Third Grade Writing Worksheets and Printables

These third grade writing worksheets help make learning engaging for your third grader! Browse through and download our 3rd grade writing worksheets to help supplement your child's education.

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Irregular Past-Tense Verbs: Found It!

The past-tense of "ring" is "rang," but the past-tense of "bring" is ... "brought"? These words can be confusing, and require practice. On this third grade reading and writing worksheet, kids change present-tense verbs to irregular past-tense verbs, then find the verbs in a word search.

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Pirate Story Starter

Set sail on the open seas and spin a tale about Captain Blackbeard and Peter Pan's Captain Hook!

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Write a Fairy Tale

What if Dorothy had tea with the Mad Hatter? Make writing practice creative and fun for your child with a coloring page story starter.

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Irregular Past-Tense Verbs: I Knew It!

The past-tense of "reach" is "reached," but the past-tense of "teach" is ... "taught"? These words can be confusing, and require practice. On this third grade reading and writing worksheet, kids change present-tense verbs to irregular past-tense verbs, then use the verbs in a crossword puzzle.

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Animal Alphabetical Order

This team of talented animals will make learning alphabetical order a breeze.

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Its or It's?

Even some grown-ups get confused when it comes to "its" vs. "it's." Help your child learn the difference with this worksheet.

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Facts and Opinions

Frank and Opie have very different ways of speaking. Frank only speaks facts and Opie only speaks opinions. Can your child tell which statement is made by which person?

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Homophones: Write It Right 1

"Waste" and "waist" sound alike, but they're spelled differently and have different meanings. They're homophones. On this third grade reading worksheet, kids choose the correct homophones to complete sentences.

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Descriptive Adjectives: Fantastic!

How often is a princess described as just a princess? Rarely! Instead, princesses are usually "beautiful" or "graceful." Kids liven up the sentences on this third grade writing worksheet by adding descriptive adjectives to the fairy tale nouns.

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Hey Neighbor!: ie or ei?

Surely you remember the ie/ei rule: "I" before "e," except after "c," or when sounded as "a" as in "neighbor" or "weigh." Although there are exceptions to this rule, it's helped many kids figure out how to spell a word in a pinch. This third grade writing worksheet covers the rule.

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