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Words That Signal Time and Place is a free printable Grade 3 English worksheet on using the phrases that place an event, aligned to Common Core standard L.3.6. It prints 6 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 22 of them with different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Words That Signal Time and Place

L.3.6

NameDate

Finish each sentence.

1.Grace climbed the steps ___ the dark.

Choose: in · after · until

2.The postbox stood ___ the fog, alone.

Choose: in · after · before

3.Water flows in from the stretch ___ the lock.

Choose: above · during · until

4.___ the tide went out, the rock pools appeared.

Choose: Once · Above · Beside

5.The kite was caught ___ the top of the elm.

Choose: at · until · since

6.___ the following spring, the swallows return.

Choose: By · Under · Across

LessonPrint · L.3.6 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Words That Signal Time and Place

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.in
  2. 2.in
  3. 3.above
  4. 4.Once
  5. 5.at
  6. 6.By

Questions about Words That Signal Time and Place

What does the Words That Signal Time and Place worksheet cover?

It practises using the phrases that place an event — 6 questions for Grade 3, all on Common Core L.3.6: Use academic and subject words accurately, including time and place phrases. The instruction to pupils is “Finish each sentence”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Words That Signal Time and Place practise?

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.3.6 — L.3.6, in the Language domain for Grade 3. The published standard reads: “Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate conversational, general academic, and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal spatial and temporal relationships (e.g., After dinner that night we went looking for them).” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Words That Signal Time and Place is written for Grade 3, typically ages 8-9. It is one of the sheets on L.3.6, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Words That Signal Time and Place come with an answer key?

Yes. All 6 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.

How many different versions of Words That Signal Time and Place can I print?

25 versions, of which 22 ask genuinely different questions — this skill does not have 25 distinct questions to give, so the rest reorder them and no two pupils still share a paper. Set 1 downloads all 25 as one PDF.

Is Words That Signal Time and Place free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Words That Signal Time and Place, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.

Is there a lesson plan to teach L.3.6?

Yes — “Using Precise Words in Your Writing” is a 40-minute Grade 3 plan for L.3.6, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Words That Signal Time and Place is the practice that follows it.

More practice for L.3.6

Use academic and subject words accurately, including time and place phrases.

Teaching this next? Using Precise Words in Your Writing is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to L.3.6 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.