Spelling Words for Class 3

What are Spelling Words?

Spelling is the act of writing words correctly, with the appropriate letter combinations in the appropriate order to effectively communicate and convey meaning.

Examples: Cocoon, dozen, delicate, furious, laziness, population, vessel, sneaky and many more.

Rules to Remember Formation of Spelling Words

1. Short and Long Vowels:

→ A vowel at the beginning or middle of a word is usually short. For example, cat, bed.
→ A vowel at the end of a word is often long. For example, me, like.
→ When two vowels are used in a word, the first one is usually long, and the second is silent. For example, bake, like.

2. Silent 'e' Rule: When a word ends with an 'e,' the 'e' is often silent, and the preceding vowel is long.

Examples: cake, plate, bike, smile, cube

3. Consonant Blends: Teach children about consonant blends, where two or more consonants are pronounced together.

Examples:

→ blow - The "bl" blend in this word makes the /bl/ sound.
→ clam - The "cl" blend in this word makes the /kl/ sound.
→ drag - The "dr" blend in this word makes the /dr/ sound.
→ flame - The "fl" blend in this word makes the /fl/ sound.
→ grape - The "gr" blend in this word makes the /gr/ sound.
→ slip - The "sl" blend in this word makes the /sl/ sound.

4. Magic 'e' (Silent 'e'): A silent 'e' at the end of a word can change the pronunciation of the preceding vowel.

Example:

→ tub - tube
→ pin - pine
→ bit - bite
→ cut - cute
→ pan - pane
→ can - cane
→ fin - fine
→ win - wine

5. R-Controlled Vowels: Teach children that the letter 'r' can change the sound of a vowel that comes before it.

Examples:

→ fork
→ shirt
→ fern
→ horn
→ turtle
→ march

6. Syllable Division: Show how words can be broken into syllables to make spelling easier. 

Example:

→ Butter - but-ter (2 syllables)
→ Apple - ap-ple (2 syllables)
→ Banana - ba-nan-a (3 syllables)
→ Elephant - el-e-phant (3 syllables)
→ Butterfly - but-ter-fly (3 syllables)
→ Caterpillar - cat-er-pil-lar (4 syllables)

7. Consonant Doubling: Explain that when a one-syllable word ends with a single vowel followed by a single consonant, the consonant is usually doubled before adding a suffix.

Examples:

→ Big + est = biggest
→ Stop + ed = stopped
→ Run + ing = running
→ Hum + ed = hummed
→ Bag + age = baggage
→ Hum + ing = humming

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Examples of Spelling Words

FAQs

1. What are phonetics?

Answer: Phonetics refer to the study of speech, sounds and how they are produced, transmitted and received.

2. What is a speech sound?

Answer: A speech sound is a sound that we make when we speak. These sounds are also called phonemes.

3. What is the difference between a consonant and a vowel?

Answer: Vowels are the letters that make sounds on their own and create speech sounds that are clear and open such as a, e, i, o and u whereas consonants are the letters that work with vowels to create complete words and sounds such as r, d, x,q, w, y, t, p, c, f, h and rest.