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3rd Grade ESE Word Study

This document contains 16 units of word study lessons for 3rd grade students. Each unit focuses on a different vowel sound or spelling pattern. The units follow a similar structure: pre-test words, assigned study words divided into regular and challenge lists, and new test words for all students. The goal is for students to learn common spelling patterns for vowel sounds through targeted practice and assessment.
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3rd Grade ESE Word Study

This document contains 16 units of word study lessons for 3rd grade students. Each unit focuses on a different vowel sound or spelling pattern. The units follow a similar structure: pre-test words, assigned study words divided into regular and challenge lists, and new test words for all students. The goal is for students to learn common spelling patterns for vowel sounds through targeted practice and assessment.
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Unit 1: 3rd Grade Word Study

Short A & Long A (a_e)

Pre Test Words


1. fast 2. make 3. came 4. hand 5. gate 6. snap 7. rake 8. wade 9. flame 10. lane

Test Assigned Pattern Words to Study


Regular List (10) 1. name 2. what* 3. page 4. skate 5. whale 6. ask 7. snap 8. place 9. face 10. scale * oddball (doesnt follow rule) Challenge List (10) 1. what* 2. crater 3. rotate 4. blazer 5. inflate 6. replace 7. phrase 8. female 9. escape 10. exhale * oddball (doesnt follow rule)

Test New Pattern Words for All Students (5)


1. grape 2. save 3. late 4. chat 5. take

Unit 1 Compiled by: Angelia Grimes-Graeme

Unit 2: 3rd Grade Word Study


Short I & Long I (i_e)

Pre Test Words


1. five 2. swim 3. nine 4. slid 5. hike 6. mile 7. pine 8. thin 9. side 10. tire

Test Assigned Pattern Words to Study


Regular List (10) 1. slide 2. give* 3. rice 4. dine 5. clip 6. spill 7. size 8. wife 9. flip 10. mice * oddball (doesnt follow rule) Challenge List (10) 1. forgive* 2. alike 3. decide 4. polite 5. excite 6. invite 7. beside 8. spider 9. reptile 10. combine *oddball (doesnt follow rule)

Test New Pattern Words for All Students (5)


1. spine 2. ride 3. tile 4. life 5. smile

Unit 2 Compiled by: Angelia Grimes-Graeme

Unit 3: 3rd Grade Word Study


Short O & Long O (o_e)

Pre Test Words


1. stove 2. hole 3. spot 4. hope 5. vote 6. woke 7. chop 8. hose 9. broke 10. note

Test Assigned Pattern Words to Study


Regular List (10) 1. those 2. joke 3. rope 4. clock 5. wrote 6. flop 7. cope 8. rode 9. some* 10. crop * oddball (doesnt follow rule) Challenge List (10) 1. awoke 2. something* 3. throne 4. closed 5. explode 6. envelope 7. telephone 8. ocean 9. moment 10. remote *oddball (doesnt follow rule)

Test New Pattern Words for All Students (5)


1. stone 2. pole 3. stole 4. froze 5. mole

Unit 3 Compiled by: Angelia Grimes-Graeme

Unit 4: 3rd Grade Word Study


Short U & Long U (u_e)

Pre Test Words


1. use 2. cute 3. tune 4. hunt 5. tube 6. jump 7. flute 8. mute 9. cube 10. club

Test Assigned Pattern Words to Study


Regular List (10) 1. June 2. huge 3. rule 4. shut 5. fuse 6. prune 7. drum 8. dune 9. put* 10. chute * oddball (doesnt follow rule) Challenge List (10) 1. salute 2. costume 3. excuse 4. include 5. perfume 6. reduce 7. computer 8. ruler 9. put* 10. student *oddball (doesnt follow rule)

Test New Pattern Words for All Students (5)


1. mule 2. crush 3. fume 4. duke 5. spruce

Unit 4 Compiled by: Angelia Grimes-Graeme

Unit 5: 3rd Grade Word Study


Short Vowel & Long Vowel (CVCe) Review

Pre Test Words


1. safe 2. drip 3. vine 4. code 5. dude 6. chop 7. nose 8. gum 9. crab 10. wipe

Test Assigned Pattern Words to Study


Regular List (10) 1. wove 2. phone 3. slice 4. mast 5. wide 6. super 7. white 8. done* 9. sob 10. skin * oddball (doesnt follow rule) Challenge List (10) 1. refuse 2. lonely 3. fiber 4. scrape 5. inhale 6. vibrate 7.token 8. intrude 9. divide 10. done* * oddball (doesnt follow rule)

Test New Pattern Words for All Students (5)


1. shade 2. cone 3. drive 4. rude 5. wake

Unit 5 Compiled by: Angelia Grimes-Graeme

Unit 6: 3rd Grade Word Study


Final /K/ Sound Spelled ck, -ke, or -k

Pre Test Words


1. shake 2. smoke 3. pack 4. took 5. lock 6. look 7. poke 8. cook 9. fake 10. click

Test Assigned Pattern Words to Study


Regular List (10) 1. shook 2. brake 3. spike 4. flake 5. nook 6. brick 7. book 8. spoke 9. stack 10. quake * oddball (doesnt follow rule) Challenge List (10) 1. handbook 2. backpack 3. homesick 4. racetrack 5. backstroke 6. awake 7. sunblock 8. cupcake 9. dislike 10. workbook *oddball (doesnt follow rule)

Test New Pattern Words for All Students (5)


1. neck 2. mike 3. hook 4. snake 5. track

Unit 6 Compiled by: Angelia Grimes-Graeme

Unit 7: 3rd Grade Word Study


Short A & Long A (a_e & ai)

Pre Test Words


1. black 2. frame 3. flash 4. paint 5. blame 6. chain 7. slam 8. jail 9. rain 10. paste

Test Assigned Pattern Words to Study


Regular List (10) 1. space 2. faint 3. rash 4. said* 5. claim 6. rail 7. want* 8. paid 9. tale^ 10. tail^ * oddball (doesnt follow rule) ^ homophone Challenge List (10) 1. remain 2. daily 3. invade 4. afraid 5. behave 6. explain 7. said* 8. complain 9. want* 10. operate *oddball (doesnt follow rule)

Test New Pattern Words for All Students (5)


1. shave 2. train 3. flash 4. braid 5. chase Unit 7 Compiled by: Angelia Grimes-Graeme

Unit 8: 3rd Grade Word Study


Short O & Long O (o_e & oa)

Pre Test Words


1. drop 2. goal 3. close 4. slope 5. shop 6. toad 7. soap 8. block 9. coat 10. rose

Test Assigned Pattern Words to Study


Regular List (10) 1. roast 2. knock 3. love* 4. rode^ 5. foam 6. one* 7. road^ 8. block 9. choke 10. chose * oddball (doesnt follow rule) ^ homophone Challenge List (10) 1. approach 2. throat 3. unloved* 4. cocoa 5. unspoken 6. none* 7. devote 8. afloat 9. stroke 10. quote *oddball (doesnt follow rule)

Test New Pattern Words for All Students (5)


1. foam 2. song 3. globe 4. load 5. bone Unit 8 Compiled by: Angelia Grimes-Graeme

Unit 9: 3rd Grade Word Study


Short U & Long U (u_e, oo & ui)

Pre Test Words


1. fluke 2. crust 3. food 4. fruit 5. bump 6. suit 7. bloom 8. truce 9. mood 10. broom

Test Assigned Pattern Words to Study


Regular List (10) 1. smooth 2. amuse 3. moon 4. build* 5. juice 6. plume 7. cruise 8. skunk 9. spoon 10. tooth * oddball (doesnt follow rule) ^ homophone Challenge List (10) 1. scooter 2. confuse 3. noodle 4. building* 5. swimsuit 6. accuse 7. balloon 8. fruity 9. goose 10. juicy *oddball (doesnt follow rule)

Test New Pattern Words for All Students (5)


1. crude 2. bruise 3. trust 4. scoop 5. roof Unit 9 Compiled by: Angelia Grimes-Graeme

Unit 10: 3rd Grade Word Study


Short E & Long E (ee & ea)

Pre Test Words


1. eat 2. seem 3. next 4. keep 5. heat 6. web 7. green 8. seal 9. less 10. sleep

Test Assigned Pattern Words to Study


Regular List (10) 1. sweep 2. weak^ 3. set 4. speak 5. week^ 6. clean 7. been* 8. teeth 9. rent 10. leaf * oddball (doesnt follow rule) ^ homophone Challenge List (10) 1. breeze 2. leaves 3. peanut 4. fifteen 5. between 6. increase 7. been* 8. sneaker 9. freezer 10. season *oddball (doesnt follow rule)

Test New Pattern Words for All Students (5)


1. speech 2. peach 3. speed 4. check 5. meal Unit 10 Compiled by: Angelia Grimes-Graeme

Unit 11: 3rd Grade Word Study


Short E (e & ea) & Long E (ee & ea)

Pre Test Words


1. trees 2. each 3. dead 4. swept 5. head 6. street 7. reach 8. sled 9. seat 10. bread

Test Assigned Pattern Words to Study


Regular List (10) 1. breath 2. queen 3. dream 4. deck 5. great* 6. death 7. steam 8. sweet 9. peel 10. sneak * oddball (doesnt follow rule) ^ homophone Challenge List (10) 1. sleeve 2. beaver 3. squeeze 4. streamer 5. great* 6. grease 7. succeed 8. wealth 9. ahead 10. weather *oddball (doesnt follow rule)

Test New Pattern Words for All Students (5)


1. beach 2. tread 3. steal 4. greet 5. vest Unit 11 Compiled by: Angelia Grimes-Graeme

Unit 12: 3rd Grade Word Study


Long Vowel Review (CVVC)

Pre Test Words


1. wait 2. thread 3. need 4. beast 5. toast 6. suit 7. trail 8. deaf 9. sheep 10. leak

Test Assigned Pattern Words to Study


Regular List (10) 1. fruit 2. snail 3. health 4. wheel 5. cream 6. moan 7. grain 8. three 9. least 10. float * oddball (doesnt follow rule) ^ homophone Challenge List (10) 1. spacesuit 2. rainbow 3. loaves 4. treatment 5. proceed 6. breakfast 7. coaster 8. reason 9. detail 10. indeed *oddball (doesnt follow rule)

Test New Pattern Words for All Students (5)


1. meant 2. seed 3. stain 4. loan 5. cheat Unit 12 Compiled by: Angelia Grimes-Graeme

Unit 13: 3rd Grade Word Study


Long A Vowel (a_e, ai, and ay)

Pre Test Words


1. trade 2. nail 3. day 4. drain 5. stay 6. slave 7. clay 8. gain 9. shape 10. tray

Test Assigned Pattern Words to Study


Regular List (10) 1. spray 2. crave 3. waist 4. they* 5. sway 6. quail 7. today 8. ray 9. brace 10. fail * oddball (doesnt follow rule) ^ homophone Challenge List (10) 1. mermaid 2. straight 3. update 4. always 5. educate 6. crayon 7. they* 8. holiday 9. contain 10. payment *oddball (doesnt follow rule)

Test New Pattern Words for All Students (5)


1. hay 2. brain 3. pray 4. state 5. laid Unit 13 Compiled by: Angelia Grimes-Graeme

Unit 14: 3rd Grade Word Study


Long O Vowel (o_e, oa, and ow)

Pre Test Words


1. robe 2. coal 3. show 4. grove 5. mow 6. goat 7. tone 8. blow 9. snow 10. dose

Test Assigned Pattern Words to Study


Regular List (10) 1. below 2. coast 3. throw 4. roam 5. alone 6. crow 7. over 8. know 9. soak 10. whole * oddball (doesnt follow rule) ^ homophone Challenge List (10) 1. yellow 2. charcoal 3. demote 4. follow 5. goalkeeper 6. elbow 7. sailboat 8. compose 9. meadow 10. proceed *oddball (doesnt follow rule)

Test New Pattern Words for All Students (5)


1. pose 2. grow 3. flow 4. croak 5. foal Unit 14 Compiled by: Angelia Grimes-Graeme

Unit 15: 3rd Grade Word Study


Long U Vowel (u_e, oo, ew, & ue)

Pre Test Words


1. new 2. due 3. loop 4. flume 5. grew 6. few 7. true 8. clue 9. brute 10. soon

Test Assigned Pattern Words to Study


Regular List (10) 1. boost 2. crude 3. blue^ 4. resume 5. blew^ 6. truth* 7. chew 8. shoot 9. stew 10. flew * oddball (doesnt follow rule) ^ homophone Challenge List (10) 1. rooster 2. Tuesday 3. jewel 4. truth* 5. pollute 6. cartoon 7. newspaper 8. cruel 9. mildew 10. dispute *oddball (doesnt follow rule)

Test New Pattern Words for All Students (5)


1. drew 2. noon 3. fuel 4. crew 5. sue Unit 15 Compiled by: Angelia Grimes-Graeme

Unit 16: 3rd Grade Word Study


Long I Vowel (i_e, igh & y)

Pre Test Words


1. ripe 2. night 3. sky 4. line 5. fry 6. fight 7. might 8. spy 9. bride 10. flight

Test Assigned Pattern Words to Study


Regular List (10) 1. price 2. July 3. pipe 4. wise 5. high 6. live* 7. deny 8. sight 9. shy 10. tight * oddball (doesnt follow rule) ^ homophone Challenge List (10) 1. July 2. tonight 3. live* 4. comply 5. daylight 6. awhile 7. supply 8. crocodile 9. midnight 10. outside *oddball (doesnt follow rule)

Test New Pattern Words for All Students (5)


1. fly 2. right 3. dry 4. light 5. bite Unit 16 Compiled by: Angelia Grimes-Graeme

Compiled by: Angelia Grimes-Graeme

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