Vocabulary and Concept Development : Grammar : Third Grade English Language Arts Worksheets

Below, you will find a wide range of our printable worksheets in chapter Vocabulary and Concept Development of section Grammar. These worksheets are appropriate for Third Grade English Language Arts. We have crafted many worksheets covering various aspects of this topic, antonyms and synonyms, high frequency words, use dictionary, compound words, literal and figurative meaning of words/phrases, vocabulary acquisition and use, and many more. We hope you find them very useful and interesting.

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Vocabulary and Concept Development

Worksheet: Third Grade

The Doubling Rule


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

Category:  Grammar     Vocabulary and Concept Development     High Frequency Words


Worksheet: Third Grade

Follow the Rules


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

Category:  Grammar     Vocabulary and Concept Development     High Frequency Words


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.

Category:  Grammar     Vocabulary and Concept Development     High Frequency Words


Worksheet: Third Grade

More Suffixes - ly, full, and es


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

Category:  Grammar     Vocabulary and Concept Development     High Frequency Words


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!

Category:  Grammar     Vocabulary and Concept Development     High Frequency Words


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.

Category:  Grammar     Vocabulary and Concept Development     High Frequency Words


Worksheet: Third Grade

Biker, Sailor, or Florist


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

Category:  Grammar     Vocabulary and Concept Development     High Frequency Words


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!

Category:  Grammar     Vocabulary and Concept Development     High Frequency Words


Worksheet: Third Grade

Dictionary Entries


This worksheet will help students learn parts of dictionary entries. They will refer to the given entry words and answer the questions related to it.

Category:  Grammar     Vocabulary and Concept Development     Use Dictionary


Worksheet: Third Grade

Entry Words


Select one of the words from the word bank. Look it up in a dictionary, then answer the questions.

Category:  Grammar     Vocabulary and Concept Development     Use Dictionary


Worksheet: Third Grade

Dictionary Terms


Learn about the various terms used in a dictionary. Then complete the question & answer activity on the worksheet.

Category:  Grammar     Vocabulary and Concept Development     Use Dictionary


Worksheet: Third Grade

Applying Dictionary Skills


Locate the words in a dictionary and answer the questions.

Category:  Grammar     Vocabulary and Concept Development     Use Dictionary


Worksheet: Third Grade

Applying Dictionary Skills # 2


Practice your dictionary skills. Locate the words in a dictionary and answer the questions.

Category:  Grammar     Vocabulary and Concept Development     Use Dictionary


Worksheet: Third Grade

Guide Words


Write each entry word under the correct pair of guide words. Use dots to split the words into syllables.

Category:  Grammar     Vocabulary and Concept Development     Use Dictionary


Worksheet: Third Grade

Compound Words


Find the compound words in the word search puzzle.

Category:  Grammar     Vocabulary and Concept Development     Compound Words


Worksheet: Third Grade

Compound Words


Circle the compound word/s in each sentence.

Category:  Grammar     Vocabulary and Concept Development     Compound Words


Worksheet: Third Grade

Add and Split


Add up the two smaller words to make a compound word. Split the new word into syllables using dots to mark the breaks.

Category:  Grammar     Vocabulary and Concept Development     Compound Words


Worksheet: Third Grade

Antonyms


Students will identify the correct antonyms in this worksheet.

Category:  Grammar     Vocabulary and Concept Development     Antonyms and Synonyms


Worksheet: Third Grade

Antonyms


Here’s a worksheet for your student to practice finding antonyms.

Category:  Grammar     Vocabulary and Concept Development     Antonyms and Synonyms


Worksheet: Third Grade

Synonyms


Draw a line to match the word with the same or almost the same meaning.

Category:  Grammar     Vocabulary and Concept Development     Antonyms and Synonyms


Worksheet: Third Grade

Synonyms


Draw a line to match the word with the same or almost the same meaning.

Category:  Grammar     Vocabulary and Concept Development     Antonyms and Synonyms


Worksheet: Third Grade

Meaning in Context: Synonyms


A writer often uses a synonym as context clues to help his readers with hard and unfamiliar words.

Category:  Grammar     Vocabulary and Concept Development     Antonyms and Synonyms


Worksheet: Third Grade

Context Clues: Antonyms


A writer often uses an antonym (opposite word) as context clues to help his readers with hard and unfamiliar words.

Category:  Grammar     Vocabulary and Concept Development     Antonyms and Synonyms


Worksheet: Third Grade

Surprise Birthday Party


Use a thesaurus/dictionary to find a different, stronger, or more descriptive synonym (same meaning word) for the underlined word in each sentence.

Category:  Grammar     Vocabulary and Concept Development     Vocabulary Acquisition and Use


Worksheet: Third Grade

Word Detective


Use the context clues / other words in the sentence to help you determine the meaning of each underlined word.

Category:  Grammar     Vocabulary and Concept Development     Vocabulary Acquisition and Use


Worksheet: Third Grade

Word Meanings


Use the context clues / other words in the sentence to help you determine the meaning of each underlined word.

Category:  Grammar     Vocabulary and Concept Development     Vocabulary Acquisition and Use



Read each sentence below. Determine if the underlined phrase/word is used literally or figuratively. Write L for literal and F for figurative use beside each sentence.

Category:  Grammar     Vocabulary and Concept Development     Literal and Figurative Meaning of Words/Phrases



Read each idiom and determine its correct meaning.

Category:  Grammar     Vocabulary and Concept Development     Literal and Figurative Meaning of Words/Phrases


Worksheet: Third Grade

Smooth as Silk (Similes)


Choose the word from the word bank to complete a simile in each sentence.

Category:  Grammar     Vocabulary and Concept Development     Literal and Figurative Meaning of Words/Phrases



Read each sentence. Decide if it contains a metaphor, hyperbole, smilie, or personification. Circle the correct answer.

Category:  Grammar     Vocabulary and Concept Development     Literal and Figurative Meaning of Words/Phrases



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