What are important speech milestones for my 3 year old?

Below are some general milestones we expect children to achieve around 3 years of age:

• approximately 75% of speech understood; sounds produced: /p, b, d, m, n, h, w, t, k, ɡ, f/ “ng”, “y”

• Follows 2-3 step directions

• Answers yes/no questions

• Understands some quantity concepts “one, some, all”

• Groups objects like “food” or “clothes”

• Describes use of objects

• Uses at least 250 words but average is 1000 words

• Expresses adult like sentences: 3-5 words with grammatical errors

• Uses past tense verbs (e.g., jumped)

• Asks “what, where, why, who” questions

• Takes turns in conversation

• Demonstrates elaborate play schemes