CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.3.2.E : Third Grade English Language Arts Worksheets

About L.3.2.E

Use conventional spelling for high-frequency and other studied words and for adding suffixes to base words (e.g., sitting, smiled, cries, happiness).

Here is a collection of our common core aligned worksheets for core standard L.3.2.E.

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L.3.A      L.3.2.E

Worksheet: Third Grade

The Doubling Rule


Learn and practice when to double the consonant when adding the vowel suffixes : ing, ed, er, and est.

Core Standard: L.3.2.E


Worksheet: Third Grade

Follow the Rules


Follow the spelling rules when adding the suffixes -ed and -ing to a base word.

Core Standard: L.3.2.E


Worksheet: Third Grade

Brighter or Brightest


Add the suffixes -er and -est to the root words and form the new words. Be sure to follow the rules.

Core Standard: L.3.2.E


Worksheet: Third Grade

More Suffixes - ly, full, and es


Follow the rules when adding the suffixes -full, ly, or -es to the base words.

Core Standard: L.3.2.E


Worksheet: Third Grade

Word Building


Add the suffixes 'able', 'ful', 'ed' or 'ing' to the base words to build new words. Let's see how many new words you can build!

Core Standard: L.3.2.E


Worksheet: Third Grade

Crunchy Carrots


Help Robby Rabbit eat the crunchy carrots by adding ‘able’, ‘ness’ and ‘less’ to each base word written on the carrots. Write the new word on the line.

Core Standard: L.3.2.E


Worksheet: Third Grade

Biker, Sailor, or Florist


Form a new word by adding the suffixes -er, -or, -ist to a base word.

Core Standard: L.3.2.E


Worksheet: Third Grade

Words Ending in “y”


Add the suffixes -’er’ or ‘ed’ to each root word that ends with a "y". Write the new word on the line. These ones are quite tricky!

Core Standard: L.3.2.E



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