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Year 3 Creative writing and fiction worksheets
Free worksheets: Creative writing and fiction, KS2, Y3
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Speech marks practice
A KS2 literacy worksheet created by a primary-school teacher to help Year 3 children practise using speech marks correctly.
Can you continue this conversation between Harry and Thenusha using the correct rules for reported speech? Remember to start each character’s speech on a new line. Use “ to open the speech. End the speech with !, ? or , and use ” to close the speech. Use a reporting clause (a verb like said, whispered or announced).
Can you continue this conversation between Harry and Thenusha using the correct rules for reported speech? Remember to start each character’s speech on a new line. Use “ to open the speech. End the speech with !, ? or , and use ” to close the speech. Use a reporting clause (a verb like said, whispered or announced).
Writing an adventure story
A Year 3 (KS2) creative writing worksheet made by a teacher to help your child practise using adjectives and powerful verbs when writing an adventure story.
Describing a story setting
Emma had to describe a Victorian classroom and was given these success criteria by her teacher: remember to add adjectives; use capitals and full stops in the
right places; describe what you can see, hear, smell and feel. Has Emma done what her teacher asked?
right places; describe what you can see, hear, smell and feel. Has Emma done what her teacher asked?
Key Stage 2 - 2024 English SATs Papers
Help your child prepare for the Year 6 English SATs, taken at the end of Key Stage 2, with some revision and at-home practice. These KS2 SATs past papers from 2024 are the official past papers from the Department for Education, used in schools.
Year 3 English Challenge Pack
Challenging reading comprehensions and activities for Year 3 readers and writers, designed to stretch your child and offer them the opportunity to explore their year-group topics in greater depth.
Book reviews activity pack
Help your child explore books and language with TheSchoolRun's Book reviews activity pack, a huge collection of reading comprehension and creative writing resources for Year 1 to Year 6.
KS2 creative writing toolkit
Does your child long to write stories? Our KS2 creative writing toolkit is packed with writing prompts to inspire them and gorgeously-illustrated pages to write on.
Onomatopoeic sounds
Onomatopoeia is a word that names a sound, but also sounds like that sound. Complete these poems by choosing the correct words from the boxes on the right. Could you write your own poem using some of these words?
Choosing time connectives
Time connectives are words or phrases that order your writing into a chronological sequence. Can you fill in the missing time connectives below so the story makes sense?
Book characters crossword
Classic characters are unforgettable, whether they're falling down unusual rabbit holes, prowling through the jungle or breaking their slates over unfortunate classmates' heads. How many famous characters from children's literature can you identify in this crossword puzzle?
Speech marks practice
A KS2 literacy worksheet created by a primary-school teacher to help Year 3 children practise using speech marks correctly.
Can you continue this conversation between Harry and Thenusha using the correct rules for reported speech? Remember to start each character’s speech on a new line. Use “ to open the speech. End the speech with !, ? or , and use ” to close the speech. Use a reporting clause (a verb like said, whispered or announced).
Can you continue this conversation between Harry and Thenusha using the correct rules for reported speech? Remember to start each character’s speech on a new line. Use “ to open the speech. End the speech with !, ? or , and use ” to close the speech. Use a reporting clause (a verb like said, whispered or announced).
Writing an adventure story
A Year 3 (KS2) creative writing worksheet made by a teacher to help your child practise using adjectives and powerful verbs when writing an adventure story.
Write your own myth
Think of something natural (the sun, rainbows, storms, snakes or tigers, for example). Plan your myth using the frame on the next page. The myth will need to be written in three paragraphs (beginning, middle and end). Remember to include: Speech with the correct punctuation; Powerful verbs; Good adjectives to describe people and places. Now use your imagination to think of a story to explain it – why do tigers have stripes? Why does the sun shine?
Word bank: powerful verbs
This KS2 PDF worksheet of powerful verbs was created by a primary school teacher to help your child with creative writing.
You have found a mysterious egg. Suddenly it hatches and something pops out! Write a few notes (not full sentences) to describe how this happens and where you go and what you do with the creature who comes out of the egg. Use the powerful verbs box below to help you.
You have found a mysterious egg. Suddenly it hatches and something pops out! Write a few notes (not full sentences) to describe how this happens and where you go and what you do with the creature who comes out of the egg. Use the powerful verbs box below to help you.
Using time connectives
Here is a list of words and phrases that can be used as time connectives. Look at this story. Can you choose some time connectives from the list to put in the spaces?
Using adjectives to improve writing
Imagine you have just found an unusual-looking egg. Close your eyes and think about where you found it and what it looks like. What does it feel like in your hand when you pick it up? Write some words and phrases around the picture to describe your egg.
Using a WOW word Bank
Close your eyes and imagine a monster. Now go through the Wow words bank and circle all the words that you would use to describe it. Look up any words you don’t know in the dictionary. Write a few sentences about your monster, using wow words you circled.
Reading comprehension: Persephone and the pomegranate seeds
Read this conversation between Hades and Persephone when he takes her to the Underworld. Persephone wants to leave, but Hades is trying to persuade her she will be happy with him. Think about what Persephone and Hades might have said to each other and then write the conversation between them. Don’t forget the rules of speech: 1. Start each character’s speech on a new line. 2. Use “ to open the speech. 3. End the speech with !, ? or ,. 4. Use ” to close the speech. 5. Use a reporting clause (for example, said Hades or whispered Persephone)
Making notes on a text
Read through the text and make notes on each of the paragraphs in the boxes on the next page. Remember: when you take notes you need to only include important words and phrases. Don’t write whole sentences!
Identifying adjectives and powerful verbs
A Year 3 English worksheet created by a primary school teacher to help your child understand and identify adjectives and verbs.
Read this adventure story. Can you identify the adjectives and powerful verbs that the author has used to make this piece of writing interesting to the reader?
Read this adventure story. Can you identify the adjectives and powerful verbs that the author has used to make this piece of writing interesting to the reader?
Dilemma story starter
Jake is in a dilemma! Read the beginning of this story. What would you do if you were in Jake’s position? Continue writing and describe what happens next.
Describing a story setting
Emma had to describe a Victorian classroom and was given these success criteria by her teacher: remember to add adjectives; use capitals and full stops in the
right places; describe what you can see, hear, smell and feel. Has Emma done what her teacher asked?
right places; describe what you can see, hear, smell and feel. Has Emma done what her teacher asked?
Comparing books by the same author
Think of two books you have read, both written by the same author. Can you compare them? Write a short description of the plot of each book. Give three examples of how the books are different. Which book did you prefer? Why? Give three reasons why you enjoyed it more.