English Vocabulary · Grade 3 Live Review Preview
3rd Grade Vocabulary Words
This Grade 3 beta list builds from high-frequency reading vocabulary, test-question language, and useful tier-two words. Definitions and examples are original learner-facing drafts for teacher review.
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| # | Word | Pattern / part of speech | Meaning | Sample sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 131 | volunteer | nounGrade 3 high-utility word | a person who freely offers to help | A volunteer read stories to children at the library. |
| 132 | wander | verbGrade 3 high-utility word | to move around without a planned direction | We watched the goat wander away from the herd. |
| 133 | wisdom | nounGrade 3 high-utility word | good judgment gained from knowledge and experience | Grandmother's wisdom helped us solve the disagreement. |
| 134 | wit | nounGrade 3 high-utility word | quick, clever thinking, often used to make people laugh | The storyteller's wit kept the audience smiling. |
| 135 | woe | nounGrade 3 high-utility word | deep sadness or serious trouble | The poem tells of a sailor's loneliness and woe. |
| 136 | ink | nounGrade 3 high-utility word | colored liquid used for writing, drawing, or printing | Blue ink leaked from the pen onto my hand. |
| 137 | crash | verbGrade 3 high-utility word | to hit something with great force and noise | The waves crash against the rocks during a storm. |
| 138 | zip | verbGrade 3 high-utility word | to move very quickly or close something with a zipper | Hummingbirds zip from flower to flower. |
| 139 | crop | nounGrade 3 high-utility word | plants grown by farmers for food or other uses | The farmer harvested a large corn crop. |
| 140 | trash | nounGrade 3 high-utility word | waste that is thrown away | Please place the empty wrapper in the trash. |
Vocabulary reading and practice
Page 14 vocabulary review
Review five selected words from page 14.
English reading
Reading passage is being prepared.
Translation
Vocabulary quiz
Complete 5 review questions for this page.
1. The farmer harvested a large corn ___.
Answer: crop
2. Please place the empty wrapper in the ___.
Answer: trash
3. A ___ read stories to children at the library.
Answer: volunteer
4. We watched the goat ___ away from the herd.
Answer: wander
5. Grandmother's ___ helped us solve the disagreement.
Answer: wisdom
Vocabulary chart page
This page focuses on the word chart. Reading passages appear once in each three-page group, while cloze quizzes remain in the established enhanced range for this level.
Sources and curriculum references
These references guide selection and calibration. Definitions, sample sentences, readings, questions, and teaching notes are independently written and reviewed.
- Geneva CUSD 304: Grade 3 National Vocabulary List
- Flocabulary: 3rd Grade Vocabulary Word List
- Montgomery County Public Schools: Third Grade High-Frequency Words
- WikDict downloadable bilingual dictionaries
- Kaikki.org / Wiktextract machine-readable Wiktionary data
- Language-Learning-decks public flashcard datasets
- SBBIC English-to-Khmer Dictionary
- English–Khmer Dictionary Dataset (machine-generated Khmer fallback; human review required)
- PanLex meanings snapshot (direct CC0 gap candidates; human review required)
- Cambridge bilingual dictionaries (individual editorial sense checks)
- Collins English–Hindi Dictionary (individual editorial checks)
- Hindwi and Rekhta dictionaries (individual Hindi/Urdu checks)
- National Institute of Korean Language: Basic Korean Dictionary
- JMdict/EDRDG Japanese dictionary project
- CC-CEDICT Chinese dictionary project
- VDict Vietnamese Dictionary (individual editorial check)
- Google Translate (machine-assisted lesson-reading draft; fluent review required)
- Kuperman et al.: Age-of-acquisition ratings for 30,000 English words