Grade 3 List 1 Closed syllables w/blends and clusters 1. Each syllable contains one vowel. 2. The vowel is closed in at the end by a consonant. 3. The vowel is short. 4. Blends or clusters are made by two or more letters that represent two or more sounds.
List 2 Closed syllables w/digraphs 1. Each syllable contains one vowel. 2. The vowel is closed in at the end by a consonant. 3. The vowel is short. 4. Digraphs are single consonant sounds represented by two letters.
Pattern Word Pattern Word 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
blanket plastic grand cracker trunk shrink brush clam splash scrub
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
High Use Words 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
feet land side kind began
High Use Words 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
Content Words 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
login menu monitor keyboard
enter
knot think thumb blimp pinch which children whip bring check
without boy once almost however Content Words
16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
computer keys printer reboot mouse
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List 3 Double Final Consonants 1. Double the final letter in one syllable, short vowel words that end in f, l, s, or z..
Pattern Word
-ch Endings 1. Words that end in ch are usually spelled with a –-t before the –ch when it comes after a short vowel. 2. Keep the -ch after long vowels and vowel combinations. 3. Exception: When a short vowel is followed by an –n, end the word with –ch. Pattern Word
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
cliff bluff spell thrill skill bliss glass floss dress buzz
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
branch crunch ranch watch ditch scratch patch sketch stitch switch
High Use Words High Use Words 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
animals life took sure knew
11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
Content Words 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
return space backspace modem Internet
such much enough top turned Content Words
16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
port drive download desktop delete
Grade 3 List 5 Vowel-Consonant-e 1. When a word or the final syllable of a word ends in the vowel-consonant-e pattern, the first vowel is usually long and the -e is silent. Suffix: -ing (double Pattern Word le the
List 6 Mixed List This spelling list combines words from the last five lists and their rules.
final consonant) 1. A root word (base word) is a word without a prefix or suffix. 2. A suffix is a group of letters added at the end of a word to change its meaning. 3. Double the final consonant before adding the suffix it the root word has one short vowel sound and one final consonant.
Pattern Word 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
trace shade flake twice cube grabbing bragging chopping whipping quitting
Pattern Word 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
High Use Words 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
15.
four head above learn our Content Words
16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
data cursor cable hardware virus
kind almost animals much above Content Words
High Use Words 11. 12. 13. 14.
blanket grand think children thrill bliss crunch watch twice chopping
16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
keyboard mouse backspace download data
Grade 3 List 7 Suffix: -ing (no doubling) 1. A root word (base word) is a word without a prefix or suffix. 2. A suffix is a group of letters added at the end of a word to change its meaning. 3. If there are two or more consonants at the end of the root word and the suffix begins with a vowel the final letter is usually not doubled.
List 8 /a/ spelled ai, ay, or eith 1. The vowel ai comes at the beginning or middle of words. 2. The vowel pair -ay comes at the end of words. 3. The chunk -eigh says /a/.
Pattern Word 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
picking bending bringing smelling spending cracking stinging stitching pinching swinging
Pattern Word 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
High Use Words 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
live page later world found
High Use Words 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
shelter heat Earth boulder liquid
need hand high different again Content Words
Content Words 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
clay spray relay brain grain remain sleigh weight neighbor freight
16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
mineral pebble characteristics chart soil
Grade 3 List 9 Pattern: - ang, -ing, -ong, -ung (short vowel) 1. The vowel sound in these words is short. 2. The letter combination of “ng” makes a special sound that is not exactly the same as the sound of the two letters alone. The “ng” is called a digraph. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Pattern Word gang rang fling sting string long song hung stung sprung
List 10 Pattern: -ank, -ink, -onk, -unk 1. The vowel sound in these words is short. 2. The letter combination of “nk” makes a special sound that is not exactly the same as the sound of the two letters alone. The “nk” is called a diagraph.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
High Use Words 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
year myself light went large
High Use Words 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
Content Words 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
habitat dissolving freezing energy ruler
Pattern Word sank blank thank blink drink stink honk junk shrunk skunk
country father because another should Content Words
16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
burning reasoning water features growth
Grade 3 List 11 Compound Words are two or more words joined together with a single meaning. Contractions are words formed from two or more words by omitting or combing some sounds.
List 12 Mixed List This spelling list combines words from the last five lists and their rules.
Pattern Word 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
everything backyard moonlight somewhere flashlight doesn’t isn’t haven’t they’re you’re High Use Words
11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
picture being study mother still Content Words
16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
air scientist sand properties motion
Pattern Word 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
picking bringing brain neighbor rang song thank drink everything you’re
High Use Words 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
world different myself because being
Content Words 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
shelter soil energy features scientist
Grade 3 List 13 Suffix: - ed 1. When there are two consonants at the end of a root word, the final consonant is usually not doubled. 2. The letters –ed make 3 sounds: /t/, /d/, /ed/, 3. R-controlled vowels sound different than short vowels (-or, ur).
List 14 A diphthong is a pair of vowels that make a special sound – oi, oy. 1. -Oi is found at the beginning or middle of a word. 2. –Oy is found at the end of a word or syllable.
Pattern Word 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
munched crashed shocked dashed twisted storm forget morning burn slurp
Pattern Word 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
High Use Words 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
really soon story mountain second
High Use Words 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
climate coast forest rural town
white ever something along idea Content Words
Content Words 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
boil moist void poison voice joy destroy annoy loyal royal
16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
world creek desert highway urban
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A diphthong is a pair of vowels that make a special sound – ou, ow. 1. –Ou can start or come in the middle of a word. 2. –Ow comes at the end of a word or in the middle of the word when it is followed by n, l, or er.
A diphthong is a pair of vowels that make a special sound –au, aw and pattern augh. 1. -Au can start or come in the middle of a word. 2. -Aw comes at the end of a word or in the middle when it is followed by n or l. 3. When –gh follows au, the –gh is silent.
Pattern Word
Pattern Word fault cause autumn sauce launch claw straw crawl daughter naughty
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
ouch proud scout plow powder clown growl allow shower owl
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
High Use Words
High Use Words 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
paper hard near music family
11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
Content Words
Content Words 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
lake country elevation Stream village
sentence journal weather important between
16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
Connecticut land map ocean population
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A diphthong is a pair of vowels that make a special sound - -oo, -ue, and – ew. 1. All of these diphthongs say /oo/ as in boo. 2. Oo also says /oo/ as in book.
Mixed List This spelling list combines words from the last five lists and their rules.
Pattern Word 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
smooth choose balloon clue value threw view shook stood brook High Use Words
11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
across during today together sometimes Content Words
16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
neighborhood place location region river
Pattern Word 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
munched shocked voice loyal proud allow crawl cause choose value
High Use Words 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
really something family important together
Content Words 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
coast world country Connecticut location
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R- controlled vowels: ir (says er) and –ar.
R- controlled vowels: -er 1. Vowels that come before the letter r in a syllable often have their sound “controlled” or muted by the “r” sound Long 3 spelled ee 1. The vowel pair – ee can be found in the middle or the end of words. 2. The first vowel says its long sound and the second vowel in the pair is silent.
1. Vowels that come before the letter r in a syllable often have their sound “controlled” or muted by the “r” sound. 2. The “ar” pattern often sounds like the name of the letter “r”.
Pattern Word 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
circle chirp third dirty skirt spark chart start march scarf
Pattern Word 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
High Use Words 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
try told young listen morning
High Use Words 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
Content Word 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
vote truth citizen duty Education
perch serve fern amber silver knee wheel sweep speed agree
sun wear whole products happened Content Words
16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
honesty power rights symbol order
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Homophones 1. A homophone is a word which is pronounced identically to another word, but is spelled differently and has a different meaning.
/j/ sound spelled –dge or –ge 1. /j/ sound after a short vowel is usually spelled –dge. 2. /j/ sound after the letters l, n or any vowel sound (except short) is usually spelled –ge.
Pattern Word
Pattern Word
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
here hear wood would root route close clothes some sum
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
High Use Words
High Use Words 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
new heard example complete since
11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
anthem leader justice privacy control
several change answer cried ground Content Word
Content Word 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
badge pledge hedge ridge judge stage merge hinge fringe urge
16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
authority flag government responsibility loyalty
Grade 3 List 23 /s/ spelled with c or –ce 1. The letter c is used to spell the /s/ sound before the letters e, i, or y, in most cases. 2. Use the letters – ce to spell the /s/ sound before the letters e, i, or y, in most cases.
List 24 Mixed List This spelling list combines words from the last five lists and their rules.
Pattern Word 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
cereal cycle center cinch certain cider grace price chance force High Use Words
11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
room sea against slowly mark Content Words
16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
election law rule individual official
Pattern Word 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
circle start serve agree some sum pledge urge cycle grace
High Use Words 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
listen happened since change sea
Content Words 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
education honesty justice responsibility individual
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Long e spelled ea 1. The vowel pair –ea can be found at the beginning or middle of words. 2. The first word vowel says its long sound and the second vowel in this pair is silent.
The schwa sound is the vowel sound that makes the short u sound. 1. It can be made by any vowel. 2. The schwa sound is made by a vowel in an unaccented syllable. 3. It is symbolized by the upside down e, as in….. ə
Pattern Word Pattern Word 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
flea peach creak speak squeak steal dream scream stream bean High Use Words
11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
point city play being reached Content Words
16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
addition numeral estimate difference graph
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
banana soda pilot bacon salad vacant pencil lemon apron second
High Use Words 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
toward five himself passed pulled
Content Words 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
prediction subtraction addend distance height
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Consonant – le 1. A consonant –le syllable comes at the end of a word. 2. This syllable has the schwa sound (short u). 3. When the consonant – le follows a short vowel sound, the consonant is usually doubled before the –le (closed syllable) 4. When the consonant –le follows a long vowel sound, the consonant is not doubled (open syllable).
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Plural nouns: Nouns ending in –y 1. When the word ends in consonant +y, change the y to i and add es. 2. When the word ends in y following a vowel, add s. Prefixes: – un- and re1. A prefix is placed before a root word to change its meaning. 2. The prefix un- means not or opposite. 3. The prefix rep means again or back.
Pattern Word 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
bubble scribble middle puddle stable maple staple cable ladle fable
Pattern Word 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
High Use Words 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
usually money seen figure unit
High Use Words 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
Content Words 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
increasing multiply array grouping measuring
skies parties countries beauties monkeys unsure unplug rebuild reappear revise
didn’t car trouble piece covered Content Words
16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
pattern decreasing divide addend table
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Double consonant in the medial position 1. Words with double medial consonants are divided into syllables between the double consonants.
Mixed List This spelling list continues words from the last five lists and their rules. Pattern Word
Pattern Word 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
hammer bottom mitten scatter rabbit button sudden matter otter common
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
speak dream Salad second bubble fable beauties reappear matter common
High Use Words High Use Words 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
I’m body hole north upon
11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
play passed usually covered upon
Content Words Content Words 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
numerator denominator number length between
16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
difference prediction grouping addend length
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