Common or proper? Kids completing this third grade reading and writing worksheet learn that "boy" is an example of a common noun, while "Johnny" is an example of a proper noun. Then they read sentences and determine whether each noun is a common noun or a proper noun.

Kids completing this third grade reading and writing worksheet learn that "month" is an example of a common noun, while "February" is an example of a proper noun. Then they write a proper noun to go with a given common noun.

The sentences on this third grade reading and writing worksheet all feature a quote from a speaker, but some of the punctuation is missing! Kids complete each sentence by writing in the missing quotation marks. Using quotation marks correctly is an important part of punctuation.

If Kyle has on one red sock and one blue sock, are his socks rematched, prematched, or mismatched? Kids learn the meaning of the prefixes re- (again), pre- (before), and -mis (wrong) on this third grade reading and writing worksheet, then choose the right prefix to complete each sentence.

That Nancy! She's always so negative! So when describing Nancy, people use words like unhappy, impolite, and disagree. What do all of these words have in common? Prefixes! Kids completing this third grade reading and writing worksheet add prefixes to words to finish the sentences.

If Kip drops a fish bowl to the ground, is he being careful or careless? It sounds like he is being careless! Kids completing this third grade reading and writing worksheet add the suffix -ful or -less to words to finish the sentences.

Artist or arter? Magician or magicist? Kids completing this third grade reading and writing worksheet add the suffixes -er, -or, -ian, and -ist to words to form the names of jobs. Then they find those job names in a fun word search.

The sentences on this third grade reading worksheet are each missing a word. Kids read a highlighted word that's a clue about the missing word. Then they look in the word box for a synonym of the highlighted word, and write the synonym to complete the sentence.

There, their, and they're: They're tricky to many people. This third grade reading and writing worksheet explains the difference. Then, kids choose the right word to complete each sentence.

Does your kid like to tinker with words? Here's a game she'll love. To find the answer to each clue, she'll need to change one letter in the word that was the answer to the previous clue. This third grade reading and writing worksheet helps kids with thinking, vocabulary, and spelling skills.