Grade 3 Vocabulary Development Worksheets
Enhance language skills in elementary students with our Vocabulary Development worksheets. These resources provide a structured approach to developing and expanding vocabulary, fostering a strong foundation in language education.
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Adding Suffixes
This suffix worksheet is perfect for practicing the suffixes -ing and -ed. Students will add these endings to given base...
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Crossword Spelling!
This crossword puzzle is a fun way to get your students to practice their spelling! The puzzle hints give 6 words that a...
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Choosing Words and Phrases for Effect |
This vocabulary worksheet is a great way to practice using strong words, or words that create effect or emotion. Student...
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What's That Word Mean?
This vocabulary worksheet asks students to define words through using context clues. Students will use sentence-level co...
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What's That Word Mean? Multiple Choice
This vocabulary worksheet asks students to define words through using context clues. Students will use sentence-level co...
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Adding Prefixes
In this prefixes worksheet, students will read the sentences and determine which word in parentheses fits best. The two ...
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Root Word: script
This worksheet on root words will help students to learn the root word "script." Four "script words" are given-- student...
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Shades of Meaning Pairs of Words
This worksheet is a great introduction to practicing shades of meaning. Students will read the pairs of words in the bub...
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3rd Grade Shades of meaning
This worksheet is a great introduction to practicing shades of meaning. Students will choose two shades of meaning from ...
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Prefixes and Suffixes
This prefix sheet focuses on the prefixes dis-, pre-, mis-, and un-. Students will need to use context to add the correc...
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Vocabulary Choosing Words for Effect
This vocabulary worksheet is a great way to practice using strong words, or words that create effect or emotion. Student...
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Choosing Words and Phrases for Effec
This vocabulary worksheet is a great way to practice using strong words, or words that create effect or emotion. Student...
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Writing Definitions
This vocabulary worksheet will help students to learn new words and practice using a dictionary. Students will define ea...
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Define & Write
This vocabulary worksheet will help students to learn new words and practice using a dictionary. Students will define ea...
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Which Word Fits Best?
This vocabulary worksheet will help your students to learn new words. Students will read the sentences and then choose a...
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Science Vocabulary
This worksheet on domain-specific words will help students learn some science vocabulary. Students will be asked to matc...
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Weather Vocabulary
This worksheet will help students build their science vocabulary that is related to weather. Students will define 4 doma...
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Decoding Words With Prefixes
In this prefix worksheet, students will add prefixes to root words to make new words. Prefixes include dis-, in-, ir-, i...
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Brilliant Beetles—Find the definition
This informational text on beeltes is perfect for teaching context clues. Students will read the text and then define ce...
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Context Clues: Find the Meaning
This informational text on Ruth Bader Ginsberg is perfect for teaching context clues. Students will read the text and th...
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Adding Suffixes to Words
This suffix worksheet is perfect for practicing the suffixes -ful and -less. Students will add these endings to given ba...
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Spelling Rules
This worksheet on spelling will help students to understand and recognize "i before e except after c." Students will rea...
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Vocabulary Look It Up!
In this worksheet, students will practice both their dictionary and spelling skills. Students will correct the spelling ...
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Root Word: Multi
This worksheet on root words will help students to learn the root word "multi." Four "multi words" are given-- students ...
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Root Word Crossword
This crossword puzzle will help students to learn and recognize root words. Each hint is a word that contains a root-- s...
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Literal vs Nonliteral Language
This worksheet on literal vs nonliteral language will help your students to practice this skill. This engaging worksheet...
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Shades of Meaning Using illustrations
This worksheet on shades of meaning is a great way to practice this skill. Students will pick shades of meaning from the...
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Choosing the Right Prefix — Dis, Non, Un
This prefix sheet focuses on the prefixes dis-, -non, and un-. Students will need to use context to add the correct pref...
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Decoding Words With Suffixes
This suffix sheet focuses on the suffixes -ing, -er, and -ed. Students are given root words and must determine if all, o...
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Decoding Suffixes
This suffix sheet focuses on the suffixes -ful and -less. Students are given root words and must determine if both, one,...
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Find the Irregularly Spelled Words
This worksheet on irregularly spelled words is perfect for practicing words that don't follow normal spelling patterns. ...
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3rd Grade Spelling words
This worksheet on irregularly spelled words is perfect for practicing words that don't follow normal spelling patterns. ...
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Homophones—Commonly Confused Words
This homophone worksheet is a great resource to practice this skill. Students will read the sentences and then circle th...
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Sentence Level Context Clues
This vocabulary worksheet asks students to define words through using context clues. Students will use sentence-level co...
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Root Word + Affix
In this prefixes and suffixes worksheet, students will change sentences by adding a prefix or suffix. For example, “I di...
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Prefix Addition
In this prefixes worksheet, students will read the sentences and determine which word in parentheses fits best. The two ...
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Idioms
This worksheet on nonliteral language will help students to get familiar with some idiomatic expressions. Students will ...
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Literal Language
This worksheet on literal vs nonliteral language will help your students to practice this skill. Each sentence has a few...
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Choosing Character Traits
This vocabulary worksheet will help your students to learn new character traits. Students will read the sentences about ...
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Identifying Real Life Connections
This worksheet on real life connections will ask students to recall things from their lives that fit the vocabulary word...
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Medical Vocabulary
This worksheet on domain-specific language will help students learn some medical vocabulary. Students will be presented ...
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Identifying Suffixes and Prefixes
In this prefix and suffix worksheet, students will familiarize themselves with identifying prefixes and suffixes. Studen...
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3rd Grade Irregularly Spelled Words
This worksheet on irregularly spelled words is perfect for practicing words that don't follow normal spelling patterns. ...
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Informational Text with Contextual Clues —Pandas
This informational text on pandas is perfect for teaching context clues. Students will read the text and then define cer...
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Informational Text —Jellyfish
This informational text on jellyfish is perfect for teaching context clues. Students will read the text and then define ...
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Informational Text —The Sun
This informational text on the sun is perfect for teaching context clues. Students will read the text and then define ce...
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Making Compound Words - Matching Activity
This worksheet on compound words asks students to match two words together to make new words. The first part of the word...
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Grade 1 Vocabulary Cards
This vocabulary resource is a great way to have students practice using new words. Students are given 12 words and defin...
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Real Life Connections—Vocabulary
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Choosing Words and Phrases for Effec
This vocabulary worksheet is a great way to practice using strong words, or words that create effect or emotion. Student...
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Vocabulary Choosing Words for Effect
This vocabulary worksheet is a great way to practice using strong words, or words that create effect or emotion. Student...
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Choosing Words and Phrases for Effect |
This vocabulary worksheet is a great way to practice using strong words, or words that create effect or emotion. Student...
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Using Descriptive Words
This worksheet on adjectives is a great way to strengthen vocabulary and to practice using descriprive words. Students w...
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Using New Words
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Rhyming Match—Up
This resource is perfect for practicing new vocabulary words with your class! Students can keep this list of common voca...
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Act Out the Verbs
Students will match each word to an illustrated depiction, then act out the meaning through movement. This will help bui...
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Hot vs Cold
This worksheet will help students differentiate between things that are hot and cold. Students will color in the cold th...
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Real Life Connections
This worksheet will help students to sort things from their lives into the correct categories. Students will determine i...
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Shades of Meaning - Act and Discuss
This anchor chart on words with similar meanings is perfect for practicing this skill! Color coding will support student...
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Exploring Shades of Meaning
This anchor chart on words with similar meanings is perfect for practicing this skill! Color coding will support student...
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Real Life Connections Between Words
This worksheet on real life connections will help students to strengthen their vocabulary. Questions will ask students t...
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Homophones at the Beach
This worksheet on sentence-level context will help your class to practice tricky homophones. Students will read each sen...
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Learning Synonyms
This worksheet on synoyms is a great way to practice vocabulary. Students will read each sentence and find a synonym for...
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Verb Antonyms
This worksheet will help students to practice their verb antonyms! Students will read the words on the left and match th...
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Adjective Antonyms
This worksheet will help students to practice their adjective antonyms! Students will read the words on the left and mat...
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Vocabulary —Man Made vs Natural Things
This worksheet will help students to think about sorting items into categories based off of their attributes. For this a...
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Vocabulary—What Doesn’t Fit?
This worksheet will help students to think about organizing items into categories based off of their attributes. Student...
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Sentence—Level Context
This worksheet on sentence-level context will help your class to learn new words. Students will read each sentence and t...
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Valentine's Day Homophones
This Valentine's Day-themed sheet on homophones is a great way to practice this skill. Students will choose the correct ...
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Elle's Birthday Homophones
This worksheet on homophones will help your class to practice these commonly confused words. Students will read each sen...
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What Doesn't Fit?
In this activity, students are presented with an underwater scene and their task is to identify and cross out the item t...
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Category Sorting
This worksheet will help students practice organizing items into categories. Students will sort the items into the corre...
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Sorting Items Into Categories
This worksheet will help students practice organizing items into categories. Students will sort the items into the corre...
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Homophones—Commonly Confused Words
This homophone worksheet is a great resource to practice this skill. Students will read the sentences and then circle th...
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Consonant Digraphs - Spelling Practice
This worksheet on consonant digraphs is a great way to practice this skill. Students are given 9 words that are missing ...
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Prefixes and Root Words
This worksheet on prefixes and root words is a good introduction to this skill. Students will look at the words and unde...
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Prefixes, Suffixes, and Base Words
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Identifying Prefixes, Root Words, and Suffixes
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Sorting Animals
This worksheet will help students to think about sorting items into categories based off of their attributes. For this a...
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Vocabulary—Living vs Nonliving Things
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Vocabulary Summer or Winter?
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The Adding—ing Game
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Root Words & Inflectional Endings
This worksheet on inflectional endings is a great way to practice this skill. Students will read each word, underline th...
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Vocabulary Spelling Patterns
This fun worksheet on word families covers the families "ock, "ack," and "ick." Students will make words using the these...
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Spelling Patterns
This fun worksheet on word families covers the families "ap, "an," "at," and "ag." Students will make words using the th...
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Adding Endings
This worksheet is a fun way to practice inflectional endings. Students will spin the spinner, land on an ending, then ad...
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Travel Vocabulary
This travel worksheet on domain-specific vocabulary will help students to learn new words and practice using a dictionar...
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My Vocabulary Journal for 2nd Grade
This worksheet will help students to strengthen their vocabulary and practice using a dictionary. Students will write do...
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My 2nd Grade Vocabulary Journal
This worksheet will help students to strengthen their vocabulary and practice using a dictionary. Students will write do...
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I Can Make Compound Words!
This worksheet is a great way to practice making compound words. Students will match the words on the ice cream scoops t...
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Cleaning Up With Root Words
This worksheet is a great way to practice root words. Students will match the words on the clothes to the correcct root ...
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Recognizing Root Words
This worksheet is a great way to practice root words. Different roots and their definitions are written on the columns i...
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Root Words
This worksheet on root words covers the roots astro, fact, and norm. Students are given the definition of each root as w...
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Spelling With a Dictionary
Practice spelling and dictionary skills with this sheet. Students are shown incorrectly spelled words-- they must correc...
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Define & Write
This vocabulary worksheet will help students to learn new words and practice using a dictionary. Students will define ea...
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