3rd Grade Vocabulary
This is our 3rd grade vocabulary list. Your child should UNDERSTAND each
of these words by the conclusion of 3rd grade. Review with your child each
week.
ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS:
abbreviation adverb
antonyms apostrophe
cause effect
contraction declarative
exclamatory fact
interrogative multiple-meaning words
opinion organization
plural possessive
thesaurus punctuation(commas)
internet atlas
encyclopedia run-on sentence
sequential singular
stanza character
setting summarize
synonyms supporting details
verb
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MATH:
angle area
array capacity
change (money) conclusion
congruent conjecture
decimal denominator (like, unlike)
distributive dividend
division divisor
factor frequency table, tally chart
gram intersecting lines
kilometer inverse relationships
line plot line of symmetry
line, line segment liquid measures
mile multiples
numerator ounce
parallel perpendicular
pictograph polygon
product quotient
reasonableness unit fraction
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SCIENCE:
anemometer atmosphere
barometer cirrus
cross section cumulonimbus
cumulus conductor
conservation crystalize
decomposer endangered
force heredity
mixture natural resources
orbit physical change
pitch/volume predator/prey
rain gauge revolution
rotation solar system
stratus threatened
thriving water cycle
wind vane
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SOCIAL STUDIES:
agriculture artifact
ancestor barter
borders cardinal directions
distribution economy
ethnic exports
geography global
hemisphere imports
industry manufacturing
landforms latitude
longitude legend
natural resources physical map
population primary source
product scarcity
rural suburban
urban tools
weapons
