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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 281 | repeat | verbGrade 3 high-utility word | to say or do something again | Could you repeat the final direction more slowly? |
| 282 | favorite | adjectiveGrade 3 high-utility word | liked more than all the others | The library is my favorite place to spend a rainy afternoon. |
| 283 | captain | nounGrade 3 high-utility word | the person who leads a team, ship, or aircraft | The soccer captain encouraged every player before the match. |
| 284 | television | nounGrade 3 high-utility word | a device or system that shows programs with moving pictures and sound | We watched a nature program about whales on television. |
| 285 | thread | nounGrade 3 high-utility word | a long, thin strand used for sewing or making cloth | Nora pushed the blue thread through the eye of the needle. |
| 286 | jolly | adjectiveGrade 3 high-utility word | cheerful and full of good humor | The jolly baker sang while decorating the cakes. |
| 287 | turtle | nounGrade 3 high-utility word | a reptile with a hard shell covering much of its body | The turtle pulled its head into its shell when we approached. |
| 288 | rooster | nounGrade 3 high-utility word | an adult male chicken | The rooster crowed just after sunrise. |
| 289 | grapes | nounGrade 3 high-utility word | small round fruits that grow in bunches on vines | We washed the purple grapes before eating them. |
| 290 | ferry | nounGrade 3 high-utility word | a boat that regularly carries people or vehicles across water | The ferry carried our car across the wide bay. |
Vocabulary reading and practice
Page 29 vocabulary review
Review five selected words from page 29.
English reading
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Translation
Vocabulary quiz
Complete 5 review questions for this page.
1. Could you ___ the final direction more slowly?
Answer: repeat
2. The library is my ___ place to spend a rainy afternoon.
Answer: favorite
3. The soccer ___ encouraged every player before the match.
Answer: captain
4. We watched a nature program about whales on ___.
Answer: television
5. Nora pushed the blue ___ through the eye of the needle.
Answer: thread
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