Grade 3 Spelling Words
274 words for ages 8–9 — organized by topic, with audio sentences
Everyday words, tricky patterns, and silent letters. Every word comes with a sentence read aloud, so your child hears it in context before spelling it.
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📚 All Grade 3 Spelling Words
🌞 Daily Life 79 words
🍫 chocolatesurprisedmysteryespeciallymyselfusuallydidn'thappenedrememberhimselflet's🎨 makingmatch🤷 maybe👄 mouth😤 quite✅ ready📢 says🤔 seems👟 shoes👁️ sight👃 smell😊 smiledsomeone🛒 storestrangestring🍬 sugar☀️ summer🥉 thirdtiny😴 tired🌙 tonighttrulyuncle🏡 visit⛑️ wearwife🚫 won't🤩 wonder❌ wrong🤝 agreedanything💪 armsbelong😷 cough😣 ache👩 lady🤝 meet🧠 mindminepast📋 planpoor🏊 swim📏 thin💰 rich📜 rolledscale📤 send🎩 sirskin🌌 sky🌱 soil🔍 spotspreadtall👥 team🔬 testthustone⏳ wait🧱 wall⚔️ war🧭 west↔️ widewildwireyard
🎯 Tricky Patterns 22 words
receiveseparateneighboralthoughboughtcaughtbroughtstraightweightheightwhetherwrittenhiddenplanningrunningbeginningaddresssupposelooselose💬 meantwhose
📅 Months & Time 6 words
OctoberFebruaryWednesdayeighthourshundred
🔬 Nature & Science 15 words
naturalareaspacecoveredabovemountains🌱 seedssharp🧭 south🌸 spring⭐ stars🪨 stone⛈️ weather🩸 blood🔥 burning
🏃 Action Words 53 words
climbtraveledshallmarkknewheardreachedtowardpassedagainstslowlypulledlifted🍎 picked🛒 pushed🙋 raise🎤 speaktied🤲 touchwroteappeararrivedbecame😢 crieddecidedkeptlaidseen📈 rise🛣️ road🌱 root🪢 rope🌹 rose🔒 safe⛵ sailsandsaveseat🏪 sell✈️ sent✍️ signsoft🏗️ steel💧 stream🌫️ thickthings🔧 toolstotaltracktrain📐 triangle⚗️ tube⛰️ valley
📖 Academic Words 53 words
measure💊 medicinebuildingseveralpossibledifficultpracticedescribecharactersparagraphdictionaryquestionsproblemcompletesincepiecebecomehoweverproductsvowelpatternnumeralvoicepowerleastlevelmiddlenone✅ simple🔲 square💪 strongused⚖️ amountbesidereal📄 section💡 senseserve🏘️ settled💪 shoulder📢 shouted📊 shown🤫 silent≈ similar1️⃣ single🎖️ soldiers🎓 students📝 subject👩🏫 teacherTuesday❌ wasn'twe'llwestern
🏆 Challenge Round 13 words
necessarydisappeartemperaturerestaurantcomfortableknowledgeinformationexperiencerecognizedangerousdisappointedachievementavailable
🏘️ Community & Life 18 words
trade🏘️ villagewomen🏃 actionbillcaptain🐄 cattlecenturychiefcompanycotton🐄 cows🌾 cropscrosspark💰 pay🛍️ shop🏁 gun
🌿 Science & Nature 3 words
controlwings❄️ winter
✏️ Language Arts 7 words
✍️ writing📐 angle📊 chartcolumn⚖️ compare🎨 create🎨 paint
🗺️ Geography 5 words
🏛️ capital🌍 Africa🌍 Europe🇫🇷 France🏛️ Washington