This medium worksheet sharpens third graders' grip on the doubling rule and silent letters in real sentences. Students fill in nine blanks with words like wagging, climbed, swimming, wrench, and knocked, deciding when to double a consonant before -ing or -ed and when a w or b stays silent. The matching section pairs base words like "begin + -ing" and "shop + -ed" with their correct forms beginning and shopped.
Practicing these spelling moves side by side helps third graders pick the right ending without second-guessing every word.
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Spelling Patterns
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. The dog was wagging its tail happily when we came home. (wag → double g + -ing)
2. We watched the clouds float across the sky on a windy day. (consonant blend cl-)
3. The cat climbed onto the highest shelf in the room. (climb → past tense with silent b)
4. The children were swimming in the pool all afternoon. (swim → double m + -ing)
5. Dad used a wrench to fix the broken fence. (silent w word: wr-)
6. The thunder outside the window kept us awake at night. (vowel team un word: th-)
7. She knocked the door before anyone could answer. (knock → past tense, silent k)
8. He was slipping when he tripped over the step. (slip → double p + -ing)
9. The loaf of bread smelled wonderful from the kitchen. (vowel team oa word)
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each word with its correct double-consonant spelling.
begin + -ing
→ beginning
planning
bat + -ed
→ batted
shopped
plan + -ing
→ planning
beginning
shop + -ed
→ shopped
batted
Spelling Patterns
★ Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) The dog was wagging its tail happily when we came home. (wag → double g + -ing)
2) We watched the clouds float across the sky on a windy day. (consonant blend cl-)
3) The cat climbed onto the highest shelf in the room. (climb → past tense with silent b)
4) The children were swimming in the pool all afternoon. (swim → double m + -ing)
5) Dad used a wrench to fix the broken fence. (silent w word: wr-)
6) The thunder outside the window kept us awake at night. (vowel team un word: th-)
7) She knocked the door before anyone could answer. (knock → past tense, silent k)
8) He was slipping when he tripped over the step. (slip → double p + -ing)
9) The loaf of bread smelled wonderful from the kitchen. (vowel team oa word)
★ Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1) Match each word with its correct double-consonant spelling.
begin + -ing
→ beginning
planning
bat + -ed
→ batted
shopped
plan + -ing
→ planning
beginning
shop + -ed
→ shopped
batted
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