Grammar online exercise for grade 3 - Free Printable

Let’s solve each part of the worksheet step by step.

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Q1. Identify the correct gender of the given noun.

We need to pick the right gender for each word: masculine (male), feminine (female), common (can be either), or neuter (not living / no gender).

a. aunt → This is a female relative → feminine

b. school → A building, not a person → neuter

c. student → Can be boy or girl → common

d. lion → Male lion is called “lion”, female is “lioness” → so “lion” here means male → masculine

e. duck → Can refer to male or female duck → common
*(Note: Sometimes “duck” is used for female and “drake” for male, but in general usage at this level, “duck” is often treated as common unless specified. However, looking at the options — if “common” is available, it’s safest. But let’s check: In many school worksheets, “duck” is considered common because it can mean either. So we’ll go with common.)*

Wait — let’s double-check Q1.e: The options are “neuter”, “common”, “feminine”. Since a duck can be male or female, “common” is correct.

But hold on — sometimes “duck” is specifically female? Actually, in standard English grammar for kids:

- Duck = can be both → common
- Drake = male duck
- Duck = also used for female, but not exclusively

So yes — common is correct.

BUT — looking again at the original question layout:

For e. duck → options: neuter, common, feminine

In many Indian school curricula, “duck” is taught as common gender.

✔ Final choices for Q1:
a. feminine
b. neuter
c. common
d. masculine
e. common

Wait — let me recheck d. lion: Yes, “lion” is masculine, “lioness” is feminine → so “lion” = masculine ✔️

And e. duck — since it doesn’t specify, and “common” is an option, we choose common.

Actually — I recall that in some textbooks, “duck” is listed under common gender. Let’s stick with that.

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Q2. Drag to match the opposite gender.

We have two columns: Masculine and Feminine. We need to pair them correctly using the words in the purple oval.

List from oval: mare, gander, nephew, princess, actress, landlord, brother

Now, let’s match:

Left column (Masculine) has:
- prince → opposite is princess
- [blank] → next row has “niece” in feminine → so masculine should be nephew
- stallion → opposite is mare
- [blank] → next row has “landlady” → so masculine is landlord
- actor → opposite is actress
- [blank] → next row has “goose” → wait, goose is feminine? Actually, “gander” is male goose, “goose” is female → so if “goose” is in feminine column, then masculine is gander
- sister → opposite is brother

Let’s fill the table properly:

| Masculine | Feminine |
|-------------|-------------|
| prince | princess |
| nephew | niece |
| stallion | mare |
| landlord | landlady |
| actor | actress |
| gander | goose |
| brother | sister |

Yes — all matched!

Note: “Goose” is feminine, “gander” is masculine — so when “goose” is in feminine column, we put “gander” in masculine.

Also, “sister” is in masculine column? Wait — look back at the original table:

Original table says:

Masculine | Feminine
----------|----------
prince |
| niece
stallion |
| landlady
actor |
| goose
sister |

Oh! “sister” is written under Masculine column? That must be a mistake — or perhaps it’s meant to be filled.

Actually, looking again:

The table is:

Row 1: Masculine: prince → Feminine: ___
Row 2: Masculine: ___ → Feminine: niece
Row 3: Masculine: stallion → Feminine: ___
Row 4: Masculine: ___ → Feminine: landlady
Row 5: Masculine: actor → Feminine: ___
Row 6: Masculine: ___ → Feminine: goose
Row 7: Masculine: sister → Feminine: ___ ← Wait, “sister” is under Masculine? That can’t be right.

Perhaps it’s a typo in the worksheet? Or maybe “sister” is meant to be in the blank?

Looking carefully: The last row says:

“sister” is in the left column (Masculine)? That doesn’t make sense.

Wait — perhaps the table is misaligned. Let me read the original image description again.

From user input:

Q2. Drag to match the opposite gender.

Table:

Masculine | Feminine
----------|----------
prince |
| niece
stallion |
| landlady
actor |
| goose
sister |

Ah — so “sister” is in the Masculine column? That must be an error. Probably, it’s meant to be that “sister” is in the Feminine column? Or perhaps the blanks are to be filled.

Actually, in such worksheets, usually the left column has some words, right column has others, and you match.

But here, “sister” is listed under Masculine — which is wrong. Likely, it’s a formatting issue.

Perhaps “sister” is meant to be matched with “brother”, and “brother” should be in the blank above or below.

Given the oval has “brother”, and “sister” is listed, we assume:

When “sister” is in one column, its opposite “brother” goes in the other.

But in the table, “sister” is written in the Masculine column — which is incorrect. Probably, it’s a mistake, and we should treat it as: the word “sister” is given, and we need to write its opposite in the Feminine column? No.

Let’s reinterpret:

The table has 7 rows.

Row 1: Masculine: prince → need Feminine: princess
Row 2: Feminine: niece → need Masculine: nephew
Row 3: Masculine: stallion → need Feminine: mare
Row 4: Feminine: landlady → need Masculine: landlord
Row 5: Masculine: actor → need Feminine: actress
Row 6: Feminine: goose → need Masculine: gander
Row 7: Masculine: sister → need Feminine: ? But sister is feminine, so this is confusing.

I think there’s a typo. Probably, in row 7, “sister” should be in the Feminine column, and we need to put “brother” in Masculine.

But as per the text: “sister” is under Masculine column.

To resolve this, I’ll assume that “sister” is mistakenly placed, and we should match it with “brother” — so for row 7, since “sister” is in Masculine column (which is wrong), but we have to fill the Feminine column with... nothing? That doesn’t work.

Alternative interpretation: Perhaps the table is to be completed by dragging from the oval into the blanks.

So blanks are:

- Row 1, Feminine: blank → put princess
- Row 2, Masculine: blank → put nephew
- Row 3, Feminine: blank → put mare
- Row 4, Masculine: blank → put landlord
- Row 5, Feminine: blank → put actress
- Row 6, Masculine: blank → put gander
- Row 7, Feminine: blank → and “sister” is in Masculine, so we put “brother” in Feminine? No, that would be wrong.

This is messy.

Let’s list what we have:

Given in table:

Masculine column entries: prince, stallion, actor, sister
Feminine column entries: niece, landlady, goose

Blanks to fill:

- After prince (M) → F: ?
- Before niece (F) → M: ?
- After stallion (M) → F: ?
- Before landlady (F) → M: ?
- After actor (M) → F: ?
- Before goose (F) → M: ?
- After sister (M) → F: ? ← but sister is feminine, so this is odd.

Perhaps “sister” is meant to be in the Feminine column, and the blank is in Masculine.

I think the best way is to ignore the placement and just match pairs:

Pairs are:

prince - princess
nephew - niece
stallion - mare
landlord - landlady
actor - actress
gander - goose
brother - sister

So for the table:

Row 1: M: prince → F: princess
Row 2: M: nephew → F: niece
Row 3: M: stallion → F: mare
Row 4: M: landlord → F: landlady
Row 5: M: actor → F: actress
Row 6: M: gander → F: goose
Row 7: M: brother → F: sister

But in the given table, “sister” is written in the Masculine column for row 7. That must be a mistake. Probably, it should be “brother” in Masculine and “sister” in Feminine, but it's swapped.

Since the instruction is to drag from the oval, and “sister” is in the oval, likely for row 7, we put “brother” in the Feminine column? No.

Let's look at the original text:

"Q2. Drag to match the opposite gender.

Masculine | Feminine
prince |
| niece
stallion |
| landlady
actor |
| goose
sister | "

So the last row has "sister" in the left (Masculine) column, and blank in right (Feminine).

That suggests that for "sister" (which is incorrectly placed in Masculine), we need to put its opposite in Feminine — but sister's opposite is brother, which is masculine, so that doesn't fit.

I think there's a typo, and "sister" should be in the Feminine column, and we need to put "brother" in the Masculine column for that row.

But as per the text, it's written as "sister" in Masculine column.

To resolve this for the student, I'll assume that the word "sister" is given, and we need to find its opposite, which is "brother", and since "sister" is in the Masculine column (error), we still put "brother" in the Feminine column? That doesn't make sense.

Perhaps the table is designed such that for each row, one side is given, and we fill the other.

For row 7: Given "sister" in Masculine column — but that's wrong, so likely, it's a mistake, and we should consider that "sister" is the feminine word, so its masculine counterpart "brother" should be in the Masculine column, but it's already occupied.

I think the intended matching is:

- prince -> princess
- nephew -> niece
- stallion -> mare
- landlord -> landlady
- actor -> actress
- gander -> goose
- brother -> sister

And in the table, the blanks are to be filled with the missing half.

So for the table as given:

Row 1: M: prince -> F: [fill princess]
Row 2: M: [fill nephew] -> F: niece
Row 3: M: stallion -> F: [fill mare]
Row 4: M: [fill landlord] -> F: landlady
Row 5: M: actor -> F: [fill actress]
Row 6: M: [fill gander] -> F: goose
Row 7: M: sister -> F: [fill ?] — but sister is feminine, so this is problematic.

Unless "sister" is meant to be the feminine word, and we need to put "brother" in the Masculine column, but the Masculine column already has "sister" written.

I think the only logical way is to assume that in row 7, "sister" is in the Feminine column, and the blank is in Masculine, but the text says "sister" is in Masculine.

Perhaps it's a formatting error in the user's message.

To move forward, I'll provide the correct matches based on standard knowledge, and for the table, fill the blanks as follows:

For Q2 table:

- First blank (Feminine for prince): princess
- Second blank (Masculine for niece): nephew
- Third blank (Feminine for stallion): mare
- Fourth blank (Masculine for landlady): landlord
- Fifth blank (Feminine for actor): actress
- Sixth blank (Masculine for goose): gander
- Seventh blank (Feminine for sister): but sister is in Masculine, so if we must, put "brother" in Feminine? No.

Let's count the rows: there are 7 rows.

Given:

Row 1: M: prince, F: _
Row 2: M: _, F: niece
Row 3: M: stallion, F: _
Row 4: M: _, F: landlady
Row 5: M: actor, F: _
Row 6: M: _, F: goose
Row 7: M: sister, F: _

For row 7, since "sister" is in M column, and we need F, but sister is feminine, so its opposite is brother, which is masculine, so we can't put brother in F.

This is inconsistent.

Perhaps "sister" is a distractor, or it's meant to be that for "sister", we put "brother" in the F column, but that's grammatically incorrect.

I recall that in some contexts, "sister" might be used, but no.

Another idea: perhaps "sister" is in the M column by mistake, and it should be "brother", but the oval has "brother", so for row 7, if M is "sister", then F should be empty, but that doesn't help.

Let's look at the oval words: mare, gander, nephew, princess, actress, landlord, brother

That's 7 words, and there are 7 blanks in the table.

Blanks are:

- Row 1 F: needs a word
- Row 2 M: needs a word
- Row 3 F: needs a word
- Row 4 M: needs a word
- Row 5 F: needs a word
- Row 6 M: needs a word
- Row 7 F: needs a word

And the given words in the table are: prince, niece, stallion, landlady, actor, goose, sister

So for each given word, we find its opposite from the oval.

- prince (M) -> opposite is princess (F) -> so row 1 F: princess
- niece (F) -> opposite is nephew (M) -> row 2 M: nephew
- stallion (M) -> opposite is mare (F) -> row 3 F: mare
- landlady (F) -> opposite is landlord (M) -> row 4 M: landlord
- actor (M) -> opposite is actress (F) -> row 5 F: actress
- goose (F) -> opposite is gander (M) -> row 6 M: gander
- sister (M) -> but sister is feminine, so its opposite is brother (M), but brother is masculine, so for F column, what to put? This is the problem.

Unless "sister" is considered as the word, and we put "brother" in the F column, but that's wrong.

Perhaps in this context, "sister" is listed, and we need to put its opposite, which is "brother", in the F column, even though it's not accurate.

But that would be incorrect grammar.

I think there's a typo, and "sister" should be in the F column, and we put "brother" in the M column for that row.

Given that the oval has "brother", and "sister" is given, likely for row 7, the blank in F column should be filled with "brother", but that doesn't make sense.

Let's calculate the number: the oval has 7 words, and there are 7 blanks, so each blank gets one word from the oval.

For row 7: M: sister, F: _ , so we need to put a word in F that is the opposite of sister. Opposite of sister is brother, but brother is masculine, so it should be in M, not F.

This is a dilemma.

Perhaps "sister" is meant to be the feminine word, and the blank in M is for "brother", but in the table, "sister" is written in M column.

I think for the sake of completing the task, I'll assume that in row 7, "sister" is in the Feminine column, and the blank is in Masculine, so we put "brother" in M.

But the text says "sister" is in Masculine.

To resolve, I'll provide the correct matches as per standard English, and for the table, fill the blanks as follows, ignoring the placement error:

Final decision for Q2 table:

- Row 1 Feminine: princess
- Row 2 Masculine: nephew
- Row 3 Feminine: mare
- Row 4 Masculine: landlord
- Row 5 Feminine: actress
- Row 6 Masculine: gander
- Row 7 Feminine: brother [even though it's not accurate, but to use the word from oval]

But that's wrong because brother is not feminine.

Perhaps for row 7, since "sister" is in M, and we need F, and "brother" is the only word left, but it's not correct.

Let's list the oval words and assign:

Oval: mare, gander, nephew, princess, actress, landlord, brother

Assign to blanks:

Blank 1 (F for prince): princess
Blank 2 (M for niece): nephew
Blank 3 (F for stallion): mare
Blank 4 (M for landlady): landlord
Blank 5 (F for actor): actress
Blank 6 (M for goose): gander
Blank 7 (F for sister): brother — but this is incorrect.

Perhaps "sister" is not to be matched with "brother" in this context, but that doesn't make sense.

Another possibility: in some old-fashioned usage, but no.

I think the best is to state that for "sister", the opposite is "brother", and since "sister" is in the Masculine column (error), we still put "brother" in the Feminine column for the sake of the exercise, but note that it's not accurate.

For a Class III student, they might not notice, but as an assistant, I should correct it.

Perhaps the word "sister" is meant to be in the Feminine column, and the blank is in Masculine, so for row 7, M: brother, F: sister.

But in the text, it's written as "sister" in M column.

Given the constraints, I'll proceed with the following for Q2:

The matches are:

- prince - princess
- nephew - niece
- stallion - mare
- landlord - landlady
- actor - actress
- gander - goose
- brother - sister

So for the table, the filled version should be:

| Masculine | Feminine |
|-------------|-------------|
| prince | princess |
| nephew | niece |
| stallion | mare |
| landlord | landlady |
| actor | actress |
| gander | goose |
| brother | sister |

And in the original table, "sister" was listed in Masculine, but it should be in Feminine, and "brother" in Masculine.

So for the answer, I'll provide the correct pairs.

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Q2. Write the plural form of the following nouns.

1. library → libraries (change y to ies)
2. bird → birds (add s)
3. person → people (irregular)
4. box → boxes (add es because ends with x)
5. knife → knives (change f to v and add es)

Standard rules:

- For words ending in consonant + y, change y to ies: library -> libraries
- Regular nouns: add s: bird -> birds
- Irregular: person -> people
- Words ending in s, sh, ch, x, z: add es: box -> boxes
- Words ending in f or fe: change to ves: knife -> knives

Yes.

So:

1. libraries
2. birds
3. people
4. boxes
5. knives

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Now, compiling all answers.

For Q1:
a. feminine
b. neuter
c. common
d. masculine
e. common

For Q2 matching:
As per correct pairs:
- prince - princess
- nephew - niece
- stallion - mare
- landlord - landlady
- actor - actress
- gander - goose
- brother - sister

For the table, since the original has "sister" in Masculine, but we know it's wrong, for the answer, I'll list the matches as above.

For the plural forms:
1. libraries
2. birds
3. people
4. boxes
5. knives

Final Answer will include all parts.

Let's write it clearly.