Third Grade Sight Words Worksheets for 3rd Grade
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Skill: Reading, tracing and writing eight third grade sight words in sentences
Teaching tips and what to try next
A good fit for third graders who read fluently but still misspell a few common words such as laugh or together. Have your child cover each word, write it from memory on scrap paper and then check it, since spelling is the hardest part of these words. Start with Second Grade Sight Words if this list feels hard, and use Context Clues for unfamiliar words in longer books.
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About this worksheet
Third graders read longer books, and a handful of common words still have spellings that are hard to sound out. The Dolch third grade list includes words like laugh, together and myself, and knowing them on sight helps children read with speed and expression. Third graders are expected to read grade-appropriate irregularly spelled words, and this third grade worksheet practices eight of them.
The words are together, laugh, carry, never, myself, bring, warm and today. In Part 1, children trace each word once in large letters while saying it out loud. In Part 2, they read eight short sentences and write the missing word from the word bank on each line. Each word fits exactly one sentence, and the word that begins a sentence starts with a capital letter. Writing the full word, rather than circling it, builds spelling as well as reading.
How to use it: read the bank together and point out the tricky spellings, such as the gh that sounds like f in laugh or the two r's in carry. In Part 2, encourage your child to read each sentence all the way through before choosing, then reread it with the word in place. Words that are left over at the end can help with the last sentences. Afterward, ask your child to use two of the words in a new sentence of their own.
The answer key shows every traced word and the finished sentences. For the words before these, try our Second Grade Sight Words worksheet. For figuring out new words in a sentence, try our Context Clues worksheet.