Read It with Expression
Read each line out loud. Look at the end mark and the talking words. Circle how your voice should sound.
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How to do it
- Read the line out loud.
- Look at the end mark and the talking words.
- Circle how your voice should sound.
Teaching tip
Have your child read each line two ways, the right way and a silly wrong way, to hear the difference. This sheet is aligned with Common Core RF.3.4.
About this worksheet
Sentences and lines of dialogue to read as calm, asking, excited, quiet, sad, scared or angry.
What kids practice
Fluency is reading accurately, at a good pace and with expression, the way people talk. Third graders read longer stories and nonfiction passages, and fluent reading frees up their attention for understanding. Timed one-minute reads track progress, and practice with phrases and end marks builds smooth, expressive reading.
Watch for
- Racing through the words and skipping punctuation.
- Reading word by word in a flat voice.
- Focusing only on speed and not on what the passage says.
It's free to print, with Fewer, Standard or More on the page and an answer key. See the full fluency passages guide for 3rd grade.
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