Grade 3 Spelling Words List (Free Printable)

A free printable list of grade 3 spelling words in alphabetical order. This list covers the words third graders use most when reading and writing, from everyday words to common school vocabulary.

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67 words in alphabetical order.

  • 1. acorn
  • 2. airplane
  • 3. animal
  • 4. apple
  • 5. awake
  • 6. ball
  • 7. balloon
  • 8. banana
  • 9. book
  • 10. cactus
  • 11. castle
  • 12. cat
  • 13. dinosaur
  • 14. dog
  • 15. door
  • 16. earth
  • 17. electricity
  • 18. elephant
  • 19. friend
  • 20. frog
  • 21. garden
  • 22. ghost
  • 23. giraffe
  • 24. helmet
  • 25. house
  • 26. ice
  • 27. iguana
  • 28. jellyfish
  • 29. juice
  • 30. jungle
  • 31. kangaroo
  • 32. king
  • 33. kite
  • 34. lamp
  • 35. lemon
  • 36. light
  • 37. man
  • 38. memory
  • 39. mountain
  • 40. night
  • 41. notebook
  • 42. ocean
  • 43. open
  • 44. pencil
  • 45. pig
  • 46. pineapple
  • 47. queen
  • 48. quiet
  • 49. rabbit
  • 50. rainbow
  • 51. rope
  • 52. science
  • 53. snake
  • 54. swing
  • 55. tiger
  • 56. tree
  • 57. truck
  • 58. umbrella
  • 59. volcano
  • 60. water
  • 61. worm
  • 62. xylophone
  • 63. yawn
  • 64. yellow
  • 65. zebra
  • 66. zephyr
  • 67. zip

Tip: read each word out loud, write it on paper, then use our free audio spelling test for grade 3 to check yourself. Children who hear, type and write a word learn it three times faster.