SVUSD – Grade 3
Lesson 1
CVCe Sorts Across Vowels
Generalization:
A consonant vowel plus silent –e makes the vowel long.
long a
long i
long o
long u
cave
gave
made
make
take
came
same
flame
plane
crane
range
space
stage
shade
trade
grade
plate
state
skate
place
chase
grape
scale
what
graze
change
phase
donate
inhale
exhale
arcade
decade
parade
rampage
teenage
wide
side
fine
time
line
like
tribe
prize
guide
slide
glide
crime
chime
prime
smile
while
spike
spice
twice
slice
quite
write
stripe
strike
awhile
decide
inside
beside
outside
supervise
describe
dislike
polite
wildlife
sometimes
more
home
zone
ozone
hose
stole
code
erode
stole
drove
wrote
quote
stone
phone
throne
close
chose
those
froze
broke
choke
stroke
spoke
attitude
whole
artichoke
casserole
cyclone
telephone
cute
mute
flute
chute
tube
tune
dune
rude
dude
crude
rule
huge
fume
prune
reduce
produce
salute
pollute
compute
tribute
substitute
molecule
include
Homophone of the week: toe - tow
Contraction of the week: I’m – (I am)
SVUSD – Grade 3
Lesson 2
CVVC (long a, e, o, u)
Generalization:
Two vowels together (CVVC) make long a, long e, long o, and long u sounds.
long a
long e
long o
long u
wait
rain
pain
plain
trail
nail
brain
chain
braid
train
snail
strain
faith
waist
claim
praise
sailor
trailer
raider
traitor
straight
mermaid
thumbnail
read
neat
near
meat
heed
team
meet
mean
meal
reak
deal
clean
reach
really
beach
steam
stream
peach
peace
speak
sweet
queen
heater
leaning
speech
preach
teacher
retreat
greeting
cheating
squeeze
road
roam
loan
loaf
moat
soap
boat
coal
goat
moan
float
toast
roast
groan
coast
throat
coach
boast
coax
loaves
due
blue
suit
fruit
juice
pursuit
recruit
persue
bruise
Homophone of the week: ball - bawl
Contraction of the week: (you’re – you are)
SVUSD – Grade 3
Lesson 3
Other Long Vowel Combinations (long a, e, i)
Generalization:
There are other vowel combinations which create the long a, long e, and long i vowel
sounds.
long a
long e
long i
day
play
clay
stay
sway
they
obey
vein
eight
weigh
weight
sleigh
decay
always
astray
portray
birthday
highway
yesterday
she
grief
brief
thief
chief
field
piece
niece
shriek
believe
shy
fly
dry
pie
eye
bye
mind
blind
wild
child
mild
sigh
sight
light
flight
bright
might
climb
tonight
hindsight
horrify
multiply
Homophone of the week: sell – cell
Contraction of the week: (we’re - we are)
SVUSD – Grade 3
Lesson 4
More Long Vowel Combinations ( long o long u )
Generalization:
There are several other vowel combinations which create the long o and long u vowel
sounds.
long o
long u
cold
gold
scold
most
post
host
ghost
blow
snow
grow
throw
know
elbow
stroll
flown
unknown
potato
marigold
meadow
although
too
two
you
flu
due
few
dew
crew
flew
knew
grew
blew
screw
shrew
blue
true
food
mood
pool
proof
soup
noose
bruise
cruise
gloom
poodle
rooster
pursue
pontoon
through
crucial
Homophone of the week: cents-sents-sense
Contraction of the week: (she’s - she is)
SVUSD – Grade 3
Lesson 5
R Influenced Vowels
Generalization:
An r following a vowel changes the sound of that vowel. This is called an r-controlled
vowel. The / er / sound can be produced by ar, er, and or.
/ ar / sound
/ er / sound
/ or / sound
bar
car
far
jar
park
part
farm
hard
card
yard
star
scar
yarn
barn
dark
start
spark
shark
march
marsh
artist
target
carpet
discard
harden
marble
cargo
garlic
farther
garden
garment
harvest
scarlet
darling
her
bird
dirt
girl
fur
sir
stir
slur
spur
fern
burn
worm
jerk
herd
blur
first
shirt
skirt
world
third
circle
dirty
church
turtle
return
sister
termite
disturb
purple
burden
birthday
thirsty
further
furnish
for
fort
fork
cork
form
corn
horn
torn
born
storm
porch
short
sport
north
torch
forty
horse
glory
thorn
sword
forest
forget
acorn
hornet
absorb
boring
distort
escort
export
memory
morning
platform
uniform
history
Homophone of the week: base – bass
Contraction of the week: ( he’s – he is )
SVUSD – Grade 3
Lesson 6
The /aw/ sound
Generalization:
The following letter combinations produce the /aw/ sound: -al-, -aw-, -au-, -ou-.
-al-
-aw-
-au-
-ou-
all
call
ball
fall
hall
mall
tall
wall
walk
talk
stalk
chalk
salt
bald
stall
small
false
wallet
always
law
raw
jaw
saw
paw
awe
awl
caw
draw
bawl
crawl
thaw
flaw
dawn
fawn
yawn
lawn
hawk
awful
drawer
haul
fault
vault
pause
cause
sauce
haunt
fraud
taught
caught
launch
faucet
laundry
daughter
cauldron
cough
trough
ought
fought
bought
sought
thought
Homophone of the week: wore – war
Contraction of the week: it’s (it is)
SVUSD – Grade 3
Lesson 7
Frequently Misspelled Words
Generalization:
am
to
it
of
and
for
you
was
off
now
his
how
too
two
like
one
our
buy
into
its
it’s
can’t
don’t
also
a lot
from
goes
eyes
girl
have
sure
some
here
said
Christmas
here
said
down
very
want
then
than
them
there
they
your
you’re
once
begin
didn’t
better
letter
bear
break
clean
color
earth
found
could
going
great
early
know
knew
house
cattle
learn
forgot
today
Saturday
Homophone of the week: our-hour
party
what
upon
lovely
getting
might
grown
right
heard
pretty
really
until
coming
around
before
across
again
above
always
study
school
tried
where
would
scared
whole
write
truly
finally
radio
wrong
people
family
everyone
Halloween
guess
himself
myself
someone
sometime
anyone
mother
other
another
anyway
often
morning
similar
between
different
favorite
important
happily
problem
probably
suppose
sentence
instead
started
brought
caught
tonight
believe
cousin
swimming
enough
happened
usually
weird
Contraction of the week: it’s (it is)
SVUSD – Grade 3
Lesson 8
Base Words with –ed / -ing
Generalization:
Base words add –ed to make the word past tense and –ing to form the present participle.
Base Word
Base Word + -ed
Base Word + -ing
jump
plant
melt
burn
pass
crack
cheer
brush
dress
foam
wait
reach
drown
stretch
climb
turn
jumped
planted
melted
burned
passed
cracked
cheered
brushed
dressed
foamed
waited
reached
drowned
stretched
climbed
turned
jumping
planting
melting
burning
passing
cracking
cheering
brushing
dressing
foaming
waiting
reaching
drowning
stretching
climbing
turning
Homophone pair of the week: seen-scene
Contraction of the week: here’s (here is)
SVUSD – Grade 3
Lesson 9
Words with -ed
Generalization:
When the past tense suffix –ed is attached to a verb it can have 3 different sounds: /t/,
/ed/, or /d/.
-ed /t/
-ed /ed/
-ed /d/
asked
mixed
walked
fished
helped
locked
camped
ducked
dumped
gulped
kicked
limped
packed
picked
rushed
jumped
tricked
bumped
kissed
missed
hissed
passed
checked
chased
cracked
trapped
sopped
fussed
shocked
acted
lifted
ended
lasted
listed
sifted
rented
rusted
sanded
tested
hinted
landed
handed
needed
funded
melted
nested
dusted
mended
waited
dotted
traded
blasted
drifted
planted
printed
twisted
patted
treated
billed
filmed
pulled
filled
played
yelled
mailed
sailed
spelled
willed
yelled
spilled
chilled
drilled
grilled
boiled
raised
tried
bugged
grinned
shelled
smelled
swelled
thrilled
seemed
covered
grabbed
enjoyed
turned
learned
happened
Homophone of the week: there-their-they’ve Contraction of the week: there’s (there is)
SVUSD – Grade 3
Lesson 10
Adding -ed
Generalization:
A closed one-syllable word doubles the final consonant when –ed is added. When a word
ends in silent –e, the –e is dropped and –ed is added. A word ending in 2 consonants
(CVCC) or 2 vowels and a consonant (CVVC) adds –ed.
Double Consonant
+ -ed
batted
hopped
begged
popped
hugged
kidded
petted
rapped
wagged
shopped
bragged
stopped
chopped
skipped
trimmed
dragged
clapped
dropped
grinned
planned
shipped
tripped
slammed
snapped
CVCe drop –e
and add -ed
hoped
moved
waved
cared
wasted
sliced
smiled
shined
skated
Homophone pair of the week: new-knew
CVVC + -ed
CVVC + -ed
turned
pushed
jumped
wanted
fished
helped
rushed
tested
bumped
pounded
munched
crushed
climbed
fooled
cheered
needed
flooded
floated
moaned
poured
shouted
rained
waited
mailed
nailed
sailed
screamed
Contraction of the week: one’s (one is)
SVUSD – Grade 3
Lesson 11
Adding -ing
Generalization:
A closed one syllable word doubles the final consonant when –ing is added. A word that
ends in silent –e drops the –e to add –ing . A word ending in 2 consonants (CVCC) or 2
vowels and a consonant (CVVC) adds –ing.
Double Consonant
+ing
CVCe drops
-e & adds -ing
running
digging
winning
kidding
hugging
batting
hopping
popping
digging
rapping
begging
wagging
skipping
clapping
stopping
bragging
shopping
chopping
swimming
trimming
planning
shipping
spinning
tripping
snapping
grinning
dropping
quitting
slamming
hiding
biting
hoping
riding
diving
sliding
caring
moving
waving
driving
wasting
shining
slicing
writing
smiling
wasting
whining
living
Homophone of the week: pour-poor
CVCC + ing
CVVC + ing
jumping
kicking
fishing
helping
testing
bumping
finding
wanting
pushing
rushing
crushing
printing
climbing
trusting
standing
pounding
munching
raining
boating
waiting
fooling
pouring
meeting
needing
leaning
mailing
hailing
sailing
moaning
floating
sleeping
flooding
shouting
cheering
dreaming
screaming
Contraction of the week: that’s (that is)
SVUSD – Grade 3
Lesson 12
Adding -ing to -k words
Generalization:
When a word ends in -ke, drop the -e and add -ing. When a word ends with a vowel +
-ck, in two vowels and a consonant (CVVC), or in two consonants (CVCC) -ing is
added.
-ke
-ck
CVVC
VCk
taking
baking
waking
making
raking
liking
biking
braking
flaking
shaking
smoking
striking
stroking
quaking
picking
packing
locking
rocking
ducking
tacking
checking
tricking
blocking
snacking
cracking
sticking
plucking
clucking
wrecking
quacking
looking
hooking
cooking
seeing
leaking
soaking
speaking
breaking
sneaking
creaking
croaking
squeaking
asking
marking
working
honking
winking
barking
bunking
walking
thanking
drinking
spending
cracking
frisking
shrinking
Homophone of the week: pair – pare
Contraction of the week: what’s
(what is, what has)
SVUSD – Grade 3
Lesson 13
Plural Words (-s and -es)
Generalization:
Some nouns are made plural by adding -s (including those ending in silent -e). Nouns
ending in -s, -x, -ch, and -sh add -es.
-s
lips
legs
words
hands
wants
needs
goods
locks
boats
birds
plants
papers
talks
cages
horses
suits
prizes
friends
fences
houses
grains
feelings
animals
numbers
-es
degrees
computers
segments
dollars
doctors
fractions
savings
staplers
figures
services
Homophone of the week: bear – bare
buses
boxes
foxes
mixes
gases
arches
inches
wishes
dishes
bushes
brushes
crashes
branches
porches
clothes
watches
flashes
lunches
notches
dresses
hisses
classes
glasses
kisses
passes
crosses
bosses
peaches
beaches
bonuses
walruses
guesses
radishes
Contraction of the week: who’s
(who is, who has)
SVUSD – Grade 3
Lesson 14
Plurals with words ending in -y
Generalization:
Nouns ending in a consonant +y change to -ies. Nouns ending in a vowel +y add -s.
Cy to -ies
flies
cries
fries
armies
babies
ponies
bodies
copies
cities
ladies
parties
daddies
stories
bunnies
berries
pennies
worries
guppies
hobbies
cherries
puppies
families
supplies
counties
countries
fairies
trophies
Homophone of the week: peak – peek
Vy add -s
toys
boys
days
ways
jays
joys
plays
trays
monkeys
donkeys
turkeys
Contraction of the week: I’ve (I have)
SVUSD – Grade 3
Lesson 15
Changing -y to -i
Generalization:
If a word ends in a consonant followed by -y, change the -y to i before adding -es or
-ed.
-es
-ed
fries
dries
copies
babies
buries
studies
hurries
parties
replies
carries
marries
readies
empties
supplies
fried
dried
copied
babied
buried
studied
hurried
partied
replied
carried
married
readied
emptied
supplied
Homophone of the week: pain – pane
Contraction of the week: you’ve (you have)
SVUSD – Grade 3
Lesson 16
Words with w-, wh-, and wrGeneralization:
Words beginning with the w make the /w/ sound or the /r/ sound.
w-
wh-
wr-
way
went
well
will
wand
want
work
wind
warm
wire
with
wise
wild
wasp
wish
were
word
wait
water
wool
wart
worry
walk
winter
width
world
would
wound
wagon
window
wonder
without
woman
wooden
weather
why
what
when
where
while
whim
whip
which
white
whine
whale
wheel
whir
wheat
whose
whole
whittle
whistle
whisper
whether
whenever
whimper
wry
wrap
wren
wrist
write
wrote
writer
written
wrong
wreak
wrench
wrinkle
wriggle
wrapper
wrangle
wrestle
wreckage
wrought
Homophone of the week: prey – pray Contraction of the week: we’ve (we have)
SVUSD – Grade 3
Lesson 17
Silent Letters (gh, gn, kn, mb)
Generalization:
Some words are spelled with silent consonants. When g precedes h, the h is silent.
When g precedes n, the g is silent. When kn- is at the beginning of a word, the k is
silent. When -mb is found at the end of a word, the b is silent.
gh
gn
kn-
high
sigh
night
might
sight
tight
flight
ghost
weigh
weight
sleigh
ought
dough
knight
tonight
bought
naughty
thought
although
bough
through
highway
daughter
neighbor
throughout
thoroughly
sign
gnat
gnaw
gnu
resign
assign
align
design
gnash
gnarl
knit
knob
knot
knee
know
knew
kneel
knock
knife
knitted
known
knack
knoll
kneed
knapsack
knuckle
knickers
knight
knockout
knickknack
knowledge
acknowledge
Homophone of the week: grown – groan
-mb
comb
lamb
limb
bomb
tomb
climb
crumb
crumble
thumb
Contraction of the week: they’ve
(they have)
SVUSD – Grade 3
Lesson 18
Borrowed Sounds gh /f/, ph /f/
Generalization:
Some consonant combinations work together to take on a different phonetic sound. For
example, gh and ph can each work together to make the /f/ sound.
gh
ph
rough
tough
cough
laugh
roughly
enough
slough
laughed
laughter
phone
photo
graph
phase
phonics
gopher
trophy
dolphin
telephone
orphan
nephew
alphabet
paragraph
autograph
photograph
geography
sphere
physical
physician
pharmacy
apostrophe
photosynthesis
Homophone of the week: whole – hole Contraction of the week: I’d (I had, I would)
SVUSD – Grade 3
Lesson 19
Hard and soft c & g
Generalization:
c and g are hard before a, o, and u. they are soft before e, i, and y.
hard c
hard g
soft c
soft g
cup
corn
call
cave
camp
cart
cage
coin
cold
coat
cost
come
came
cook
cute
cuff
camel
candy
count
coast
comic
cousin
candle
college
canary
clothes
camera
could
country
carefully
caught
gum
gate
game
gave
gold
golf
goat
gain
gush
gulp
good
garden
getting
great
group
ground
cent
cell
city
circle
cycle
center
celery
cedar
cease
cellar
cement
central
cereal
certain
ceiling
cider
circus
cinch
cyst
census
cymbal
cinder
citizen
cinema
cyclone
cylinder
cinnamon
gym
gem
germ
giant
gentle
ginger
gypsy
general
giraffe
gelatin
Homophone of the week: your – you’re
Contraction of the week: you’d
(you would, you had)
SVUSD – Grade 3
Lesson 20
Complex Consonants (scr-, str-, shr-, spr-)
Generalization:
Three letter blends are made by letter sequences blended together.
ser-
str-
shr-
spr-
scrap
scram
scrub
screw
scream
scrunch
script
scrape
scratch
screen
screech
scribble
scramble
scrupulous
strip
stroll
strict
string
straw
stray
strike
street
stroke
strong
strain
stream
streak
stretch
stripe
strand
strange
straight
struggle
stroller
straggler
strategy
shrub
shrug
shred
shrink
shrank
shrunk
shrill
shrew
shrimp
shriek
shrewd
shrivel
shrunken
spry
spray
spring
sprint
sprain
sprig
spree
sprout
spread
sprawl
sprang
spruce
sprinkle
sprinkler
sprightly
sprocket
Homophone of the week: died – dyed
Contraction of the week: he’d
(he would, he had)
SVUSD – Grade 3
Lesson 21
qu and squ
Generalization:
In English, q is always followed by u. The only letter that combines with qu to form a
blend is s.
qu
squ
quit
quiz
quill
quilt
quick
quiet
quack
quail
quake
quite
quote
quest
queen
queer
quart
quartz
quarter
quality
quarrel
quench
quiver
quitter
quicken
quicksand
question
quantity
quotation
quotient
squid
squat
squirt
squad
squaw
squint
squeal
square
squire
squash
squish
squirm
squeeze
squirrel
squawk
squabble
Homophone of the week: berry – bury
Contraction of the week: she’d
(she would, she had)
SVUSD – Grade 3
Lesson 22
Words spelled with ch-, -ch, and -tchGeneralization:
Recognize words that begin with ch-. Sort for ending sound /ch/ spelled -ch and -tch-.
ch-
-ch
-tch-
chat
chin
chimp
chop
chew
champ
check
choke
chose
chores
cherry
chunk
charm
chart
chain
chair
cheer
cheek
cheap
cheat
change
chance
chase
chapter
church
chicken
children
chocolate
rich
inch
lurch
torch
arch
march
each
which
teach
beach
peach
reach
such
much
lunch
bunch
munch
punch
hunch
perch
pinch
bench
birch
torch
porch
coach
roach
starch
pouch
search
clench
drench
haunch
catch
match
watch
patch
latch
batch
hatch
scratch
itch
pitch
witch
ditch
hitch
twitch
fetch
hutch
clutch
notch
catcher
pitcher
butcher
stretch
Homophone of the week: steak – stake
Contraction of the week: we’d
(we would, we had)
SVUSD – Grade 3
Lesson 23
Words Ending in -ck, -k, and -ke
Generalization:
Words ending with a /k/ sound preceded by a short vowel are spelled –ck (CVC). Words
ending with a /k/ sound preceded by a diphthong often end in –k /(CVVC)/. Words
ending with a /k/ sound preceded by a long vowel end in –ke /(CVCe)/.
-ck
-k
-ke
lick
lack
tack
back
pack
deck
neck
peck
wick
sock
dock
lock
mock
rock
tuck
buck
black
shack
snack
track
crack
check
brick
click
trick
slick
stick
block
clock
flock
stuck
cluck
quack
look
seek
week
meek
leak
weak
soak
sleek
cheek
creak
croak
cloak
break
steak
squeak
squawk
daybreak
outbreak
bake
fake
sake
cake
lake
take
wake
rake
make
like
bike
hike
flake
shake
awake
spike
snake
stake
spoke
broke
brake
strike
stroke
quake
pancake
mistake
Homophone Pair of the Week: fowl-foul
Contraction of the week: can’t (can not)
SVUSD – Grade 3
Lesson 24
Words with –ce, -ve, and -se
Generalization:
Sort for soft –ce (/s/), voiced -ve) (/v/) and –se (/z/).
-ce
-ve
-se
rice
mice
nice
slice
twice
chance
dance
prince
space
since
once
fence
glance
voice
juice
romance
finance
advance
sentence
distance
give
live
dive
five
save
wave
dove
love
have
glove
curve
shove
brave
above
drive
sleeve
leave
weave
survive
rose
hose
nose
fuse
lose
close
those
these
ease
tease
please
cheese
cause
pause
phrase
choose
because
disease
Homophone of the week: needs - kneads
Contraction of the week: don’t (do not)
SVUSD – Grade 3
Lesson 25
Possessives
Generalization:
Most words are made possessive by adding an apostrophe and an s. If a word is plural
and ends in s, just add an apostrophe.
singular
plural
boy’s
girl’s
dog’s
kid’s
man’s
baby’s
cowboy’s
hero’s
farmer’s
mother’s
sister’s
father’s
brother’s
teacher’s
student’s
animal’s
horse’s
family’s
scout’s
class’s
child’s
friend’s
boys’
girls’
dogs’
kids’
men’s
babies’
cowboys’
heroes’
farmers’
mothers’
sisters’
fathers’
brothers’
teachers’
students’
animals’
horses’
families’
scouts’
classes’
children’s
friends’
Homophone of the week: weather-whether
Contraction of the week: isn’t (is not)
SVUSD – Grade 3
Lesson 26
Contraction Review
Generalization:
A contraction is a quick way to join two words. One or more letters in the words are
traded for or replaced by an apostrophe.
Contraction
I’m
you’re
we’re
he’s
she’s
it’s
here’s
there’s
one’s
that’s
what’s
who’s
I’ve
you’ve
we’ve
they’ve
I’d
you’d
he’d
she’d
we’d
they’d
can’t
don’t
isn’t
won’t
shouldn’t
wouldn’t
aren’t
doesn’t
wasn’t
weren’t
hasn’t
hadn’t
Homophone of the week: stare-stair
Meaning
I am
you are
we are
he is
she is
it is
here is
there is; there has
one is; one has
that is; that has
what is; what has
who is; who has
I have
you have
we have
they have
I would; I had
you would; you had
he would; he had
she would; she had
we would; we had
they would; they had
can not
do not
is not
will not
should not
would not
are not
does not
was not
were not
has not
had not
Contraction of the week: won’t
SVUSD – Grade 3
Lesson 27
Homophones
Generalization:
Homophones are words that sound alike, are spelled differently, and have different
meanings.
toe
ball
sell
cents
base
war
our
seen
there
new
pour
road
pair
bear
peak
pain
prey
grown
whole
berry
your
died
steak
fowl
needs
weather
stare
not
side
fined
through
piece
Homophone of the week: not-knot
tow
bawl
cell
scents
bass
wore
hour
scene
their
knew
poor
rode
pare
bare
peek
pane
pray
groan
hole
bury
you’re
dyed
stake
foul
kneads
whether
stair
knot
sighed
find
threw
peace
Contraction of the week: should not
sense
they’re
SVUSD – Grade 3
Lesson 28
Suffixes –ful, -ly
Generalization:
The suffix –ful is added to a base word to mean “full of” or “having.” The suffix –ly is
added to a base word to mean “ in a way that is.”
-ful
playful
useful
hopeful
fearful
painful
colorful
thankful
harmful
cheerful
graceful
awful
truthful
tasteful
powerful
wonderful
wasteful
peaceful
beautiful
thoughtful
Homophone of the week: way-weigh
-ly
badly
sadly
madly
gladly
costly
really
lovely
loudly
slowly
calmly
bravely
closely
lonely
friendly
finally
proudly
smoothly
easily
busily
happily
quickly
loyally
cruelly
coarsely
cowardly
directly
eagerly
constantly
frequently
usually
probably
suddenly
Contraction of the week: wouldn’t (would not)
SVUSD – Grade 3
Lesson 29
Suffixes –er, -ar, -or
Generalization:
The suffixes –er, -ar, and –or are added to base words to mean “one who.”
-er
baker
teller
lover
player
walker
singer
reader
leader
worker
usher
partner
writer
checker
painter
dancer
speaker
teacher
listener
carpenter
-ar
liar
beggar
burglar
scholar
vicar
Homophone of the week: side-sighed
-or
actor
editor
visitor
mentor
captor
author
mayor
director
sponsor
narrator
operator
Contraction of the week: aren’t (are not)
SVUSD – Grade 3
Lesson 30
Suffixes –less and -ness
Generalization:
The suffix –less is added to a base word to change a noun to an adjective and to mean not
having. The suffix –ness is added to mean a state of being.
-less
-ness
jobless
rimless
lawless
endless
helpless
homeless
careless
restless
ageless
spotless
tireless
mindless
powerless
reckless
blameless
shameless
tasteless
priceless
ceaseless
breathless
badness
sadness
niceness
goodness
likeness
swiftness
sweetness
sourness
weakness
frankness
greatness
happiness
heaviness
forgiveness
noisiness
helpfulness
helplessness
joyfulness
joylessness
carelessness
lawlessness
shamelessness
Homophone pair of the week: fined-find
Contraction of the week: doesn’t (does not)
SVUSD – Grade 3
Lesson 31
Prefixes Pre- and PostGeneralization:
The prefix pre- is added to a base word to mean before, while the prefix post- is added to
mean after or behind.
pre-
post-
prefix
prepay
preset
preteen
pretest
precook
predate
prewash
preheat
pregame
preview
premature
prehistoric
preschool
prejudge
preoccupied
postwar
postdate
postpone
postscript
postnasal
posthumous
postgraduate
Homophone of the week: though-threw
Contraction of the week: wasn’t (was not)
SVUSD – Grade 3
Lesson 32
Prefixes: Sub-, Under-, and OverGeneralization:
The prefixes sub- and under- are added to base words to mean under, below, or less than.
The prefix over- is added to mean “too” or “excessively.”
sub-
under-
over-
submit
subway
subplot
suburb
subject
subzero
subtract
subtotal
subgroup
submerge
subscribe
subtopics
submarine
substitute
subscription
subcontinent
subconscious
underage
underfed
undertow
undersell
underbrush
understudy
underscore
underlying
undersigned
underpayment
understatement
underdeveloped
undergraduate
underprivileged
oversee
overtime
overlook
overcome
oversleep
overflow
overdose
overnight
overcoat
overboard
overseas
overthrow
overreact
overbearing
overcrowded
overshadow
overwhelm
overestimate
overconfident
Homophone of the week: piece-peace
Contraction of the week: weren’t (were not)
SVUSD – Grade 3
Lesson 33
Compound Words
Generalization:
Compound words are made up of two or more smaller words.
into
cannot
inside
outside
football
bedroom
weekend
playpen
starfish
homework
ladybug
snowball
sunshine
birthday
highway
fireplace
bookcase
anybody
footprint
foothill
lowland
doghouse
baseball
raincoat
bluebird
classroom
checkup
jellyfish
greenhouse
sidewalk
someone
somebody
something
sometimes
grassland
underline
horseback
beeswax
eardrum
nearby
outdoors
whenever
airplane
rainbow
sailboat
yourself
basketball
drugstore
Homophone of the week: road-rode
upstairs
driveway
newspaper
shoreline
crosswalk
flashlight
moonlight
cardboard
anywhere
afternoon
playground
downtown
seahorse
everybody
everything
anywhere
grandmother
grandfather
folktale
earthworm
earthquake
breakfast
ourselves
Contraction of the week: hasn’t (has not)