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Grade 3 Spelling Worksheet
Circle the word that is divided into syllables correctly.
A syllable is one beat of a word, and every syllable has a vowel sound. Third graders use that idea to read long words in pieces and to spell them one piece at a time. A handful of patterns do most of the work. Two small words joined together, such as rainbow, split between the small words. Two consonants in the middle, as in pencil or rabbit, split between those consonants. One consonant between two vowels, as in tiger, usually splits before the consonant.
A word that ends in a consonant plus le, such as table or apple, keeps the consonant with the le. Each question on this worksheet shows one word written three ways, and your child circles the one that is divided correctly. Early rows use compound words, later rows use words with three beats. Clap each beat and say the parts out loud before circling.
Common Core standard: RF.3.3.C
Pencil has a vowel, two consonants, then another vowel, so it splits between the n and the c: pen-cil.
Splitting a word where it looks even instead of where the vowel sounds are, which leaves a syllable with no vowel.
Clap the beats, then check that every part has a vowel sound.
Splitting a word where it looks even instead of where the vowel sounds are, which leaves a syllable with no vowel.
Clap the beats, then check that every part has a vowel sound.
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Similar: Syllable Types · Compound Words
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