Orthographic Patterns : Grammar : Third Grade English Language Arts Worksheets

Here is a collection of our printable worksheets for topic Orthographic Patterns of chapter Spelling and Spelling Patterns in section Grammar.

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Spelling and Spelling Patterns      Orthographic Patterns

Worksheet: Third Grade

Inflectional Endings : No Change


Add the inflected endings to the base words without changing the word. Then choose one form of the word and write a sentence using the word.

Category:  Grammar     Spelling and Spelling Patterns     Orthographic Patterns


Worksheet: Third Grade

Inflectional Endings : Drop Silent e


Add -ed and -ing to the base words . Write the new words on the lines. Don’t forget to drop the silent e when adding -ed and -ing to the base words.

Category:  Grammar     Spelling and Spelling Patterns     Orthographic Patterns



Add -ed to the base word in parenthesis ( ) to complete each sentence.

Category:  Grammar     Spelling and Spelling Patterns     Orthographic Patterns



Add -ed and -ing to the base words . Write the new words on the lines.

Category:  Grammar     Spelling and Spelling Patterns     Orthographic Patterns


Worksheet: Third Grade

Bow or Bounce (Words with /ou/ sound)


Sort, then write the words with ou and ow sounds in the correct column.

Category:  Grammar     Spelling and Spelling Patterns     Orthographic Patterns


Worksheet: Third Grade

Boy or Boil (Words with /oi/ sound)


Use the word list to complete each sentence. If the word has an oy sound as in boy, draw a circle around it. Underline the word if it has an oi sound as in boil.

Category:  Grammar     Spelling and Spelling Patterns     Orthographic Patterns


Worksheet: Third Grade

Crawl or Cause


Complete the sentences with one of the aw or au words from the word box.

Category:  Grammar     Spelling and Spelling Patterns     Orthographic Patterns


Worksheet: Third Grade

Boo Diphthongs


Find and circle the oo sound words in a word search box. The words could be horizontal or vertical.

Category:  Grammar     Spelling and Spelling Patterns     Orthographic Patterns



Unscramble the given words and write them in the blanks.

Category:  Grammar     Spelling and Spelling Patterns     Orthographic Patterns



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