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Third Grade (Grade 3) Vocabulary Questions

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Grade 3 Suffixes CCSS: CCRA.L.4, L.3.4, L.3.4b
Which word means more than one party?
  1. partyer
  2. partied
  3. parties
  4. party
Grade 3 Context Clues CCSS: CCRA.L.4, L.3.4, L.3.4a
Amanda’s dad asked her what happened to the lamp that was broken in the living room. She knew that she and her sister had broken it when they were playing with the basketball. She told her father the truth about what happened and that it was an accident even though she knew they would still get in trouble.

Amanda was very                 about what happened to the lamp.
  1. dishonest
  2. happy
  3. fortunate
  4. honest
Grade 3 Prefixes and Suffixes
In the word "unlucky" the prefix un- means what?
  1. not
  2. before
  3. in
  4. wrong
Grade 3 Defining Words
Where should you look to find the meaning of a word?
  1. an atlas
  2. thesaurus
  3. dictionary
  4. encyclopedia
Grade 3 Context Clues
Jeff's father was IRATE because Jeff talked back to him and had a bad attitude all day long.

Based on the sentence above, IRATE probably means what?
  1. happy
  2. angry
  3. not bothered
  4. tired
Grade 3 Context Clues
Sydney's dad took her stuffed animal away because Sydney had misbehaved. Sydney PLEADED with her dad to give her the stuffed animal back.

Based on the sentence above, what does PLEADED mean?
  1. asked him
  2. begged him
  3. did not care
  4. offered to pay him
Grade 3 Antonyms
Cold and hot are:
  1. synonyms
  2. antonyms
Grade 3 Context Clues
The thought of eating a rat is ABHORRENT to most people.

Based on the sentence above, what does the word ABHORRENT mean?
  1. fun
  2. horrible
  3. delicious
  4. exciting
Grade 3 Prefixes and Suffixes
If I use the prefix DIS and the base word LIKE, what is my new word?
  1. liked
  2. like
  3. dislike
  4. do not like
Grade 3 Suffixes
Which word has a suffix?
  1. enemy
  2. danger
  3. Oregon
  4. companionship
Grade 3 Context Clues
Petra has so many friends because she is a GREGARIOUS person.

Based on the sentence above, what does the word GREGARIOUS mean?
  1. friendly and outgoing
  2. shy and quiet
  3. boring and uninteresting
  4. rude and mean
Grade 3 Context Clues
Replace the capitalized word in the sentence.

Mary is going on a TRIP with her parents.
  1. Fortune
  2. Journey
  3. Opportunity
  4. Bewilder
Grade 3 Synonyms
What is a synonym for smile in the following sentence?

The boy had a smile on his face.
  1. frown
  2. happy
  3. grin
  4. upset
Grade 3 Context Clues
Jeff did not have lunch or breakfast, so he was FAMISHED by dinnertime.

Based on the sentence above, what does FAMISHED mean?
  1. full
  2. happy
  3. tired
  4. hungry
Grade 3 Context Clues CCSS: CCRA.L.4, L.3.4, L.3.4d
I don't mean to alarm you, but there's a spider crawling up your arm.

Which definition of ALARM best fits the sentence above?
  1. a loud sound to signal danger
  2. causing someone to feel afraid
  3. a type of clock
  4. keeping a house safe from danger
Grade 3 Prefixes and Suffixes
Which word means to not approve?
  1. reapprove
  2. unapprove
  3. preapprove
  4. disapprove
Grade 3 Prefixes and Suffixes
Which prefix would make the base word "heat" mean heat before?
  1. re
  2. pre
  3. dis
  4. in
Grade 3 Fill in the Blank Vocabulary
Audra is a vegetarian. That means she doesn't eat meat. Audra went to a party where they had lots of choices of food. Audra will probably choose                .
  1. chicken alfredo
  2. roast beef
  3. salad
  4. hamburger
Grade 3 Suffixes CCSS: CCRA.L.4, L.3.4, L.3.4b
Which word means "a jump in the past"?
  1. jumping
  2. jumper
  3. jumped
  4. jump
Grade 3 Connotations and Denotations
Which of the following sentences uses the word LIGHT as a noun?
  1. I like the light blue color of that car.
  2. If you light the fire, please be careful.
  3. I will light a fire under him to get him moving!
  4. The light in my car won't shut off.
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