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Third Grade Spelling Words Worksheet
Copy, cover, write and check eight common third-grade words, highlighting the tricky letters in each.
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Third Grade Spelling Words
8 questions, one page, US Letter. Print it and do it on paper.
On the sheet: 1. Do one word at a time. 2. Copy the word into the center column. 3. Draw lines between syllables and highlight the letters that do not sound the way you expect. 4. Fold the left column over the center column to cover both copies of the word. 5. Write the word from memory in the third column. 6. Open the flap to double-check the spelling.
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About this worksheet
These are words third graders read and write all the time (because, different, believe, enough) that are not spelled the way they sound.
The sheet uses copy, cover, write and check. The child copies each word, splits it into syllables and highlights the letters that don't sound the way they look, then folds the page to write it from memory. Writing from memory, then checking, is what makes a spelling stick.
A worked example
Wednesday
- Copy it: Wednesday.
- Split it into syllables: Wed / nes / day.
- Highlight the surprising letter: the d in Wed is silent.
- Fold, write it from memory, then unfold and check.
Answer: Wednesday
The common mistake
What it looks like: Spelling by sound: "enuf" for enough, "diffrent" for different.
Why it happens: Sounding words out works for most words, so children trust it here too.
How to fix it: Look at the part that breaks the sound rule (ough, the middle e) and say it the way it's spelled: "dif-fer-ent".
Ten minutes a day, on paper. We plan what comes next.
A printed page and a pencil. No screen, no login for your child. Snap a photo when they’re done: AI scores it, and what they missed comes back on the sheets that follow.
- Mon Third Grade Spelling Words
- Tue What they missed, back again
- Wed The next step, when they’re ready
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