3rd Grade writing worksheets
Free 3rd grade writing worksheets to print or download as a PDF. Practice cursive, spelling, parts of speech, verb tenses, quotation marks, and opinion, informative and story writing.
- Cursive letters23 sheets
Third-grade cursive worksheets: how cursive works, lowercase and uppercase cursive alphabet charts with start dots and arrows, practice pages for every letter, and words and sentences to trace and write.
+18 more - Spelling patterns7 sheets
Third-grade spelling worksheets: rules for adding endings (drop the e, double the consonant, change y to i), spellings that depend on where a sound is, like ck or k and dge or ge, and mixed spelling practice.
+2 more - Parts of speech7 sheets
Third-grade parts of speech worksheets: nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs, with color-coding, sorting, adjective or adverb, pronoun swaps and concrete and abstract nouns.
+2 more - Subject and verb agreement5 sheets
Third-grade subject and verb agreement worksheets: choose the verb that matches the subject, match subjects and verbs, fix sentences that don't agree and write your own.
- Verb tenses6 sheets
Third-grade verb tense worksheets: past, present and future, a verb tense table, irregular past tense verbs and changing the tense of a sentence.
+1 more - Quotation marks4 sheets
Third-grade quotation mark worksheets: where quotation marks, commas and end marks go, adding missing quotation marks, choosing the correctly punctuated sentence and writing what characters say.
- Opinion, informative and story writing9 sheets
Third-grade writing worksheets: charts for opinion, informative and story writing, planners for each kind, linking words practice, a writing page and a revise and edit checklist.
+4 more - Letter boxes10 sheets
Third-grade letter box worksheets: a letter box chart, copying words and sentences in bold or light boxes and outlines, and fading boxes.
+5 more - Writing paper and templates5 sheets
3rd grade writing paper and templates: wide-ruled paper, cursive practice paper, a book report template, an essay planner and a friendly letter template.
For the parent or teacher
Skills these worksheets practice
- Write cursive letters
- Spell common patterns
- Use nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs
- Make subjects and verbs agree, and use past, present and future tense
- Punctuate dialogue with quotation marks
- Plan and write opinion, informative and story pieces
Questions parents ask
- Do these need to be done in order?
- No. Every child is different, so pick whatever your student needs next. Jumping around is completely fine, and a student may be ahead in some skills and still building others.
- Do you have cursive worksheets?
- Yes. The Cursive letters topic covers every lowercase and uppercase letter, then cursive words and copying sentences.
- Are the worksheets really free?
- Yes. Print any sheet or download it as a PDF, with no sign-up.