This medium worksheet pushes third graders into trickier silent-letter and vowel-team territory. Students fill in nine blanks with words like wreath, plumber, knew, weather, and scissors, working through clues about silent w, silent b, silent k, and the ea pattern. The matching section then asks kids to pair misspellings like "nock," "rong," "clime," and "rinkle" with their correct forms knock, wrong, climb, and wrinkle.
Working with these tougher words helps third graders trust the patterns instead of just guessing letter by letter.
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Spelling Patterns
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. The wreath wrapped around the old oak tree in the yard. (silent w word)
2. We could hear the birds chirping outside our window each morning. (consonant blend ch- + vowel team ir)
3. The painter used a brush to spread the color evenly. (consonant blend br-)
4. A person who fixes pipes in your house is called a plumber. (silent b word)
5. The owl sat on the bough and watched the field below. (vowel team ou word)
6. He knew the answer to the riddle right away. (silent k word: kn-)
7. Rain, sleet, and snow are all types of weather. (vowel team ea word)
8. The coach blew the whistle to start the game. (consonant blend cr- is not right; think of a word starting with a blend)
9. She used a scissors to cut the wrapping paper neatly. (silent c word: sc-)
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each misspelled word to its correct spelling.
nock
→ knock
climb
rong
→ wrong
wrinkle
clime
→ climb
knock
rinkle
→ wrinkle
wrong
Spelling Patterns
★ Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) The wreath wrapped around the old oak tree in the yard. (silent w word)
2) We could hear the birds chirping outside our window each morning. (consonant blend ch- + vowel team ir)
3) The painter used a brush to spread the color evenly. (consonant blend br-)
4) A person who fixes pipes in your house is called a plumber. (silent b word)
5) The owl sat on the bough and watched the field below. (vowel team ou word)
6) He knew the answer to the riddle right away. (silent k word: kn-)
7) Rain, sleet, and snow are all types of weather. (vowel team ea word)
8) The coach blew the whistle to start the game. (consonant blend cr- is not right; think of a word starting with a blend)
9) She used a scissors to cut the wrapping paper neatly. (silent c word: sc-)
★ Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1) Match each misspelled word to its correct spelling.
nock
→ knock
climb
rong
→ wrong
wrinkle
clime
→ climb
knock
rinkle
→ wrinkle
wrong
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