Grade 3 Scott Foresman
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Scott Foresman Reading Third Grade Vocabulary Words
Unit One
Theme - Finding My Place
How do friends and family help us grow?
How I Spent My Summer Vacation
Spelling:
(short vowels)
stamp
drag
smell
getting
still
think
body
lock
not
cuff
luck
plus
Bonus:
carried
missed
promised
zipped
played
Vocabulary:
workers on a cattle ranch
a creation of the mind
season between spring and fall
a time of rest from school or business
to go to see
the direction of the sunset
worker on a cattle ranch
very good or quick
a sudden scattering of a frightened herd of cattle
not giving in to arguments or requests
person who tends cattle
cowboys
imagination
summer
vacation
visit
west
cowhand
fantastic
stampede
stubborn
wrangler
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Spelling:
(double consonants )
1.happen
2. pretty
3. letter
4. million
5. little
6. rabbit
7. hurry
8. muffins
9. balloon
10. ladder
11. puddle
12. middle
13. hammer
14. lesson
15. drill
Bonus:
carrying
missing
promising
zipping
playing
Vocabulary:
the first meal of the day
having comfort
warm and comfortable; snug
thick words
ate fast and greedily
feeling a desire or need for food
to give one's word
clear reasons
bad; not behaving well
food made of grain boiled in water or milk unitl it thickens
bits; small pieces
breakfast
comfortable
cozy
forest
gobbled
hungry
promise
explanation
naughty
porridge
smithereens
Spelling:
(Long e)
1. many
2.family
3. lucky
4. busy
5. seem
6. deep
7. week
8. asleep
9. idea
10. video
11. secret
12. even
13. speak
14. mean
15. least
Bonus:
father
rope
painted
secret
smash
Vocabulary:
Spelling:
(Long & Short A)
1.ranch
2. bank
3. thank
4. began
5. camping
6. afraid
7. trail
8. nail
9. aim
10. Maine
11. holiday
12. crayon
13. spray
14. today
15. gray
Bonus:
eggplant
because
deliver
surprise
funny
Vocabulary:
to force air from the lungs with sudden effort and noise
eager to know
found out
pieces of writing that express the writer's imagination
to make believe
kept from the knowledge of others
a piece of cloth used to sleep on or under
a disease that makes breathing difficult
a mild disease that causes a rash on the skin
spreading infection
knowing that one has done wrong
coughs
curious
discovered
poems
pretend
secret
sheet
asthma
chicken pox
contagious
guilty
Spelling:
(Long & short I)
1.bright
2. might
3. tight
4. sight
5. lights
6. my
7. why
8. fly
9. dry
10. sky
11. visit
12. picnic
13. winter
14. mint
15. interest
Bonus:
know
join
older
shout
kidding
Vocabulary:
pointed or directed something at a goal or target
ball used in playing the game of basketball
caused to bounce
something given; present
a place for outdoor play
to send a ball toward the goal while trying to score
the upright surface to which the basket on a basketball court is attached
places marked off for a game
moved a ball along by bouncing it
of or having to do with a profession
aimed
basketball
bounced
gift
playground
shoot
backboard
courts
dribbled
professional
Unit Two
Theme - The Whole Wide World
How can we learn about and care for the world?
Fly Traps! Plants That Bite Back
Spelling:
•himself
•afternoon
•everything
•grandmother
•homework
•outside
•bedroom
•butterfly
•grandfather
•everybody
•backyard
•popcorn
Bonus
light
why
find
would
friend
gather together
a joint on which a cover or lid moves back and forth
small animals without backbones with bodies divided into three parts
a container for holding liquids
living things that can make their own food
a thing or means for catching animals
any of a family of insect-eating marsh or water plants
meat-eating
substances used in chemistry
to make into a liquid
any of several plants that trap insects
collect
hinge
insects
pitcher
plants
trap
bladderwort
carnivorous
chemicals
dissolve
flytrap
Spelling:
1.good
2.took
3.cookie
4.shook
5.foot
6.put
7. pull
8. study
9. summer
10. such
11. truck
12. uncle
13. Sunday
14. cousin
15. touch
BONUS:
breathe
dream
planet
scary
space
to draw air into the lungs and force it out
something like a dream; daydream; wish
one of the heavenly bodies that moves around the sun
causing fright or alarm
unlimited room or emptiness extending in all directions
a vehicle used for flight in outer space
persons admired for bravery, great deeds, or noble qualities
made of plastic
devices for making or breaking a connection
breathe
dream
planet
scary
space
spaceship
heroes
plastic
switches
Spelling:
Spelling homophones
Through
Threw
Hour
Our
Tail
Tale
Hole
Whole
There
Their
They’re
Weak
Week
Knows
Nose
Bonus
Underground
Cloud
Out
Could
through
to spoil, ruin, do away with
a sound that is not pleasing or musical
having great power or force; mighty; strong
strong winds, usually with heavy rain, snow, or hail and sometimes with thunder and lightning
notices given in advance
destroyed; ruined
to harm or injure so as to lessen value or usefulness
discover
a thing that is narrow at the bottom with a cone and a wide mouth at the top
artificial objects shot by rocket inot an orbit around Earth
a ver violent and destructive whirlwind
destroy
noise
powerful
storms
warnings
wrecked
damage
detect
funnel
satellites
tornado
Spelling:
Spelling /J/ & /S/
large
page
orange
Jeans
jam
jet
jelly
juggle
sometimes
center
pencil
silly
circle
cents
circus
Bonus
Danger
Gems
Peaceful
Sea
sail
watchful
comes apart
turn from a solid into a liquid by heating
a great body of salt water that covers almost three-fourths of Earth's surface
ten hundreds
a large mass of ice formed from snow on high ground
a large mass of ice floating in the sea
a large area of ice floating in the sea
strong, open boats with oars, specially built for saving lives at sea
large ship thought to be unsinkable that sank on its maiden voyage when it struck an iceberg
alert
breaks
melt
ocean
thousands
glacier
iceberg
ice pack
lifeboats
Titanic
Spelling Long & Short o
monster
collar
along
gold
most
ago
Ohio
hello
coat
toast
road
coach
load
grown
low
Bonus
shower
flower
snow
bowl
vowel
holes dug in the ground by animals for shelter or protection
stiff material made of layers of paper pressed together
a very steep slope of rock or clay
to come out from the egg
a body of land surrounded by water
examining carefully
beneath the surface of the ground
unable to tell people or things apart
a sea bird of northern waters, having a thick body, large head, and bill of several colors
offspring of a puffin
to save from danger or harm
left in a helpless situation
burrows
cardboard
cliff
hatch
island
searching
underground
confused
puffin
puffling
rescue
stranded
Unit Three
Theme - Getting the Job Done
How can we learn from everything we do?
Spelling
kn, wr, st and mb
knife
know
knee
knight
knock
wrong
write
wrote
wrap
wrestle
listen
castle
whistle
crumb
thumb
Bonus
about
should
group
around
could
holes dug in the ground by animals for shelter or protection
stiff material made of layers of paper pressed together
a very steep slope of rock or clay
to come out from the egg
a body of land surrounded by water
examining carefully
beneath the surface of the ground
unable to tell people or things apart
a sea bird of northern waters, having a thick body, large head, and bill of several colors
offspring of a puffin
to save from danger or harm
left in a helpless situation
burrows
cardboard
cliff
hatch
island
searching
underground
confused
puffin
puffling
rescue
stranded
ir; er; ear; eer
pair
hair
fair
stairs
very
stereo
America
rear
near
year
fear
clear
cheer
deer
steer
Bonus:
growled
owned
frowned
blown
slow
work done to earn a living
did business or played in a way that was not honest
bright; intelligent; having a quick mind
reaping and gathering food crops
not willing to work or be active
members of a company or firm who share the risks and profits of the business
a large quantity; riches
something woed to another
to make a gain from business
dangerous
business
cheated
clever
harvesting
lazy
partners
wealth
debt
profit
risky
-er, -or & -ist
farmer
teacher
artist
waiter
inventor
reader
visitor
finalist
hunter
violinist
player
sailor
painter
actor
tourist
Bonus:
bear
learn
year
eat
squeak
leaped or sprang lightly along; jumped
setting right by punishing; finding fault with; improving
anyway in which one may face or point
in an easy manner; without trying hard
someone or something that shows the way
the leather strips, bands, and other pieces used to hitch a horse or other animal
to make known; bring into acquaintance with
having patience; showing patience
connection
slanting
doing what one is told to do
bounded
correcting
direction
easily
guide
harness
introduce
patient
attachment
diagonally
obedience
-ful, -ly, -tion, -sion
sadly
lively
really
careful
graceful
wonderful
suggestion
conclusion
beautiful
decision
easily
action
finally
helpful
happily
Bonus:
listen
write
thumb
know
lamb
frightened; feeling fear
without fear; having courage
land set aside by the government for a special purpose
quiet; still; noiseless
writing or saying letters of a word in order
something that worries you
a small wolf-like animal living mosltly on prairies of western North America
feared greatly what was to come
a large cat with brownish-yellow fur that lives in North and South America
a picture painted on a wall
afraid
brave
reservation
silent
spelling
trouble
coyote
dreaded
mountain lion
mural
-ch, -sh & -th
tooth
they
mother
something
thick
rich
chain
chuckle
reached
chunk
smash
finish
shadow
shine
shape
Bonus:
trophy
children
chalk
phone
shoe
things said or done to make somebody laugh
people living near one another
a reward won after trying against others
a question; difficult question
to try out; test
thoughtful; grave
to try hard to win or gain something wanted by others
to express pleasure at the happiness or good fortune of others
moving about in a confused way
an award given as a sign of victory
jokes
neighborhood
prize
problem
prove
serious
compete
congratulate
milling
trophy
Unit Four
Theme - From Past to Present
How can our traditions and the traditions of others make our lives more interesting?
dr, -sc, -ft, -st & -fr
dream
dragon
drip
score
scared
scarf
coast
past
test
soft
left
gift
frown
frame
freeze
Bonus:
finishing
washed
stomach
greedy
couldn’t
shining brightly; sparkling
feeling pleasure; joyful
a rich meal prepared for some special occasion and for a number of guests
feeling a strong desire to have a lot of something
a person who is received and entertained at another's house or table
the large muscular bag in the body that receives swallowed food
not able to produce much
clever in deceiving ; shy
a long period of dry weather; continued lack of rain
caring too much for one's self
brilliant
delighted
feast
greedy
guest
stomach
barren
cunning
drought
selfish
1. squeeze
2. picture
3. caught
4. kept
5. different
6. surprise
7. favorite
8. chocolate
9. Tuesday
10. swimming
11. Monday
12. fifth
13. presents
14. easy
15. every
Bonus:
dollars
parents
usual
around
mound
to be thankful for
a huge fierce animal in old stories
having or bringing good luck
a light soft sound of things gently rubbing together
blamed with angry words
suddenly frightened
ate hungrily or greedily
blowing up; bursting with a loud noise
paper rolls containing gunpowder and a fuse
not good for anything; without value
appreciate
dragon
lucky
rustling
scolded
startled
devoured
exploding
firecrackers
worthless
enjoy
toys
royal
point
voice
noise
oil
true
due
glue
clue
who
movie
lose
move
Bonus:
child
understand
careful
scared
brave
a place far away
a flash of electricity
found the size or amound of something
a set of directions for preparing something to eat
the loud noise that accompanies or follows a flash of lightning
the condition of the air at a certain place and time
made a loud deep noise; roared
a flash of lightning
the line where Earth and sky seem to meet
very pleasing to taste, smell, hear, see, or feel
distance
lightning
measured
recipe
thunder
weather
bellowd
bolt
horizon
luscious
that’s
we’re
it’s
won’t
I’m
he’s
haven’t
I’ll
you’ll
didn’t
aren’t
doesn’t
let’s
I’ve
they’ve
Bonus:
royal
Indian
presented
handfuls
carried
twice as much
the smallest possible amount
a very large house, especially the official house of a king or queen
a return made for something done
one and no more
a person who steals
made an official decision; law; order
lack of food in a place; a time of starving
a ruler or chief in India and in some other Eastern countries
places where things are stored
double
grain
palace
reward
single
thief
decreed
famine
raja
storehouses
The Woman Who Outshone the Sun
early
search
Earth
heard
were
third
dirt
chirp
fur
nurse
turkey
Thursday
work
word
world
Bonus:
dignity
arrived
bathe
respect
thirst
came to a place
greatly surprised
ready to give pain to others
an excited condition
honor; esteem
was lit and bright
kept secret watch
a dry, uncomfortable feeling in the mouth caused by having had nothing to drink
pity; feeling for another's sorrow or hardship that leads to help
the loss of hope
a sense of pride and self-respect
shelter or protection from danger or trouble
arrived
astonished
cruel
excitement
respect
shone
spied
thirst
compassion
despair
dignity
refuge
Unit Five
Theme - Are We There Yet?
How can visits to other times and other places make our lives better?
Flight: The Journey of Charles Lindbergh
friends
crackers
miles
inches
marches
brushes
stitches
rushes
fixes
mixes
flies
tries
ladies
parties
pennies
Bonus:
attempt
navigate
cockpit
plane
thought
instruments for showing directions, having a needle that always points north
the part of a machine that uses energy to make the machine move or run
a trip in an aircraft
devices for measuring, recording, or controlling
a way to go
flies at great height
to try
the place in an airplane where the pilot sits
the place to which a person or thing is going or being sent
to sail, manage, or steer a ship, aircraft, or rocket
compasses
engine
flight
instruments
route
soars
attempt
cockpit
destination
navigate
Chibi: A True Story from Japan
neck
trick
jacket
bucket
ticket
locker
brick
once
chance
face
since
police
house
erase
chase
Bonus:
morning
thermos
thirty
curve
carve
a street, sometimes wide or bordered with trees
young ducks
a structure built by birds as a place in which to lay their eggs
a small pond; small body of still water
to cause water to fly about so as to wet or soil
the season between winter and summer
sat on eggs in order for them to hatch
a violent movement; confusion; disturbance
Japanese word meaning "street or avenue"
went on after having stopped
people, automobiles, trucks, airplanes, ships, or the like coming and going along a way of travel
avenue
ducklings
nest
pool
splash
spring
brooded
commotion
dori
proceeded
traffic
unlucky
untie
unfold
unwrap
unhappy
unpack
unsafe
undo
repay
rewrite
refill
restart
replay
reread
repaint
a loud, long, mournful cry
seized suddenly
to walk in an unsteady way
moved, pushed, or pulled quickly and suddenly
moved or carried quickly
air in motion
cared for dearly
a person whose work is making women's or children's clothing
the wife or widow of a duke
to walk wearily or with great effort
howling
snatched
stumble
whipped
whirled
wind
cherished
dressmaker
duchess
trudge
-ed & -ing
started
smiled
cried
planned
hoped
fried
hopped
starting
smiling
crying
planning
hoping
frying
hopping
Bonus:
alphabet
cabin
newspaper
mountain
stomach
the letters of a language arranged in the usual order, not as they are in words
a small, roughly built house
gaining knowledge or skill
done by magic or as if by magic
sheets of paper printed every day or week, telling the news, carrying advertisements, and having stories, poems, and so on
stories
containers with round flat tops and bottoms, and sides that curve out slightly
people who make or repair barrels
a portable lamp with a case to protect light from rain or wind
a plant where salt is made on a commercial scale
alphabet
cabin
learning
magic
newspaper
tales
barrels
coopers
lantern
saltworks
where
what
when
wheel
whip
whale
while
want
was
watched
wear
went
warm
would
weep
Bonus:
chores
saddle
dust
tractor
grasshoppers
small tasks or easy jobs usually done regularly
fine dry earth
a grassy field or hillside
a kind of small horse
a seat for a rider on a horse's back
strong; stout
moving very fast
a public sale in which each thing is sold to the person who offers the most money
a person whose business is conducting auctions
a strap or band that keeps the saddle in plce on a horse
a heavy motor vehicle that moves on wheels or on two endless tracks
chores
dust
pasture
pony
saddle
sturdy
swift
auction
auctioneer
girth
tractor
Unit Six
Theme - Imagination.kids
How many ways can we use our imaginations?
wagon
lemon
open
garden
sugar
dollar
paper
another
brother
travel
squirrel
nickel
animal
final
real
Bonus:
dragon
butterflies
colorful
ribbons
triangles
a solid object that has a flat, round base and that narrows to a point at the top
making a thing that has not been made before
made a first sketch of; planned out; arranged the form and color or
very well known
a mixture used to stick things together
a large, graceful water bird with a long, slender curving neck
a festival, especially in a Spanish-speaking country or region
a mixing
a pot filled with candy, fruit, and small toys
covered or stained with anything sticky, greasy, or dirty
a strong thread or string made of two or more strands twisted together
cone
creating
designed
famous
paste
swan
fiesta
mixture
pinata
smeared
twine
found
one
sure
until
always
almost
alone
a lot
doing
hasn’t
couldn’t
hadn’t
angry
hungry
special
Bonus:
waiting
biggest
arrived
happiest
tried
tied or wrapped together; made into a bundle
carried in or as if in a cart
a person in charge of a train or bus and its passengers
a slip of paper or other material attached ot anything and marked ot show what or whose it is or where it is to go
sending by mail
a building where buses or trains regularly pick up and unload passengers
moved while making short, loud bursts of sound
amazed; speechless with surprise
allowable
having to do with mail and post offices
bundled
carted
conductor
label
mailing
station
chugged
flabbergasted
permissible
postal
walking
talk
chalk
Stalk
drawing
straw
claws
awful
lawn
thaw
because
fault
sauce
haunted
cause
Bonus:
course
hear
things
which
years
blushed; glowed
threw with much force
made the sounds of; spoke
an appliance or room that keeps food or other things cold
something, usually liquid, served with or on food to make it taste better
a favorable result
disaster
dislike
fit to eat
made up one's mind
flushed
hurled
pronounced
refrigerator
sauce
success
calamity
distaste
edible
resolved
fruit
friend
night
thought
does
again
said
people
believe
tried
tired
died
eight
Friday
Saturday
Bonus:
remove
oxygen
pressure
space
shuttle
a member of the crew of a spacecraft
a sudden need for immediate action
the earth; world
to push out or put forth into the air
not common
measured by weight
the air that surrounds the earth
something that orbits, expecially an artificial satellite
a gas without odor, taste, or color that forms about one-fifth of the air and one-third of water
the continued action of a weight or force
a space shuttle
astronaut
emergency
globe
launch
unusual
weighed
atmosphere
orbiter
oxygen
pressure
shuttle
candle
order
basket
mirror
before
monkey
market
bottle
apple
wonder
tiger
relax
woman
eagle
needle
BONUS
yawned
laundry
sauce
exhausted
crawled
making unable to see
a regularly shaped, solid substance with angles and flat surfaces
repeating a sound
a narrow shelf
worthy of notice; unusual
an information gatherer
shining; glittering
valuable things
long slender feelers on the heads of insects
the time just before dark
having a fever
not normal
blinding
crystal
echoing
ledge
remarkable
scout
sparkling
treasure
antennae
dusk
feverish
unnatural