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Year 3 Spelling Worksheet - Beginner

Year 3 Spelling worksheet for Year 3 (Key Stage 2 / Year 3-6 (Ages 7-11)). Beginner level english practice, aligned to the UK National Curriculum. Print-ready with answer key included.

English•Key Stage 2 / Year 3-6 (Ages 7-11)•Spellingbeginner
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Year 3 Spelling Detectives

Ages 7–8 • Beginner • UK National Curriculum

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Instructions: Read each prompt carefully and write your answers in the boxes. Use the examples and word banks to help you spot spelling patterns. Check each word before moving on.

1

Build Words with Prefixes

Add the prefix in brackets to the root word to make a new word. The example shows how a prefix changes a word: un + kind = unkind. Write the complete word in each box.

Example: un + kind = unkind

1. dis + agree =

2. mis + spell =

3. re + paint =

4. pre + view =

5. sub + marine =

6. inter + act =

2

Choose the Right Prefix

Use the word bank to complete each word. Each prefix is used once. Read the whole word aloud to check that it makes sense, then write it in the box.

Word bank: super, anti, auto, un

1. A book about someone's own life is an ___biography.

2. A substance that works against poison is an ___dote.

3. A person who is not happy is ___happy.

4. A hero with extraordinary powers is a ___hero.

3

Suffix Spelling Workshop

Add the suffix shown to the root word. Keep the root word's spelling in mind: for example, quick + ly = quickly. Write each complete word in the box.

1. quick + ly =

2. kind + ly =

3. inform + ation =

4. explore + ation =

5. poison + ous =

6. danger + ous =

4

Homophones in Sentences

Choose the correct word from the pair in brackets to complete each sentence. Think about what the sentence means before you decide. Write the chosen word in the box.

1. I can ___ the birds singing outside. (hear / here)

2. We walked ___ the park after lunch. (through / threw)

3. The ___ of the hill was covered in snow. (peak / peek)

4. Please put the books over ___. (there / their)

5. I ate a ___ of toast for breakfast. (piece / peace)

5

Year 3/4 Statutory Words

Use the word bank to complete each sentence. Check the spelling carefully, especially any tricky letter patterns. Each word is used once.

Word bank: believe, calendar, describe, difficult, February, library

1. I ___ that we can finish the puzzle together.

2. Mark the school trip date on the ___.

3. Can you ___ the character in the story?

4. The last question was quite ___.

5. There are twenty-eight days in ___.

6. We borrowed a book from the ___.

6

Spelling Check: Spot and Correct

Each sentence contains one misspelt Year 3/4 statutory word. Find the misspelling and write the correct spelling in the box. Remember to check carefully rather than copying the word as it appears.

1. We had an acciddent on the playground, but nobody was hurt.

2. The museum is in the town sentre.

3. I will remmember to bring my reading book.

4. The magician performed a surprize trick.

Answer Key

Activity 1: disagree ; misspell ; repaint ; preview ; submarine ; interact

Activity 2: autobiography ; antidote ; unhappy ; superhero

Activity 3: quickly ; kindly ; information ; exploration ; poisonous ; dangerous

Activity 4: hear ; through ; peak ; there ; piece

Activity 5: believe ; calendar ; describe ; difficult ; February ; library

Activity 6: accident ; centre ; remember ; surprise

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