stress free spelling practice workbook

This workbook is packed with challenging third grade spelling words that your child can practice writing and applying to his or her vocabulary. Contents: Syllables Silent Letters Spelling Test: ight Hey Neighbor Write it Right 1 Write it Right 2 Write it Right 3 Spelling Test: ate Contractions Tricky Words Compound Words The Great Outdoors Money Spell It Make It Short Around the World Outer Space Word Scramble Fruits and Veggies

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Divide the words by using the VC/V pattern.

for vowel (a, e, i, o, u) and C stands for consonant (not vowels).

VC / V: Divide the word after the consonant in the second syllable if the first vowel is a short sound.

Example: racket rack / et

Rewrite these spelling words.

Circle the silent letter in each word below.

Rewrite these spelling words.

From your spelling list, choose the word that sounds the same as the one in bold,

but is spelled differently.

A small insect is a mite, not a .

A piece of land or property is a site, not a _.

A tradition or ritual is a rite, not a _.

-ight

Hey Neighbor!

Complete each word with ie or ei.

Remember, i usually comes before e , except:

when it comes after c as in c ei ling

when e and i make a long a sound as in fr ei ght

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Another word for “get” is “rec ve.”

A person who steals is a th f

When you step on a scale, you can see your w ght

The opposite of loor is c ling

Santa rides on a red sl gh

Your pal is also your fr nd

The ch f is the leader

The al n is not from planet Earth

You should be qu t in the library

The number after seven is ght

The knight carries a sword and a sh ld

Do you have enough change for the bus ?

I want to go to the county this weekend!

fair

fare

blew

blue

It’s important not to water.

waste

waist

I almost the beginning of the movie.

James couldn’t see through the heavy

mist

missed

Ms Emery is the new of our school.

principal

principle

I am not to walk alone at night.

The teacher read the book to the class.

allowed

aloud

Homophones are words that sound the same but have different spellings and meanings.

herd

s e p o l e v n e e h t f o ll a d

e h s i n if e W

sealing

ceiling

e

h t n i m i w s a r o f t n e w e W

y l d u o l o

t g n it r a t s e r a s r i a t s e h T

creek

creak

n i a p e h t o

t s e e n k y m n o e c i t u p m o m y M

lesson

lessen

choose

chews

steak

stake

Homophones are words that sound the same but have different spellings and meanings.

The balloon is floating in the The prince is the to the throne.

air

heir

I can’t find a matching of socks.

We picked delicious from the farm.

berries

buries

The dog followed the of the cat.

I my cousin a fun birthday gift.

sent

scent

Homophones are words that sound the same but have different spellings and meanings.

Choose the correct word.

Rewrite these spelling words.

He wants to make _ for wrestling this year.

He didn’t see the road was ending and accidentally drove

into the cornfield.

Rewrite these spelling words.

Put these apostrophes back in their proper place.

w’ont

should’nt

thats’

CONTRACTIONS

Rewrite these spelling words.

Marshall Mallett is a great reporter, but not a great speller He needs his article

cleaned up before it goes to print What words do you think he is trying to spell?

“I’m not too shure about the future of

acshion _ movies,” says film star Maximilian

Martinez Martinez is known for playing tough guys, but those

kinds of roles are drying up as the public becomes more

interested in lighthearted comedies, looking to be cheered up

during these tough economic times.

“More fokes _ these days want to laugh, I guess.”

Answ ers: sure ac

tion folks

Tricky Words

3rd Grade

These compound words broke during delivery Match up the bits and pieces,

then write the completed words in the boxes below.

Rewrite these spelling words.

TACK PACK

HARD

BACK

The Great Outdoors

Rewrite these spelling words.

Answ ers: 1 riv

er 2 desert 3 beach

Guessing GameGuess which natural feature I am!

1 You can fish in me, or if I’m fast enough, take a

white-water rafting trip in me

2 I am hot during the day, and very cold

at night

3 I am where the ocean meets the shore 3rd Grade

Rewrite these spelling words.

2 money lent to a person in return for a promise to pay it back later

3 a pocket-sized holder for money

6 one penny DOWN

1 money a person keeps in a bank

4 a coin worth twenty-five cents

5 a coin worth five cents ACROSS

-For last night, my family ordered pizza.

When it arrived, I helped set the table by getting out

_ dishes and pouring everyone a glass of milk

to We were all set to eat, but when we

opened the box, we discovered the pizza was so hard,

it had to be cut with a fork and !

1

Fold the paper on the dotted line so you can’t see the list

Then fill in the missing words in the story below:

-On , I went for a and

found a on the sidewalk I put it in my

pocket, but that _, I decided that wasn’t the

right thing to do I let out a long _ , and the

next day I put it back where I found it

Fold the paper on the dotted line so you can’t see the list

Then fill in the missing words in the story below:

-Last weekend, I went to the zoo I watched the penguins for

a long time, because penguins are my favorite _

Around noon, the zookeepers came out to feed them

I was surprised when they _

give the penguins plates to use The zookeepers put the fish

on the !

3

abbreviation Use the map on this page to find the postal

abbreviation for every state.

KY TN

SC NC

VA WV

PA

MD DE

CT NJ

RI MA

VT NH

AK

HI

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Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas

California Colorado Connecticut Delaware

Not e: AK and HI are not t o scale.

Continue to write the postal abbreviation for every state.

Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire

New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio

Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

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Rewrite these spelling words.

Write the name of the capital city

next to the star.

Guess the Capital City!

2 Egypt

1 England

3 Russia

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Stress-Free Spelling Practice

Syllables Silent Letters Spelling Test: "-ight"

Hey Neighbor!

Write it Right #1 Write it Right #2 Write it Right #3 Spelling Test: "-ate"

Contractions Compound Words Money Spell It!

Make It Short!

Around the World Outer Space Word Scramble Fruits and Veggies

1 salad: sa / lad sal / ad sala / d

2 model: mod / el mode / l mo / del

3 visit: vi / sit vis / it visi / t

4 present: pre / sent prese / nt pres / ent

5 finish: fin / ish fini / sh fi / nish

6 novel: no / vel nove / l nov / el

7 novel: lim / it limi / t li / mit

8 lemon: le / mon lem / on lemo / n

Answer Sheet

Rewrite these spelling words.

Circle the silent letter in each word below.

hymn doubt

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Rewrite these spelling words.

From your spelling list, choose the word that sounds the same as the one in bold,

but is spelled differently.

A small insect is a mite, not a .

A piece of land or property is a site, not a _.

A tradition or ritual is a rite, not a _.

Answer Sheet

Hey Neighbor!

Complete each word with ie or ei

Remember, i usually comes before e, except:

when it comes after c as in ceiling

when e and i make a long a sound as in freight

Another word for “get” is “rec ve.”

A person who steals is a th f.

When you step on a scale, you can see your w ght.

Santa rides on a red sl gh.

Your pal is also your fr nd.

The ch f is the leader.

The al n is not from planet Earth.

You should be qu t in the library.

The number after seven is ght.

The knight carries a sword and a sh ld.

Write It Right 1

Complete each sentence with the correct homophone

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Do you have enough change for the bus ?

I want to go to the county this weekend!

fair

fare

The wind away my hat.

Lily painted her room light

I almost the beginning of the movie.

James couldn’t see through the heavy

mist

missed

Ms Emery is the new of our school.

Abraham Lincoln was a man of

principal

principle

I am not to walk alone at night.

The teacher read the book to the class.

Write It Right 2

Complete each sentence with the correct homophone

Cows travel together in a

r o o d t x e n y l d u o l g n i g n i s r o b h g i e n y m I

heard

herd

s e p o l e v n e e h t f o ll a d

e h s i n if e W There is a spider living on my

sealing

ceiling

e

h t n i m i w s a r o f t n e w e W

y l d u o l o

t g n it r a t s e r a s r i a t s e h

creek

creak

n i a p e h t o

t s e e n k y m n o e c i t u p m o m y M

I paid very close attention to the science

lesson

lessen

I get to a new class pet!

The dog on the bone.

choose

chews

I ate a large for dinner.

Nate put a in the ground.

steak stake

sealing

ceiling

creek creak

lessen

lesson choose

chews

herd

s e p o l e v n e e h t f o ll a d

e h s i n if e W There is a spider living on my

sealing

ceiling

e

h t n i m i w s a r o f t n e w e W

y l d u o l o

t g n it r a t s e r a s r i a t s e h

creek

creak

n i a p e h t o

t s e e n k y m n o e c i t u p m o m y M

I paid very close attention to the science

lesson

lessen

I get to a new class pet!

The dog on the bone.

choose

chews

I ate a large for dinner.

Nate put a in the ground.

steak stake

sealing

ceiling

creek creak

lessen

lesson

choose chews

Answer Sheet

Choose the correct word.

Rewrite these spelling words.

He wants to make _ for wrestling this year.

He didn’t see the road was ending and accidentally drove

into the cornfield.

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Rewrite these spelling words.

Put these apostrophes back in their proper place.

These compound words broke during delivery Match up the bits and pieces,

then write the completed words in the boxes below.

Rewrite these spelling words.

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2 money lent to a person in return for a promise to pay it back later

3 a pocket-sized holder for money

6 one penny DOWN

1 money a person keeps in a bank

4 a coin worth twenty-five cents

5 a coin worth five cents ACROSS

UQ

I

TR

N TU

OR

E RDIT

WALLET

CENT

Answer Sheet

Spell It! grade 3

Last weekend, I went to the zoo I watched the penguins for

a long time, because penguins are my favorite _.

Around noon, the zookeepers came out to feed them I was surprised when they _

on the !

dinner

clean drink

knife

Wednesday walk

dollar night

sigh

animal

straight/ right ground

For last night, my family ordered pizza.

When it arrived, I helped set the table by getting out _ dishes and pouring everyone a glass of milk

to We were all set to eat, but when we opened the box, we discovered the pizza was so hard,

it had to be cut with a fork and !

Make It Short!

Each state in the United States has its own two-letter postal

abbreviation Use the map on this page to find the postal

abbreviation for every state

Created by :

IL INKY TN

MS AL GA

SC NC

VA WV PA

MD DE

CT NJ RI MA

VT NH

California Colorado Connecticut Delaware

Note: AK and HI are not to scale.

AL AK AZ AR

CA CO CT DE

Answer Sheet

Continue to write the postal abbreviation for every state.

Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire

New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio

Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

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FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV

WI WV WA VA VT UT TX TN SD SC RI PA OR OK OH

ND NC NY NM NJ

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Rewrite these spelling words.

Write the name of the capital city

next to the star.

Guess the Capital City!

Answ ers: 1 London 2 C

airo 3 M osco

Outer Space Word Scramble

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Spelling Test Fruits and Veggies

Rewrite these spelling words.

Mrs Row made these garden markers for all the seeds she planted in her garden

Label the markers using words from your spelling list.