Grade 3 English worksheets
Grade 3 English worksheets on LessonPrint cover phonics & fluency, reading stories, reading information, writing, speaking & listening and grammar & vocabulary. There are 121 free printable sheets across 42 Common Core standards, each with its own answer key and 25 versions so every student in the class gets a different paper. They are aimed at ages 8-9, print straight from the browser, and need no account.
121 worksheets42 standards42 with a lesson plan25 versions each
Reading: Foundational Skills
5 worksheetsRF.3.3Read multisyllable words using prefixes, suffixes and syllable patterns.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Reading Long Words — splitting a multisyllable word into readable parts
- Count the Syllables — hearing the syllable boundaries in a longer word
- eigh, ough and augh — reading the irregular vowel spellings eigh, ough and augh
RF.3.4Read Grade 3 text at a sensible pace with expression, and fix your own errors.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Read for Sense — using the sense of a sentence to catch and correct a misread word
- Reread to Understand — going back over a text to pin down the meaning
Reading: Literature
23 worksheetsRL.3.1Answer questions about a story by pointing at the words that prove it.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Answer with the Text — choosing the words from a story that prove an answer
- Questions and Key Details — answering across a story from its stated details
- Clues About What Happens Next — finding the sentence that hints at what is about to happen
RL.3.2Retell a tale, state its message, and show which details carry it.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Recount a Folktale — retelling a folktale or fable by putting its key events in order
- The Message and How It Is Carried — naming the message and the details that convey it
- What Does the Myth Explain? — matching an origin myth to the thing in the world it explains
RL.3.3Describe what a character is like and how what they did changed the story.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Traits, Motivations and Feelings — describing what a character is like and what they want
- How Actions Drive the Story — matching what a character did to what it made happen next
RL.3.4Tell when words mean what they say and when they do not.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Literal or Not? — telling words that mean what they say from words that do not
- What the Phrase Really Means — explaining an idiom, simile or metaphor
- Words That Paint a Picture — naming the sense a phrase appeals to and the picture it paints
RL.3.5Use the words chapter, scene and stanza, and say how each part builds on the last.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Chapters, Scenes and Stanzas — matching each part of a story, play or poem to its name
- How Each Part Builds — explaining how a later part builds on an earlier one
- What the Script Tells You — reading character and plot from dialogue and stage directions
RL.3.6Separate what you think from what the narrator or the character thinks.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- My View and the Narrator's — separating your own view from the narrator's
- Whose Point of View Is It? — attributing a view to the narrator or a character
RL.3.7Explain what the illustrations add to the mood or the characters.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- What the Illustration Adds — explaining how a picture creates mood or emphasis
- Mood from the Words — matching a line of a story to the mood its picture should show
RL.3.9Compare two books from a series on theme, setting and plot.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Two Tales, One Pattern — comparing themes, settings and plots of related stories
- Same Author, Same Characters — comparing two stories in a series by what stays and what changes
- Comparing Settings in Tales — comparing where and when two tales take place
RL.3.10Read and understand harder Grade 2-3 stories, plays and poems on your own.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Reading a Grade 3 Story — reading a whole Grade 3 text and answering across it
- Reading a Play or Poem — telling a story, a play and a poem apart by how each is written
Reading: Informational Text
22 worksheetsRI.3.1Answer questions about an information text by quoting where it says so.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Prove It from the Text — matching a question to the sentence in the text that answers it
- Questions About the Facts — answering across an information text
RI.3.2State the main idea and show which details hold it up.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Main Idea and Key Details — matching a main idea to the key detail that supports it
- Say the Whole Thing Shorter — summarizing an information text accurately
RI.3.3Explain how events or steps connect, using time and cause words.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Cause and Effect — describing why one thing leads to another
- Steps in a Process — reconstructing a technical sequence
RI.3.4Work out what a subject-specific word means in this text.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Subject Words in Context — working out a domain-specific word from the text
- Academic Vocabulary — choosing what a subject word means in a sentence
RI.3.5Use key words, sidebars and links to find what you need fast.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Key Words, Sidebars and Links — using search tools to find information efficiently
- Which Feature Would Help? — saying what a text feature would add here
RI.3.6Separate what you think from what the author thinks.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- The Author's View and Mine — separating your own view from the author's
- What the Author Thinks — identifying an author's position in an information text
- What Does the Writer Want You to Do? — finding what a short persuasive text wants the reader to think or do
- Persuade or Inform? — telling a text that tries to persuade from one that gives information
RI.3.7Use maps and photographs with the words to explain what happened.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Maps, Photographs and Words — matching what you want to find out to the map, photograph or diagram that shows it
- Where, When, Why and How — using text and image to answer across an event
RI.3.8Name how one sentence or paragraph connects to the next.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- How Sentences Connect — sorting linked sentences by cause and effect, comparison or sequence
- Reasons Behind the Claim — matching evidence to the point it supports
RI.3.9Compare the main points and details of two texts on one topic.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Two Texts, One Topic — comparing the key points of two texts on one subject
- What Each Text Adds — comparing two short texts on one topic to find what the second adds
RI.3.10Read and understand harder Grade 2-3 information texts on your own.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Reading a Grade 3 Fact Text — reading a whole information text and answering across it
- Following a Technical Explanation — holding a chain of causes together by putting a process in order
Writing
24 worksheetsW.3.1Write an opinion piece with an introduction, ordered reasons and a conclusion.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Opinion in a Sensible Order — ordering reasons and joining them with linking words
- Reasons from the Text — supporting an opinion with evidence from a text you have read
W.3.2Write to explain a topic, grouping related information together.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Group Your Information — developing a topic with grouped facts and definitions
- Explain a Process — putting a technical explanation in the right order
- Find the Topic Sentence — choosing the sentence that states a paragraph's central idea
W.3.3Write a story with a narrator, dialogue, description and a proper ending.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- A Story with Dialogue — using dialogue and description to develop events
- Sequence and Ending — giving a narrative a clear order and a real conclusion
W.3.4Organize a piece of writing to suit the job it has to do.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Organized for the Task — shaping a piece to suit what it has to do
- Choose Your Words — organizing a piece so it does the job it was written for
- Write a Thank-You Letter — writing a friendly letter shaped to its reader and its purpose
- Which Part of the Letter? — sorting each line of a friendly letter into the part it belongs to
W.3.5Plan, revise and edit a piece rather than handing in the first draft.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Plan, Revise, Edit — improving a draft rather than handing in the first one
- Edit the Punctuation — correcting the possessives and dialogue capitals in a draft
W.3.6Type and publish your writing, and work on it with others.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Writing to Publish — preparing a piece for a reader who is not in the room
- Feedback That Helps — giving a partner two specific, usable suggestions
W.3.7Run a short research project that teaches you something about a topic.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- A Short Research Project — building knowledge on a topic from sources
- Notes Under Headings — sorting evidence into provided categories
W.3.8Take brief notes from sources and sort them into given categories.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Take Brief Notes — recording facts from a source without copying it out
- Sort the Evidence — putting gathered evidence into the right category
- Author, Title, Publisher, Year — finding the author, title, publisher and year in a source entry
W.3.10Write often, both quickly in one sitting and slowly over days.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Write in One Sitting — producing a sustained piece to a short deadline
- Write Over Several Days — returning to a longer piece and developing it
- Write a Rhyming Poem — a short poem with rhyme and a regular beat
- A Poem in Five Senses — a poem built from sensory detail
Speaking & Listening
12 worksheetsSL.3.1Come prepared, follow the rules, and build on what others said.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Come Prepared — the moves that make a discussion build rather than drift
- Build on Others' Ideas — linking your contribution to what came before
SL.3.2Pick out the main ideas and details from something you heard or saw.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Main Ideas from What You Heard — naming the main idea of something a speaker said
- Supporting Details — holding on to the details that support an idea
SL.3.3Question a speaker and answer with proper detail.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Questions with Elaboration — asking and answering with proper detail
- Answer in Full — giving the elaboration a question asked for
SL.3.4Report on a topic clearly, at a pace people can follow.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Report on a Topic — reporting with facts and relevant descriptive detail
- Recount an Experience — telling something that happened at an understandable pace
SL.3.5Record a fluent reading of a story or poem, and add visuals.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Reading Aloud Fluently — reading a story or poem aloud at a pace and with the expression a listener can follow
- Add a Visual Display — choosing where a visual would emphasize a detail
SL.3.6Speak in full sentences when the situation calls for it.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Speak in Complete Sentences — producing a full sentence when the task calls for one
- Detail and Clarification — giving the detail a listener actually asked for
Language
35 worksheetsL.3.1Use nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs and the right subject-verb agreement.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Verbs and Tenses — choosing the verb form the sentence needs
- Sort by Word Class — sorting words into nouns, verbs and adverbs
- Mine, Yours, Theirs — the possessive pronoun that stands alone
- Agreement in Longer Sentences — keeping the verb agreeing when words come between it and its subject
- Big, Bigger, Biggest — forming comparatives and superlatives, with their spelling changes
- Good, Better, Best — irregular comparisons, and more and most with longer words
- Simple or Compound? — telling one complete thought from two joined ones
- Because, When, Although — joining ideas with a subordinating conjunction
- Complete Subject, Complete Predicate — splitting a sentence into who it is about and what they do
L.3.2Capitalize titles, punctuate dialogue and possessives, and spell using patterns.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Punctuating Dialogue — capitals and marks around what a character says
- Possessives and Commas — the apostrophe in a possessive and the comma in a list
- Capitals for Places, Eras and Titles — using capital letters for historical periods, official titles and place names
- Capitals in Book Titles — using capital letters for the first word and every main word of a book title
- Commas in Addresses — the comma between a city and its state or country
- Commas in Full Dates and Places — the commas on both sides of a year or a state in the middle of a sentence
- Drop the e or Double the Letter — adding -ing and -ed to words ending in e or in one short vowel and a consonant
- Change y to i — spelling plurals and endings after a final y, and when the y stays
- Double Letters in the Middle — spelling two-syllable words with a doubled consonant
- -tch, -dge and scr- — sorting words by the complex consonant they use
- Spell It: -tch or -ch, -dge or -ge — choosing between the spelling after a short vowel and the one after a long vowel or consonant
- Bought, Brought, Thought — spelling the -ought and -aught words
- Won't, Should've and I'd — writing the harder contractions
- Say the Contraction in Full — expanding the harder contractions
- ABC Order to the Third Letter — alphabetizing words that share their first two letters
- Sound-Alike Spellings — spelling the right one of two single-syllable homophones
L.3.3Choose words for effect, and recognize the difference between spoken and written English.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Words Chosen for Effect — choosing the word that does the job you want
- Spoken and Written English — recognizing where the two differ
L.3.4Use context, affixes, root words and a dictionary to unlock a word.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Affixes and Roots — using a prefix or suffix to unlock a word
- Work It Out from Context — using the sentence to determine a word's meaning
- Same Spelling, Different Meaning — using the sentence to choose a homograph's meaning
L.3.5Understand literal and non-literal meanings, and shades of meaning.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Literal and Nonliteral — telling apart what words say and what they mean
- Shades of Meaning — distinguishing words that are close but not the same
- Opposite Meanings — choosing the antonym of a Grade 3 word
L.3.6Use academic and subject words accurately, including time and place phrases.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Words That Signal Time and Place — using the phrases that place an event
- Academic Words in Use — matching subject vocabulary to its meaning
Grade 3 English worksheets — questions teachers ask
What English topics do the Grade 3 worksheets cover?
Reading: Foundational Skills, Reading: Literature, Reading: Informational Text, Writing, Speaking & Listening and Language — the Common Core domains taught in Grade 3. That is 121 worksheets across 42 standards, grouped on this page by the standard each one practices rather than by topic name, so a sheet can be matched to the code you are teaching to.
How many free Grade 3 English worksheets are there?
121, each one practicing a distinct sub-skill rather than repeating a sibling under another title. Every sheet is published in 25 versions, so Grade 3 has 3025 printable papers in total, all free and all with an answer key.
What age are Grade 3 English worksheets for?
Grade 3 is typically ages 8-9 in the United States. The sheets are grouped by Common Core standard rather than by age, so a student working above or below their grade level can be given the sheet that matches the standard they are on.
Do the Grade 3 worksheets include answer keys?
Every one. The key is generated from the same problems as the questions and prints on its own sheet of paper, after them, so it does not go out with the class. That holds for all 25 versions of every Grade 3 sheet, not only the first.
How do I give each student a different Grade 3 worksheet?
Open any sheet and pick a set number from 1 to 25, or download set 1's class PDF, which contains all 25 versions in one file. The problems are fixed to each address, so the key you photocopied on Monday still matches on Friday.
Are the Grade 3 worksheets really free?
Yes. Every Grade 3 worksheet, answer key and PDF here is free to print and photocopy for your class. There is no account, no email capture before a download, and no sheet that turns out to need a subscription at the last step.
Are there Grade 3 lesson plans as well as worksheets?
42 of the 42 Grade 3 standards on this page have a full lesson plan written — timed section by section, with the exact wording where it matters, the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Each one is linked beside its standard above.