Year 3 · SPaG · Adverbs
Year 3 adverbs of cause worksheet and PowerPoint
To recognise and use adverbs of cause.
Adverbs of cause
An adverb of cause shows why something happened or what followed. It often starts a sentence and has a comma after it: therefore, consequently, as a result, for this reason.
| therefore | It rained. Therefore, we stayed at home. |
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| consequently | He ran fast. Consequently, he won. |
| as a result | She forgot her coat. As a result, she was cold. |
Examples
- It was late. Accordingly, we left.
- The road was icy. For this reason, the bus was late.
Key words
- adverb of cause
- shows why or what followed
- adverb
- tells you more about a verb
- verb
- a doing or being word
What is on the worksheet
Every sheet for this lesson has a short teaching box and 12 questions that get gradually harder: 8 fluency questions, then 4 reasoning questions that ask pupils to explain or choose. A writing challenge follows. The questions use the same styles as the key stage 2 grammar and punctuation test (circle, underline, tick, fill the gap, add punctuation, rewrite, explain). They are written for this website, not copied from past papers.
All the answers are on the last page of the same editable Word file. New questions are made every time, so you can print a different sheet for every group or for homework. The same sheet code always gives the same sheet.
Writing challenge: Write four pairs of sentences. In each pair the second sentence starts with an adverb of cause.
Pupil target: I can use adverbs of cause.
The PowerPoint
A 20-slide lesson deck for the same lesson: a starter that revisits earlier learning, key words, an I do and a You do question on each slide with a countdown timer, answers that appear one click at a time, and a challenge. Download the adverbs of cause PowerPoint.
Where this lesson fits
This is lesson 23 of 53 in the Year 3 SPaG scheme, in the block “Adverbs”.
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