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Grade 3 English Language Arts · Level 1, Word Power & Fluent Reading

Spell Grade 3 Word Patterns

Encode common and less-common Grade 3 spelling patterns, including suffix changes, possessives, multisyllabic words, and regular/irregular forms; use reference tools when needed.

How the lesson starts: Spell Grade 3 Word Patterns

1. The Word Repair Shop

   Ding, ding! Welcome to the Word Repair Shop. Nova the owl fixes broken spellings. Today Nova says a word out loud, and you type it. Spelling rules are her repair tools. Let's fill your toolbox!

2. Ending tools

   Three tools fix word endings. One. A consonant and Y? Change Y to I: carry, carried. Two. A short vowel and one last consonant? Double it: stop, stopped. Three. A silent E at the end? Drop it: hope, hoping.

3. Quiet letters

   Some letters stay quiet, but you still write them. Knock has a silent K. Write has a silent W. Many words end with T, I, O, N, like station. Others end with T, U, R, E, like picture. Listen for the end chunk!