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Year 4 in England

3rd grade vocabulary

10 3rd grade vocabulary skills, each with a worked example, free practice that checks every answer, and a printable worksheet. Start with a mixed review, or jump to the skill you need.

Mixed review

Ten questions drawn from every skill below.

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Synonyms

CCSS L.3.5CCSS L.4.5.CEngland: Y3 VocabularyEngland: 11+ English (synonyms)

Example

Which word means the SAME as "scared"?

  1. "scared" and "afraid" are synonyms.
  2. So the answer is: afraid

Answer: afraid

Builds on: Shades of meaning

Leads to: Antonyms, Using context clues, Prefixes and suffixes, Similes and metaphors

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Antonyms

CCSS L.3.5CCSS L.4.5.CEngland: Y3 VocabularyEngland: 11+ English (antonyms)

Example

Which word means the OPPOSITE of "gift"?

  1. "gift" and "debt" are antonyms.
  2. So the answer is: debt

Answer: debt

Builds on: Opposites, Synonyms

Leads to: Word relationships and analogies, Synonyms or antonyms? Word pairs

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Using context clues

CCSS L.3.4.ACCSS L.4.4.ACCSS L.5.4.AEngland: Y3/4 Reading (meaning from context)England: 11+ English

Example

Use the clues in the sentence. What does the word in brackets mean? The room was so dim that we could hardly see. (dim)

  1. Context clues are hints in the sentence that help you work out a word's meaning.
  2. So the answer is: not bright

Answer: not bright

Builds on: Synonyms

Leads to: Words with more than one meaning, Academic vocabulary in context (SAT/ACT), Word meaning in a text, Context clues: definition, example or opposite

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Words with more than one meaning

CCSS L.3.4CCSS L.4.4England: Y3 VocabularyEngland: 11+ English (multiple meanings)

Example

What does the word in brackets mean in THIS sentence? The kite flew high in the light breeze. (light)

  1. The rest of the sentence tells us which meaning a multiple-meaning word has.
  2. So the answer is: gentle, not strong

Answer: gentle, not strong

Builds on: Using context clues

Leads to: Homographs: same spelling, different meaning (wind, tear, bow), Multiple-meaning words: 'most nearly means' in context

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What does the prefix mean? (mis-, over-, non-, pre-, dis-)

CCSS L.3.4.BCCSS RF.3.3.AEngland: Y3/4 Vocabulary (prefixes)England: Y3 GPS (prefixes)

Example

What does "overjoyed" mean?

  1. The meaning of the prefix + the meaning of the root = the meaning of the word.
  2. So the answer is: extremely happy

Answer: extremely happy

Builds on: Prefixes un-, re- and pre- change the meaning

Leads to: Prefixes sub-, inter-, super-, anti- and auto-, Greek and Latin word parts: tele, graph, port, aqua, scope

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What does the suffix mean? (-less, -ful, -able, -er, -ness)

CCSS L.3.4.BCCSS RF.3.3.AEngland: Y3/4 Vocabulary (suffixes)England: Y3 GPS (suffixes)

Example

What does "painless" mean?

  1. A suffix at the end of a word changes its meaning, and often its word class.
  2. So the answer is: without pain

Answer: without pain

Builds on: Suffixes -ment, -ness, -ful, -less, -ly, Prefixes un-, re- and pre- change the meaning

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Literal or figurative? Phrases that don't mean what they say

CCSS L.3.5.ACCSS RL.3.4England: Y3/4 Reading (figurative language)England: Y4 Vocabulary (idioms)

Example

Is this sentence literal or figurative? I ate a piece of cake at the party.

  1. Literal language means exactly what it says. Figurative language uses words in a different way to make a point.
  2. So the answer is: literal: it means exactly what it says

Answer: literal: it means exactly what it says

Builds on: One word, two meanings (bat, duck, ring), Shades of meaning

Leads to: Words from myths (a Herculean task, an Achilles' heel), Same word, different job: noun, verb, adjective or adverb?

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Alphabetical order to the second and third letter

CCSS L.3.2.GEngland: Y3/4 Reading (using a dictionary)England: Y3 Spelling (dictionary use)

Example

Which word comes FIRST in a dictionary?

  1. In order: grape, grill, grow, grumpy.
  2. So the answer is: grape

Answer: grape

Builds on: Alphabet order: before, after and missing letters

Leads to: Dictionary guide words: is the word on this page?

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Dictionary guide words: is the word on this page?

CCSS L.3.2.GCCSS L.3.4.DEngland: Y3/4 Reading (using a dictionary)

Example

The guide words at the top of a dictionary page are "plaza" and "plug". Which word would you find on this page?

  1. "plaza" < "plenty" < "plug" in alphabetical order.
  2. So the answer is: plenty

Answer: plenty

Builds on: Alphabetical order to the second and third letter

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How sure are they? wondered, suspected, believed, knew

CCSS L.3.5.CEngland: Y3/4 Vocabulary (shades of meaning)England: Y5 GPS (adverbs and modal verbs of possibility)

Example

In which sentence is Ana LEAST sure?

  1. "wondered whether" means it is only a question in their mind.
  2. So the answer is: Ana wondered whether the cookies were in the cupboard.

Answer: Ana wondered whether the cookies were in the cupboard.

Builds on: Shades of meaning

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