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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | limit | nounGrade 3 high-utility word | the greatest amount allowed or possible | The library sets a limit of five borrowed books. |
| 72 | locate | verbGrade 3 high-utility word | to find the exact place of something | Use the grid to locate the island on the map. |
| 73 | loyal | adjectiveGrade 3 high-utility word | faithful and supportive even when things are difficult | The loyal dog waited beside its injured owner. |
| 74 | magnificent | adjectiveGrade 3 high-utility word | extremely beautiful or impressive | The magnificent waterfall filled the valley with mist. |
| 75 | marsh | nounGrade 3 high-utility word | soft, wet land where grasses and reeds grow | Frogs and herons live in the marsh. |
| 76 | method | nounGrade 3 high-utility word | a planned way of doing something | Our new method made sorting the books much faster. |
| 77 | misery | nounGrade 3 high-utility word | great unhappiness or suffering | The lost hiker felt misery during the cold, wet night. |
| 78 | moisture | nounGrade 3 high-utility word | a small amount of water in the air or on a surface | Morning moisture formed drops on the grass. |
| 79 | mural | nounGrade 3 high-utility word | a large picture painted or attached to a wall | Students painted a mural of local birds in the hallway. |
| 80 | mystify | verbGrade 3 high-utility word | to confuse someone by being difficult to explain | The footprints in the locked room continued to mystify us. |
Vocabulary reading and practice
Page 8 vocabulary review
Review five selected words from page 8.
English reading
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Translation
Vocabulary quiz
Complete 5 review questions for this page.
1. Our new ___ made sorting the books much faster.
Answer: method
2. The lost hiker felt ___ during the cold, wet night.
Answer: misery
3. Morning ___ formed drops on the grass.
Answer: moisture
4. Students painted a ___ of local birds in the hallway.
Answer: mural
5. The footprints in the locked room continued to ___ us.
Answer: mystify
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