Word Reading for Year 3 English: Enhance Your Reading Skills

Question 1

Which of these words is a compound word?

Accepted Answer

toothbrush

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run

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jump

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cat

Question 2

Read the sentence: 'The boy ran to the shop'. Which word in the sentence is a verb?

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ran

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boy

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to

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shop

Question 3

Read the passage: 'The cat sat on the mat'. Which word in the passage is a preposition?

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on

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cat

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sat

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mat

Question 4

The word 'happy' means:

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Cheerful

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Sad

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Angry

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Tired

Question 5

Which word has the 'a' sound as in 'cake'?

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cake

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cat

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cup

Question 6

Which suffix can be added to the word 'sad' to make it an adjective?

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-ly

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-ness

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-ful

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-ing

Question 7

Which word rhymes with the word 'cat'?

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hat

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dog

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run

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tree

Question 8

Which of these is NOT a strategy for decoding unfamiliar words?

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Guessing

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Sounding out

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Using context clues

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Looking for known parts of words

Question 9

Which word has the short 'e' sound like in the word 'bed'?

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met

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fit

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lot

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cut

Question 10

Which letter makes the /f/ sound in the word 'fish'?

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ff

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ph

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gh

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th

Question 11

Which sound does the grapheme 'ay' usually represent?

Accepted Answer

Long 'a' sound, like in 'bake'

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Short 'a' sound, like in 'cat'

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Short 'o' sound, like in 'shop'

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Long 'o' sound, like in 'hope'

Question 12

What letter makes the /j/ sound in the word 'judge'?

Accepted Answer

j

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g

Question 13

What is the base word in 'unfair'?

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fair

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un

Question 14

What does the word 'benevolent' mean?

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kind and generous

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selfish and cruel

Question 15

Which word has the correct spelling?

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night

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nite

Question 16

What sound does the letter combination 'sh' make in the word 'shop'?

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/sh/

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/ch/

Question 17

Which word does NOT mean the same as 'happy'?

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sad

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joyful

Question 18

Which prefix means 'not'?

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un-

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re-

Question 19

Which word is made up of two smaller words?

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football

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slowly

Question 20

What does the saying 'to spill the beans' mean?

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To tell a secret

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To make a mess

Question 21

The word 'unlucky' has a part added to the beginning. What is it called?

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prefix

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suffix

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root word

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base word

Question 22

Which word has the part '-ment' added to the end?

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enjoyment

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quickly

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carefully

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loudly

Question 23

Which of these sentences uses the correct punctuation?

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The cat sat on the mat. The dog barked at it.

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The cat sat on the mat the dog barked at it.

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The cat sat on the mat.The dog barked at it.

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The cat sat on the mat: the dog barked at it.

Question 24

Which letters make the /f/ sound in the word 'fish'?

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ff

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ph

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gh

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wh

Question 25

What does the word 'toadstool' mean?

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A kind of mushroom

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A small frog

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A poisonous plant

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A type of bird

Question 26

Which of these words is spelled correctly?

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night

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nite

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speling

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rite

Question 27

What is the root word in the word 'happily'?

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happy

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hap

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ply

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ly

Question 28

Which letter combination makes the /igh/ sound?

Accepted Answer

igh

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oa

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ee

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aw

Question 29

Which strategy can help you recognize an unfamiliar word?

Accepted Answer

Looking for familiar letter patterns

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Guessing based on the picture

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Memorizing all the words

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Only looking at the beginning of the word

Question 30

Which word has the most syllables?

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elephant

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table

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dog

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pencil

Question 31

Which of these words is spelled correctly?

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beautiful

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beutifull

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beatiful

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beautuful

Question 32

Which word has a long vowel sound?

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cake

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cup

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cat

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run

Question 33

Which word is an example of a compound word?

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butterfly

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dog

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run

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happy

Question 34

Which of the following words has the most letters?

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congratulations

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happy

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dog

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run

Question 35

What sound do the letters 'sh' make together?

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The 'sh' sound like in 'ship'

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The 's' sound like in 'sun'

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The 'ch' sound like in 'chair'

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The 'th' sound like in 'thin'

Question 36

Which word is spelled correctly?

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friend

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frænd

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frend

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frind

Question 37

Which word is made of two smaller words?

Accepted Answer

rainbow

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cloud

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tree

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sun

Question 38

Which word has the same sound as the underlined letters in 'th_ing'?

Accepted Answer

thin

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sun

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chair

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ship

Question 39

What is the first sound you hear in the word 'jump'?

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/j/

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/m/

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/p/

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/u/

Question 40

Which word means the same as 'happy'?

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joyful

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scared

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sad

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angry

Question 41

What is the plural of 'box'?

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boxes

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boxies

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boxen

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boxs

Question 42

Which word is spelled wrong?

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choclate

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rainbow

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happy

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friend

Question 43

Which of the following words contains the /ee/ sound?

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sheep

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sun

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dog

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cat

Question 44

Which grapheme represents the /th/ sound in the word 'brother'?

Accepted Answer

th

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s

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v

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f

Question 45

Read the following passage: 'The boy ran quickly to the store to buy milk.' How many syllables are in the underlined word 'quickly'?

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2

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1

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3

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4

Question 46

Which word can be made using the letters 't', 'r', 'a', 'n'?

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train

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turn

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tern

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rain

Question 47

Which of the following is NOT a strategy for decoding unfamiliar words?

Accepted Answer

Ignoring the first letter of the word.

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Using phonics to sound out the word.

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Breaking the word into smaller chunks.

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Looking for known letter patterns.