Third Grade Spelling Lists

Syllable Savvy Third Grade Spelling Lists teach students how to approach any word: syllable by syllable.

Syllable Savvy Spelling Lists

Syllable Savvy families have 30 weekly spelling lists each year. But Syllable Savvy does much more than give you spelling lists.

It teaches a format to learn ANY spelling word.

Syllable by Syllable Spelling

You will notice that the words are the right side of the spelling list are broken into syllables.

Why? The key to spelling is the syllables.

Some words are difficult to spell because the letters come in pairs or groups within a syllable. Learn the syllable sounds and the letter practically spells itself.

Spelling Rules

Oh no! Not endless spelling rules!

Have no fear, there's a limited number of spelling rules, but an almost unlimited number of words that use them.

In the spelling list above, there are miniature chalk boards with the "Letter C." This lesson emphasizes the "C" rule: "Y" is changed to "I" when "ES" is added.

• study > studies
• story > stories
• penny > pennies
• berry > berries

There are only 24 spelling rules, and the same letters represent the same rules through all the different grades. Below is the first page of the spelling rules listed in the appendix of each book.

Word Building Patterns

Syllable Savvy also has word building lists and word building activities:

• story > history
• happy > happiness
• cover > discover

Word Families and Word Sequences

Spelling in phonic families and word sequences helps third graders:

1. Learn multiple words at one time with no additional effort
2. Recognize patterns in syllables which promotes reading, spelling, and vocabulary skills

You will find these patterns in the First Lesson listed below:

• Word Sequence: Bath > Bathe
• Phonic Family: Think & Drink

Syllable Savvy Spelling uses the three column method of spelling.

Homophones and Homonyms

They get confusing, all those homophones and homonyms and synonyms and antonyms. While we don't expect third graders to differentiate all those terms, they do need to differentiate the spelling of common words:

• hour and our
• flour and flower

Three Column Spelling List

All of the thirty 3rd grade spelling lists has a page with the Three Column Spelling as this page shows:



This page is particularly helpful for auditory learners who tend to spell a word the way it sounds. (Makes sense, doesn't it?) The first column lists the pronunciation, and confirms that they do, indeed, hear the word correctly.

Consider why this is important. When students have been taught basic phonics, and then are told the spelling of a common word is different, it is confusing. They tend to think that they are the problem: that they just don't have the ability to understand.

This confirms reality to them. They are right! That is how the word sounds!

However, because pronunciation of words change faster than their spellings, we encounter irregular words. They are smart because they noticed the discrepancy!

So how will they ever learn to spell all those irregular words?

The 24 spelling rules to the rescue! The rules are friends, not foes. Here is more information on the three column method of spelling.



Spelling Tips and Tricks

Each week, Syllable Savvy provides teachers with a quick list of additional tips and activities for troublesome words:



The Instructor's Guide gives ideas on how to present the different types of spelling situations. And speaking of Instructor's Guides, it is at the front of the book. There is no other teacher's manual or answer key that you need to buy.

More 3rd Grade Spelling Lessons

Here are some of additional lessons and words in the 3rd Grade spelling curriculum for Syllable Savvy Spelling. These words or any other words can be made into spelling lists using the three column format.

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