3rd Grade Dictation Sentences

100 dictation sentences covering the full 3rd grade spelling year, organized by week and phonics pattern. Every week launches a free audio dictation test: the sentence is read aloud, then the target word on its own — students write what they hear and get graded instantly. A printable version with blank lines is one click away.

10 weekly lists100 sentencesAudio tests included

Week 1: Homophones Set 1

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  1. 1.Our teacher wrote there on the board.
  2. 2.Can you use their in a sentence?
  3. 3.Can you use they're in a sentence?
  4. 4.The next word is to.
  5. 5.The next word is too.
  6. 6.The next word is two.
  7. 7.Our teacher wrote here on the board.
  8. 8.Can you use hear in a sentence?
  9. 9.Can you use see in a sentence?
  10. 10.Draw a sea on your paper.

Week 2: Homophones Set 2

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  1. 1.Can you use wear in a sentence?
  2. 2.Our teacher wrote where on the board.
  3. 3.The next word is our.
  4. 4.Can you use hour in a sentence?
  5. 5.The dog wagged its tail.
  6. 6.The next word is it's.
  7. 7.Can you use your in a sentence?
  8. 8.The next word is you're.
  9. 9.Our teacher wrote know on the board.
  10. 10.The next word is no.

Week 3: Silent Letters

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  1. 1.Our teacher wrote knock on the board.
  2. 2.Our teacher wrote know on the board.
  3. 3.Our teacher wrote knee on the board.
  4. 4.Tell me something about the knife.
  5. 5.We will write together after school.
  6. 6.The next word is wrong.
  7. 7.Draw a wrist on your paper.
  8. 8.Draw a comb on your paper.
  9. 9.Our teacher wrote lamb on the board.
  10. 10.Our teacher wrote sign on the board.

Week 4: Double Consonants

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  1. 1.Tell me something about the letter.
  2. 2.The next word is little.
  3. 3.I feel better now.
  4. 4.Tell me something about the rabbit.
  5. 5.Can you use dinner in a sentence?
  6. 6.What a happy day it is!
  7. 7.We learned about a puppy in school today.
  8. 8.What a penny day it is!
  9. 9.The next word is lesson.
  10. 10.The next word is million.

Week 5: Prefixes: un-, re-

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  1. 1.Can you use undo in a sentence?
  2. 2.What an unhappy day it is!
  3. 3.Our teacher wrote unfair on the board.
  4. 4.Can you use rewrite in a sentence?
  5. 5.This looks so replay to me.
  6. 6.The next word is return.
  7. 7.Can you use redo in a sentence?
  8. 8.Our teacher wrote rebuild on the board.
  9. 9.The next word is unlock.
  10. 10.The next word is unzip.

Week 6: Suffixes: -ful, -ly, -ness

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  1. 1.What a helpful day it is!
  2. 2.This looks so careful to me.
  3. 3.What a playful day it is!
  4. 4.This looks so slowly to me.
  5. 5.The quickly puppy played outside.
  6. 6.The gladly puppy played outside.
  7. 7.I read about a kindness in a book.
  8. 8.Look! Can you see the darkness?
  9. 9.Look! Can you see the sadness?
  10. 10.We learned about a softness in school today.

Week 7: Multisyllable Words

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  1. 1.Our teacher wrote important on the board.
  2. 2.This looks so invisible to me.
  3. 3.The next word is furniture.
  4. 4.Our teacher wrote adventure on the board.
  5. 5.The next word is insect.
  6. 6.Can you use understand in a sentence?
  7. 7.The next word is celebrate.
  8. 8.Our teacher wrote decorate on the board.
  9. 9.The next word is distance.
  10. 10.Our teacher wrote practice on the board.

Week 8: Soft C & G

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  1. 1.What a city day it is!
  2. 2.The next word is circle.
  3. 3.Our teacher wrote cycle on the board.
  4. 4.Our teacher wrote cent on the board.
  5. 5.The next word is certain.
  6. 6.Our teacher wrote giant on the board.
  7. 7.The next word is gentle.
  8. 8.The next word is germ.
  9. 9.Our teacher wrote large on the board.
  10. 10.The next word is change.

Week 9: More Sight Words

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  1. 1.What a probably day it is!
  2. 2.What a probably day it is!
  3. 3.Can you use thought in a sentence?
  4. 4.Can you use through in a sentence?
  5. 5.The next word is caught.
  6. 6.The next word is taught.
  7. 7.The next word is bought.
  8. 8.The next word is brought.
  9. 9.My friend shares her snacks.
  10. 10.Our teacher wrote believe on the board.

Week 10: Science & Math Words

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  1. 1.The next word is measure.
  2. 2.Our teacher wrote pattern on the board.
  3. 3.Our teacher wrote predict on the board.
  4. 4.The next word is observe.
  5. 5.The next word is compare.
  6. 6.Can you use equal in a sentence?
  7. 7.Our teacher wrote addend on the board.
  8. 8.Our teacher wrote sum on the board.
  9. 9.Our teacher wrote shape on the board.
  10. 10.The next word is solid.

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