These PDF worksheets provide a great way to practise, revise and test the Y3 words from the National Curriculum Spelling List.
All of these words are covered across 11 activity sheets, each containing three different types of spelling challenge, including anagrams and cryptic clues.
Challenge 1
This challenge presents children with a selection of words which all feature the same spelling pattern. Some of those words are spelt incorrectly. Children to identify the misspelled words and write the correct spelling next to them.
Challenge 2
Children are asked to unscramble words which feature the spelling pattern. These words will already have featured in sections A or B and children can refer to these for support.
Challenge 3
Children are asked to read clues and use these to identify a missing word which features a letter pattern. These words will already have featured in sections A or B and children can refer to these for support.
National Curriculum English programme of study links
Pupils’ spelling of common words should be correct, including common exception words and other words that they have learnt.
Pupils should spell words as accurately as possible using their phonic knowledge and other knowledge of spelling, such as morphology and etymology.
Read further exception words, noting the unusual correspondences between spelling and sound, and where these occur in the word.
Spell further homophones
Spell words that are often misspelt
Use the first two or three letters of a word to check its spelling in a dictionary
Proof-read for spelling and punctuation errors