

This Grade 3 worksheet focuses on helping students master sound-based spellings and common letter patterns through engaging and practical exercises. It covers important spelling concepts such as homophones, ‘ph’ words, soft and hard sounds of c and g, and correct usage of ‘dge’ and ‘ge’.
Through carefully designed multiple-choice questions, learners improve their ability to identify correct spellings, understand sound-symbol relationships, and apply spelling rules in sentences. This worksheet builds confidence in reading, writing, and everyday communication.
Understanding spelling patterns and sounds is important because:
1. It helps children connect sounds with correct letter combinations.
2. It improves spelling accuracy and reduces common mistakes.
3. It strengthens reading fluency and comprehension.
4. It builds a strong foundation for writing skills.
This worksheet includes five structured exercises to build spelling mastery:
🧠 Exercise 1 – Homophones in Sentences
Students choose the correct word (like rain/rein, pair/pear) based on sentence meaning.
✏️ Exercise 2 – ‘ph’ Spelling Words
Learners identify words that use ‘ph’ instead of ‘f’ sound, such as phone, graph, and elephant.
📋 Exercise 3 – Soft c and g Sounds
Students recognize soft sounds like /s/ in “city” and /j/ in “giant”.
📝 Exercise 4 – Hard c and g Sounds
Learners identify hard sounds like /k/ in “cat” and /g/ in “goat”.
🔍 Exercise 5 – ‘dge’ and ‘ge’ Spellings
Students choose correct spellings such as bridge, cage, and large.
Exercise 1 – Correct Spellings
1. rain 2. rein 3. wring 4. knight 5. pear
6. pair 7. see 8. sea 9. write 10. right
Exercise 2 – ‘ph’ Words
1. phone 2. graph 3. photo 4. dolphin 5. elephant
6. trophy 7. pharmacy 8. phrase 9. alphabet 10. telegraph
Exercise 3 – Soft c and g Sounds
1. city 2. giant 3. circle 4. gem 5. cent
6. giraffe 7. cell 8. gentle 9. cycle 10. germ
Exercise 4 – Hard c and g Sounds
1. cat 2. goat 3. cup 4. game 5. cot
6. gap 7. cab 8. gum 9. can 10. got
Exercise 5 – ‘dge/ge’ Spellings
1. bridge 2. edge 3. badge 4. cage 5. judge
6. age 7. page 8. stage 9. large 10. charge
Help your child become a confident speller with fun sound-based learning activities today!
This worksheet covers homophones, ‘ph’ spellings, soft and hard c and g sounds, and ‘dge/ge’ spelling patterns to improve overall spelling skills.
It helps students connect sounds with correct letter patterns, reducing common spelling mistakes and strengthening word recognition.
They build a strong phonics foundation, helping children read, spell, and write words more confidently in everyday communication.