Spelling List 29: Contractions Worksheets for 3rd Grade

What your child practices

Your child studies the 3rd grade words for contractions (Grade 3 in Canada) across 6 worksheets and 72 questions. By upper elementary, spelling depends on patterns, prefixes and suffixes as much as sounds, so each list groups words that share a pattern. Inside you will find Word Practice, ABC Order, Missing Letters, Unscramble, Fill in the Sentence and Spelling Test. The skill matches Common Core L.3.2f, the standard for capital letters, punctuation and spelling. In Canada it matches the BC curriculum for Grade 3. Answer keys sit on page 2 of each PDF, so checking takes seconds. After printing, the online version gives instant feedback and reads each question aloud.

Tips for parents

• Have your child mark the part of each word that is tricky, then practice just that part.
• Say each word aloud, have your child spell it, then check together. Talk about the contractions pattern.
• Let your child write tricky words in chalk, sand or shaving cream for a change of pace.