3rd grade spelling worksheets

Patterns and rules, from CVC words to tricky suffixes. Every spelling skill we teach at 3rd grade, one to a page. Each prints as a PDF with its answer key, and no two prints are the same.

Spelling skills for 3rd grade

Spelling words Weekly list · answer key Each week has its own list, and most weeks share a secret: the words follow one spelling pattern. Find the pattern and half the list spells itself.
The doubling rule Fix it & Choose the word · answer key A short-vowel word ending in one consonant doubles that letter before an ending that starts with a vowel, like -ing or -ed: run becomes running, hop becomes hopped.
The drop-e rule Fix it & Choose the word · answer key A silent e steps aside before an ending that starts with a vowel: bake becomes baking, smile becomes smiled.
The y-to-i rule Fix it & Choose the word · answer key When a word ends in a consonant plus y, the y changes to i before most endings: cry becomes cried, happy becomes happier. The one ending that never takes the swap is -ing: crying keeps its y.

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