Spell It: -tch or -ch, -dge or -ge is a free printable Grade 3 English worksheet on choosing between the spelling after a short vowel and the one after a long vowel or consonant, aligned to Common Core standard L.3.2. It prints 8 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

Set 22 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.

One paper per student

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Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.

Spell It: -tch or -ch, -dge or -ge

L.3.2

NameDate

Choose the right spelling from the box.

1.Turn to the next ___ of the book.

Choose: page · padge

2.The ___ said the man could go home.

Choose: judge · juge

3.Can you ___ the ball?

Choose: catch · cach

4.We had our ___ at noon.

Choose: lunch · luntch

5.An elephant is very ___.

Choose: large · lardge

6.Use a ___ to light the candle.

Choose: match · mach

7.We sat on a wooden ___ in the park.

Choose: bench · bentch

8.Do not ___ the wet paint.

Choose: smudge · smuge

LessonPrint · L.3.2 · Set 22 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Spell It: -tch or -ch, -dge or -ge

Set 22. Prints on its own sheet.

1.page
2.judge
3.catch
4.lunch
5.large
6.match
7.bench
8.smudge

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to L.3.2 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.