WORDS THIRD GRADERS SHOULD
RECOGNIZE AND UNDERSTAND ON SIGHT:
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able
about
above
across
add
after
again
against
air
a lot (two words)
all
alright
all right (two words)
almost
along
already
also
although
always
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among
animal
another
answer
any
anyone
anything
are
around
ask
asked
ate
away
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baby
back
ball
beautiful
became
because
become
been
before
began
begin
beginning
behind
being
beginning
behind
being
believe
below
best
better
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between
bike
black
boat
body
books
boot
both
bring
broke
brother
brought
build
buy
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called
came
can’t
cannot
care
carry
catch
caught
certain
change
children
city
class
clean
close
clothes
cold
come
coming
complete
could
couldn’t
country
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dark
deep
didn’t
died
different
dinner
does
doesn’t
doing
done
don’t
down
draw
dream
dry
during
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each
early
earth
easy
eat
eighth
either
else
enough
especially
even
ever
every
everybody
everyone
everything
except
excited
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fact
family
fare
fast
father
favorite
February
feel
feet
fell
few
field
fight
finally
find
fine
fire
first
fish
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five
fix
follow
food
form
forth
found
four
free
friend
from
front
full
funny
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game
gave
getting
girl
give
goes
going
gone
good
grade
great
green
group
grow
guess
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had
half
hand
happily
happy
hard
has
have
having
head
hear
heard
heart
heavy
help
her
here
he’s
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high
hill
him
his
hit
hold
hole
home
hope
hour
house
how
however
hurt
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I
I’d
idea
if
I’m
important
in
inside
instead
into
is
it
it’s
its
job
jump
just
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keep
kept
kids
killed
kind
knew
know
lady
land
large
last
later
laugh
learn
leave
left
less
let
let's
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life
light
like
line
list
little
live
lived
lives
long
look
looking
loose
lose
lot
lots
love
lunch
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mad
made
main
make
making
man
many
may
maybe
me
mean
men
might
mind
miss
mom
money
moon
more
morning
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most
mother
move
much
must
my
myself
name
near
need
never
new
next
nice
night
no
none
not
nothing
now
number
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of
off
often
old
on
once
one
only
or
order
other
our
out
outside
over
own
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page
paper
park
part
party
past
people
perhaps
person
pick
picture
piece
place
plants
play
possible
pretty
probably
problem
put
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rain
ran
read
ready
real
really
reason
receive
red
rest
ride
right
river
room
round
run
running
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said
same
sat
saw
say
says
scared
school
sea
second
see
seen
separate
set
several
shall
she
ship
shoes
short
shot
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show
shown
sick
side
simple
since
sister
sit
size
sky
sleep
small
snow
so
some
someone
something
sometimes
soon
sound
space
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special
stand
start
started
state
stay
still
stood
stop
store
story
street
stuff
such
summer
sun
sure
T
take
talk
teach
teacher
tear
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tell
ten
terrible
than
that
that’s
the
their
them
themselves
then
there
these
they
they’re
things
think
third
thos
those
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though
thought
three
threw
through
throw
time
tired
to
today
together
told
tonight
too
took
top
tree
tried
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trouble
try
trying
Tuesday
turned
two
under
until
up
upon
us
use
used
usually
very
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walk
want
wanted
was
wasn’t
watch
water
way
we
wear
weather
Wednesday
week
well
went
we’re
were
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what
when
where
whether
which
who
whole
why
will
win
winter
wish
with
without
woke
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women
won
won’t
work
world
would
wouldn’t
write
writing
wrote
yard
year
yes
you
your
you’re