Phonics - Grade 3 English Worksheet 3 - Free Printable

Download this free printable Phonics worksheet for Grade 3 English. Perfect for practice, homework, and classroom use.

Grade 3 English practice

This printable Phonics worksheet is part of the free WizKidsHub Grade 3 English collection. Print it at home or in the classroom for extra practice.

What this worksheet teaches

• Recognise soft c and soft g before e, i and y (city, giant).
• Read vowel teams such as oa, ee, ai, igh confidently in two-syllable words.
• Spell words where the suffix changes the base word (hoping, hopped, happiest).
• Read and spell words with r-controlled vowels - ar, or, er, ir, ur - and hear that er, ir and ur often sound the same.

How to use this worksheet

The Grade 3 phonics wall is that er, ir and ur all say the same sound, so spelling cannot be worked out by ear. Ask your child to write the word and check whether it looks right - visual memory is the only reliable route here, and short daily exposure builds it.

Sample questions from this worksheet

1. MCQ: Choose the word with short 'i':
2. MCQ: Choose the blend in 'clap':

Frequently asked questions

Should we still be doing phonics in Grade 3?

Yes. Grade 3 phonics moves from single sounds to syllables, prefixes and suffixes, which is exactly what unlocks longer subject vocabulary in science and social studies.

How do I know whether to write er, ir or ur?

Sound alone will not tell you - they are near-identical. This is a look-and-remember spelling pattern, which is why the sheet mixes them deliberately rather than teaching one at a time.

My child reads fluently but spells badly. Is phonics still useful?

Yes, and this is common. Reading allows partial decoding; spelling demands the full pattern. Phonics practice at Grade 3 is mostly spelling insurance.