13 free spelling resources for 3rd Grade, organised by topic with answer sheets, study guides and topic tests.
Spelling is pattern recognition. Lists here are grouped by pattern (digraphs, magic e, suffixes, silent letters) so students learn the rule, not just the words. Each list includes practice activities and a parent-led test.
Printable practice with an answer sheet.
Homophones are words that sound the same but are spelled differently and mean different things. Students practice the sets that cause the…
Some homophones are tricky because one word has a silent letter. Children learn pairs such as know and no, knew and new, whole and hole,…
Children untangle three of the most common mix-ups in writing: its and it's, your and you're, and whose and who's. They learn a simple…
Choose the right homophone (words that sound the same but are spelled differently) to complete each sentence: to/too/two,…
Add a suffix to the end of a word, learn what -ful and -less mean, and spell words where the base word changes (happy → happiness). Starts…
Choose the right homophone (words that sound the same but are spelled differently) to complete each sentence: to/too/two,…
Add a suffix to the end of a word, learn what -ful and -less mean, and spell words where the base word changes (happy → happiness).…
Choose the right homophone (words that sound the same but are spelled differently) to complete each sentence: to/too/two,…
Add a suffix to the end of a word, learn what -ful and -less mean, and spell words where the base word changes (happy → happiness). A…
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…
Writing prompts include a model opening and clear success criteria rather than a single 'correct' answer, so parents and teachers can give useful feedback.
Yes. All passages are written by Success Tutoring and checked for age-appropriate vocabulary and sentence length.
