Note : This is only a sample- complete books will be... of 60 pages.

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
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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
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