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Table of Contents
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 *
Tricky Words
Compound Words *
The Great Outdoors
Money *
Spell It! *
Make It Short! *
Around the World *
Outer Space Word Scramble *
Fruits and Veggies *

Certificate of Completion
Answer Sheets
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Syllables
Can you separate the following words with the VC/V patterns? V stands

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

Divide the words by using the VC/V pattern.
1. lizard

____ ____

2. chicken

____ ____

3. jacket

____ ____

4. rocket

____ ____

5. closet

____ ____

6. current

____ ____

7. locket

____ ____

Circle the correct way to separate these words using the VC/V pattern.
1.

salad:

sa / lad

sal / ad

sala / d

2.

model:

mod / el

mode / l

mo / del

3.

visit:

vis / it

vi / sit

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.

limit:

limi / t

lim / it

li / mit

8.

lemon:

lem / on

le / mon

lemo / n

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#5

3rd Grade
Spelling Test

SILENT LETTERS

Rewrite these spelling words.

1. knife ___________________

6. comb ___________________

2. design ___________________ 7. write ____________________
3. knead __________________ 8. scent _____________________
4. breathe __________________ 9. hymn _____________________
5. debt ___________________ 10. doubt ___________________
LETTER LASSO

Circle the silent letter in each word below.

hymn
doubt

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#3

3rd Grade
Spelling Test

-ight
Rewrite these spelling words.

1. height ___________________ 6. bright _____________________
2. might ___________________ 7. light _____________________
3. sight ___________________ 8. fright _____________________
4. slight ____________________ 9. fight ______________________
5. right ___________________ 10. night ____________________

HOMOPHONE HANG-UPS
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 ___________________.

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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.

The knight carries a sword and a sh

ld.

When you step on a scale, you can see your w
Your pal is also your fr

nd.

Santa rides on a red sl

gh.

The opposite of loor is c
The ch

ling.

f is the leader.

You should be qu

t in the library.

The number after seven is
The al

ght.

ght.

n is not from planet Earth.

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Write It Right 1
Complete each sentence with the correct homophone.
Homophones are words that sound the same but have different
spellings and meanings.
fair

Do you have enough change for the bus

fare

I want to go to the county

allowed

I am not

aloud

The teacher read the book

blew

The wind

blue

Lily painted her room light

waste

I wear my belt around my

waist

It’s important not to

mist

I almost

missed

this weekend!
to walk alone at night.
to the class.

away my hat.
.

.
water.

the beginning of the movie.

James couldn’t see through the heavy

principal Ms. Emery is the new
principle

?

Abraham Lincoln was a man of

.

of our school.
.

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Write It Right 2
Complete each sentence with the correct homophone.
Homophones are words that sound the same but have different
spellings and meanings.
heard

Cows travel together in a

herd

I

steak

I ate a large

for dinner.

stake

Nate put a

in the ground.

sealing

We finished

all of the envelopes.

ceiling

There is a spider living on my

creek

We w ent for a sw im in the

creak

The stairs are starting to

lesson

M y mom put ice on my knees to

lessen

I paid very close attention to the science

choose

I get to

a new class pet!

chews

The dog

on the bone.

.
my neighbor singing loudly nex t door.

.

.
loudly.

the pain.
.

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Write It Right 3
Complete each sentence with the correct homophone.
Homophones are words that sound the same but have different
spellings and meanings.
air

The balloon is floating in the

heir

The prince is the

sent

The dog followed the

scent

I

toad

The car was

towed

A

pair

I can’t find a matching

pear

Kenny ate a

.
to the throne.

of the cat.
my cousin a fun birthday gift.

to the garage for repairs.
is similar to a frog.

of socks.
as a snack.

stationary Pearl wrote me a letter on her new
stationery The car remained
berries

The squirrel

buries

We picked delicious

.
at the red light.

its nuts.
from the farm.

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#2

3rd Grade
Spelling Test

-ate, -eight, -aight

Rewrite these spelling words.

1. eight ___________________ 6. mate _____________________
2. straight _________________ 7. skate _____________________
3. weight __________________ 8. late ______________________
4. great ____________________ 9. freight ___________________
5. plate ___________________ 10. crate ____________________

Choose the correct word.

He wants to make _________________ for wrestling this year.
a. wait
b. weight
c. wate
He didn’t see the road was ending and accidentally drove __________________
into the cornfield.
a. strait
b. strate
c. straight
We had a _________________ time at the beach today.
a. great
b. grate
c. graight

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#4

3rd Grade
Spelling Test

CONTRACTIONS

Rewrite these spelling words.

1. can’t ___________________

6. weren’t ___________________

2. won’t ___________________ 7. wouldn’t __________________
3. couldn’t _________________ 8. that’s _____________________
4. it’s ____________________

9. isn’t ______________________

5. aren’t ___________________ 10. shouldn’t _________________
APOSTROPHE WRANGLING
Put these apostrophes back in their proper place.

w’ont

__________________

should’nt __________________
thats’ ____________________

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#6

3rd Grade
Spelling Test

Tricky Words
Rewrite these spelling words.

1. actually __________________ 6. session ___________________
2. precious _________________ 7. folk _____________________
3. books __________________

8. chorus ____________________

4. action __________________ 9. sure _____________________
5. enough _________________ 10. sixth ___________________
COPY EDITOR
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.”
Answers:

sure

action

folks
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#1

3rd Grade
Spelling Test

COMPOUND WORDS

Rewrite these spelling words.

1. sailboat __________________ 6. haystack __________________
2. backpack ________________ 7. popcorn __________________
3. notebook ________________ 8. thumbtack ________________
4. handbag _________________ 9. hardware _________________
5. keyboard ________________ 10. earthquake _______________
These compound words broke during delivery. Match up the bits and pieces,
then write the completed words in the boxes below.

TACK

BACK

HARD

PACK
WARE

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3rd Grade
Spelling Test

#10

The Great Outdoors

Rewrite these spelling words.

1. river ____________________ 6. wildlife ______________________
2. weather __________________ 7. species ______________________
3. beach ___________________ 8. prairie ______________________
4. desert __________________ 9. vegetation ___________________
5. forest __________________ 10. mountain ___________________

Guessing Game
Guess 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. ______________
Answers:

1. river

2. desert

3. beach
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#9

MONEY

3rd Grade
Spelling Test

Rewrite these spelling words.

1. dollar ___________________ 6. teller _______________________
2. cent _____________________ 7. nickel _______________________
3. wallet ___________________ 8. credit ______________________

4. quarter __________________ 9. currency ____________________
5. account _________________ 10. savings ____________________

Use words from your spelling list to solve the crossword puzzle.

1.

3.

4.

5.

6.

2.

DOWN
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
ACROSS
1. money a person keeps in a bank
4. a coin worth twenty-five cents
5. a coin worth five cents

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Spell It!
grade

1

3

1. weight ________________

6. chalk _________________

2. sight _______________

7. knife __________________

3. super ________________

8. magic __________________

4. dinner _________________ 9. clean ___________________
5. weird _________________

10. drink _________________

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

------------------------------------------------------------------------------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 ________________ !
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Spell It!
grade

2

3

1. walk ___________________

6. night _________________

2. dollar __________________

7. crowd __________________

3. Wednesday _____________

8. sigh __________________

4. doesn’t ________________

9. folk ___________________

5. alert ___________________

10. mirror _________________

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.

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Spell It!
grade

3

3

1. animal __________________

6. aren’t _________________

2. right __________________

7. floor __________________

3. can’t _____________

8. cause __________________

4. didn’t ________________

9. lunch ___________________

5. finish ___________________

10. straight _________________

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 __________________ !
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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.
WA
MT

NH
VT

ND

OR

ME

MN
ID

SD

WI

WY

MI
IA

NE

NV
UT
CA

PA
IN

IL
CO
MO

SC
MS

TX

MD DE

NC

TN
AR

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

VA

KY

OK
NM

OH
WV

KS

AZ

MA
RI
CT
NJ

NY

AL

GA

LA
FL

AK

HI

Alabama

California

Alaska

Colorado

Arizona

Connecticut

Arkansas

Delaware

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Continue to write the postal abbreviation for every state.
Florida

New Jersey

Georgia

New Mexico

Hawaii

New York

Idaho

North Carolina

Illinois

North Dakota

Indiana

Ohio

Iowa

Oklahoma

Kansas

Oregon

Kentucky

Pennsylvania

Louisiana

Rhode Island

Maine

South Carolina

Maryland

South Dakota

Massachusetts

Tennessee

Michigan

Texas

Minnesota

Utah

Mississippi

Vermont

Missouri

Virginia

Montana

Washington

Nebraska

West Virginia

Nevada

Wisconsin

New Hampshire

Wyoming

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#8

3rd Grade
Spelling Test

Rewrite these spelling words.

1. Canada __________________ 6. Cairo _______________________
2. Mexico _________________

7. Moscow ____________________

3. London _________________ 8. California ___________________
4. Japan __________________

9. Atlantic ____________________

5.Australia _________________ 10. Pacific ____________________

Guess the Capital City!
2. Egypt

Write the name of the capital city
next to the star.

1. England

3. Russia
Answers:

1. London

2. Cairo

3. Moscow
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Outer Space Word Scramble
Unscramble the eleven celestial names to find the hidden name.
.

snu
nomo
poult
heart
raunts
saurun
crumyer
suven
unpeent
tipjuer
arms

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3rd Grade
Spelling Test

Fruits and Veggies

#7

Rewrite these spelling words.

1. artichoke ________________ 6. watermelon _________________
2. papaya _________________

7. eggplant ____________________

3. cucumber ________________ 8. broccoli ____________________
4. banana __________________ 9. strawberry __________________
5.carrot _________________

10. pineapple __________________

Mrs. Row made these garden markers for all the seeds she planted in her garden.
Label the markers using words from your spelling list.

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Answer Sheets
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

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