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Free 3rd Grade worksheets
28 printable 3rd grade reading packs: reading comprehension, spelling lists, word searches, flashcards, riddles and coloring pages. Each pack is a free PDF with an answer key, in color or ink saver.
Riddles Start here: top 3rd grade reading printables
Start here: top 3rd grade reading printables
Reading comprehension
8 original passages, half stories and half nonfiction, each with questions, word work and an answer key.
Spelling lists
8 weekly lists that follow one spelling pattern each, with eight kinds of practice.
- List 7: Suffixes -ful, -less, -ly
helpful, careful, hopeful, careless, useless, fearless …
CCSS L.3.2f
Word searches
Printable word searches with answer keys, to review spelling, sight words and vocabulary.
Weather words word searchTwelve weather words for 2nd and 3rd grade science.
Flashcards
Cut-out flashcards for daily sight word and letter practice.
Third grade sight word flashcardsThe 41 Dolch third grade words, the last and longest list, like about, together and laugh.
Riddles
Riddle cards with answers for close reading, wordplay and a little fun.
Animal riddles for kidsGuess the animal from three clues. Great for science time, a reading warm-up or a car ride.
Brain teaser riddles for kidsTrickier riddles with clever twists and wordplay for 3rd, 4th and 5th graders who love a challenge.
Coloring pages
Big pictures with thick lines, a color guide and a word to trace, plus alphabet coloring and color by sight word.
Space coloring pagesA rocket, a planet with rings, the moon, a comet and more, for children who love outer space.
Everything in one book
3rd Grade workbook100 pages with a contents page, progress chart, answer keys and a certificate.
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3rd Grade Grammar Packs
One grammar skill per pack: a rule poster, three levels, a quick check, answer keys and a certificate. $4.50 each.
Parts of Speech14 pages · CCSS L.3.1a$4.50 · See inside 
Regular and Irregular Plural Nouns14 pages · CCSS L.3.1b$4.50 · See inside 
Abstract Nouns14 pages · CCSS L.3.1c$4.50 · See inside 
Regular and Irregular Verbs14 pages · CCSS L.3.1d$4.50 · See inside 
Simple Verb Tenses14 pages · CCSS L.3.1e$4.50 · See inside 
Subject-Verb and Pronoun Agreement14 pages · CCSS L.3.1f$4.50 · See inside 
Comparatives and Superlatives14 pages · CCSS L.3.1g$4.50 · See inside 
Coordinating and Subordinating Conjunctions14 pages · CCSS L.3.1h$4.50 · See inside 
Simple, Compound and Complex Sentences15 pages · CCSS L.3.1i$4.50 · See inside 
Capital Letters in Titles13 pages · CCSS L.3.2a$4.50 · See inside 
Commas in Addresses13 pages · CCSS L.3.2b$4.50 · See inside 
Commas and Quotation Marks in Dialogue13 pages · CCSS L.3.2c$4.50 · See inside 
Possessive Nouns14 pages · CCSS L.3.2d$4.50 · See inside 
Adding Suffixes to Base Words14 pages · CCSS L.3.2e$4.50 · See inside 
Spelling Patterns and Word Families14 pages · CCSS L.3.2f$4.50 · See inside 
Using a Dictionary to Check Spelling13 pages · CCSS L.3.2g$4.50 · See inside
Common questions
What reading do 3rd graders learn?
On this page: reading comprehension, spelling lists, word searches, flashcards, riddles and coloring pages.
How should I use these 3rd grade reading worksheets?
Start with the first page of a pack: it shows the idea with pictures. Do one or two pages a day rather than the whole pack at once, then check the work with the answer key at the end.
Can I print them in black and white?
Yes. Every pack has an ink saver version with no colored fills, made for black and white printers and school photocopiers.