Vocabulary and word usage worksheets for grade 3
These worksheets will help your child practice and improve vocabulary and word usage. These vocabulary exercises are at a third grade level and cover vocabulary acquisition, tricky words, affixes, compound words, idioms, similes, synonyms and antonyms.
The meanings of words
Words and their meanings: circle the word that matches the definition
Word definitions: select the correct definition for each word
Match phrases: make meaningful sentences by connecting phrases
Context clues: figure out the meaning of words using cross sentence clues
Shades of meaning: order similar words by their relative strength
Sentences and paragraphs
Improving sentences: replace words in sentences with better words
Paragraphs: fill in the missing words in a short text
Homonyms, homophones and tricky words
Multiple meaning words: match homonyms to their definitions
Homophones: identify the correct sound-alike word in each sentence
Word practice
Word search: search for the hidden words
Jumbled words: unscramble the jumbled words using word clues
Crosswords: solve the crossword which has definitions as clues
Word links: combine the two halves of each word
Affixes and compound words
Prefixes and suffixes: identify root words and meanings of prefix/suffix words
Write with prefixes and suffixes: write sentences with prefix/suffix words
Compound words: match words to make compound words
Idioms and similes
Idioms: match each idiom to its figurative meaning
Similes: circle the similes in each sentence
Simile sentences: write similes
Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms: match words with similar meanings
Synonym crosswords: solve these crosswords with synonyms
Antonyms: choose the word with the "opposite" meaning
Alphabetizing
Sample grade 3 vocabulary worksheet
