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 | 1. 자원봉사자 2. 봉사자 | A volunteer read stories to children at the library. |
| 132 | wander | verbGrade 3 high-utility word | 1. 돌아다니다 2. 헤매다 | We watched the goat wander away from the herd. |
| 133 | wisdom | nounGrade 3 high-utility word | 1. 지혜 2. 슬기 | Grandmother's wisdom helped us solve the disagreement. |
| 134 | wit | nounGrade 3 high-utility word | 1. 기지 2. 위트 3. 재치 | The storyteller's wit kept the audience smiling. |
| 135 | woe | nounGrade 3 high-utility word | 비애 | The poem tells of a sailor's loneliness and woe. |
| 136 | ink | nounGrade 3 high-utility word | 1. 잉크 2. 먹물 | Blue ink leaked from the pen onto my hand. |
| 137 | crash | verbGrade 3 high-utility word | 1. 세게 부딪치다 2. 쾅 부딪치다 | The waves crash against the rocks during a storm. |
| 138 | zip | verbGrade 3 high-utility word | 1. 쏜살같이 움직이다 2. 휙 가다 | Hummingbirds zip from flower to flower. |
| 139 | crop | nounGrade 3 high-utility word | 1. 작물 2. 농작물 | The farmer harvested a large corn crop. |
| 140 | trash | nounGrade 3 high-utility word | 1. 쓰레기 2. 오물(汚物) 3. 정크 | Please place the empty wrapper in the trash. |
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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