Grade 3 - Carson Dellosa · Then, give each group or pair a copy of the chosen passage. Direct students in each group or pair to work together to identify the errors and correct them

Grade 3

by Linda Armstrong

Carson-Dellosa Publishing Company, Inc. Greensboro, North Carolina

DedicationFor my husband, Alden, with thanks for his patience, and for Jennifer, with appreciation for her patience and support.

Credits

Editor: Carrie Fox

Layout Design: Lori Jackson

Cover Design: Lori Jackson

Cover Photo: © 2007 JupiterImages Corporation

© 2008, Carson-Dellosa Publishing Company, Inc., Greensboro, North Carolina 27425. The purchase of this material entitles the buyer to reproduce worksheets and activities for classroom use only—not for commercial resale. Reproduction of these materials for an entire school or district is prohibited. No part of this book may be reproduced (except as noted above), stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means (mechanically, electronically, recording, etc.) without the prior written consent of Carson-Dellosa Publishing Co., Inc.

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Table of ContentsIntroduction ........................................................................................................................................................5

CapitalizationSentence Beginnings .........................................................................................................................................6Proper Nouns: Names of People and Pets .......................................................................................................8 Proper Nouns: Family Names and Titles ........................................................................................................10Mixed Review .................................................................................................................................................... 12Proper Nouns: Streets and Specific Places in the United States .................................................................14 Proper Nouns: U.S. Cities and States .............................................................................................................16Proper Nouns: Historical Periods and Special Events ...................................................................................18Mixed Review ....................................................................................................................................................20Proper Nouns: Streets and Specific Places in Canada ..................................................................................22Proper Nouns: Canadian Cities and Provinces ..............................................................................................24Mixed Review ....................................................................................................................................................26 Proper Nouns: Days of the Week, Months, and Holidays .............................................................................28Proper Nouns: Months and Holidays ..............................................................................................................30Mixed Review ....................................................................................................................................................32Greetings and Closings in Friendly Letters ....................................................................................................34Book Titles ........................................................................................................................................................36Cumulative Review ...........................................................................................................................................38

PunctuationPeriods: Sentence Endings ..............................................................................................................................40Periods: Abbreviations .....................................................................................................................................44Mixed Review ....................................................................................................................................................46Question Marks ................................................................................................................................................48Exclamation Points ...........................................................................................................................................50Mixed Review ....................................................................................................................................................52 Commas: Dates ................................................................................................................................................54Commas: U.S. Cities and States ......................................................................................................................56Commas: Canadian Cities and Provinces .......................................................................................................58Commas: Greetings and Closings in Friendly Letters...................................................................................60Commas: Items in a Series ...............................................................................................................................62Commas: Dialogue ...........................................................................................................................................64Mixed Review ....................................................................................................................................................66Apostrophes: Contractions .............................................................................................................................68Apostrophes: Singular Possessives .................................................................................................................72Apostrophes: Plural Possessives ..................................................................................................................... 74Mixed Review .................................................................................................................................................... 76Quotation Marks: Dialogue .............................................................................................................................78Quotation Marks: Song and Story Titles ........................................................................................................82Underlines: Book and Movie Titles .................................................................................................................84Hyphens: Fractions ...........................................................................................................................................86Mixed Review ....................................................................................................................................................88Cumulative Review ...........................................................................................................................................90

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Table of ContentsGrammar and Usage

Pronoun/Noun Agreement ..............................................................................................................................92Subject/Verb Agreement ................................................................................................................................96Subject/Verb Agreement: The Verb to Be .....................................................................................................98Mixed Review ..................................................................................................................................................100 Regular Plurals: Add s ....................................................................................................................................102Regular Plurals: Change y to ies ....................................................................................................................104Irregular Plurals ...............................................................................................................................................106Comparative and Superlative Adjectives .....................................................................................................108Mixed Review .................................................................................................................................................. 110 Homophones .................................................................................................................................................. 112Present and Future Tense Verbs: Regular and Irregular ............................................................................. 118Past Tense Verbs: Regular and Irregular .......................................................................................................120Mixed Review ..................................................................................................................................................122Cumulative Review ......................................................................................................................................... 124

SpellingCommonly Misspelled Words ....................................................................................................................... 126Words with i Before e Spelling ......................................................................................................................130Words with Silent Letters ............................................................................................................................... 132Words with Blends or Digraphs ....................................................................................................................136Words with Double Consonants ...................................................................................................................138Confusing Spelling Patterns ..........................................................................................................................140Words with y to i or ie Spelling Changes ..................................................................................................... 142Mixed Review ..................................................................................................................................................144Words with Suffixes ........................................................................................................................................146Compound Words ..........................................................................................................................................148Mixed Review ..................................................................................................................................................152Cumulative Review .........................................................................................................................................154

Complete SentencesExtra Words ....................................................................................................................................................156Missing Words ................................................................................................................................................158Transposed Words .........................................................................................................................................160Cumulative Review .........................................................................................................................................164

Putting It All TogetherFinal Review ...........................................................................................................................................................166End of Book Test ............................................................................................................................................186

AppendixProofreader’s Marks Chart .............................................................................................................................188Editing Checklist .............................................................................................................................................189Grammar Glossary ..........................................................................................................................................190


Daily EditingIntroduction

Daily Editing provides teachers with an effective structure for reinforcing and assessing students’ editing and proofreading skills using standard writing conventions. Students need daily practice with capitalization, punctuation, grammar, spelling, and sentence structure to ensure proficiency. This book fosters the development of these conventions and editing skills through frequent, focused practice.

Daily Editing includes 180 grade-appropriate fiction and nonfiction passages (including journal entries, e-mails, and letters) that provide material for students’ practice. Each basic practice page focuses on one or more proofreading marks within the context of appropriate conventions. Reviews provide additional practice of the introduced skills in a sequential, cumulative manner.

This resource contains:

• A detailed table of contents to help teachers identify targeted writing conventions

• Student pages with error overviews to guide students in editing

• Answer key pages with all errors corrected using appropriate proofreading marks

• A Proofreader’s Marks Chart to teach and reinforce standard proofreading marks

• An Editing Checklist that highlights basic rules for writing and editing

• A Grammar Glossary for students and teachers to use as a reference

How to Use This BookDaily Editing can be used in a variety of ways depending on instructional goals and students’ needs. Determine the approach that is most effective for your students.

1. Use each passage as a directed lesson for the whole class.

Conduct a mini-lesson on a targeted convention and the appropriate proofreading mark. Then, display an overhead transparency of the chosen passage. Read the passage aloud and note the number of errors cited on the answer key page. Reread the passage, pausing between the sentences. Correct the errors as a class using the appropriate marks.

2. Use each passage as an independent lesson for small groups or pairs of students.

Before beginning, familiarize students with a targeted convention and the appropriate proofreading mark. Then, give each group or pair a copy of the chosen passage. Direct students in each group or pair to work together to identify the errors and correct them using the appropriate proofreading marks. When each group or pair is finished, display an overhead transparency of the passage and identify the errors as a class. (If desired, invite students to identify each error and to determine the associated convention.)

3. Use each passage as independent practice for individual students.

Give each student a copy of the chosen passage. Direct students to read the passage, identify the errors, and use the appropriate proofreading marks to correct them. When students are finished, display an overhead transparency of the passage and identify the errors as a class.


ERRORS: MAKE UPPERCASE: 12

Seeing at Night1


Ocean Hot Springs2

c a p i t a l i z a t i o n

It is hard to see in the dark. People need some way to make light. the first

people stayed near their campfires at night. campfires were bright, but

they could not be moved. about 20,000 years ago, someone had an idea.

he found a stone with a pit in it. He put a stick in the pit and lit it. the stick

burned. he could carry his light around. it was the first lamp. later, someone

learned that the stick would burn longer in animal fat. that was the first

wick. later, candles and lanterns were invented. the first electric lightbulbs

were used in the 1880s. today, we just flip a switch. the room fills with light.

every day, scientists learn more about our planet. they have found strange

hot springs at the bottom of the ocean. these springs form where two

parts of the earth’s crust meet. sea water flows into deep cracks in the

ocean floor. heat inside the earth boils the water. hot water shoots up

through small openings, or vents. it brings minerals with it. the hot mineral

water meets the cold ocean water. it cools quickly. some of the minerals

are left behind. they form round chimneys at the hot springs’ vents. these

odd formations are called black smokers.

Name: ____________________________________ Date: ___________________

Name: ____________________________________ Date: ___________________


Seeing at Night

LOOK FOR: SENTENCE BEGINNINGS

Ocean Hot Springs

LOOK FOR: SENTENCE BEGINNINGS

1

2


It is hard to see in the dark. People need some way to make light. the first

people stayed near their campfires at night. campfires were bright, but

they could not be moved. about 20,000 years ago, someone had an idea.

he found a stone with a pit in it. He put a stick in the pit and lit it. the stick

burned. he could carry his light around. it was the first lamp. later, someone

learned that the stick would burn longer in animal fat. that was the first

wick. later, candles and lanterns were invented. the first electric lightbulbs

were used in the 1880s. today, we just flip a switch. the room fills with light.

every day, scientists learn more about our planet. they have found strange

hot springs at the bottom of the ocean. these springs form where two

parts of the earth’s crust meet. sea water flows into deep cracks in the

ocean floor. heat inside the earth boils the water. hot water shoots up

through small openings, or vents. it brings minerals with it. the hot mineral

water meets the cold ocean water. it cools quickly. some of the minerals

are left behind. they form round chimneys at the hot springs’ vents. these

odd formations are called black smokers.



My Friends3


Craft Club4


I have three good friends at school. Their names are travis wong, michael

jones, and miguel sanchez. I have other friends, too. My neighbor is larry

collins. I like to play with his dog, cookie. There is just one problem. Cookie

likes to chase susie, our cat.

Alicia taylor has a craft club. The club meets at alicia’s house every

Monday afternoon. Cindy collins, lisa gonzalez, and sue chan are

members. They work together to run the club. Alicia and cindy find

ideas in craft books. Lisa and Sue bring the materials. The girls have fun

making things together. Sometimes, they invite jordana, heather, and

nell to join them.

Name: ____________________________________ Date: ___________________

Name: ____________________________________ Date: ___________________


My Friends

LOOK FOR: NAMES OF PEOPLE AND PETS

Craft Club

LOOK FOR: NAMES OF PEOPLE AND PETS

3

4


I have three good friends at school. Their names are travis wong, michael

jones, and miguel sanchez. I have other friends, too. My neighbor is larry

collins. I like to play with his dog, cookie. There is just one problem. Cookie

likes to chase susie, our cat.

Alicia taylor has a craft club. The club meets at alicia’s house every

Monday afternoon. Cindy collins, lisa gonzalez, and sue chan are

members. They work together to run the club. Alicia and cindy find

ideas in craft books. Lisa and Sue bring the materials. The girls have fun

making things together. Sometimes, they invite jordana, heather, and

nell to join them.

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ERRORS: MAKE UPPERCASE: 5; MAKE LOWERCASE: 8

My Aunts and Uncles5

ERRORS: MAKE UPPERCASE: 5; MAKE LOWERCASE: 8

Aunt Ginny and Uncle Leo6


I have three aunts and two Uncles. mom has two Sisters and one brother,

and dad has one sister and one Brother. My Mom’s Sisters are aunt Susan

and Aunt Jane. Her brother is uncle Mark. My Dad’s sister is Aunt Lisa. His

brother is uncle Jeff. Most of my Aunts and Uncles live in other cities. I only

see them at family reunions, but they all send me birthday presents.

My aunt and Uncle live in Eastland. uncle leo is my Father’s older brother.

aunt ginny is Leo’s Wife. My Aunt and Uncle have three children. Their

names are Sarah, Theo, and Antoine. They are my Cousins. We plan to visit

my Aunt and uncle this summer. My Cousins and I will have a lot of fun.

Grandpa and grandma will be there, too.

Name: ____________________________________ Date: ___________________

Name: ____________________________________ Date: ___________________

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My Aunts and Uncles

LOOK FOR: FAMILY NAMES AND TITLES

Aunt Ginny and Uncle Leo

LOOK FOR: FAMILY NAMES AND TITLES

5

6


I have three aunts and two Uncles. mom has two Sisters and one brother,

and dad has one sister and one Brother. My Mom’s Sisters are aunt Susan

and Aunt Jane. Her brother is uncle Mark. My Dad’s sister is Aunt Lisa. His

brother is uncle Jeff. Most of my Aunts and Uncles live in other cities. I only

see them at family reunions, but they all send me birthday presents.

My aunt and Uncle live in Eastland. uncle leo is my Father’s older brother.

aunt ginny is Leo’s Wife. My Aunt and Uncle have three children. Their

names are Sarah, Theo, and Antoine. They are my Cousins. We plan to visit

my Aunt and uncle this summer. My Cousins and I will have a lot of fun.

Grandpa and grandma will be there, too.

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