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Fun with Words!

A Grade 3 ELA worksheet focused on engaging word games to build vocabulary and language skills.

Grade 3 ELA GrammarLanguage and VocabularyWord Games
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Includes

Word BankFill in the BlanksTrue / FalseShort AnswerMatchingCustom

Standards

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.3.4CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.3.5

Topics

word gamesvocabularyELAthird grade
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Fun with Words!

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Read the instructions for each section carefully and do your best!

Unscramble the letters to find the hidden words. Use the word bank to help you!

apple
house
happy
flower

1. ppael  

2. sohue  

3. yhppa  

4. lowfer  

Choose a word from the box that means the same or almost the same as the underlined word.

big
fast
smart

1. The elephant was a very large animal.  

2. The rabbit ran quickly across the field.  

3. She is a clever student.  

Read each statement. Circle T if it's true, or F if it's false.

1. A synonym is a word that means the opposite of another word.

T

True

F

False

2. An antonym is a word that means the opposite of another word.

T

True

F

False

Write a sentence using each of the following words.

1. friendly

2. adventure

Match each word on the left with its antonym (opposite) on the right.

1. hot

 

a. sad

2. up

 

b. cold

3. happy

 

c. down

Find the hidden words in the puzzle below. Words can go across or down.

F L O W E R S A P P L E S T H O U S E Z U A N I M A L S P Y C A H B O P R E A D Y G Y L I G H T S

Word List:

APPLE

HOUSE

HAPPY

FLOWER

ANIMALS

LIGHT