third grade spelling success by sylvan learning - excerpt

8/14/2019 Third Grade Spelling Success by Sylvan Learning - Excerpt

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A solid foundation in spelling not only prepares third-graders for academic successit makes them stronger readers. The teacher-reviewed, curriculum-based activities andexercises in this workbook will help your children catch up, keep up, and get ahead.Best of all, theyll have lots of fun doing it! Some of the great features youll findinside are:

WRITE IT RIGHT!Fill-in-the-blank exercises help distinguish the long or short letter sounds fromsections such as You and the Letter Uand Say Hey to A.

GRID LOCKGrid games show how to break down syllables and compound words.

ALTERNATE ENDINGSCharts and activities teach kids multiple endings for verb tenses and plurals.

CRISS CROSSCrossword puzzles review topics such as prefixes, suffixes, silent letters and more(ie: 1. Across: not expected or 8. Down: more brave than).

Plus!

CHECK IT! STRIPSReinforce concepts and build confidence as kids check their own work.

Give your childs grades and confidence a boost with 3rd Grade Spelling Success.

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Chckig your awrs i par of th learing.Each section of the workbook begins with an easy-to-use Check It! strip.

1. Before beginning the activities, cut out the Check It! strip.

2. As you complete the activities on each page, check your answers.

3. If you find an error, you can correct it yourself.


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Compoun Wors

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When its warm outside, I like to play in my backyard all

day. I run in the grass barefoot, and I lie down in the bright

sunshine. Sometimes I play baseball or football with

friends. Today is my birthday, so were having a party. My

grandmother gave us each a yummy cupcake and some

popcorn to eat. My friends will stay until sunset, when it

gets dark. Well have a lot of fun, as long as it doesnt rain!

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KeyworsA COMPOUND WORD is a word thats made up of two

words stuck together, like treehouseor skateboardor dogsled.

READ the paragraph. Te words in bold are your keywords.

FILL IN the blanks with the bold words in alphabetical order.

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Keywors

1. barefoot

2. backyard

3. birthday

4. baseball

5. cupcake

6. sunset

7. popcorn

8. outside

Bonus:

1. backpack

2. campfire

3. airplane

4. bedtime

5. handwriting

6. seasick

Blank Ou!

Ad I Up

Spli It!grandmother

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grand + mother

1. backyard

2. barefoot

3. baseball

4. birthday

5. cupcake

6. football

7. grandmother

8. outside

9. popcorn

10. sometimes

11. sunset

12. sunshine


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Spli It!

Which one of the keywords has more than two syllables?

__________________

How many syllables does it have? ______

Break it down: What two smaller words make up the bigger word?

_____________ + _____________When you split a compound word into syllables, start by breaking it down into

the smaller words and putting a dot in between the words. Ten, if one of the

words has more than one syllable (like mother), put a dot between the syllables.

SPLI the keywords into syllables, using dots to mark the breaks.

Examples: skateboard, stepfather

backyard

barefoot

baseball

birthday

cupcake

football

grandmother

outside

popcorn

sometimes

sunset

sunshine

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Compound Words

1Blank Out!FILL IN the blanks with keywords.

1. Without shoes or socks, your footis bare.

You are ____________.

2. The grassy yardin the backof our house is the ____________.

3. Every year you celebrate the dayof your birth. Happy ____________!

4. If you hit a balland run to a base, youre playing ____________.

5. A small cakeshaped like a cupis a

____________.

6. After the sun has set, its dark outside. Be home by ____________!

7. If you heat up a kernel of corn, it will pop. Thats called ____________.

8. When you go outthe front or back sideof your house, youre ___________.

1. A packthat you fill with books and carry on your backis a ____________.

2. When you campin a tent and roast marshmallows over a fire,

thats a ____________.

3. A planethat flies through the airfrom New York to London is an ___________.

4. At night, when the clock says its timeto go to bed, its ____________.

5. The words you are writingwith your pen in your handis

____________.

6. If sailing on the sea makes you so sickyou

throw up, youre____________.

Bonus

Can you finish these sentences?

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Ad It UpADD UP the smaller words to make compound words.

SPLIT the new words into syllables. FILL IN the blanks, using dots to mark the breaks.

bed + room =

black + board =

book + case =

care + free =

court + room =

down + stairs =

fire + works =

foot + step =

high + way =

house + work =

light + house =

pea + nut =

play + ground =

shop + lift =

silk + worm =

snow + storm =

zig + zag =

Compoun Wors

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After soccer practice last week, I was in a hurry. Mom

would worry and holler at me if I got home late. It was

a rotten, rainy day. I was cold and grumpy. In my rush, I

almost fell over a kitten in a shallow puddle! I picked her

up so I could carry her home. I dried her off and tied a

ribbon around her neck. She fell asleep on my pillow. Now

she will follow me everywhere!

Duble Cnsnans

2Keywrds

wo-syllable words with a DOUBLE CONSONAN in the

middle (like middle) are easy to split into syllables. Te dot goes

READ the paragraph. Te words in bold are your keywords.

FILL IN the blanks with the bold words in alphabetical order.

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Keywrds

Blank Ou!

Spolight

Spli It!

Mix & Mah

Spli It!

1. carry

2. follow

3. holler

4. hurry

5. kitten

6. pillow

7. puddle

8. ribbon

9. rotten

10. shallow

11. soccer

12. worry

1. kitten

2. carry

3. follow

4. hurry

5. worry

6. rotten

7. holler

1. attack

2. banner

3. collect

4. current

5. million

6. possess

7. pollute

8. tunnel

9. yellow

10. scatter

Double

Consonants

1. hobby

2. lasso

3. merry

4. sputter

5. upper

Double

Vowels

1. aardvark

2. creepy

3. needle

4. scooper

5. skiing

Consonants: b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k

m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, w, x, y, z

Vowels: a, e, i, o, u (sometime


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Spli It!SPLIT the keywords into syllables, using dots

to mark the breaks.

HINT: Remember, the split happens between the double letters.

carry

follow

holler

hurry

kitten

pillow

puddle

ribbon

rotten

shallow

soccer

worry

Double Consonans

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Double Consonants

2Blank Out!

FILL IN the blanks with keywords.

HIN: Te answer words rhyme with the italicized words.

1. Ive just written the cutest story about a ____________.

2. My dog, Barry, likes to ____________ his bone everywhere he goes.

3. Turn left by the hollowtree, then ____________ the path.

4. When Sonyas in a ____________, she moves so fast, shes almost blurry.

5. Dont ____________ about Fido getting cold. Hes really furry!6. Ive never gotten even a card from Aunt Jill. Isnt that ____________?

7. My dad starts to ____________ when he gets hot under the collar.

at rent

ban lion

col tack

cur lect

mil ner

pos low

pol ter

tun lute

yel nel

scat sess

Mix & Match

In each box, MACH a syllable on the left with a syllable on the right to make a word.

DRAW a line between the two syllables to match them. REWRIE the words youmatched in the blanks.

HIN: All the words have a double consonant in the middle.

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Spolight Consns ad VwelsYou know the difference between a consonant and a vowel, right? Lets check your skills.

List all the consonants in the alphabet:

List all the vowels in the alphabet:

SORT the words into the categories. PUT the words in each list in alphabetical order.

creepy hobby lasso scooper merry

sputter needle aardvark skiing upper

Double Consonants

Example: puppy

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Sk Up

Duble Css

Double Vowels

Example: steeple

3Check I!Cut out the Check It! section on page 5, and see if you got the answers right.

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