3rd Grade Vocabulary Test

A free 3rd grade vocabulary test to print. It has 20 questions, Name, Date and Score lines, and an answer key.

Other versions: Version B · Version C

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What is on the test

Skill check

The last part of the sheet is for you. It says which questions test which skill.

How to use it

  1. Print one copy for each student.
  2. Read the instructions for each part with the class.
  3. Mark the test with the answer key. Write the score out of 20.
  4. Look at the skill check. Find the skill with the most mistakes and teach it again.
  5. Print Version B for a retest. It asks new questions on the same skills.

The questions in Version A

This is what the test asks. The answers are on the answer key.

Part A: Multiple choice

  1. Which word means "being happy"?
    1. happily
    2. happiness
    3. happy
  2. Which word has the prefix mis-?
    1. misjudge
    2. mist
    3. mister
  3. "redo" means:
    1. not do
    2. do again
    3. do before
  4. "disconnect" means:
    1. connect again
    2. the opposite of connect
    3. connect wrongly
  5. "mislead" means:
    1. the opposite of lead
    2. lead before
    3. lead wrongly

Part B: Write the word

  1. Add the ending: slow + ly
  2. Add the ending: fear + less
  3. Put the parts together: pre + view
  4. Put the parts together: re + read
  5. Add the ending: care + ful
  6. Add the ending: bright + ness
  7. Add the ending: peace + ful
  8. Put the parts together: un + lock
  9. Add the ending: sad + ness
  10. Add the ending: hope + ful
  11. Put the parts together: mis + count
  12. Put the parts together: re + tell
  13. Add the ending: loud + ly
  14. Add the ending: sleep + less
  15. Put the parts together: re + paint

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