Grade 3 English: Word Analysis and Reading Fluency
Free Grade 3 English unit on Word Analysis and Reading Fluency: 9 lessons in order. Includes practice questions and answer keys.
9 lessons in this unit
Advanced phonics review
Review vowel teams, r-controlled vowels, diphthongs and digraphs to read longer words with confidence.
Lesson 2Multisyllabic word decoding
Break long words into syllables, read each part and blend them back together.
Lesson 3Syllable patterns
Learn common syllable types such as closed, open, silent-e, vowel team and consonant-le to read unfamiliar words.
Lesson 4Prefixes and suffixes
Use prefixes and suffixes to read and understand longer words.
Lesson 5Base words and roots
Find the base word or root inside a longer word to work out its meaning.
Lesson 6Reading unfamiliar words
Use a set of strategies to work out new words: look for parts, use context, blend and check.
Lesson 7Reading fluently
Read with accuracy, a good pace and expression so that the reading sounds like talking.
Lesson 8Punctuation and expression
Use full stops, commas, question marks and exclamation marks as clues to how to read aloud.
Lesson 9Monitoring reading accuracy
Notice mistakes while reading, stop, go back and fix them so the text makes sense.