Note: This is only a sample- complete books will be an average of 60 pages. Final copies will be glue-bound, with a thick, glossy cardboard cover. Grade 3 SAMPLE Phonic workbook By Lindsay Brown Contents for Grade 3:  e as in ten  i as in bin  o as in dog  u as in cup  oo as in look ea as in bread e as in pocket a o as in wand as in dove u as in pull  ch tch  sh ch ti  Revision and dictation  a a-e ai ay  e ee ea ey y  i i-e igh y  o oa o-e ow  oo ue ew  Revision and dictation  oi oy  ow ou  eer ear  Revision and dictation  ar a  air are  ir er ur or  or a oor au aw  Revision and dictation  c k ck ch q  b bb  d dd  p pp  t tt a a-e ai ay Monday Tuesday snail ___________________ whale paint ___________________ mistake ___________________ nails ___________________ rake ___________________ daily ___________________ spade ___________________ afraid ___________________ behave ___________________ sprain ___________________ female ___________________ again ___________________ cupcake _________________ maize ___________________ escape ___________________ explain ___________________ brave ___________________ complain _____________________ flake ___________________ remain scrape ___________________ _____________________ ___________________ Wednesday my ___________________ said ___________________ was ___________________ they ___________________ with ___________________ for ___________________ are ___________________ saw ___________________ eight reindeer Extension words: praise ©Phonix in a Box raised weight These pages may not be photocopied or reproduced www.phonixinabox.co.za a a-e ai ay Complete the similes As slow as a ______________ We had a _______________ of a time. As ________________ as a lion. As thin as a ________________. As hard as _________________. Unjumble the words (use your spelling list to help) sniarp __________________ mfleae __________________ xpleina __________________ ezmia __________________ eepacs __________________ ckcaupe __________________ Write a sentence with each word: complain ________________________________________________________ paint ________________________________________________________ daily ________________________________________________________ The opposite of a male is a __________ A garden tool to dig with___________ A synonym for stay ____________ A synonym for scared _____________ Homonyms: Use these words in sentences (to show you understand them) sail ______________________________________________________________ sale _____________________________________________________________ mail _____________________________________________________________ male ____________________________________________________________ a a-e ai ay Tuesday Monday place ___________________ betray station ___________________ day-care ___________________ taste ___________________ holiday ___________________ gravy ___________________ birthday ___________________ glaze ___________________ daylight ___________________ stage ___________________ crayon ___________________ cradle ___________________ relay ___________________ change ___________________ Wednesday_________________ strange ___________________ acorn ___________________ players ___________________ ___________________ Sunday ___________________ Wednesday by ___________________ from ___________________ have ___________________ come ___________________ when ___________________ here ___________________ what ___________________ very ___________________ where ___________________ every ___________________ Extension words: potato dictation stranger playground railway a a-e ai ay Find the answers in your spelling list: The opposite of nightlight ___________ My mom put _____________ on the meat. A synonym (similar word) for odd. ____________ The day after Saturday _________________ The day before Thursday _________________ A team of _________________ The day you were born __________________ Playing with sounds: What is lace with a ‘p’? ______________________ What is gaze with a ‘l’ after the ‘g’? ______________________ What it sage with a ‘t’ after the ‘s’? ______________________ What is corn with an ‘a’? ______________________ What is rayon with a ‘c’? ______________________ What word rhymes with betray (from your list)? What word rhymes with strange? _______________ _______________ oi oy Monday Tuesday oiled ___________________ employ ___________________ noise ___________________ soya ___________________ moist ___________________ joyful ___________________ hoist ___________________ enjoy ___________________ avoid ___________________ royal ___________________ toilet ___________________ loyal ___________________ pointless ___________________ cowboy ___________________ choice ___________________ annoy poison ___________________ destroy ___________________ jointed ___________________ tomboy ___________________ ___________________ Wednesday were ___________________ been ___________________ them ___________________ word ___________________ how ___________________ more ___________________ I’m ___________________ made ___________________ oyster foyer Extension words rejoice ointment oi oy Put these sentences in the correct order and write the story below. Then he went home to enjoy playing with his new cowboy. The boy bought a cowboy with the coins. The boy found some coins in the soil. He went to the shops to buy a toy with his coins. _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _________________________________ Write a word that rhymes: moist _____________ toys ______________ voice _____________ pointed ______________ royal _____________ Unjumble the letters to make words from your list: slpeionts ________________ ayos ___________________ litote ________________ nonay ___________________ sooipn _________________ dytsroe ___________________ ow ou Tuesday Monday clown ___________________ lounge ___________________ howl ___________________ about ___________________ towel ___________________ ground ___________________ power ___________________ found ___________________ brown ___________________ proudly ___________________ vowel ___________________ cloud ___________________ flower ___________________ mouse ___________________ crowd ___________________ bounce ___________________ growl ___________________ mouth ___________________ shower ___________________ house ___________________ Wednesday: Common words very ___________________ with ___________________ said ___________________ have ___________________ was ___________________ when ___________________ they ___________________ what ___________________ Extension words voucher doubt empower powder ow ou Let’s make a story How many words can you use in your story? mouse found clown ground growl brown cloud power house proudly flower howl ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ a or au aw oor Tuesday Monday horse ___________________ football ___________________ sport ___________________ recall ___________________ thorn ___________________ fall ___________________ fork ___________________ walk ___________________ cork ___________________ stalk ___________________ morning ___________________ water ___________________ popcorn ___________________ also ___________________ absorb ___________________ bald ___________________ storm ___________________ tall ___________________ north ___________________ small ___________________ Wednesday would ___________________ many ___________________ there ___________________ while ___________________ these ___________________ about __________________ those ___________________ again ___________________ Extension words boring uniform roar waterfall wallpaper a or au aw oor Fill in the missing letters: h___se f____k w___lk c____k th___n footb___ll sm___ll st____m sp___t t___ll w___ter f___ll Unjumble these words: sobrab _________________ elaclr________________ ngmorin _________________ slao ________________ Write a sentence with these words popcorn __________________________________________________ north_____________________________________________________ bald ______________________________________________________ stalk _____________________________________________________ a or au aw oor Tuesday Monday sauce ___________________ door ___________________ August ___________________ floor ___________________ because ___________________ indoors ___________________ saucer ___________________ backdoor __________________ launch ___________________ outdoor ___________________ haunt ___________________ pawn ___________________ shawl ___________________ gnaw ___________________ lawn ___________________ awful ___________________ draw ___________________ crawl ___________________ straw ___________________ saw ___________________ Extension words jigsaw see-saw These words have 4 letters caught taught nought (quadgraph) author Australia a or au aw oor Complete the table below Today Yesterday (past tense) (present tense) teach catch drew crawled see Group the words together with the same graphemes: shawl floor pawn crawl because launch indoors backdoor haunt August outdoor gnaw awful saucer sauce sauce straw door ___________ _____________ ____________ ___________ _____________ ____________ ___________ _____________ ____________ ___________ _____________ _____________ ___________ _____________ _____________