4 free spelling lists resources for 3rd Grade: 4 worksheets. Answers included.
Weekly spelling words with practice activities. 3rd grade is a big year: students learn the multiplication facts, add and subtract three-digit numbers with regrouping, read time to the minute and begin unit fractions.
Students will practice: understanding the meaning of the prefixes un-, re- and dis-; adding a prefix without changing the base word; using prefixed words in sentences; writing words from dictation; changing y to i before adding -es, -ed or -ly; knowing the rule applies after a consonant (not after a vowel, as in plays); spelling plurals and past-tense verbs; spotting the two smaller words inside a compound word.
Word lists with practice activities.
Twelve words built with the prefixes un- (not), re- (again) and dis- (not or opposite). Your child learns that the base word keeps its…
Twelve words that follow the "change y to i" rule: baby becomes babies, cry becomes cried, happy becomes happily. Your child learns when…
Twelve compound words made by joining two smaller words, such as cowboy, sunflower and backpack. Your child learns to spell each part on…
Twelve comparing words made with -er and -est, such as taller, biggest and nicest. Your child learns when to just add the ending, when to…
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Weekly spelling words with practice activities. At 3rd Grade, our resources focus on: understanding the meaning of the prefixes un-, re- and dis-; adding a prefix without changing the base word; using prefixed words in sentences; writing words from dictation.
Start with the Level 1 or Level 2 worksheet, then move up a level. Finish with the topic test if there is one.
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