P.3 Grammar Lesson Notes For Term Iii

LESSON NOTES
FOR P.3
GRAMMAR
TERM III
Date Time Class Pupils
Theme : Health
Content : Tenses and Verbs
Tenses
A tense is the changing of a verb according to time of action.
A verb is a doing word.
Present simple tense (Every day tense)
This tense is used to tell us action done daily, weekly or yearly etc. The verbs used depend on the
noun or pronouns used in the sentences as a subject. It is also called every day tense. Singular
nouns and pronouns adds s, es or ies on the main verb
She
He ‘s’ , ‘es’, ‘ies’ is added to the verb
It
Examples
1. Tom eats meat every day.
2. Our baby cries every night.
We
I We don’t add anything on the main verb.
You
They
Examples
1. Betty and I go to school daily.
2. The boys play football every evening.
3. I attend the church service every Sunday.
Exercise
Use the words given in brackets to complete the sentences.
1. She……….her teeth every morning.(brush)
2. The children………….their books in the desks daily (keep)
3. Our baby ………….every time (cry)
4. Sometimes Angella ……………..some food to school some times (carry)
5. We …………………..our plants every mornings and evenings (water)
6. I ……………..my homework daily (do)
7. Timothy ………………..in class all the time .(play)
8. Precious ……………………cars to get school fees (wash)
9. My mother ………to town every morning(go)
10. You ………………in class all the time (shout)
Theme : Basic Technology

Present perfect tense
Content : Use of has/ have
This tense is used when expressing actions which have just taken place. A past participle verb is
used. Singular nouns and pronouns take has.
The helping verbs for this tense are has and have
He
She has
It
E.g.
1. Paul has drown a good picture.
It has rained heavily this morning
Maria has eaten some food.
Mummy has gone to the Hotel
Plural nouns and pronouns take have
We
They have
I
You
Examples
1. The boys have slashed the compound
2. I have fetched enough water
3. You havedressed smartly.
4. Thenge and I have dug in the flower garden.
Exercise
Fill in the gaps with has or have
1. Namu ……………..a big garden
2. Baby Aisha ……….drunk all the milk
3. The villagers …………..arrested the kidnapper
4. Our grandma…………… a small granary
5. I ……………..a new reading book
6. My father …………….a big shop in town
7. Seera …………………scored highly in the English test.
8. Bosco …………..bought a blue pen.
Complete using the correct form of word given
9. I have …………the snake (beat)
10. Namuli has …………. All the books for marking. (take)
11. Opio has …………….. Shukurah’s pencil. (hide)
12. The teachers have ………….. a gift for good performance (give)
Theme : Health
Content : Past continuous tense
This tense is used when talking about an action which was taking place in the past.
It is also used to show that two events are/were taking place at the same time. The helping verbs
are was and were plus ing on the main verb.
Nouns and pronouns take was while the plural nouns and pronouns take were.
Examples:
1. Alice was mopping the house. (mop)
2. I was cooking food in the evening.(cook)
3. The dog was barking at us.(bark)
(They , you, we) use ‘were’ as the helping verb. The verb also ends with ‘ing’
Examples
1. The children were playing in the field. (play)
2. You were shouting for the baby.(shout)
3. Ali and I were cleaning the tables.(clean)
Exercise 8. Waiswa and Nabirye were ………

Complete these sentences with the correct Mopping the house as Mother was
verb tense. sweeping. ( )
1. Nancy was …………..the class in the
morning. (sweep) Fill in using was or were
2. We were……………….for our parents
9. I …………… sleeping when it started
yesterday.(dance)
3. I was ……………for the baby to raining.
sleep.(sing) 10. They …………… slashing as I was
4. As I was cooking. Alex
cooking.
was……………..his books.(revise)
5. The girls were………………with new 11. The boys ……….. playing as the girls
ropes.(skip) were doing homework.
6. The goat was ………………….loudly at
12. The teachers were ………… a meeting
night.(bleat)
in the morning
7. Tina was ……………. Table cloths while
the visitors were eating (knit)
Theme : Health
Content : Past tense of irregular verb

Irregular verbs
These are verbs whose past and past participles have no uniform order.
Examples
Verb Past tense Past participle
Sleep Slept Slept
Sweep Swept Swept
Keep Kept Kept
Creep Crept Crept
Drink Drank Drunk
Ring Rang Rung
Sting Stung Stung
Sit Sat Sat
Find Found Found
Put Put Put
Cut Cut Cut
Write Wrote Written
Drive Drove Driven
Give Gave Given
Bite Bit Bitten
Beat Beat Beat
Hide Hid Hidden
Break Broke Broken
Tear Tore Torn
Wear Wore Worn
See Saw Seen
Go Went Gone
Do Did Done
Grow Grew Grown
Exercise
Complete the table correctly
1. Swim ____________ Swam
2. ________________ ___________ Read
3. Come Came Come
4. _________________ ____________ Stolen
5. Draw Drew ___________________
6. _________________ ____________ Blown
7. Burst Burst ___________________
8. _________________ ___________ Run
Use the correct form of the word to complete the sentences

1. The cows ………… to graze in the swamp. (go)
2. The dog ………… in the kennel yesterday. (sleep)
3. Mr. Lwanga ………… his car every evening. (drive)
4. The boys have …………. Neatly today. (write)
5. Daddy ………… his money in the bank. (keep)
6. I ………… my bag in the tent. (find)
7. The little girl _______ under the bed (hide)
8. He ______________ our books for marking.(take)
Content : Conjunctions
Using : (….either ……..or)
……..either ……or …….isused in positive sentence. When the sentences to be joined have
different subjects, then either will be put at the beginning of the sentence.
When the subjects are the same we use either in the middle.
Examples
1. Pauline will come tomorrow. Jolly will come tomorrow.

Either Pauline or Jolly will come tomorrow.
2. Jimmy can lift a jerrycan of water. Annet can lift a jerrycan of water.
Either Jimmy or Annet can lift a jerrycan of water.
When the sentences to be joined have the same subject then either will be in the middle
of the sentence
examples
1. Jane eats meat daily. Jane eats beans daily
Jane eats either meat or beans daily.
2. Betty carries either mangoes or apples to school.
Exercise
Join sentences using either ….. or ……
1. Jonah swept the compound. Jonah mopped the veranda.
2. He takes sprite. He also takes Pepsi.
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3. The snake is black. The snake is green.
4. Mummy cooked food. Mummy washed dishes.
5. Seera bought onions. Seera bought tomatoes.
6. Musisi has charcoal. Musisi has a stove
Using ………. “either”without“or”
It means …….. both ………
Example
1. There are frogs on both sides of the river.
There are frogs on either side of the river.
2. She can write well using both hands.
She can write well using either hand.
Exercise
Re-write sentences using either
1. The teacher teaches both classes well.
2. Masaba has mopped both rooms.
3. He has written in both books.
4. Daddy attended both parties.
5. They picked fruits from both trees.
6. She wore earings on both cups of milk.
7. I can play football with both legs.

Content : Conjunctions
Using : (neither … nor …..)
This conjuction is used to show that none of two things will happen. It is used in negative form.
Example
1. John has no bag. John has no book.
John has neither a bag nor a book.
2. The insect can not walk. The insect can not fly.
The insect neither walks nor flies.
3. The sick does not eat. He does not drink.
The sick neither eats nor drinks.
Exercise
Join the sentences using (…… neither ……. nor …..)
1. Samuel does not greet. He does not smile.
2. The teacher never taught. He never came back.
3. Mark will not sing. Mark will not dance.
4. It is not deep. It is not muddy.
5. My grandmother does not read. She does not write.
6. The sick dog could not sleep. It could not bark.
7. He may not die. He may not survive.
8. They will not win the game. They will not lose the game.

Content : Conjunction
Using : Neither …… nor ……..
This conjunction is used at the beginning when two different nouns are doing the same active.
Example:
1. Peter has not eaten. Mary has not eaten.

Neither Peter nor Mary has eaten.
2. Mummy never came back. Daddy never came back.
Neither mummy nor daddy came back.
3. Paul does not greet. Ragan does not greet.
Neither Paul nor Reagan greets.
Exercise
Join the sentences beginning (Neither ….. nor …….)
1. Kapere does not go to school. Kalule does not go to school.

2. The teacher has not come. The learners have not come.
3. Suzan will not bathe. Peninah will not bathe.
4. Mugisha never drives. Masaba never drives.
5. The doctor does not understand. The nurse does not understand.
6. He will not watch TV. He will not listen to the radio.
7. They will not play volley ball. They will not play football.
8. The pen does not have ink. The pen does not write.
9. Tom did not eat pork. John did not eat pork.

Theme : Energy
Content : Application of degrees or comparison of adjectives in sentences.
Using ……..so……….that / such a …….. that …….
Formula
So + adjective + that.
Such a + adjective + that …………
Eg.
1. Musa is very fat. He cannot run fast.
a. Musa is so tall that he can touch the roof.
b. Musa is such a tall boy he can touch the roof.
2. John is very tall. He can touch the roof
a. John is so tall that he can touch the roof.
b. John is such a fat boy that he can fit in that trouser
Exercise
Re-write the sentences using so…….that
1. The man is old. He cannot walk so fast.
2. Ben is very rich. He can buy any expensive car.
3. Mummy is selfish. She can not keep step children.
4. The exam was very difficult. I could not score highly.
5. Matovu is very rude. He cannot keep young children.
6. He is very strong. He can lift that box.
7. Bernard is very polite. He can be our head boy.
8. Our teachers are very good. They love us all

Theme : Culture and Gender
Content : Pronouns
A pronoun is the word that replaces a noun.
Pronouns are used to avoid unnecessary repetition.
Classification of pronouns
1st person 2nd person 3rd person

Singular plural Singular plural Singular plural
me we you you He they
us She
it
Pronouns used to refer to the Pronouns used to refer to the These pronouns are used to
person speaking. person spoken to. refer to the person being
talked about.
Example: Exercise:
1. I have a book. Choose the correct word from the bracket

2. You have a book
1. Have brought ………. Pencil. (she,
3. He has a book. her)
4. This is my bag. 2. The teacher marked ………….
books (ours, our)
5. This is your bag. 3. Those are ………… benches. (them,
6. This is his bag. their)
4. This pencil belongs to ………… .
(your, you)
5. Daddy forgot ………….. key on the
table.
6. ………….. are doing an exam.
(their, they)
Re-write these sentences giving the plural form of the underlined words
7. She has come late today.

8. I did not eat my mango.
9. These bananas are mine.
10. This chair belongs to me.
11.

Theme :
Content : Joining sentences using …..enough……..
Enough” is used to qualify an adjective. It is following by a preposition to. The word enough
is written after an adjective
Examples
1. Juma is strong. He can lift that desk alone.

Juma is strong enough to lift that desk alone.
2. Jane is old. She can go to school.
Jane is old enough to go to school
3. Mugisha is very rich. He can buy an aeroplane
Mugisha is rich enough to buy an aeroplane
Activity
Join the following sentences using ….. enough………
1. Alice is very bright. She can pass that exam.
2. Benny is tall. He can rub off the chalkboard.
3. Sam is very hardworking. He will get a first grade.
4. This room is very large. I can accommodate all of us.
5. I have money. I can buy a new book.
6. Ritah is very kind. She will help you.
7. Sarah is smart. She can attend the party.

Content : Pronouns
Types of pronouns
Personal pronouns
These are pronouns used in place of persons. They include he, she, it, they, you, I, we.
Singular Plural Examples

She They
1. Sarah has gone to town
He
It She has gone to town
2. The dog ate the bone
Me Us
It ate the bone
I We
You You 3. The boys are grazing goats
They are grazing goats
Exercise
Replace the underlined nouns with a 1. Justine and Remmy are sick.
personal pronoun 2. Annet is a hardworking girl.
3. The dog barked at the thieves Rewrite the sentences giving one word for
4. Mother and I are mopping the house the underlined word
today
9. Mother and daddy have already
5. The head boy was conducting an gone.
assembly 10. John, Tom and I write neatly.
6. Primary three pupils are well 11. The policeman is a muganda.
12. Mother wears a gomesi every
behaved
Sunday.
7. The cat drank the baby’s milk
8. Somal, and I are great friends.

Content : Possessive pronouns
Possessive pronouns
These are pronouns which show possession / ownership.
Examples
Singular Plural
mine ours
his/hers theirs
Its their
Yours yours
Possessive adjective
Singular Plural
My Our
Her their
His
Your Examples
1. That is their house. It is theirs
2. This is Ali’s set. It is his.
3. Those are our pens. They are ours
4. This is my dress. It is mine.
5. This is a dog’s bone. It is ……………..bone
Exercise
Complete these sentences correctly.
1. This house belongs to my mother, It 8. This pen belongs to me. It is

is ………………
……………..
2. That is a cow’s calf. It is
………………………….. 9. That is their chair, It is
3. Those are my mangoes. They are ……………………
…………………….
4. Those chairs belong to them. They Re-write
are …….
10. This book belongs to me.
5. This is your book. It is ………..
6. That is my father’s car. It is This book is mine.
………….
11. It is Jane’s bag.
7. This is our church. It is
…………….. 12. These are girls rooms.

Content : Relative pronouns
Relative pronouns
These are pronouns used in sentences which are related. These pronouns are sometimes used as
conjunctions (joining words) These relative pronouns include;
Who, whom, whose, that, are used That/ which is used for animals and other things
for person Where is used to show a place
Examples
1. John is the boy. He took your pen (Use……..who…)
John is the boy who took your pen.
2. That is the girl. Her dress got torn (Use …whose…)
That is the girl whose dress got torn.
3. That is the tree. It fell over our house (use ….which……..)
That is the tree which fell over our house.
Re-write these sentences as instructed.

1. This is the boy. I is bicycle was stolen (Use …whose……)
2. This is the girl. Her mother sells tomatoes (Use ….whose….)
3. Our teacher comes from seeta. He has a car. (Use …who….)
4. That was the house. It was sold by my brother (Use……which……)
5. I met a Kenyan. Her name was Wanjiku (Use ……whose…..)
6. Mr. Okello is the teacher. He taught us Art.(use: ….. who …..)
7. This is the clinic. Daddy was admitted. (use: ….. where ……)
8. Nalongo has a son. He finished studies. (use: ….. who …..)
9. It is the dog. It ate our meat. (use: …… which ……)

Content : Reflexive pronouns
Reflexive pronouns
Examples:
Singular Plural
Myself ourselves
Yourself Yourselves
Himself themselves
Herself themselves
Itself themselves
Oneself oneself
Sentences:
1. I bought it myself.
2. She did the work herself.
3. We took the books ourselves.
4. John dug the garden himself.
NB: The Reflexive pronouns are got from the personal pronoun in the sentences.
Exercise:
Complete the sentences using a correct reflexive pronouns
1. The boys cooked food ……………
2. Mummy drove the car ……………
3. Mr. Wanambwa came to observe it ………………
4. Mutebi carried the jerry can on his head ………………..
5. The cat produced kittens ……………
6. Stella went to town …………………
7. We travelled to the village by …………….
8. One should wash one’s clothes ……………………

Content : Demonstrative pronouns
Demonstrative pronouns
These pronouns include
Singular Plural
This these
That those
Activity
Fill in the gaps withthis, that, these, or those correctly.
1. __________ are my pens.
2. I don’t want _________ bag.
3. ________ were their dresses.
4. ________ is her clear bag.
5. _______ was a well known dancer
6. Are ______ your papers?
7. _______ our mother.
Rewrite the following sentences in plural
1. This is an aeroplane.
2. That girl is beautiful.
3. That is a turkey.
4. This is my class.
5. That was a good story.
6. This is an egg plant.
7. This is a chief.

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LESSON NOTES

Theme : Basic Technology

Content : Past continuous tense

Exercise 8. Waiswa and Nabirye were ………

Content : Past tense of irregular verb

Use the correct form of the word to complete the sentences

Date Time Class Pupils

Theme : Basic Technology

Using : (….either ……..or)

1. Pauline will come tomorrow. Jolly will come tomorrow.

1. Jane eats meat daily. Jane eats beans daily

Jane eats either meat or beans daily.

2. Betty carries either mangoes or apples to school.

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Using ………. “either”without“or”

It means …….. both ………

There are frogs on either side of the river.

2. She can write well using both hands.

She can write well using either hand.

Re-write sentences using either

1. The teacher teaches both classes well.

2. Masaba has mopped both rooms.

3. He has written in both books.

4. Daddy attended both parties.

5. They picked fruits from both trees.

6. She wore earings on both cups of milk.

7. I can play football with both legs.

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Theme : Basic Technology

Using : (neither … nor …..)

1. John has no bag. John has no book.

John has neither a bag nor a book.

The insect neither walks nor flies.

3. The sick does not eat. He does not drink.

The sick neither eats nor drinks.

Join the sentences using (…… neither ……. nor …..)

1. Samuel does not greet. He does not smile.

2. The teacher never taught. He never came back.

3. Mark will not sing. Mark will not dance.

4. It is not deep. It is not muddy.

5. My grandmother does not read. She does not write.

6. The sick dog could not sleep. It could not bark.

7. He may not die. He may not survive.

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Theme : Basic Technology

Using : Neither …… nor ……..

1. Peter has not eaten. Mary has not eaten.

Join the sentences beginning (Neither ….. nor …….)

1. Kapere does not go to school. Kalule does not go to school.

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Content : Application of degrees or comparison of adjectives in sentences.

Using ……..so……….that / such a …….. that …….

Such a + adjective + that …………

1. Musa is very fat. He cannot run fast.

a. Musa is so tall that he can touch the roof.

b. Musa is such a tall boy he can touch the roof.

2. John is very tall. He can touch the roof

a. John is so tall that he can touch the roof.

b. John is such a fat boy that he can fit in that trouser