Stress Free Spelling Practice Workbook

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Stress-Free Spelling Practice

Syllables *

Silent Letters *

Spelling Test: "-ight" *

Hey Neighbor! *

Write it Right #1 *

Write it Right #2 *

Write it Right #3 *

Spelling Test: "-ate" *

Contractions *Tricky Words

Compound Words *

The Great Outdoors

Money *

Spell It! *

Make It Short! *

Around the World *

Outer Space Word Scramble *

Fruits and Veggies *

Certificate of Completion

Answer Sheets

* Has an Answer Sheet


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Name:

Divide the words by using the VC/V pattern.

1. lizard ____ ____ 2. chicken ____ ____

3. jacket ____ ____ 4. rocket ____ ____

5. closet ____ ____ 6. current ____ ____

7. locket ____ ____

Circle the correct way to separate these words using the VC/V pattern.

1. salad: sa / lad sal / ad sala / d

2. model: mod / el mode / l mo / del

3. visit: vis / it vi / sit visi / t

4. present: pre / sent prese / nt pres / ent

5. finish: fin / ish fini / sh fi / nish

6. novel: no / vel nove / l nov / el

7. limit: limi / t lim / it li / mit

8. lemon: lem / on le / mon lemo / n

SyllablesCan you separate the following words with the VC/V patterns? V stands

for vowel (a, e, i, o, u) and C stands for consonant (not vowels).

VC/V: Divide the word after the consonant in the second syllable if the first

vowel is a short sound.

Example: racket rack / et

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1. knife ___________________

2. design ___________________

3. knead __________________

4. breathe __________________

5. debt ___________________

6. comb ___________________

7. write ____________________

8. scent _____________________

9. hymn _____________________

10. doubt ___________________

LETTER LASSO

Rewrite these spelling words.

Circle the silent letter in each word below.

hymn

doubt

debt

scent

SILENT LETTERS

3rd GradeSpelling Test

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1. height ___________________

2. might ___________________

3. sight ___________________

4. slight ____________________

5. right ___________________

6. bright _____________________

7. light _____________________

8. fright _____________________

9. fight ______________________

10. night ____________________

HOMOPHONE HANG-UPS


From your spelling list, choose the word that sounds the same as the one in bold,but is spelled differently.

A small insect is a mite, not a ______________________.

A piece of land or property is a site, not a ___________________.

A tradition or ritual is a rite, not a ___________________.

-ight


#3


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Hey Neighbor!Complete each word with ieor ei.

Remember, iusually comes before e, except:

when it comes after cas in ceiling when eand imake a long asound as in freight

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Another word for get is rec ve.

A person who steals is a th f.

When you step on a scale, you can see your w ght.

The opposite of floor is c ling.

Santa rides on a red sl gh.

Your pal is also your fr nd.

The ch f is the leader.

The al n is not from planet Earth.

You should be qu t in the library.

The number after seven is ght.

The knight carries a sword and a sh ld.


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Write It Right 1Complete each sentence with the correct homophone.


Do you have enough change for the bus ?

I want to go to the county this weekend!

fair

fare

The wind away my hat.

Lily painted her room light .

blew

blue

I wear my belt around my .

Its important not to water.

waste

waist

I almost the beginning of the movie.

James couldnt see through the heavy .

mist

missed

Ms. Emery is the new of our school.

Abraham Lincoln was a man of .

principal

principle

I am not to walk alone at night.The teacher read the book to the class.

allowedaloud

Homophonesare words that sound the same but have differentspellings and meanings.


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Cows travel together in a .

.roodtxenylduolgnignisrobhgienymI

heard

herd

.sepolevneehtfolladehsinifeW

There is a spider living on my .

sealing

ceiling

.ehtnimiwsaroftneweW

.ylduolotgnitratserasriatsehT

creek

creak

.niapehtotseenkymnoecitupmomyM

I paid very close attention to the science .

lesson

lessen

I get to a new class pet!

The dog on the bone.

choose

chews

I ate a large for dinner.

Nate put a in the ground.

steak

stake

Homophones are words that sound the same but have different

spellings and meanings.


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The balloon is floating in the .

The prince is the to the throne.

air

heir

I cant find a matching of socks.

Kenny ate a as a snack.

pair

pear

The car was to the garage for repairs.

A is similar to a frog.

toad

towed

Pearl wrote me a letter on her new .

The car remained at the red light.

stationary

stationery

The squirrel its nuts.

We picked delicious from the farm.

berries

buries

The dog followed the of the cat.

I my cousin a fun birthday gift.

sent

scent



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1. eight ___________________

2. straight _________________

3. weight __________________

4. great ____________________

5. plate ___________________

6. mate _____________________

7. skate _____________________

8. late ______________________

9. freight ___________________

10. crate ____________________

Choose the correct word.


He wants to make _________________ for wrestling this year.

a. wait

b. weight

c. wate

We had a _________________ time at the beach today.

a. great

b. grate

c. graight

He didnt see the road was ending and accidentally drove __________________

into the cornfield.

a. strait

b. strate

c. straight

-ate, -eight, -aight

#23rd GradeSpelling Test


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1. cant ___________________

2. wont ___________________

3. couldnt _________________

4. its ____________________

5. arent ___________________

6. werent ___________________

7. wouldnt __________________

8. thats _____________________

9. isnt ______________________

10. shouldnt _________________

APOSTROPHE WRANGLING


Put these apostrophes back in their proper place.

wont __________________

shouldnt __________________

thats ____________________

CONTRACTIONS


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1. actually __________________

2. precious _________________

3. books __________________

4. action __________________

5. enough _________________

6. session ___________________

7. folk _____________________

8. chorus ____________________

9. sure _____________________

10. sixth ___________________

COPY EDITOR


Marshall Mallett is a great reporter, but not a great speller. He needs his article

cleaned up before it goes to print. What words do you think he is trying to spell?

Im not too shure______________ about the future of

acshion_____________ movies, says film star Maximilian

Martinez. Martinez is known for playing tough guys, but those

kinds of roles are drying up as the public becomes more

interested in lighthearted comedies, looking to be cheered up

during these tough economic times.

More fokes_____________ these days want to laugh, I guess.

Answers:sureactionfolks

Tricky Words


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1. sailboat __________________

2. backpack ________________

3. notebook ________________

4. handbag _________________

5. keyboard ________________

6. haystack __________________

7. popcorn __________________

8. thumbtack ________________

9. hardware _________________

10. earthquake _______________

These compound words broke during delivery. Match up the bits and pieces,then write the completed words in the boxes below.


TACK

PACK

WARE THUMB

HARD

BACK

COMPOUND WORDS


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1. river ____________________

2. weather __________________

3. beach ___________________

4. desert __________________

5. forest __________________

6. wildlife ______________________

7. species ______________________

8. prairie ______________________

9. vegetation ___________________

10. mountain __________________

The Great Outdoors


Answers:1.river2.desert3.beach

Guessing GameGuess which natural feature I am!

1. You can fish in me, or if Im fast enough, take a

white-water rafting trip in me. ______________

2. I am hot during the day, and very cold

at night. ______________

3. I am where the ocean meets the shore. ______________


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1. dollar ___________________

2. cent _____________________

3. wallet ___________________

4. quarter __________________

5. account _________________

6. teller _______________________

7. nickel _______________________

8. credit ______________________

9. currency ____________________

10. savings ____________________



#9MONEY

2. money lent to a person in return

for a promise to pay it back later

3. a pocket-sized holder for money

6. one penny

DOWN

1. money a person keeps in a bank

4. a coin worth twenty-five cents

5. a coin worth five cents

ACROSS

1. 2.

3.

4.

5. 6.

Use words from your spelling list to solve the crossword puzzle.


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1. weight ________________

2. sight _______________

3. super ________________

4. dinner _________________

5. weird _________________

6. chalk _________________

7. knife __________________

8. magic __________________

9. clean ___________________

10. drink _________________

Spell It!grade 3

Fold the paper on the dotted line so you cant see the list.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

For ________________ last night, my family ordered pizza.

When it arrived, I helped set the table by getting out

_______________ dishes and pouring everyone a glass of milk

to ________________ . We were all set to eat, but when we

opened the box, we discovered the pizza was so hard,

it had to be cut with a fork and ________________ !

1


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1. walk ___________________

2. dollar __________________

3. Wednesday _____________

4. doesnt ________________

5. alert ___________________

6. night _________________

7. crowd __________________

8. sigh __________________

9. folk ___________________

10. mirror _________________

Spell It!grade 3


Then fill in the missing words in the story below:---------------------------------------------------------------------------

On ________________ , I went for a ________________ and

found a ________________ on the sidewalk. I put it in my

pocket, but that _______________, I decided that wasnt the

right thing to do. I let out a long _______________ , and the

next day I put it back where I found it.

2


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1. animal __________________

2. right __________________

3. cant _____________

4. didnt ________________

5. finish ___________________

6. arent _________________

7. floor __________________

8. cause __________________

9. lunch ___________________

10. straight _________________

Spell It!grade 3


Then fill in the missing words in the story below:---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Last weekend, I went to the zoo. I watched the penguins for

a long time, because penguins are my favorite _______________.

Around noon, the zookeepers came out to feed them

______________. I was surprised when they _______________

give the penguins plates to use. The zookeepers put the fish

________________ on the __________________ !

3


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Make It Short!Each state in the United States has its own two-letter postalabbreviation. Use the map on this page to find the postalabbreviation for every state.


IL IN

KY

TN

MS AL GA

SC

NC

VAWV

PA

MD DE

CT

NJ

RI

MA

VT

NH

NY

FL

OH

WI

MI

ME

WA

MTND

MN

IA

MO

AR

LA

SD

NE

KS

OK

WY

CO

ID

UT

AZNM

TX

OR

NV

CA

AK

HI

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Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

Note: AK and HI are not t o scale.


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Continue to write the postal abbreviation for every state.

Florida

GeorgiaHawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

MassachusettsMichigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New MexicoNew York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

TennesseeTexas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming


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1. Canada __________________

2. Mexico _________________

3. London _________________

4. Japan __________________

5.Australia _________________

6. Cairo _______________________

7. Moscow ____________________

8. California ___________________

9. Atlantic ____________________

10. Pacific ____________________


Write the name of the capital citynext to the star.

Guess the Capital City!

Answers:1.London2.Cairo3.Moscow


#8

2. Egypt

1. England

3. Russia


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Outer Space Word Scramble

snu

nomo

poult

heart

raunts

saurun

crumyer

suven

unpeent

tipjuer

arms

Unscramble the eleven celestial names to find the hidden name.

.


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1. artichoke ________________

2. papaya _________________

3. cucumber ________________

4. banana __________________

5.carrot _________________

6. watermelon _________________

7. eggplant ____________________

8. broccoli ____________________

9. strawberry __________________

10. pineapple __________________

3rd GradeSpelling Test Fruits and Veggies


Mrs. Row made these garden markers for all the seeds she planted in her garden.Label the markers using words from your spelling list.

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Answer Sheets

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Stress-Free Spelling Practice

Syllables

Silent Letters

Spelling Test: "-ight"

Hey Neighbor!

Write it Right #1

Write it Right #2

Write it Right #3

Spelling Test: "-ate"

ContractionsCompound Words

Money

Spell It!

Make It Short!

Around the World


Fruits and Veggies


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Name:

Divide the words by using the VC/V pattern.

1. lizard ____ ____ 2. chicken ____ ____

3. jacket ____ ____ 4. rocket ____ ____

5. closet ____ ____ 6. current ____ ____

7. locket ____ ____

Circle the correct way to separate these words using the VC/V pattern.

1. salad: sa / lad sal / ad sala / d

2. model: mod / el mode / l mo / del

3. visit: vi / sit vis / it visi / t

4. present: pre / sent prese / nt pres / ent

5. finish: fin / ish fini / sh fi / nish

6. novel: no / vel nove / l nov / el

7. novel: lim / it limi / t li / mit

8. lemon: le / mon lem / on lemo / n

SyllablesCan you separate the following words with the VC/V patterns? V standsfor vowel (a, e, i, o, u) and C stands for consonant (not vowels).

VC/V: Divide the word after the consonant in the second syllable if the firstvowel is a short sound.

Example: racket rack/ et

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Created by:

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liz ard chick en

jack et rock et

clos et curr ent

lock et

Answer Sheet


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1. knife ___________________

2. design ___________________

3. knead __________________

4. breathe __________________

5. debt ___________________

6. comb ___________________

7. write ____________________

8. scent _____________________

9. hymn _____________________

10. doubt ___________________

LETTER LASSO


Circle the silent letter in each word below.

hymn

doubt

debt

scent

SILENT LETTERS


#5

Answer Sheet


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1. height ___________________

2. might ___________________

3. sight ___________________

4. slight ____________________

5. right ___________________

6. bright _____________________

7. light _____________________

8. fright _____________________

9. fight ______________________

10. night ____________________

HOMOPHONE HANG-UPS


From your spelling list, choose the word that sounds the same as the one in bold,but is spelled differently.

A small insect is a mite, not a ______________________.

A piece of land or property is a site, not a ___________________.

A tradition or ritual is a rite, not a ___________________.

-ight


#3

might

sight

right

Answer Sheet


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Hey Neighbor!Complete each word with ieor ei.

Remember, iusually comes before e, except: when it comes after cas in ceiling when eand imake a long asound as in freight

Created by :www.education.com/worksheetsCopyright 2008-2009Education.com

Another word for get is rec ve.

A person who steals is a th f.

When you step on a scale, you can see your w ght.

Santa rides on a red sl gh.

Your pal is also your fr nd.

The ch f is the leader.

The al n is not from planet Earth.

You should be qu t in the library.

The number after seven is ght.

The knight carries a sword and a sh ld.

e i

i e

i e

i e

i e

i e

i e

e i

e i

e i

e i

Answer Sheet


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Do you have enough change for the bus ?

I want to go to the county this weekend!

fair

fare

The wind away my hat.

Lily painted her room light .

blew

blue

I wear my belt around my .

Its important not to water.

waste

waist

I almost the beginning of the movie.

James couldnt see through the heavy .

mist

missed

Ms. Emery is the new of our school.

Abraham Lincoln was a man of .

principal

principle

I am not to walk alone at night.

The teacher read the book to the class.

allowed

aloud


fare

fair

allowed

aloud

blew

blue

waist

waste

missed

mist

principal

principle

Answer Sheet


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heard

herd



sealing

ceiling



creek

creak



lesson

lessen



choose

chews



steak

stake

Homophones are words that sound the same but have differentspellings and meanings.

herd

heard

steak

stake

sealing

ceiling

creek

creak

lessen

lesson

choose

chews

Answer Sheet


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heard

herd



sealing

ceiling



creek

creak



lesson

lessen



choose

chews



steak

stake

Homophones are words that sound the same but have differentspellings and meanings.

herd

heard

steak

stake

sealing

ceiling

creek

creak

lessen

lesson

choose

chews

Answer Sheet


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1. eight ___________________

2. straight _________________

3. weight __________________

4. great ____________________

5. plate ___________________

6. mate _____________________

7. skate _____________________

8. late ______________________

9. freight ___________________

10. crate ____________________

Choose the correct word.


He wants to make _________________ for wrestling this year.

a. wait

b. weight

c. wate

We had a _________________ time at the beach today.

a. great

b. grate

c. graight

He didnt see the road was ending and accidentally drove __________________

into the cornfield.

a. strait

b. strate

c. straight

-ate, -eight, -aight

#23rd GradeSpelling Test

weight

straight

great

Answer Sheet


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1. cant ___________________

2. wont ___________________

3. couldnt _________________

4. its ____________________

5. arent ___________________

6. werent ___________________

7. wouldnt __________________

8. thats _____________________

9. isnt ______________________

10. shouldnt _________________

APOSTROPHE WRANGLING


Put these apostrophes back in their proper place.

wont __________________

shouldnt __________________

thats ____________________

CONTRACTIONS


#4

wont

shouldnt

thats

Answer Sheet


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1. sailboat __________________

2. backpack ________________

3. notebook ________________

4. handbag _________________

5. keyboard ________________

6. haystack __________________

7. popcorn __________________

8. thumbtack ________________

9. hardware _________________

10. earthquake _______________

These compound words broke during delivery. Match up the bits and pieces,then write the completed words in the boxes below.


TACK

PACK

WARE THUMB

HARD

BACK

COMPOUND WORDS


#1

BACKPACK THUMBTACK HARDWARE

Answer Sheet


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1. dollar ___________________

2. cent _____________________

3. wallet ___________________

4. quarter __________________

5. account _________________

6. teller _______________________

7. nickel _______________________

8. credit ______________________

9. currency ____________________

10. savings ____________________



#9MONEY

2. money lent to a person in return

for a promise to pay it back later

3. a pocket-sized holder for money

6. one penny

DOWN

1. money a person keeps in a bank

4. a coin worth twenty-five cents

5. a coin worth five cents

ACROSS

1. 2.

3.

4.

5. 6.

Use words from your spelling list to solve the crossword puzzle.

CCA

UQ

IN EK

TR

N TUO

R

E R

D

IT

W

A

L

LE

T

CE

N

T

Answer Sheet


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Spell It! grade 3ANSWERSpage 1

page 2

page 3

On ________________ , I went for a ________________ and

found a ________________ on the sidewalk. I put it in my

pocket, but that _______________, I decided that wasnt the

right thing to do. I let out a long _______________ , and the

next day I put it back where I found it.

Last weekend, I went to the zoo. I watched the penguins for

a long time, because penguins are my favorite _______________.

Around noon, the zookeepers came out to feed them

______________. I was surprised when they _______________

________________ on the __________________ !

dinner

clean

drink

knife

Wednesday walk

dollar

nightsigh

animal

lunch didnt

straight/ right ground

For ________________ last night, my family ordered pizza.

When it arrived, I helped set the table by getting out

_______________ dishes and pouring everyone a glass of milk

to ________________ . We were all set to eat, but when we

opened the box, we discovered the pizza was so hard,

it had to be cut with a fork and ________________ !

Answer Sheet


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Make It Short!Each state in the United States has its own two-letter postalabbreviation. Use the map on this page to find the postalabbreviation for every state.


IL IN

KY

TN

MS AL GA

SC

NC

VAWV

PA

MD DE

CT

NJ

RIMA

VT

NH

NY

FL

OH

WIMI

ME

WA

MTND

MN

IA

MO

AR

LA

SD

NE

KS

OK

WY

CO

ID

UT

AZNM

TX

OR

NV

CA

AK

HI

PAGE 1

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

Note: AK and HI are not to scale.

AL

AK

AZ

AR

CA

CO

CT

DE

Answer Sheet


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Continue to write the postal abbreviation for every state.

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

IndianaIowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

MarylandMassachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

OhioOklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South DakotaTennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming


PAGE 2

FL

GA

HI

ID

IL

IN

IA

KS

KY

LA

ME

MD

MA

MI

MN

MS

MO

MT

NE

NV

NH WY

WI

WV

WA

VA

VT

UT

TX

TN

SD

SC

RI

PA

OR

OK

OH

ND

NC

NY

NM

NJ

Answer Sheet


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1. Canada __________________

2. Mexico _________________

3. London _________________

4. Japan __________________

5.Australia _________________

6. Cairo _______________________

7. Moscow ____________________

8. California ___________________

9. Atlantic ____________________

10. Pacific ____________________


Write the name of the capital citynext to the star.

Guess the Capital City!

Answers:1.London2.Cairo3.Moscow


#8

2. Egypt

1. England

3. Russia

London

Moscow

Cairo

Answer Sheet


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snu

nomo

poult

heart

raunts

saurun

crumyer

suven

unpeent

tipjuer

arms

Unscramble the eleven celestial names to find the hidden name.

.

S U N

M O O N

P L U T O

E A R T H

S A T U R N

U R A N U S

M E R C U R Y

V E N U S

N E P T U N E

J U P I T E R

M A R S

S O L A R S Y S T E M

Answer Sheet


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1. artichoke ________________

2. papaya _________________

3. cucumber ________________

4. banana __________________

5.carrot _________________

6. watermelon _________________

7. eggplant ____________________

8. broccoli ____________________

9. strawberry __________________

10. pineapple __________________

3rd GradeSpelling Test Fruits and Veggies


Mrs. Row made these garden markers for all the seeds she planted in her garden.Label the markers using words from your spelling list.

#7

CARROT

WATERMEL

ONSTRA

WBERRY

EGGPLANT

BROCCOLI

Answer Sheet

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