after the owner's name, before the s.
Question 4
Which word completes the question? ___ is your birthday? In May.
- When
- Whose
- Where
When
Hint: The answer tells a time, so ask when.
Question 5
Which word shows where the ball is? The ball is beside the box.
- ball
- box
- beside
beside
Hint: Beside is a preposition. It tells where the ball is.
Question 6
The pie ___ delicious yesterday.
- were
- was
- is
was
Hint: Yesterday means past tense, and one pie needs was.