Phonics - Primary 3 - Exams

3^RD TERM EXAMINATION QUESTIONS

CLASS: GRADE 3                                     SUBJECT: PHONICS AND SPELLINGS  

Name: ________________________________________________________________

SECTION A – SPELLINGS

Join the word pieces from the bracket to the spaces below. Each word you make has the letters “er”

(tim,    news,  sil,   whis,   ti,  spi)

1. _____________ paper (we read it each day)
2. _______________ per (to talk quietly)
3. _______________ ger (large striped cat)
4. _______________ ber (wood for building)
5. ______________ver (a precious metal)
6. _______________ der (eight-legged creature)

                                                                                                      (6 mks)

Circle the correct “ur” word from the brackets

7. If you blow up a balloon, it may (burst/ disturb)
8. If you stay in the hot sun, you could get (suburb/ sunburned)
9. We can boil water in an (urn, turn)
10. A (purse, nurse) is a hospital worker (4mks)

Choose the correct spelling of the word in brackets. Write it in the space provided.

11. We had a swim in the (oshun, ocean, ocune)
12. I spoke on the (telefone, telephone, telaphone)
13. We tried to (follow, fellow,   folla) the older boys
14. My friend made a (Rippit, puppet, pupet) out of paper
15. We planted vegetables in the (garden/ gardan/ gaden) (10 mks)

Group the following words and sort them under their headings below:

(step, shop, help, kick,  wash,  clap,  chop,  plant,  fill,  cook)

No change (add”ed”_)                                           Double last letter (add “ed)

_______________________                                  ____________________________

_______________________                                  _____________________________

__________________________                           _________________________________

______________________                                    _________________________________

________________________                               ________________________________

                                                                                                (10 mks)

WORD DICTATION

26. ___________________
27. ______________________
28. ___________________
29. __________________
30. _______________________

SECTION B: PHONICS

Write each long “u” word from the bracket in its correct sentence

(pupil, student, pure,  cubes, music, fuse, mule, fumes, excuse, beautiful)

1. The boy made up a clever___________for not doing the ork.
2. The apples tastes________________________
3. The doctor examined the ______________________________ of  her  eye
4. The ________ was sorry for what she had done
5. We put the ice_________ in the glass of lemonade
6. The ________ from the chemical  made  us feel sick.
7. The ring was made from _____________gold.
8. We listened to the ___________ played by the orchestra.
9. We change the electrical_________________________ when the light went out.
10. A _______________ can be a very stubborn animal

                                                                                                                              (10 Mks)

Add a word fragment from the bracket in the correct sentence

(oal, oad, oast, oat, oaf, oast, oak, oach, coa, oak)

11. b___________________(brag about yourself)
12. t___________________(breakfast food)
13. thr_________________ (part of your neck)
14. t__________________ (a frog-like creature)
15. cl_________________ ( long draping clothing)
16. s __________________ (to thoroughly wet through)
17. m _________________ (water around a castle)
18. L __________________ (bread that is baked)
19. c__________________ (to train people in a sport)
20. co_________________ (chocolate drink)

                                                                                                                  (10mks)