Dictionary Guide Words Worksheets for 3rd and 4th Grade

What your child practices

Dictionary Guide Words is a core 3rd and 4th grade language arts skill (Grades 3 to 4 in Canada), and this set gives your child 59 questions over 6 worksheets. Upper elementary writing asks for clear, correct sentences, and practicing Dictionary Guide Words on its own helps the skill show up in your child's everyday writing. It opens with a guided Learn and Practice page, moves on to a practice sheet and a review test, then finishes with two quick quizzes and a mixed review. The skill matches Common Core L.3.2g, the standard for capital letters, punctuation and spelling. It also touches L.3.4d, working out the meaning of unknown words. In Canada it matches the BC curriculum for Grade 3. Every PDF prints on US letter paper, with the answer key on page 2 for quick checking. Before printing, try the Dictionary Guide Words video lesson, then print a sheet while it is fresh.

Tips for parents

• Ask your child to write two sentences of their own using the skill.
• Ask your child to explain why an answer is right, not just what it is.
• Turn a mistake into a mini lesson: fix it together and write one new example.