ReadingKEY Grade 3
Vocabulary Building Worksheets

Lessons 1-36 provide you with important worksheets to assist in reaching mastery of the 800+ reading words designated as "mandatory" reading vocabulary for Grade 3.  Each Lesson covers 24-28 new vocabulary words and typically requires 1 week for complete mastery with 8-9 year old students.  Words have been arranged from the "Most Common" at the beginning Lessons to the "Lesser Common" toward the end.  This provides you the most logical and efficient order for instruction throughout the 

school year.  Worksheet exercises include the strategies - "Recognition Memory testing" - "Scrambled Letters" - and "Sentence Writing Practice"  for enhancing word memorization.  There are 4 worksheets per week which give you a total of 144 worksheets for the entire 3rd Grade school year.  When students can correctly read 90% of the vocabulary words presented in these worksheets, our research has shown they will routinely score in the top 25% on national standardized reading tests.

1st Nine Weeks - Lesson 1-9

LESSON 1
Reviews
Grade 2 Words

Monday
short a

Tuesday
short e

Wednesday
short i

Thursday
short o

Friday
short u

LESSON 2
Reviews
Grade 2 Words

Monday
final-e rule

Tuesday
ai-ee-ie-oa-ea

Wednesday
ar or er ir ur

Thursday
oo ou oi

Friday
C-Rule   G-Rule


 

LESSON 3
Begin New
Grade 3 Words

Monday
short a

Tuesday
short e

Wednesday
short i

Thursday
short o

Friday
Review Test

LESSON 4

Monday
Final-e Rule

Tuesday
1 Cons. Rule

Wednesday
Long Vowels

Thursday
Long Vowels

Friday
Review Test

LESSON 5

Monday
short vowels

Tuesday
short e

Wednesday
short i

Thursday
2 Cons. Rule

Friday
Review Test

LESSON 6

Monday
ur - er sound

Tuesday
oo - ew

Wednesday
oi - oy

Thursday
Final-e Rule

Friday
Review Test

LESSON 7

Monday
short a

Tuesday
Final-e Rule

Wednesday
short i

Thursday
short o

Friday
Review Test

LESSON 8

Monday
short u

Tuesday
Final-e Rule

Wednesday
Final-e Rule

Thursday
1 Cons. Rule

Friday
Review Test

LESSON 9

Monday
ar - ur

Tuesday
aw-au short o

Wednesday
ow - ou

Thursday
Unusual short u

Friday
Review Test

2nd Nine Weeks - Lessons 10 - 18

LESSON 10

Monday
short a

Tuesday
short e

Wednesday
short i

Thursday
short o - u

Friday
Review Test

LESSON 11

Monday
final-e rule

Tuesday
ai

Wednesday
ee - oa

Thursday
ee - ea

Friday
Review Test

LESSON 12

Monday
ly ry cy ty

Tuesday
"le" ending

Wednesday
oo - ew

Thursday
long a - long o

Friday
Review Test

LESSON 13

Monday
1 cons. rule

Tuesday
2 cons. rule

Wednesday
2 cons. rule

Thursday
final-e rule

Friday
Review Test

LESSON 14

Monday
ar

Tuesday
er - ur

Wednesday
or

Thursday
ar-or "endings"

Friday
Review Test

LESSON 15

Monday
final-e rule

Tuesday
ou

Wednesday
ee

Thursday
au - aw

Friday
Review Test

LESSON 16

Monday
final-e rule

Tuesday
ai

Wednesday
ea (long)

Thursday
ea (long) - oa

Friday
Review Test

LESSON 17

Monday
short a

Tuesday
short e

Wednesday
short i

Thursday
short o - u

Friday
Review Test

LESSON 18

Monday
final-e rule

Tuesday
2 cons. rule

Wednesday
c-rule

Thursday
ly ny py ry ty

Friday
Review Test

3rd Nine Weeks - Lessons 19-27

LESSON 19

Monday
short a

Tuesday
short i

Wednesday
short o

Thursday
short - u

Friday
Review Test

LESSON 20

Monday
final-e
rule

Tuesday
1 cons. rule

Wednesday
2 cons. rule

Thursday
"le" ending

Friday
Review Test

LESSON 21

Monday
final-e rule

Tuesday
ee - ea

Wednesday
ee - ea

Thursday
ea (short e)

Friday
Review Test

LESSON 22

Monday
1 cons. rule

Tuesday
2 cons. rule

Wednesday
ow (2)

Thursday
dy gy ny ry ty

Friday
Review Test

LESSON 23

Monday
g-rule

Tuesday
final-e rule

Wednesday
ee

Thursday
ie (long e)

Friday
Review Test

LESSON 24

Monday
ly - ry

Tuesday
ou (except)

Wednesday
est

Thursday
1 cons. rule

Friday
Review Test

LESSON 25

Monday
ar - or - er

Tuesday
er - ir

Wednesday
ar - or (ending)

Thursday
2 cons. rule

Friday
Review Test

LESSON 26

Monday
c-rule

Tuesday
final-a rule

Wednesday
ea (2)

Thursday
silent letters

Friday
Review Test

LESSON 27

Monday
g-rule

Tuesday
ful

Wednesday
less - ness

Thursday
tion - ture

Friday
Review Test

 4th Nine Weeks - Lessons 28 - 36

LESSON 28

Monday
f-sound

Tuesday
c-rule

Wednesday
ar - er - or

Thursday
short vowels

Friday
Review Test

LESSON 29

Monday
ai

Tuesday
ea

Wednesday
au - oi - oy

Thursday
ar - or (ending)

Friday
Review Test

LESSON 30

Monday
final-e rule

Tuesday
2 cons. rule

Wednesday
short vowels

Thursday
short vowels

Friday
Review Test

LESSON 31

Monday
final-e rule

Tuesday
1 cons. rule

Wednesday
1 cons. rule

Thursday
short i

Friday
Review Test

LESSON 32

Monday
2 cons. rule

Tuesday
g-rule

Wednesday
er - ir - ur

Thursday
or

Friday
Review Test

LESSON 33

Monday
final-e rule

Tuesday
2 cons. rule

Wednesday
er

Thursday
er

Friday
Review Test

LESSON 34

Monday
ies ending

Tuesday
ai - ee

Wednesday
er

Thursday
tion

Friday
Review Test

LESSON 35

Monday
ea

Tuesday
"dis" prefix

Wednesday
1 cons. rule

Thursday
"le" ending

Friday
Review Test

LESSON 36

Monday
1 cons. except.

Tuesday
"r" except.

Wednesday
long v. except.

Thursday
1 cons. except.

Friday
Review Test