HOMEWORK: Year 3
TERM 3 WEEK 2
Signed _________________________
****** Make sure you have replaced all your stationery needs and you are ready for this term. (lead pencils, red pen,
coloured pencils, glue sticks, a ruler, small pencil cases, chair bags, library bag, scissors etc.)
READING: Do some Home Reading each night. Practise a page of reading then read it aloud to someone in
your family. Try to read without lots of stops and use some expression. Record it in the back of your book.
SPELLING: School
LEVEL 1
school
book
class
room
children
ask
week
write
train
try
LEVEL2
sure
desk
lesson
strong
classroom
learn
work
treat
trouble
true
EXTENSION
classroom
pupils
playground
question
answer
chalkboard
quality
uniform
teacher
principal
GROUP
WORDS
-tr
train
treat
tried
trip
trouble
try
true
Core
slept
sure
wouldn’t
write
RULE
DICTATION
Activities
Read the rule, then add
–est to these words.
Level 1: Next week the
children will be asked to
write in their school books
in the classroom. Shaye
will try and write about
her train trip.

1. Do a L.L.C.W.C
of your list words +
Personal Words.
dirty ……………
happy ……………
busy ……….…..
funny …………
wealthy …………
healthy…………
sunny……………
PERSONALS:
RULE: Words that have a consonant followed by -y, change the y to i
before adding -est.
Level 2: Tamika sits at
her strong desk in the

classroom to do her true
work. She is sure she will
learn the lessons with no
trouble.
Extension: The pupils in
the classroom and
playground, wear a
uniform and do quality
work from the chalkboard.
Nick asks questions and
the teacher and principal
answer him.
2. Test your words.
3. Learn the rule
and complete
the activity.
4. Practise your
dictation ready for
a test on Friday.
LANGUAGE:
Jessie has typed some information about THE TELEPHONE. He has underlined the parts that he thinks might
be wrong. For each one, colour in the bubble next to the correct answer.
A telephone is a machine. You use it
to speak too someone who lives near
you, or to someone who lived far away.
When I use a telephone, you
speak into the mouthpiece, listen on
the earpeace and use the keypad
to call the number you want.
O to
O live
O he
O too
O lives
O she
O two
O lived
O you
O I
O earpeece O earpeace O earpiece
Homonyms - Cross out the incorrect word in the sentence then use that word in another sentence.
HINT: Your dictionary will help you to understand the meanings of the words.
1. Jonathon found a lot of (hale, hail) on the road after the storm.
a. ____________________________________________________________________________________
2. Joshua saw the (raise, rays) of sunlight shine through the window.
b. ____________________________________________________________________________________
3. The heavy downpour of (reign, rain) flooded Alicia’s house.
c. ___________________________________________________________________________________
4. The (heir, air) to the throne is the (sun, son) of the Queen Chloe.
d. ____________________________________________________________________________________
NUMBER: Write out and learn the 10X table.
Write out a number story problem in words using the numbers from the number sentences: 23 – 15 =
NOTE: Use the next page in your Homework Book
41 + 13 =
HOMEWORK: Year 3
TERM 3 WEEK 3
Signed _________________
READING: Do some Home Reading each night. Read some of your book aloud to someone in your family.
Try to read without lots of stops and use some expression. Record what you have read in your book.
SPELLING: Flowers
LEVEL 1
LEVEL 2
EXTENSION
flower
smell
rose
seed
spring
like
they
bees
plant
leaf
daisy
clear
climb
ladder
listen
leaves
large
garden
stems
weeding
daisies
poppy
tulip
wattle
daffodil
waratah
banksia
bouquet
bunch
perfume
GROUP
WORDS
clclass
clean
clear
climb
cloth
Core
able
already
during
RULE
DICTATON
Activities
Read the rule and
then write the plurals.
Level 1: Kayla planted some
flower seeds. In spring they
rose from the soil and smelt
great. The bees liked them
too.
Level 2:. While Jack was
weeding the daisy garden she
could listen to the large
leaves swaying in the wind.
She can climb a ladder clear
to the top!
1. Do a L.L.C.W.C
of your List Words
+ Personal Words.
Write the words in
your favourite
colour.
bus fox grass class buzz circus -
PERSONALS:
RULE: Words that end with a hissing sound (s, ss, z or x) add -es to
make the plural
Extension: Leanne loves the
perfume from a big bunch of
wattle, tulips, daffodils,
daisies, waratahs and
banksias. Would you like a
bouquet too?
2. Have someone
test your words.
3. Learn the rule
and complete the
activity.
4. Practise your
dictation ready for
a test on Friday.
LANGUAGE: Ownership – Put in the apostrophe (‘).

to show that something is owned we use an apostrophe “s” - (‘s)

write the name of the person using the “’s” and then it is followed by what the person
owns. (noun)
Eg.
David’s dog is very friendly. (The person is David. The thing he owns is the dog.)
Jakes pencil …………………………………..
Brandons drawing ……………………………….
Joshuas bike ………………………………….
Andrews book ……………………………………
Miss Ryneharts car……………………………
The dogs bone …………………………………...
Mr Kirbys hat ………………………………….
Mrs Grezls room …………………………………
NUMBER: Write and learn the 11X table
Try these tricky basic facts. Be careful! Watch the sign!!
7 + 3 = ______
6 + 4 = _______
2 + 8 = _______
9 + 1 = ______
5 + 4 = _______
8 x 10 =_______
3 x 5 = _______
4 x 10 = _______
3 x 10 = ______
2 x 5 = ________
14 – 7 = _______
18 - 9 = _______
12 - 6 = _______
16 - 8 = ______
10 - 5 = ________
28 - 4 = _______
80 - 10 = _______
6 - 2 = ________
6 - 3 = _______
16 - 4 = ________
20 - 10 = _______
17 - 7 = _______
9 - 2 = ________
13 - 9 = _______
12 - 9 = ________
8 + 5 = _______
9 + 7 = _______
7 + 9 = ________
10 + 6 = _______
8 + 7 = _______
1 x 5 = ________
5 x 3 = ________
9 x 2 = ________
0 x 5 = _______
3 x 2 = _______
8 - 1 = ________
10 - 2 = _______
24 - 4 = ________
50 - 10 = _______
4 - 1 = ________
9 + 3 = ________
7-6
= ________
6 + 5 = ________
9 - 3 = _______
7 + 4 = _______
0+0
8x2
= ________
6 - 1 = _________
20 - 10 = _______
4 - 2 = ________
= ________
HOMEWORK: Year 3
TERM 3 WEEK 4
Signed _____________________
READING: Do some Home Reading each night. Use a book you have at home or your library book.
Record what you have read in the back of your Homework Book.
SPELLING: Fruit
LEVEL 1
LEVEL 2
EXTENSION
apple
lunch
eat
cost
pick
ice
shop
drink
friend
fresh
surprise
fruit
pear
perhaps
person
juice
orchard
lemon
front
friendly
orange
apricot
banana
peach
mango
kiwi-fruit
pineapple
strawberry
mandarin
rock-melon
GROUP
WORD
frframe
fresh
friend
friendly
front
fruit
fright
frank
frock
RULE
DICTATION
Read the rule then add
–y to these words.
Level 1: Alex and his
friend picked up some
lunch from the shop. They
also got a fresh apple to
eat and a costly icy drink.
Level 2:. Friendly Lochie
was surprised to get a
fruity pear and lemon juice
at the orchard. Perhaps he
was the person at the front
of the line.
Extension: In the fruit bowl
ice ……………..
paste ………….
rose …………….
smoke …………
stone ………….
Activities
were oranges, bananas, kiwifruit, pineapples, rockmelons, peaches and
apricots. “Where are the
mandarins and strawberries?”
asked Emily.
PERSONALS:
RULE: Final -e (silent) is omitted when adding -y.
1. Do a L.L.C.W.C
of your List Words +
Personal Words.
Write the vowels in
each word in RED.
2. Have someone
test your words.
3. Learn the rule
and complete the
activity.
4. Practise your
dictation ready for
a test on Friday.
LANGUAGE: Antonyms Many words ending in -ful change the -ful to -less to form the opposite.
careful
_____________
colourful ________________
hopeful ___________________
helpful _______________
useful __________________
restful _____________________
ANIMAL MOVEMENTS: Circle the best action word.
kangaroo
bears
ducks
cats
pigs
lumber, bound, trot, run
march, gallop, amble, skip
trot, waddle, charge, buck
prowl, glide, march, fly
gallop, trot, lumber, wriggle
Write four action words (verbs) to describe
how cats move.
………….. ………….. ………….
…………
NUMBER: Write and learn your 10X and 11X tables.
Try these problems. Set them out correctly.
Problem
In Year 3 there are 62chilren and
in Year 4 there are 56 children.
How many children are there
altogether?
In Year 3 there are 68 children.
If 44 are girls, how many are
boys?
Working out of Algorism
62
+ 56
_____
Answer
__________ children
__________ …………
TIME On the next page in your book draw an analog and a digital clock and show the following times on each clock.
8 o’clock
2 : 30
4 : 45
¼ past 6
HOMEWORK: Year 3
TERM 3 WEEK 5
Signed _____________________
READING: Do some Home Reading each night. Read to someone at home. Record what you have
read in the back of your Homework Book and ask an adult to sign it.
SPELLING: Vegetables
LEVEL 1
dinner
corn
ripe
keep
carrot
beans
peas
boil
grow
day
LEVEL 2
though
rice
meal
wheat
carrots
since
sauce
bake
frozen
only
EXTENSION
lettuce
potatoes
pumpkin
spinach
onion
cabbage
boiled
baked
steamed
saucepan
GROUP
WORDS
RULE
knows
knew
Sunday
knife
Monday
knock
Tuesday
Wednesday knot
knuckle
Thursday
…………………
Friday
Saturday
…………………
…………………
PERSONALS:
RULE: Silent K. Do not forget to include the k when spelling these words.
DICTATION
Activities
Level 1: Today
Brandon will boil the
ripe corn, peas and
beans for his dinner. He
will keep the carrots
and grow some more.
Level 2:.Though he is
only nine, Wade made
a great meal of baked
rice, and sauce. Since
the carrots and wheat
were frozen we did not
have them.
Extension: Jasmine is
a great chef. On
Thursday she steamed
cabbage, onion, and
spinach in a saucepan.
Then she baked the
potatoes and boiled the
pumpkin.
1. Do a L.L.C.W.C
of your List Words +
Personal Words.
Write the words in
SIZE order.
(smallest to largest)
2. Have someone
test your words.
3. Learn the rule
and write 3 extra
words that have a
silent “k”.
4. Practise your
dictation ready for a
test on Friday.
LANGUAGE:
2
ANTONYMS -
Some words use the prefix “un” in front of them to show the opposite meaning. e.g.
lock, unlock
sure ________________ done ________________ true ______________
tidy _____________
fair
________________ kind ________________ roll ______________
safe _____________
known _______________ clean ________________ happy ____________
lucky ____________
ABBREVIATIONS – Shorten these common words.
HINT:
 If the first and last letters are used, then don’t use a full stop. e.g. Street, St
 If the last letter of the word is not used then it will need a full stop. Eg. dozen, doz.
Mister ________________
Road _____________
North _______________
Doctor ________________
Mount _____________
South _______________
Victoria _______________
Avenue ____________
Street _______________
New South Wales _______________ Australia_______________
New Zealand ___________
NUMBER: Write and learn your 10 and 11X tables for a test this week.
Try these –
Days in 2 weeks
Months in 2 years
Weeks in a month
Items in 7 pair
Number in 1½ dozen
Weeks in a year
Leap years occur every
Weeks in 3 fortnights
Grams in 1kg
Days in a year
cms in 2½ metres
A baker’s dozen
We measure liquids in
Days in 3 school weeks
Hours in a day
Use a calculator-
Measure mass in
Seasons in 1 year
Minutes in ¾ hour
Minutes in 12 hours
Measure length in
Months in winter
One century =
Minutes in 1 day
Measure temperature in
Minutes in 1 hour
One score
Minutes in 1 week
HOMEWORK: Year 3
TERM 3 WEEK 6
Signed _____________________
READING: Do some Home Reading each night. Do some reading aloud to someone at home.
Record what you have read in the back of your Homework Book and ask an adult to sign it.
SPELLING: REVISION – Revise the lists we have done this term. Check all your errors and the
tricky words.
LANGUAGE: - HOMONYMS Use each of these pairs of words in the same sentence to show their
meanings.
HINT: If you are not sure what the word means, use your dictionary.
seen / scene
_____________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
straight / strait
______________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
would / wood
_______________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
PAST TENSE – Change the verbs (doing words) in these sentences from the present tense to the past tense.
1. Emily runs _____________ to the letterbox to get the mail.
2. Dylan is flying _____________ his kite in the park.
3. Some children ride ___________ their bikes to school.
4. My friend Jack, always laughs _________________ at my funny jokes.
5. I go _________________ to my grandmother’s house for dinner.
NUMBER: Write and learn for quick recall the 2X table.
UNDERSTANDING NUMBERS:



Write out a problem story in words for each of these number sentences.
Remember that this means you need to tell a story in words to match the number algorism.
Your algorism is a way of solving your number story.
58 -26 =
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
20 X 3 =
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
Try these algorisms:
H T U
Th H T U
H T U
H T U
H T U
5 4 7
8 4 2
7 5 9
6
8
6 2 9
-5 2 8
3
x 4
- 2 1 3
+
x
HOMEWORK: Year 3
TERM 3 WEEK 7
Signed _____________________
READING: Do some reading for about 10 minutes each night. Read aloud to someone at home.
Record what you have read in the back of your Homework Book.
SPELLING: The River
LEVEL 1
LEVEL 2
EXTENSION
dam
walk
duck
bank
camp
tent
fish
fast
muddy
deep
creek
river
row
right
rather
stream
other
rapids
wide
boat
chose
canoe
ripple
current
bridge
shallow
float
flood
polluted
pollution
GROUP
WORDS
RULE
chchair
cheer
change
chase
cheese
choose
Check the rule and then
write the plurals.
one fish - ten ……………
one sheep - two …….….
a deer - many ………..…
one cod - five ……………
PERSONALS:
RULE: Some words use the same form for the plural as they do for the
singular.
DICTATION
Activ.
Level 1: Sam camped
in a tent on the banks
of the deep, muddy
dam. He went for a fast
walk, saw a duck and
fished in the dam.
Level 2: Luke is rather
good at rowing a boat
down the wide streams,
creeks and rivers. At
other times he rows
right over the rapids.
Extension: Rachel
chose to use her canoe
to float down the
flooded and polluted
river. Can you see the
pollution under the
shallow bridge where
the current
1. Do a
L.L.C.W.C of your
List Words +
Personal Words
in AO.
2. Have someone
test your words.
3. Learn the rule
and write the
plurals.
4. Practise your
dictation ready for
a test on Friday.
LANGUAGE:
Ownership - A single owner has ‘s. Write out these words and put in the apostrophe.
(Example - David’s pet )
Sarahs pencil ______________________
Emmas drawing ____________________________
Joshuas bike _____________________
Brads book ________________________________
Mrs Grezls car _____________________
Mrs Johnsons class ________________________
The babys bib _____________________
The dogs bone _____________________________
Editing – Circle the errors in red and then rewrite the sentences correctly. (There are twelve errors to find.)
robert borrowed he’s friends bike to ried drown to the shops Hes mother gived him fifty
cent’s to by some lollys
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
NUMBER: Write and learn for quick recall the 3X table.
Try these. Look at the sign.
H. T. U.
H. T. U.
6
X
4
______
H. T. U.
9
X
3
_______
H. T. U.
H. T. U.
8
5
7
X
3
_______
1. John’s family travelled 628 kilometres
during the holidays. Which digit in 628 in the
tens column?
O2
O6
O8
X
5
________
X
2
_______
2. Using the digits 6, 2 and 8 write the largest
number you and make and the smallest number.
Largest __________ Smallest _________
HOMEWORK: Year 3
TERM 3 WEEK 8
Signed _____________________
READING: Do some reading each night. Read aloud to someone at home. Use good expression and
read smoothly. Record what you have read in the back of your Homework Book.
SPELLING: The Body
LEVEL 1
arm
ear
face
foot
head
neck
hurt
leg
her
his
LEVEL 2
toes
teeth
eye
skin
finger
mouth
hair
knee
face
remember
EXTENSION
GROUP
forehead
knees
shoulder
stomach
ankle
elbow
wrist
throat
limbs
tongue
-er
paper
river
sister
scatter
RULE
Read the rule and then form
the plurals.
child ………………..
foot ………………..
man ……………….
tooth ……………….
woman ……………..
PERSONALS:
RULE: Some words change their form when they become plural.
DICTATION
Activ.
Level 1: In the crash
the boy hurt his head,
neck, foot and leg. The
girl’s face and ear were
hurt but her arm was
fine.
Level 2:.Can you
remember the parts of
the body? Put your
finger on your knee,
hair, face, toes, teeth
mouth, eyes and skin.
Extension: To be a
stomach doctor you
also need to know
where to find the knees,
shoulder, ankle, elbow,
wrist, throat tongue and
forehead. What are the
limbs?
1. Do a
L.L.C.W.C of
your List Words
+ Personal
Words.
2. Have
someone test
your words.
3. Learn the
rule and write
the plurals.
4. Practise your
dictation ready
for a test on
Friday.
LANGUAGE:
Antonyms: Circle the word that is the opposite. (Check your dictionary for word meanings if you are not sure)
silent - quiet; noisy
enemy - foe, friend
lad - lass, boy
mute – silent, noisy
quarrel – agree, disagree
bold –
cautious, courageous
sleepy - awake, drowsy
bright - shining, dull
victory - defeat, win
Gender: Write the word for the opposite gender.
man ____________________
queen _______________
lion _________________
princess _________________
duke _________________
cow _________________
hen ____________________
actor __________________
his __________________
Writing:


Take a new page in your book and write an acrostic poem about SPRING.
Illustrate your poem.
NUMBER: Revise and learn your 2X and 3X tables for a test this week.
Try these:
27 3 =
36 12 =
14 2 =
20 2 =
_______
3) 30
______
3) 21
_______
2) 18
______
2) 24
Area:
Cover the area of your dinning room table with double sheets of newspaper.
Record your answers below.
The area of my table is ______ sheets.
Will everyone in the class have the same answer? _____ Explain the reason for your answer.
HOMEWORK: Year 3
TERM 3 WEEK 9
Signed _____________________
READING: Do some reading each night. Read aloud to someone at home. Use good expression and
read smoothly. Record what you have read in the back of your Homework Book.
SPELLING: The Beach
LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2
beach
safety
swim
heavy
water
surf
flag
ocean
bucket
shells
sunny
gather
burnt
rather
took
surfer
anyone
anybody
anything
anyway
PERSONALS:
EXTENSION
sandbank
waves
surfboard
sandcastle
breeze
current
protection
lifesaver
carnival
sunscreen
GROUP
anyanybody
anyone
anything
anyway
anywhere
RULE
Add – er to these
words.
hungry ……………
heavy ……………..
pretty ………………
sunny ………………
sticky ………………
RULE: Words that have a consonant followed by -y change the y to i before
adding – er.
DICTATION
Activ.
Level 1: Anyone who goes
to the beach, to swim
between the flags, on a
sunny day will get burnt.
Anything Mieka took was in
the bucket.
Level 2:.Anybody who
surfs in a heavy ocean
needs to do it with safety.
Anyway, some surfers
would rather gather shells
on the beach.
Extension: At the carnival
the breeze was light and
the current was strong. The
lifesaver had on his
sunscreen protection as he
paddled his surfboard over
the sandbank and through
the waves.
1. Do a
L.L.C.W.C of
your List Words
+ Personal
Words in A.O.
2. Have
someone test
your words.
3. Learn the
rule and write
the plurals.
4. Practise your
dictation ready
for a test on
Friday
LANGUAGE: Antonyms: Many words ending in -ful change the -ful to -less to form the opposite.
*Using this rule form the antonyms of these words.
careful ___________________
colourful ___________________
hopeful _____________
helpful __________________
useful ____________________
restful _______________
Writing: Write three rules you should remember when you go to the beach.
1. __________________________________________________________
2. __________________________________________________________
3. ___________________________________________________________
NUMBER:
Write out and learn for quick recall your 4X table
Graphing –
Use the information in the table to construct a column graph.
Don’t forget to use a ruler. The graph will need a title, name
for each axis and labels.
Games Played By Year 3 Children
Cricket
Football
Chasing
Handball
Skipping
Climbing
10
15
5
10
3
7
Questions:
1.The most popular game is ______________
2. How many more children liked handball than
climbing?________
3. How many liked games using a ball? _________
4. How many children altogether? _____________
5. What is the least popular game? ____________ Why do you think it is not popular with Year 3
children?
_______________________________________________________________________________________
HOMEWORK: Year 3
TERM 3 WEEK 10
Signed _____________________
READING: Do some reading each night. Try reading from different text forms – newspapers,
magazines, T.V. guides, recipes, instructions (e.g. Lego), weather maps, the computer, shop
catalogues etc. Record at least three forms of reading texts in the back of your Homework Book.
SPELLING: Gardening
LEVEL 1
home
cut
long
very
hole
mow
garden
yesterday
green
grass
LEVEL 2
lawn
plant
change
happen
hollow
bulb
count
alone
ground
great
EXTENSION
piece
shovel
spade
divide
seedlings
careful
vegetables
flowers
landscape
compost
GROUP
grgrass
great
green
grow
grew
grey
ground
RULE
Rewrite as one word.
all most
……………
all ways
……………
all so
……………
all though …………
PERSONALS:
RULE: When all is used as a prefix, one l is dropped.
DICTATION
Activ.
Level 1: Yesterday we
had to mow the very
long, green, grass. At
home we cut a hole in
the garden shed.
Level 2:.A great
change will happen
when we plant the
bulbs in the ground
near the lawn. Can you
count the hollow trees
that stand alone?
Extension: A careful
landscape gardener will
use a spade or shovel
to compost the
vegetables. The
seedlings must be
divided into pieces to
get good flowers.
1. Do a
L.L.C.W.C of your
List Words +
Personal Words
in colours.
2. Have someone
test your words.
3. Learn the rule
and write the
plurals.
4. Practise your
dictation ready for
a test on Friday
LANGUAGE: Rewrite these sentences correctly. In your editing can you find 20 errors?
during the holidayes we is going two see my aunt jane He lives in port macquarie. we always hav grate
fun there going shoping swimming walking and rideing owr bikes
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NUMBER: Write and learn for quick recall your 5X table.
Fill in the missing numerals and then write the algorism.

12 lollies shared between 4 boys would be _________ lollies each.

20 books put into four piles would have _______ in each pile.

If I had 5 rows of trees in my garden with 6 trees in each row I would have ______ trees
altogether. ……………………………….

If I divided 16 cakes amongst 4 girls they would get _____ cakes each. …………………………

How many would I have left over if I tried to share 15 toys equally among 4 babies? ________
____
÷
____ =
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