Third Grade Language Arts games focus on the parts of speech, such as prepositions, coordinating conjunctions, and possessive pronouns. These parts of speech tend to be confusing for some children, as they move from the basic nouns and pronouns to the more complex parts of speech. 3rd Grade Language Arts Practice Test Suzy Skelton Third Grade English/Language Arts 10 Test. The library is a great place to learn. It is full of great books and magazines. The reference section is my favorite. You can find just about any magazine in the library. In addition, books about any subject can be. The Third Grade SE Language Arts program includes a review of phonics with application to more complex words. The language program develops vocabulary, grammar, semantics, creative writing, understanding of story structure, sentence structure and many other concepts.
The standards listed below have been replaced by a newer set of standards.
Please go to Current 3rd Grade Language Arts Standards for current resources.
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- Circus Builder - Gather up acts for a three-ring circus by finding matching vowel sounds. Select the word that has the same vowel sound as the given word. (rhyming words)
- Memory Cards - Here's a memory card game with a twist - match pairs of rhyming words.
- Rhymes - from Little Animals Activity Centre - Digby Mole's Word games (choose level 1, 2, or 3)
- Rhyming Words - select a locdation and then click on the word that rhymes
- Rhyming Words - match the words in the squares.
- Welcome to Alpine Ski Lodge - For each given word, you will be given a list of three words and asked to select the one with the same vowel sound as the letter pair (in red) in the given word. (rhyming words)
- Wizards and Pigs: Episode I Poetry Pickle - students identify rhyme, rhythm, and alliteration
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Distinguish individual sounds including consonant blends within words. 3.1.2 V | - Blends - Click on the blend that begins or ends the picture name
- Consonant Blends & Digraphs - Have you ever needed a list of words and couldn't find it? Here are some groups of words to keep for handy reference. (bl- through wh-)
- Even More Consonant Blends! - Use your dictionary to add 3 more words which begin with the same consonant blend as the example. (a worksheet to print)
- Hangman Consonant Blend (Spelling List #3) - an interactive game from Quia (Note: hints are given so students are not just guessing blind.)
- Phonics Endings Level 2
- Spelling - Consonant Blends - If you make lists of words starting with these blends, you will get accustomed to hearing them and recognizing the patterns. (a worksheet to print)
- Two Letter Ending Consonant Blends - multiple-choice exercise
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Recognize the parts of a book (e.g., table of contents, and glossary). 3.1.3 T | - Chapter Headings - lesson online with exercises for practice
- Chapter Headings Quiz - online quiz
- Explore the parts of a book - Click on each of the pictures on this page to learn more about that part of the book.
- After you finish exploring the parts of a book go to Who Am I to see how much you know!
- Make Your Own Book - There are many fabulous books that you can make all by yourself. Let your imagination run wild with some simple, step-by-step instructions, with illustrations, to show you how to make some very creative and very fun books!
- Merpy.com Stories - animated stories to be read online
- Parts of a Book - online quiz
- Title of a Book - lesson online with exercises for practice
- Using the Parts of a Book - a worksheet from Teach-nology
- Using an Index for Information - a worksheet from Teach-nology
- Using an Index - lesson online with exercises for practice
- Using a Table of Contents - a worksheet from Teach-nology
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Identify setting, characters, and plot in a reading situation. 3.1.4 C | - Cartoon Fill-ins - Create your own cartoon by filling in the form
- Children's Stories, courtesy of Whootie Owl - Select your category of stories and read a story. Students can write story elements to discuss as whole class.
- Reading Comprehension stories - interactive quizzes online for 2 stories
- Setting Match - match the setting with the place.
- Setting Match - match the time of day with the setting.
- Story Elements - on-line interactive lesson - could be used for whole class activity.
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Recognize root words and their various inflections (walks, walking, walked). 3.1.5 V | - Root Words - Underline the root words in the slides. Circle the prefix or suffix.
- Rooting Out Words - Help Remainder the Dog gather enough mushrooms to sell at the market by uncovering the roots of words. (three categories, several difficulty levels - from FunBrain)
- Root Word Quizzes - Three levels
- Root Word Quiz - match words with their roots
- Root word quiz - match word with its root
- Fish Tank Game - Type the root, suffix and or prefix to create a Fish Tank.
- Root Words - Fact Sheet to share with students
- Dinosaur Root Word Activity - Learn about Dinosaurs and root words together.
- Prefixes, Suffixes and Root Word - PDF worksheets and also online activities
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Released tests | - Texas end-of-year reading test from 2003
- Texas end-of-year reading test from 2004
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- The FCAT Sample Test Books are designed to help students become familiar with FCAT (Florida) by providing helpful hints and offering practice answering questions in different formats. Half of this document is math and half is reading.
- FCAT Sample Reading Test - [2008] sample questions and test taking tips
- FCAT Sample Answer Book - [2008]
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3rd Grade Language Skills Assessment
Questions from 12 different 3rd Grade Language Arts topics
1. Pick the best answer.
That's the ____________ Halloween costume ever!
scary scarier scariest
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2. Write the two smaller words that make up the compound word.
bedroom ______ ______
What's a compound word that means:
a ball made of snow ______________
3. Pick the best connecting word.
The lobster was caught in the trap, _________ it was not hurt.
after but
4. Add the correct end punctuation: . ? or !
Call an ambulance now__
5. Pick the correct word.
He was stung by a _________. bee be
6. Complete the sentence by adding the past tense.
Do you know what he ____________ yesterday? find
Write the past tense for these words:
drop _______ rob _______ hum _______
7. Complete the sentence by writing in the missing possessive pronoun.
The books belong to the students. They are __________ books.
8. Fill in the missing prefix or suffix.
not usual: ____usual
with or full of hope: hope_____
9. Pick the right pronoun.
One of the boys lost _______ hat. his their
10. Write the plural for these words:
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box _______ key _______ city _______
11. Pick the correct verb.
Craters _______ much of the moon. covers cover
12. Break these words into syllables.
review basketball environment
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Answers
1. scariest 2. bed room, snowball 3. but 4. ! 5. bee 6. found; dropped, robbed, hummed 7. their 8. unusual, hopeful 9. his 10. boxes, keys, cities 11. cover 12. re/view, bas/ket/ball, en/vi/ron/ment
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