CAMBRIDGE PRIMARY ENGLISH 3 WORKBOOK ANSWERS

Workbook answers
1 Story writing with Roald Dahl
1.1 Setting the scene
1 Nouns: mountain, butterfly, book, office,
rabbit, shirt, rain, computer.
Adjectives: interesting, beautiful, young, happy,
clever, sharp, blue.
2 Learners’ own setting ideas with appropriate
nouns and adjectives.
3 Learners’ own pictures with appropriate nouns
and adjectives labelling the picture.
1.2 Looking at a setting
1 Following words circled: bricks, roof, chimney,
windows, window, sheet, newspaper, upstairs,
place, path, wilderness, nettles, thorns, grass
2 Old, crumbly, pale, red, slate, one, small, two,
little, front, larger, side, long, brown
3 human dwelling    a wild area
slate   to hold something
closely
3 Learners’ answers could include:
I should tie my shoelaces before I trip up.
We would like to play football after school.
Could I borrow your ruler please?
Please can I go out with my friends?
You look very happy.
What is your name?
1.4 Writing a setting
1 Possible answers:
Same: there is a shopping centre; both have
cars; both have people.
Different: in one picture (A) it is sunny and in
the other picture it is not (B); there are lots of
people in Picture A but not in Picture B; one
car has a window open in Picture A but not
in Picture B; there is an umbrella in Picture B
but not in Picture A.
2 Possible adjectives for Picture A: hot, sunny,
busy, warm, happy
Possible adjectives for Picture B: cold, wet,
gloomy, dull, cloudy.

wilderness    very big, huge 3 Possible answers:

Picture A
embracing   a grey rock used to It is a sunny day. The sky is blue so everyone
make a roof feels happy. Some people are arriving. They are
feeling cheerful as they walk towards the mall.
enormous   a place where people
Others have spent a busy time in the shops.
live
They look tired as they walk back to their cars.
1.3 Building a picture with words Picture B
It is a gloomy day. There is a thunder storm.
1 Learners’ answers could include: The sky is grey so everyone feels miserable.
house: mouse, louse, douse The people who are arriving are feeling cross as
round: pound, sound, found they walk towards the mall. Other people are
would: could, should leaving. They look unhappy as they hurry back
mouth: south to their cars.
loud: proud, cloud
2
When ou sounds like When ou sounds like When ou sounds like When ou sounds like
the oo in stood the ou in mouse the oo in too the ow in cow
would house through our
could shout you hour
should about cloud
out count

1 Cambridge Primary English 3 – Lindsay & Ruttle © Cambridge University Press 2021
 CAMBRIDGE PRIMARY ENGLISH 3 WORKBOOK ANSWERS

4 Possible answers: Words that mean Words that mean

1  beautiful 2 cheerful brave the opposite of
brave
3  sandy 4 joyful
daring scared
5 warm 6 delicious adventurous faint-hearted
7  thrilled 8 wonderful 3 Learners’ own definitions, but examples might be:
crocodile: a large, scaly reptile with short
1.5 Looking at characters legs and large strong jaws
lunch: a meal eaten in the middle of
1 Learners’ own answers. Learners should use the day
adjectives to describe the colour of the boy’s sharp: a very fine point, sometimes at
clothes, adjectives to describe his hair, face and the end of a knife, needle or
eyes beyond simple colour. Do they describe pencil
how he stands or what he might be thinking? gulp: to swallow something quickly
2 Learners’ character descriptions should include bitter: have an unpleasant taste; the
some of their adjectives from Activity 1. Some opposite of sweet
learners may only include information about greedy: wanting to eat more and more
appearance. Other learners should include food
information about what their character does. jungle: a tropical forest with lots of trees
A few learners may include how the character and leaves
feels or what he says. secret: something that no one else knows

3 friendly enthusiastic 1.7 Looking at verbs

happy occupied 1 a A verb can be called a doing, being or
having word.
kind delighted
b A sentence must have a verb in it.
busy welcoming
c If something has already happened the verb
interested considerate is written in the past tense.
excited engrossed d If something is happening now the verb is
written in the present tense.
1.6 What happens next? e The most common verb in the English
1 Words that mean Words that mean language is the verb to be.
enormous the opposite of
2 a He had a cup of chai after school. past
enormous
big small b The phone rings all day long. present
huge tiny c We are all here today.  present
gigantic little
d The baby owls learned to fly. past
2 Possible answers: e Hidaya picked her friends for her
cricket team.  past
Words that mean Words that mean
brave the opposite of f The tree outside my window grows
brave very fast.  present
bold cowardly 3 The words in bold should have been circled in
courageous timid each triangle.
fearless cautious am ant any
heroic fearful
arm are at

2 Cambridge Primary English 3 – Lindsay & Ruttle © Cambridge University Press 2021
 CAMBRIDGE PRIMARY ENGLISH 3 WORKBOOK ANSWERS

be bee bed 2
Difficult Similar Similar
Word Word
where were warm bit word word
wash was want
wand,
was wa was want
was win with watch

in is it rain,
art all are said ai said again afraid,
stain
went want was
there ere there where were
1.8 Speech in texts
1 a Words that Miho said: Where are you 3 Learners’ own answers.
going?; Where have you been?; I have been
so worried; Nothing is that important; Boys 1.12 Improving your story
should do what their mother tells them to
do; You are a good boy! 1 Learners’ own answers.
2 Learners’ own answers but possible dialogue
d Words that Yuu said: I’ll be back later,
might be:
mother; I’m sorry; I had forgotten
to do something important, but then Girl: I wonder what it could be?
I remembered it; But this was very Boy: I hope it’s something we can play with
important!; I had forgotten to get your together.
present. But then I remembered. Look! 3 ‘Where are we going?’ asked Anja.
2 shrieked, shouted, demanded, mumbled, ‘Shall we going back to my house to make
complained, declared, stated some sweets?’ Jonah replied.
Jonah had just remembered it was his
3 Learners’ own answers. grandmother’s birthday the next day. He
wanted to make something for her.
‘What a great idea,’ laughed Anja. ‘I could
1.9 Sequencing events make some sweets for my brother too. It was
Encourage learners to select a story they have read his birthday next last week.’
recently or know very well.
1 Learners’ own answers. Remind learners that
they are not to write the whole story; they
should only write a one or two sentences for
each of the six points on the story mountain.
2 Learners’ own answers.
3 Learners’ own answers.

1.10 Planning a story

Learners’ own answers.

1.11 Writing a story

1 Marco loved riding his bike but he was getting
too big for it. He needed a new bike but he
knew his papa didn’t have enough money. One
day he saw a notice for a bike race. The prize
was a new bike. Marco wanted that new bike
but first he would have to win the race on his
little bike.

3 Cambridge Primary English 3 – Lindsay & Ruttle © Cambridge University Press 2021
 CAMBRIDGE PRIMARY ENGLISH 3 WORKBOOK ANSWERS
2 Let’s have a party
2.1 Looking at celebrations
1 Possible answers: party, food, special clothes,
lights, fun, families, friends, presents,
decorations, games.
2 Possible definitions include:
a ceremony: (a set of) formal acts, often
fixed and traditional, performed on
important social or religious occasions
b festival: a special day or period, usually in
memory of a religious event, with its own
social activities, food, or ceremonies
c anniversary: the day on which an
important event happened in a previous
year
d fiesta: a public celebration in Spain
or Latin America, especially one on a
religious holiday, with different types of
entertainment and activities
e carnival: (a special occasion or period
of) public enjoyment and entertainment
involving wearing unusual clothes,
dancing, and eating and drinking, usually
held in the streets of a city.
3 facts.
4 Cambridge Primary English 3 – Lindsay & Ruttle © Cambridge University Press 2021
2.2 Writing lists
1 Learners’ own answers but are likely to
include: write invitations, prepare games,
put up decorations, buy popcorn, buy juice,
choose a date, decide where to hold the party,
decide who should come, make cakes, buy
food, organise some music, put up balloons,
make party hats.
2 Lists should include: the date of the party,
where it is, time it will start, time it will finish,
the reason for the party, whose party it is,
who is sending the invitation. Lists may also
include: what to bring, when to reply, what to
wear.
3 Learners’ own answers but could include:
dance, talk, eat, drink, have (fun), celebrate,
play (games), laugh, give (presents), open
(presents), receive (presents).
2.3 Fiction or non-fiction?
1 a Fiction: a book or story about imaginary
characters and events; a book that is not
about real people and not about facts.
b  Non-fiction: writing about real events and
2 Learners’ own answers.
3 a non-fiction
b it is set out on different lines; it has facts
about when and where the event is; it tells
you to RSVP
c  to invite someone to a party
d  the person being invited to the party
e  invitation text
4 a  non-fiction
b it has a heading numerical list, linking/
sequencing words: ‘First, Then, Finally’
and instructions, it has facts about how
long to cook the cake for and how much
of the ingredients you need
c to tell you how to make a cake
d someone who wants to bake a cake and
doesn’t know what they need or what they
have to do
e instruction text
 CAMBRIDGE PRIMARY ENGLISH 3 WORKBOOK ANSWERS

2.4 Following instructions f  She dances with her friends.

   She danced with her friends.
1 a verbs: make, need, measuring, do, mix, stir,
mix, use, push, knead, put, keep
2.6 Following and writing
b  sequencing words: then, finally
instructions
2 a  First fold the card in half.
1 Learners should tick: a Then walk to the
b  Next fold the small card. traffic lights; c Be kind to each other; d Turn
c  Stick the small card into the big card. left after the letterbox; f Add the milk and stir.
d  Then draw a picture. 2 classroom, fingernail, letterbox, midnight,
e  Finally stick the picture on the small card. outside, teapot, understand, upstairs
3 Possible answers include: headings, bullet 3 Learners’ own sentences. All sentences should
points, numbered points, command verbs, be instructions and include a compound word.
sequencing words, list of what you need,
instructions in order. 2.7 Contents pages and
indexes
2.5 Writing an invitation 1 a Text A
1 a landing b index
b stooped
c at the beginning of a book
c bumping
d at the end of a book
d reading
e recipe book
e helped
2 a Nutty banana whirl, Orange refresher
f meeting
b page 31
2 Possible answers to complete the sentence: you
just add the –ed or the –ing; you don’t need to c 24, 28, 31
change the end of the word. d 31
3 a tuning e carrot, butter, sugar
b burying 3 a no
c flapping b Possible reasons: it starts at page 28; it
d tipping stops at page 33; some of the items in the
e saving index start before page 28 (start at page
6); some of the items in the index are on
f skating pages after page 33 (pages 34, 35, 37)
g towing
h rubbing 2.8 Making lists
i behaving 1 Learners’ own answers.
4 a Taila plans a party. 2 Answers from Activity 1 arranged in
Taila planned a party. alphabetical order.
b She invites all her friends. 3 Learners’ own answers.
She invited all her friends.
c She wants to play lots of games.
2.9 Giving instructions
She wanted to play lots of games. 1 Learners’ own answers.

d She cooks some lovely food. 2 Learners’ own answers.

She cooked some lovely food. 3 No written answers needed.
e  Her friends arrive.
   Her friends arrived.

5 Cambridge Primary English 3 – Lindsay & Ruttle © Cambridge University Press 2021
 CAMBRIDGE PRIMARY ENGLISH 3 WORKBOOK ANSWERS

2.10 Planning a game 2.12 Improving your instructions

1 Possible order of instructions: 2/7/4/1/6/3/5
2 Learners’ tips could include: list of equipment,
numbered points, headings, short sentences,
command verbs.
3 Possible improvements could be:
1 Possible answers:
a need to be simple; need to be in order;
need to include any equipment; need to
start with command verbs or sequencing
words

a 
if the player in the middle calls out ‘Fruit b  Learners’ own answers.
Basket’, everyone must find a new position 2 Possible instructions:
b 
the player in the middle calls one of the Dear Mbeke
group names and everyone must find a You are invited to Lisha’s birthday party.
new place quickly. The last player to find a
place must stand in the middle. It will be at the New Club, Ikwere Road
on 18th November
2.11 Writing instructions at 3 pm until 5 pm.
1 a 
Things the writer has done well: learners’ (possibly included: Come dressed as an
answers could include: used short, simple animal)
sentences; set every point on a new line;
3 Possible answer: From my house I will turn left
used some command verbs.
into New Road, and walk past the houses and
b 
Things the writer could improve: learners’ shops on my right. When I reach Ikwere Road
answers could include: number each I will walk over the crossing and then turn
instruction; start each instruction with a right and walk past the park and the School.
command verb or sequencing word. I will follow the road round to the right and
c 
Learners’ own answers. New Club will be in front of me.
2 Possible answers:
First, sit in a circle.
Everyone be quiet. / Listen carefully.
Get your paper mouse.
Hold onto your mouse’s tail.
Someone has the cone. / Next, one player has
a cone.
The player with the cone must bang the cone
down on the mice.
Try to pull your mouse out. / Now everyone
must try to pull their mouse out.
3 Learners’ own answers. 

6 Cambridge Primary English 3 – Lindsay & Ruttle © Cambridge University Press 2021
 CAMBRIDGE PRIMARY ENGLISH 3 WORKBOOK ANSWERS

3 Poems from around the world

3.1 Words that make pictures c A dragon crashed them together.
d The people shelter from the thunder and
1 red; red as sunset lightning in it.
2 Possible answers: No, because fires do not e At last the dragon flies over it to
have blossoms or petals. another area.
3 sky 3 Learners’ own answers.
4 d: noble
3.4 Onomatopoeia
5 the sea, the ocean
1 snake – hiss
6 b: a gentle breeze donkey – hee-haw
7 Possible answers: the tree is dancing and cat – meow
swaying which means it is not a very strong bear – growl
wind; the tree is moving gently so the wind is chicken – cluck
only gentle; the sun is in the sky so it does not 2 Learners’ own sentences.
sound like a storm or a hurricane. 3 the bird
8 dance, sway 4 c: the sound the animal makes when it sings
9 Learners’ own answers. 5 It moves to the left.
6 slides
3.2 Reading with expression
7 screech
1 counting, running, skipping, laughing,
standing, looking, looking, staring, believing, 8 dives
standing, talking, spending, giving, carrying,
running, telling, weeping, flowing, smiling 3.5 Writing a haiku
2 1 Sud/den/ly /a/wake. 5
smile smiling come coming
Stre/tching/, yaw/ning/, ar/ching/ back. 7
say saying dance dancing Stalk/ing/, poun/cing/: cat. 5
go going howl howling 2 Learners’ own answers.
run running stare staring 3 Learners’ own answers.
drop dropping fly flying 4 Learners’ own answers.
walk walking pull pulling 5 Learners’ own answers.
like liking flash flashing
stand standing hurry hurrying 3.6 Reviewing poems
rush rushing roar roaring Learners’ own answers.
clap clapping become becoming

3 Learners’ own sentences.

3.3 Performing a poem

1 a The huge, scaly dragon
b the bright swords of light
c two large, shiny stones
d a dark, smelly cave
e the tall mountain range
2 a It flew high above the mountain.
b People stood and watched as they shot
through the clouds.

7 Cambridge Primary English 3 – Lindsay & Ruttle © Cambridge University Press 2021
 CAMBRIDGE PRIMARY ENGLISH 3 WORKBOOK ANSWERS

4 Myths and legends

4.1 Looking at a traditional look for twigs and sticks. He placed them down
beside Fire. While Fire devoured them, Man
story warmed himself.
1 warmth, light
Nouns or noun Pronouns
2 At the edge of the forest. phrases
3 Bear was deep in the forest so he could not Fire it
hear Fire. Man he / him
4 a Man twigs and sticks they / them
b Man gave him sticks and logs.
c Fire told him that was what he ate.
3
5 Fire felt angry because Bear had left him and Male he him himself
not fed him.
6 happy Female she her herself

7 Fire felt worried because he had nearly gone Plural they them themselves
out.
Neither
8 Possible answers: scared, frightened, nervous. male nor it it itself
9 happy – possible reasons: he felt warm; he female
enjoyed watching the colours of the flames; he
liked the hissing sound Fire made. 4.4 What is a legend?
10 Learners’ own answers.
  1 Learners should underline: tied, looked,
11 Learners’ own answers.
  arrived, nervous, notice, used, deepest,
exhausting, missed, worked.
4.2 What is a myth? 2 a quietly = quiet
1 Learners should circle four statements: b looked = look
c suddenly = sudden
• The characters are named after something d deepest = deep
from the natural world. e exhausting = exhaust
• It is not a story that would happen in the f impressed = impress
real world. 3 Possible answers:
• It is an old story from Native Americans. a dangerous: something could hurt or
• It explains why people have fire. harm you
b nervous: feeling worried or anxious about
2 Nouns: blaze, flame, sparkle
something
Verbs: glowing, blaze, shining, flickering, sparkle,
c beautiful: very pretty
dwindle
d deepest: the lowest you can go
Adjectives: glowing, fiery, shining; brilliant,
e quietly: to make as little noise as possible
flickering
f impressed: to think that someone has
3 Learners’ own sentences. done something well
4 Learners’ own myths.
4.5 Looking at paragraphs
4.3 Looking at pronouns 1 Answers arranged in Venn diagram:
1 Nouns: twigs, bear, food, flames When: Yesterday; Eventually; In the year
Verbs: leapt, ate, chased, danced 2050; During the night; Later; In the morning;
Pronouns: they, it, him, them At six o’clock
When and where: When she reached the castle
2 Fire was worried. It had almost gone out. But
Where: Outside; Under my bed; Near the lake;
Man heard its calls for help and he came. Fire
In the garden
told Man what it liked to eat and Man went to

8 Cambridge Primary English 3 – Lindsay & Ruttle © Cambridge University Press 2021
 CAMBRIDGE PRIMARY ENGLISH 3 WORKBOOK ANSWERS

2 Learners’ own answers. Possible answers: A Visit from Strangers from

a  Yesterday the chief called a meeting and Another Place
explained that the dragon was eating too
many people. Main event Aboriginal people saw
fire for the first time and
b 
Eventually they decided to ask if anyone
enjoyed the heat and the
would fight the dragon.
light fire gave.
c 
When she reached the castle the girl
Theme/ Fire can be dangerous if
said that she would like to try. Everyone
lesson left alone but can also be a
laughed.
wonderful gift, giving heat
d 
During the night the girl set off to find the and light.
dragon.
e Near the lake she saw the dragon’s cave. 3 a They lived far, far away; c They had fire.
f Outside there was an enormous dragon. 4 Kanbi and Jitabidi went to explore the world
3 Learners’ own answers. and hunt for possum.
5 Kanbi and Jitabidi knew there was a fire
4.6 Joining sentences because they heard the flames and smelled the
smoke.
1 a 
Jamilla had to find her watch so she could
6 The Aboriginal people thought the fire was a
find out if she was late.
loud, orange monster.
b 
The cricket captain was nervous but he 7 The Aboriginal people liked the heat and light
was sure they were going to win. the fire gave.
c The snow covered everything overnight. 8 Kanbi and Jitabidi
d 
Kyle was hungry but he had no time to eat 9 agreed
his lunch.
2 Learners’ own sentences. 4.8 Rewriting a myth
3 Learners’ own sentences. 1 Bear and Fire Pattern
introducing characters
4.7 Making links Bear owned Fire.
1 and 2
1 a a myth Bear left fire character 1 leaves
b Possible learners’ answers: there are by the edge of character 2
characters from the natural world; it the wood and
explains how something is; it happened wandered off. character 2 needs
in the long ago past; these are events that character 1
do not happen in the real world, such as Fire got hungry
sticks becoming bored. Man came and character 3 helps
2 Possible answers: fed Fire character 2

A Visit from Strangers from Man and Fire characters 2 and 3

Another Place became friends become friends

When? In the long ago past. Bear came back character 1 returns

Where? Far, far away and a land Fire chased Bear character 2 chases
where Aboriginal people away character 1 away
lived. Fire now characters 2 and 3 stay
Characters Kanbi and Jitabidi belonged to friends
Fire sticks Man
Aboriginal people
2 Learners’ own answers for their own myths.
3 Learners’ own answers based on their own
myths.

9 Cambridge Primary English 3 – Lindsay & Ruttle © Cambridge University Press 2021
 CAMBRIDGE PRIMARY ENGLISH 3 WORKBOOK ANSWERS

4.9 Exploring a legend 3 Possible answers could include:

1 hasn’t = has not; aren’t = are not; could’ve = Paragraph 1 Many years ago; One day,
could have; you’re = you are; it’s = it is; she’ll when Sinbad ... ; In a far-
= she will away land
2 a he’ll = he will Paragraph 2 The following day; All at
b should’ve = should have once; Later that night
c isn’t = is not Paragraph 3 Suddenly; Slowly; Quietly
d that’s = that is
e I’m = I am Paragraph 4 Without a noise; As quick
as lightning; Creeping
3 Learners’ own sentences. silently
Paragraph 5 Before long; After a
4.10 Planning a legend while; Swiftly
1 Learners’ own answers. Paragraph 6 Finally; The next day;
2 Possible characters and answers include: Happily

Character Description Role in story

4.11 Writing a legend
Sinbad A sailor who Main
has lots of character 1
How the words are
adventures – is trying Verbs
said
Likes giving to rescue
murmured,
money to another quietly
muttered, whispered
poor people sailor who is
trapped on an asked, demanded,
Very brave in a questioning way enquired,
island
Manages to questioned
escape loudly shouted, exclaimed
Enormous Eats sailors Is keeping
very loudly screamed, shrieked
serpent Lives in a Jack a
cave on a prisoner wailed, sobbed,
sadly
desert island Has lots of cried
treasure at 2 a shout  shouted
the back of its b query  queried
cave c smile  smiled
Polly the Has a loud Helps Sinbad d reply  replied
parrot squawk e enquire  enquired
Always says f cry  cried
‘Go away’ g laugh  laughed
when the h ask  asked
serpent is i notice  noticed
near j add  added
Jack A sailor who Needs 3 Possible dialogue verbs included but accept
is trapped on rescuing any appropriate dialogue verb.
an island a ‘It is time we left,’ called Hussain.
b ‘We better hurry or we will be late,’ replied
Jacob.
c Tom asked, ‘Has the film started?’
d ‘That was a brilliant story,’ said Leah.
e Meena exclaimed, ‘I want to go and watch
it again!’

10 Cambridge Primary English 3 – Lindsay & Ruttle © Cambridge University Press 2021
 CAMBRIDGE PRIMARY ENGLISH 3 WORKBOOK ANSWERS

4.12 Improving your legend

1 a 
‘I have been listening to the traders,’ said
the queen.
b ‘What have you found out?’ asked her
advisers.
c ‘They say that this new king is very wise,’
replied the queen.
d ‘Have you heard the stories? The man is
already a legend.’
e I want to find out how wise he really is.
2 Learners’ own sentences.
3 Learners’ own paragraphs.

11 Cambridge Primary English 3 – Lindsay & Ruttle © Cambridge University Press 2021
 CAMBRIDGE PRIMARY ENGLISH 3 WORKBOOK ANSWERS

5 Writing to each other

5.1 What do we write? 5.5 Looking at homophones
Learners’ own answers. 1 great – grate
meet – meat
5.2 Scanning or reading threw – through
main – mane
carefully? know – no
1 a The cat ran through the bush. new – knew
b A bus stopped at the traffic lights. 2 a It is time you went to the party.
c The children ran down the hill. b Arturo is eight years old.
c I would love a piece of his birthday cake.
d We enjoy going to the shop. d Can I have a slice of cake too?
e I slipped in the mud. 3 a too, two
f Samra hid behind the curtain b so, sew
2 a under c there, their

b out
5.6 A letter of complaint
c far
Learners’ own answers.
d above
3 Learners’ own prepositions could include: 5.7 Beginning and
to – from, high – low; on – off; in front of – ending letters
behind.
1 Formal letters: letters advertising something,
4 Learners’ own answers.
invites, complaints, bills, letters from the
5 Learners’ own sentences. police
6 Learners’ own answers. Informal letters: letters from family, ‘thank
you’ letters, letters from friends
5.3 Looking at synonyms 2 Possible answers:
Type of letter Greeting
1 b
 ig — massive
little — tiny letters from the Dear Mr Franke
good — brilliant police
sad — miserable letters from family Dear Leila
nasty — horrid
invites Leila
odd — strange
letters from friends Hi Ahmed
2 Learners’ own sentences.
bills Dear Mr Patel
3 Learners’ own synonyms. complaints Dear Sir/Madam
‘thank you’ letters Dear Uncle Norman
5.4 What does a letter
look like?
1 heading; greeting; body; ending; signature
2 Learners’ own headings.
3 a  first name or nickname
b first name (and surname if there is another
learner in the class with the same first
name)
c  title and last name / initial and last name

12 Cambridge Primary English 3 – Lindsay & Ruttle © Cambridge University Press 2021
 CAMBRIDGE PRIMARY ENGLISH 3 WORKBOOK ANSWERS

3 Possible answers: 3 a I have been home for only three hours but
Type of letter Greeting I have been very busy! I had to collect my
cats from Mrs Menotti. She looked after
letters from the Yours sincerely them while I was with you. She is very
police kind, but she wanted me to sit down and
letters from family Love, Dad tell her all about you.
invites RSVP The plane I flew home in was very big.
It had over 300 seats but they were very
letters from friends From Mustafa
close together. Near me was a family. The
bills Yours sincerely three children didn’t like sitting down
complaints Yours faithfully for so long and kept running around.
‘thank you’ letters From your nephew Looking at them made me think of you
but I think you would have sat more
quietly than they did.
5.8 Looking at sentences in I need to go to bed now. I have to go to
a letter school tomorrow and meet all the lovely
children in Class 3. I wonder if they have
1 a Padma is staying with her Grandmother.
missed me?
b They went to the beach.
c They used the tent so they could change b Noun or noun phrase Pronouns
in private and to get out of the sun.
Aunty Sonia I, me, my
2 a No, because it says us and we.
b Padma felt the beach was going to be a Arturo you
waste Mrs Menotti she, her
of time.
cats them
c So she could splash around in the water.
d No, because Padma says she is having a plane It
good time and she sounds happy about all seats they
the things she is doing. children on the plane them, they
3 Can we get a tent like that? (question) children in Class 3 they
We have just come back from a trip to the
beach. (statement)
It was great! (exclamation)
5.10 Talking about mail
1 True statements: a, e, g, i
4 Learners’ own answers.
2 Possible answers:
5.9 Other written a Milonga means a place where you can
communication learn to dance the tango.

1 Learners’ own messages. b Mighty means very high and powerful.

2 Possible answers: c Humid means hot and sticky.

a Were you at cricket yesterday? d Cruise means to visit places by boat.

b I am happy at your news. e Gaucho means Argentine cowboy.

c I was / They were with Juanita at playtime. 3 Learners’ own letters.

d Would you like a cup of tea?

5.11 Writing a letter
e Have you had a good day at school?
1 Learners’ own answers.
2 Learners’ own sentences.
3 Answers to include learners’ synonyms and
multi-clause sentences: Thank you for taking
me out to London. I had a nice time. I liked it
when we went on the big train. The train was

13 Cambridge Primary English 3 – Lindsay & Ruttle © Cambridge University Press 2021
 CAMBRIDGE PRIMARY ENGLISH 3 WORKBOOK ANSWERS

big. It was shiny. It was green. I liked it when

the train went through the tunnel. It made
my eyes feel strange when we came out of the
tunnel into the light.

The cat is watching TV with me. Her kittens

are playing. They are making a sound. It is a
big sound. They are going around the room.
The cat is purring.

5.12 Improving your letter

1 Dear Arturo,
I can’t believe that it’s been a week since I last
saw you! So much has happened in the week.
I was so pleased to get back to school and
meet Class 3 again. I knew it would be exciting
to hear about their lessons with the other
teacher. I asked them to write about what they
had been doing since I last saw them. They
have been very busy.
What have you been doing? I wish I didn’t live
so far away. It would be so good to see you
more often.
Love from Aunty Sonia
2 Words in full Shortened form
is not isn’t
can not can’t
would not wouldn’t
was not wasn’t
could not couldn’t
are not aren’t
were not weren’t
will not won’t
I am I’m
he is he’s
it is it’s
we are we’re
they are they’re
I will I’ll
you will you’ll
we will we’ll

3 Learners’ own answers.

14 Cambridge Primary English 3 – Lindsay & Ruttle © Cambridge University Press 2021
 CAMBRIDGE PRIMARY ENGLISH 3 WORKBOOK ANSWERS

6.3 Writing dialogue and

6 Bringing stories alive performing a play
6.1 Reading a playscript Learners’ own responses.

1 a Adil the judge 6.4 What happens next?

b Tazim 1 ace, bounce, dance, ice, mice, circle, race, fence,
c Latif sentence
d Gilad 2 Possible answers:
Words ending in–ice: dice, twice, nice, slice,
e Adil the judge
price
2 a Adil
3 Possible answers:
b Latif Words ending in–ace: face, place, palace, space
c Gilad 4 Learners’ own answers, e.g. Two mice dance
d 
Gilad could have followed the camel’s and bounce in a circle on the ice.
footprints.
e 
Learners’ own answers could include:
6.5 Writing a playscript
No, because they can see the camel’s 1 Possible character profiles using the play
footprints; Yes, because the camel would information:
not go away on Character name: Magda
its own. Age: 70 years old
3 Learners’ own responses. Appearance: has an old, ragged shawl wrapped
around her bent shoulders and a begging bowl
Role in play: looks poor but is really a very
6.2 Looking closely at a wealthy lady; she has no children and wants to
playscript give her house to a kind child.
1 a title
Character name: Zelda
b character list Age: 8 years old
c stage direction Appearance: long hair, which she is always
d dialogue fussing with. Her mouth looks as though she is
always complaining.
2 Possible answers: Role in play: pretends to be kind to Magda but
The title tells you what the play is called and it is a trick.
what it may be about.
The character list tells you how many actors Character name: Pieter
take part in the play and something about Age: 8 years old
them. Appearance: is always smiling
The stage directions tell actors how to say Role in play: is usually bossed about by Zelda.
something or what to do. They also set the He helps the old lady.
scene.
The dialogue tells actors what to say. 2 Learners’ own answers.

3 Learners’ own answers. Possible answers might 3 Learners’ own answers.

include:
Latif: Tracking animals is what we do best.
(looking at his brothers)

15 Cambridge Primary English 3 – Lindsay & Ruttle © Cambridge University Press 2021
 CAMBRIDGE PRIMARY ENGLISH 3 WORKBOOK ANSWERS

6.6 Improving a playscript

1, 2, 3  Judge: So Gilad had the four brothers
arrested and brought to me.
Gilad: Adil, you are a man of justice.
Hear my plea! These four men
have stolen my camel and they
must be punished. Will you
help me?
Judge: Very well, Gilad. I will question
them. What do you four men
have to say for yourselves? How
do you know so much about the
missing camel?
Tazim: It is very simple, sir. I could tell
the camel was blind in one eye
because the grass was eaten only
on one side of the path. Clearly,
the camel did not see the grass on
the other side.
Gilad: Humph. That is nonsense. How
can he tell anything from a bit
of grass?
Judge: Be patient, Gilad. We must hear
all they have to say before making
a judgement. Leave this to me.
4 Learners’ own noun phrases.
5 Learners’ own answers.

16 Cambridge Primary English 3 – Lindsay & Ruttle © Cambridge University Press 2021
 CAMBRIDGE PRIMARY ENGLISH 3 WORKBOOK ANSWERS

7 Going on an adventure
7.1 Reading an adventure 7.3 What happens next?
1 Learners’ own answers. 1 Following similes underlined: as fast as a
2 Fernando hurried after his brother and sister. speedboat; like a dragon’s head; like a yawning
He didn’t want to go but he knew they would mouth; as sharp as dragon fangs.
never forgive him if he didn’t. He felt in the 2 Possible answers:
pockets of his shorts to see what he could find. a The man’s hair was as black as the night.
He found a piece of string, three coins and his
catapult. He pulled out his catapult. Now he b I am so hungry I could eat like a horse.
felt better. He hurried on after his brother and c As Anya walked along the street she felt
sister. as free as a bird.
3 Possible answers: d He closed his eyes, knowing he would
concerned, worried, anxious, frightened, sleep like a dog.
practical, relieved, pleased, loyal 3 Possible answers:
water: The water was as clear as crystal.
7.2 Story beginnings clouds: The clouds looked like piles of fluffy
1 a and d white cushions.
2 Possible reasons: it sounds as though 4 Learners’ own answers.
something is going to happen; there is a
problem that needs solving. 7.4 Character portraits
3 Learners’ own answers. Possible answers Learners’ own answers.
include:
a The long snake twisted. 7.5 Looking at chapters
b The tree is tall. 1 Possible order:
c The roots are old and deep. Chapter 1 The morning everything changed
Chapter 2 A night on a train
d A cracked branch. Chapter 3 Surprise meeting
e The sound was sweet and beautiful. Chapter 4 Race to the prize
Chapter 5 Back home at last
f The winding river.
2 Learners’ own answers. Possible sentence
g The hidden pool.
openings:
h The sand is soft and golden. Chapter 1: It was an ordinary sunny morning
i Some ripe fruit. Chapter 2: After school
Chapter 3: Cautiously
j The children are lost and frightened. Chapter 4: As quickly as I could
4 a N Chapter 5: Tired and hungry
b S 3 Possible answers:
c S Sentence openings
d N When Where How
e S Yesterday Behind the Quickly
f N tree
g N Early that As I walked All at once
morning along the
h S street
i N At the end In the middle Very slowly
j S of the day of the forest
5 Learners’ own answers.

17 Cambridge Primary English 3 – Lindsay & Ruttle © Cambridge University Press 2021
 CAMBRIDGE PRIMARY ENGLISH 3 WORKBOOK ANSWERS

7.6 Looking at verbs 7.8 Setting and dialogue

1 a slept 1 a 
‘I am reading this book on dragons,’ said
b drank Rupesh.
b  ‘It is a good book,’ replied Sam.
c caught c 
‘I love reading about dragons,’ Rupesh
2 a made / baked / ate explained.
d  ‘So do I,’ laughed Sam.
b grew
2 a  ‘Do you believe in dragons?’ asked Rupesh.
c swam
b  ‘I’m not sure,’ replied Sam.
3 Present tense Past tense c  ‘What about you?’ queried Sam.
d  ‘Definitely!’ exclaimed Rupesh.
I am I was
3 ‘ Did Dragon Boy know that he was a human ? ’
you are you were
asked Lucy .
he is he was
‘ No, ’ smiled Granda. ‘He grew up with
she is she was dragons . They were his brothers and sisters
it is it was and his friends. ’
we are we were ‘ Could he do everything that they could do ? ’
they are they were wondered Lily.
Granda replied , ‘ No, he couldn’t fly. But most
4 a came: to come of all he couldn’t make fire. That’s what he
b bought: to buy wanted most. ’ 
c ate: to eat
d gave: to give ‘ What happened to him ? ’ demanded Lily.
e spoke: to speak ‘ You’ll have to wait and find out later, ’
f made: to make answered Granda .
g grew: to grow
h ran: to run

7.7 Looking in more detail

1 Learners should have underlined the following
sentences:
So they chose the biggest, bravest man in the
village.
They gave him a fine spear and they called him
Fire Snatcher.
My da, your great-granda, Lily, was Fire
Snatcher and hero of the village.
All he had to do was creep, tiptoe-quiet into the
hills, then jump, suddenly, on a sleeping dragon
and poke it with his spear.
As it roared, the Fire Snatcher thrust his torch
of dry wood into the flare of the dragon’s fiery
breath to light it.
2 Learners’ own answers. Possible words or
phrases:
a See or hear: sleeping dragon, roar fire, fiery
breath
b feel: excited, anxious, happy
3 Learners’ own answers.

18 Cambridge Primary English 3 – Lindsay & Ruttle © Cambridge University Press 2021
 CAMBRIDGE PRIMARY ENGLISH 3 WORKBOOK ANSWERS

7.9 More about paragraphs a un–: unkind, unhappy

1, 2 b re–: redo, review

Possible answers: c dis–: disappear, dishonest

d in–: incorrect, inaccurate
Paragraph What the Opening
paragraph is sentences 3 Possible answers:
about a un– = not (unkind = not kind;
1 The children One day ... unhappy = not happy)
in the b re– = again (redo = do again; review = look
playground again)
kick a ball
over the c dis– = not (disappear = not visible; dishonest
school fence. = not honest)
2 The children The afternoon d in– = not (incorrect = not correct; inaccurate
cannot wait ... = not accurate)
for school to
be over for
7.11 Writing a story
the day. Learners’ own answers.
3 The children Carefully ...
search for the 7.12 Improving your story
ball. 1 Possible answers:
4 They find Before their Scary words: afraid, startling, creepy,
the ball, but eyes ... / frightening, shadowy, spooky
a dragon is Suddenly ... Night-time words: mysterious, quiet, creepy,
sitting next shadowy, dark, silent
to it. Happy words: bright, merry, glad, funny, jolly,
5 The children Fortunately ... / pleased
and the Thankfully ... 2 Learners’ own noun phrases.
dragon
3 Learners’ own responses.
become
friends.
6 The children The next day
and the ... / Ever since
dragon play then ...
football over
the school
fence.
3 Learners’ own final paragraphs.

7.10 Looking at stories

1 a dis– + appear = disappear
b un– + fair = unfair
c re– + appear = reappear
d mis– + behave = misbehave
e re– + write = rewrite
f dis– + agree = disagree
g in– + correct = incorrect
h re– + view = review
2 Possible words with prefixes:

19 Cambridge Primary English 3 – Lindsay & Ruttle © Cambridge University Press 2021
 CAMBRIDGE PRIMARY ENGLISH 3 WORKBOOK ANSWERS

8 Wonderful world
8.1 Holidays d Why can chattel houses be moved to
different places?
Learners’ own answers.
e How old are the oldest chattel houses?
8.2 In the library 2 Cities on Caribbean islands often have new
and expensive flats or apartments in the
1 a NF centre. Cheaper houses are normally further
b F out, around the edge of the city.
c  F In Barbados, wooden houses built on stone
d NF blocks are called chattel houses. They can be
e NF moved to different places because they are not
f   F built into the ground. Chattel houses are often
g NF painted in pale colours to help keep them
h F cool. The oldest chattel houses were built
more than 200 years ago.
2 
1 Helen Cooper, 2 June Crebbin, 3 Thomas
Docherty, 4 Julia Donaldson, 5 Allan 3 a  new and expensive flats and apartments
Drummond, 6 Pippa Goodhart, 7 Julia b  houses are cheaper
Jarman, 8 Michael Rosen, 9 Nick Sharratt, c Barbados
10 Adam Stower
d they are not built into the ground (accept:
3 a
   The Life Cycle of a Frog: 500–599 they are built on stone blocks)
b  Religions Around the World: 200–299
e  more than 200 years old
c  The History of America: 900–999
d  Mobile Phones Today: 600–699
8.5 Using paragraphs
e  Learning to Draw: 700–799
f   Great Children’s Authors: 800–899 1 Learners’ own answers. Possible connectives
g  Speaking German on Holiday: 400–499 might be:
h  100 Questions about Space: 500–599 a Some people visit the Caribbean for the
holidays but / while other people live there.
8.3 Inside a non-fiction book b Tourists enjoy sitting on the beach and /
1 a heading after / as well as swimming in the sea.
b text c Hurricanes can be dangerous because the
c subheading winds are extremely powerful.
d diagram d People sit in storm shelters, if they can find
e list one close-by.
f glossary
g caption 2 Learners’ own answers.
2 Learners’ own answers. 3 Learners’ own answers. Possible sentences:
3 Learners’ own answers. a I will bring my bike if it is a sunny day.
b I will wear a hat if I go to the wedding.
8.4 Skimming and scanning c We can finish watching the movie if it is not
1 a Which types of home are in the centre of too late.
the cities? d You get water from ice when it melts.
b Why might some families live near the edge
of the city?
c Which island has chattel houses on it?

20 Cambridge Primary English 3 – Lindsay & Ruttle © Cambridge University Press 2021
 CAMBRIDGE PRIMARY ENGLISH 3 WORKBOOK ANSWERS

8.6 Language features of 8.10 Planning an information text

information texts 1 Possible words: part of continent of Asia;
1 Opinion statements: a, c, e, h huge country; population well over a billion;
highest mountain range; borders Himalayas,
2 Learners’ own sentences. Bay of Bengal, Arabian Sea; land is varied;
3 Learners’ own facts and opinions. Thar desert, jungles and Ganges Plain; fertile.
2 Possible questions:
8.7 Non-fiction e-texts Where is India?
1  earners’ own answers. Possible differences:
L What is its population?
e-texts are read from a screen, not a paper page;
e-texts use hyperlinks; you can go directly to a What are its borders?
new section of an e-text without turning pages; What is the name of the desert in India?
e-texts can include videos or audio; you can
Where in India can you grow crops?
print the screen of an e-text; you can email the
text in an e-text to others.
8.11 Writing an information text
2 Books e-texts Purpose 1 a Yes. India’s population is over a billion
contents drop-down tells you where people.
page menu you can find a b No. The north of India is bordered by the
topic Himalayas.
heading heading tells you what c The Himalayas.
the topic is
d Himalayas – high; Thar Desert – dry;
main text main text gives you jungles – hot and wet; Ganges Plain –
information fertile
index search box helps you to 2 Learners’ own questions.
find a particular 3 Learners’ own answers.
word or idea
– hyperlinks lets you move 8.12 Improving your text
to other
information 1 Present Past
linked to the have had
topic
is was
photos photos or illustrates
are were
videos information so
you can see it come came
as well as read do did
about it
make made

3 and 4 Learners’ own answers. say said

write wrote
8.8 Planning a talk read read
Learners’ own answers. find found
buy brought
8.9 Giving your talk
Learners’ own answers. 2 There is nearly 2000 Bengal tigers in India
and about 25 000 Indian elephants. Both these
animals were now endangered. That was why
many now lived in special protected areas
called reserves. Indian culture respect animals.

21 Cambridge Primary English 3 – Lindsay & Ruttle © Cambridge University Press 2021
 CAMBRIDGE PRIMARY ENGLISH 3 WORKBOOK ANSWERS

Cows are holy animals and cannot be harmed.

Cows wandered freely through the streets of
big cities.
3 There is are nearly 2000 Bengal tigers in India
and about 25 000 Indian elephants. Both these
animals were are now endangered. That was
is why many now lived live in special protected
areas called reserves. Indian culture respect
respects animals. Cows are holy animals and
cannot be harmed. Cows wandered wander
freely through the streets of big cities.

22 Cambridge Primary English 3 – Lindsay & Ruttle © Cambridge University Press 2021
 CAMBRIDGE PRIMARY ENGLISH 3 WORKBOOK ANSWERS

2
9 Laughing allowed Verb Present tense Past tense
to know they know they knew
9.1 Riddles to sleep I sleep I slept
1 Learners should tick: to drive she drives she drove
a Fish and ships! to give you give you gave
c In a mooseum! to have it has it had
e Waiter, waiter – I’m in a hurry. Will my to help we help we helped
pizza
to feed he feeds he fed
be long?
f What has four legs but can’t walk? 3  earners should circle the following words
L
g It’s bean soup, sir. as irregular past tense forms: were, did, ate,
I don’t care what it’s been – what is it thought, bought, went, sight, found, forgot,
now? put, was, said, sank.
2 
Learners’ own sentences. Possible
explanations: 9.3 Funny poems and limericks
a bank: You keep your money in a bank. I 1 
Learners read and clap the rhythm of the
stood on the riverbank looking for fish. limerick.
b c an: How fast can you run? I bought a 2 
end of lines 1, 2 and 5: Dumbree, tea,
can of paint. Dumbree
end of lines 3 and 4: mice, nice
c kind: My brother is always kind to me.
What kind of book do you like? 3 Learners’ own answers.
d rock: I rock the baby off to sleep. I 4 Learners’ own answers.
climbed over the rock.
e row: The men row the boat. The farmer 9.4 Calligrams and mnemonics
planted a row of seeds. 1 Learners’ own responses.
f trip: We took a trip along the river. The 2 Learners’ own calligrams.
boy tripped over in the playground.
3 a rhythm
3 Learners’ own riddles. b because
c ocean
9.2 Wordplay in poetry d necessary
1 
Learners own answers. Possible sentences 4 Learners’ own responses.
could be:
a Hassan screamed when he was at the top 9.5 Reviewing a poem
of the roller coaster. Learners’ own responses.
b Aunty Sonia reflected on her time in
England. 9.6 Writing and performing
c I wrote a long letter to my grandfather. a poem
d Min ran to her friend’s house as fast as Learners’ own responses.
she could.

23 Cambridge Primary English 3 – Lindsay & Ruttle © Cambridge University Press 2021