3rd Grade
Assessments
Dear Awesome Teacher,
Ideally, words shouldn’t be taught in isolation.
Yes, initially introduce new word families, make lists, and
help your students understand the spelling patterns for
that week.
But make sure to provide reading materials that use
those words in context, and to give your students many
opportunities to write the words in context as well!
If you are interested in supplementing this packet,
I have a matching Word Work packet with
SHORT STORIES and more activities that
help you do just that.
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Resource
Week
2
3
4
5
6
Your Sample
1
Skill
Week
Skill
short a, u
16
prefixes (dis-, re-, un-)
short e, i, o
17
su ffixes (-able, -ful)
-ai, -ay, a_e
18
su ffixes (-ly, -less)
-ee, -ea
19
su ffixes (-tion, -sion)
-i, -y, -i_e, -igh
20
prefixes and su ffixes review
-o, -ow, -oa
21
irregular plural nouns y-ies, o-oes
22
irregular plural nouns f – ves,
word change
7
-u, -ue, -u_e
8
-ar, -or
23
irregular plural nouns review
9
-ir, -er, -ur
24
compound words
10
ch, tch
25
-ore, -oar
11
th
26
-air, -are
27
homophones
12
shr, str, scr, thr
13
soft c, soft g
28
silent k, g, b
14
consonant review
29
Consonant + le
15
prefixes (mis-, pre-)
30
Review
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Giving The Test
Dictating Words - Numbers 1 – 10
I like to use words in context when giving a spelling test.
• I say the word.
• I say the word in a sentence.
• I say the word again.
The Answ er Keys include the words AND sentences with the words in context. I
recommend reading the sentences in advance in case you want to make any
changes. I’d print the full set of answer keys, staple them, and keep them for the
whole year.
Dictating Sentences
I always ask my students to put their pencils down and listen to the “story” that
each sentence tells.
Then, we say the sentence together and count how many words they’ll have to write.
Next, I say the words one at a time. And finally, I read the sentence once more.
Grading The Test
I count each word as 1 point, even in the full sentences that I dictate..
The Answ er Keys list how many words each test has so you don’t have to count
them.
ü You can create a rubric based on how many incorrect words equal a certain
grade. For example: -0 to -2 = A, -3 to -5 = B, etc.
ü You can determine the percentage of correct words. For example, if a student
correctly spells 19 out of 23 words, 19➗23 = 0.83 which is a B..
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Name: ____________________________
Date: ____________
-i, -y, i_e, -igh
Spelling Test
Write the words that match the picture in each box.
1.
2.
___ ___ ___
3.
___ ___ ___ ___ ___
4.
___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___
Write the words you hear.
5.
______________________
8.
______________________
6.
______________________
9.
______________________
7.
______________________
10. ______________________
Write the sentences you hear.
1. ____________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
2. ____________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
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Name: ____________________________
Date: ____________
-o, -ow, -oa
Spelling Test
Write the words that match the picture in each box.
1.
2.
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
3.
___ ___ ___ ___
4.
___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___
Write the words you hear.
5.
______________________
8.
______________________
6.
______________________
9.
______________________
7.
______________________
10. ______________________
Write the sentences you hear.
1. ____________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
2. ____________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
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Answ er Keys
-i, -y, i_e, -igh – 32 points
Words in Context
Words
1. cry
6. child
1. Some people cry when they watch sad movies.
2. night
7. July
2. At night you can see stars and the moon in the sky.
3. pie
8. prize
3. Apple pie and ice cream are delicious together!
4. slide
9. drive
4. I loved going up the slide when I was little.
5. tight
10. tied
5. Please don’t tie my shoe laces too tight.
Dictation Sentences
1. Try not to leave your bike
outside at night.
2. They turned on the light,
made the room shine bright,
and yelled “Surprise!”
6. A little child was crawling on the floor at the mall.
7. My birthday is in July.
8. Their science project won first prize.
9. I drive myself to school every day.
10. Dylan tied his shoes all by himself this morning!
-o, -ow, -oa – 28 points
Words
Words in Context
1.
tomato
6.
glow
1.
I love having tomato soup and grilled cheese.
2.
slow
7.
hotel
2.
The slow turtle struggled to finish the race.
3.
coat
8.
spoke
3.
Put on your coat before you play outside.
4.
bowl
9.
note
4.
Oliver had a bowl of cereal for dinner.
5.
road
10. load
5.
Drive down this road to get to the park.
6.
Joe has a glow in the dark t-shirt at home.
7.
We spent two nights in a nice hotel at the beach.
8.
The teacher always spoke nicely to her students.
9.
Pam wrote a note to her mom this morning.
10.
He’ll do a load of laundry this weekend.
Dictation Sentences
1.
2.
Joe sold his yellow pillow
and most of his clothes.
Pat likes to float alone in
the ocean.
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