3rd Grade Language Arts Worksheets

Rev up kids with our printable 3rd grade language arts worksheets comprising exercises with answer keys for independent practice across a wide range of topics such as abstract nouns, forming comparative and superlative adjectives, identifying coordinating and subordinating conjunctions, using simple verb tenses, enhancing vocabulary with similes and alliterations, reading to make logical connections like causes and effects, and writing research reports using the prompts. Grab our free grade 3 English worksheets, head over, and check out for more!

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Negative Prefixes | Cut and Glue

Cut the negative prefixes and glue them beside the suitable roots to form the antonyms of the words.

Alliterating Animals

Describe the five animals: bear, dinosaur, zebra, horse and elephant creating interesting alliterations.

Homophones | Its Vs. It's

"Its" is a possessive form, while "it's" is a contracted form of "it is" or "it has". Complete the sentences using "its" or "it's" based on the context.

Father's Day | Word Search

Scout out the ten words that are related to Father's Day from the word search grid and circle them.

Making Similes from Pictures

Look at the pictures and build similes using appropriate adjectives and nouns.

Suffixes | Cut and Glue

Cut the suffixes from the next page and glue them beside an appropriate root to make new words.

Homographs and Their Meanings

Read the sentence, comprehend the meaning of the homograph from the context and choose the correct option.

Adding Affixes to Root Words

Color the words in the petals made from the same root, and add affixes of your own to build new words.

Completing the Story with Homophones

Complete the story "A Visit to the Horse Farm", choosing between each pair of homophones.

Fill in the Blanks with Compound Words

Identify the compound words from the images. Fill in the blanks with the compound words that best fit the context.

Commonly Confused Words | Is / Are

Complete each sentence with "is" or "are". If the subject is singular, use "is", and "are" if it is plural.

Illustrating the Idioms

Read the idiom, comprehend its meaning, and sketch the idiom, translating it into a picture.

Expanding Abbreviations of State Names

Expand the abbreviations of the 50 names of the states in the U.S. and write them in the space provided.

Classifying and Alphabetizing

Categorize the animals in the word box as mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, and insects, arrange them in ABC order and write them in the columns.

Writing the Missing Shades of Meanings

Find a word synonymous with the other three words from the word box and complete the shades of meaning.