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Third Grade (Grade 3) Vocabulary Questions

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Grade 3 Context Clues
Jassy yanked the weeds out of the garden by hand.
What is the meaning of the word yanked?
  1. to work in a garden
  2. to be pulled with a sudden motion
  3. to plant flowers
Grade 3 Suffixes CCSS: CCRA.L.4, L.3.4b
What does the suffix "er" mean in the word teacher?
  1. full of
  2. without
  3. one who
  4. able to
Grade 3 Suffixes CCSS: CCRA.L.4, L.3.4, L.3.4b
The pointer aimed in my direction.
What does POINTER mean in this sentence?
  1. one who points
  2. pointing now
  3. pointed in the past
  4. in the style of a point
Grade 3 Synonyms
What is a synonym for the word "large"?
  1. gigantic
  2. narrow
  3. messy
  4. small
Grade 3 Suffixes CCSS: CCRA.L.4, L.3.4b
What does farmer mean?
  1. One farms today
  2. One farms yesterday
  3. Plowing the field
  4. One who farms
Grade 3 Prefixes CCSS: CCRA.L.4, L.3.4b
What is the prefix in in the word reteach?
  1. teach
  2. re
  3. each
  4. reteach
Grade 3 Suffixes CCSS: CCRA.L.4, L.3.4, L.3.4b
Which word means "a walk in the past"?
  1. walked
  2. walking
  3. walker
  4. walk
Grade 3 Fill in the Blank Vocabulary CCSS: CCRA.L.3, L.3.3
Choose the correct word to fill in the blank.

                over the puddle.
  1. Put
  2. Play
  3. Dog
  4. Jump
Grade 3 Suffixes CCSS: CCRA.L.4, L.3.4b
What does faithful mean?
  1. full of faith
  2. without faith
  3. able to have faith
  4. no faith
Grade 3 Context Clues
As Kammi woke up, she remembered that it was the morning of her birthday. She was giddy with excitement as she thought about all the things she was going to do that day.

Using context clues to help you, what does "giddy" mean in this passage?
  1. disappointed
  2. thrilled
  3. nervous
  4. worried
Grade 3 Context Clues
Kenny's older brother Jeff always makes straight A's at school. Jeff keeps his room clean, eats all of his vegetables, and does his chores without being asked. Jeff makes Kenny feel inadequate.

Using context clues to help you, what does "inadequate" mean in this passage?
  1. not good enough
  2. angry
  3. hungry
  4. good about himself
Grade 3 Suffixes
Tiffany’s best friend, Megan, was moving away. She                 watched as Megan and her family got in the car to leave.
Click on the best answer to complete the sentence.
  1. sadly
  2. happily
  3. joyfully
Grade 3 Homonyms
Select the correct form of their for the given sentence:

                having a party this weekend.
  1. They're
  2. Their
  3. There
Grade 3 Homonyms
Which word completes the sentence:

I                 dinner with my family.
  1. eight
  2. ate
Grade 3 Prefixes
What do you do if you reread a book?
  1. You read it for the first time.
  2. You read it one time.
  3. You read it again.
  4. You don't read it.
Grade 3 Context Clues
What is the meaning of the word subjects in the sentence below?

There are many subjects taught at school each day, such as math, reading, and science.
  1. school
  2. test grades
  3. areas of study
  4. homework assignments
Grade 3 Root Words CCSS: CCRA.L.4, L.3.4, L.3.4c
Which choice means writing about life?
  1. biography
  2. photography
  3. phonograph
  4. graphoscope
Grade 3 Context Clues
The willow is seventy feet high with branches that extend across the lake.
What is the meaning of the word willow?
  1. A bush
  2. A forest
  3. A tall tree
Grade 3 Context Clues
Kumak will twitch this way and way to pull the big fish.
What is the meaning of the word twitch?
  1. to jerk or move fast
  2. to stand still
  3. to pull the fish
Grade 3 Prefixes
If you "distrust" someone, how do you feel about them?
  1. You trust them very much.
  2. You trust them a little.
  3. You do not trust them.
  4. You trust them sometimes.
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