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Writing Worksheets for 3rd Graders

6 strands6 ready to print419 worksheetsUS Letter PDFs

Writing prompts, opinion prompts, paragraph writing, journal prompts, sentences, grammar, word choice, capitals and punctuation.

The writing year, in order

From whole pieces of writing to sentences, grammar, word choice and punctuation, in an order many third grade classes follow. Each strand links to its worksheets.

  1. Writing pieces

    55 sheets ready

    Plan and write stories, informative pieces, opinions, paragraphs and journal entries.

    Writing prompts

    Story, informative, and opinion writing prompts with a plan and a full page of lines, plus planners and a revise-and-edit page.

    17 worksheets

    Opinion writing prompts

    Opinion prompts kids care about, a chart of the parts of an opinion piece, a planner, and practice with linking words and strong reasons.

    12 worksheets

    Paragraph writing

    A parts-of-a-paragraph chart and planner, practice with topic sentences, details, linking words, and closings, and pages to write whole paragraphs.

    13 worksheets

    Journal prompts

    Thirteen journal pages about who children are, what they imagine, and what they think about, each with a full page of third grade lines.

    13 worksheets

  2. Sentences

    29 sheets ready

    Join ideas with conjunctions, and write simple, compound and all four types of sentences.

    Coordinating conjunctions

    What coordinating conjunctions are, the FANBOYS chart, the comma rule, and practice worksheets with answer keys.

    13 worksheets

    Compound sentences

    A simple and compound sentences chart, simple or compound practice, sorts, combining sentences, fixing run-ons, and writing, with keys.

    8 worksheets

    Types of sentences

    A chart of the four types of sentences plus naming, end marks, sorting, and writing practice, with answer keys.

    8 worksheets

  3. Grammar

    119 sheets ready

    Use abstract and possessive nouns, pronouns, verb tenses, comparatives and superlatives, and make subjects and verbs agree.

    Abstract nouns

    What abstract nouns are, how they differ from concrete nouns, how suffixes make them, and practice worksheets with answer keys.

    11 worksheets

    Possessive nouns

    A possessive nouns chart plus singular and plural possessives, rewriting, choosing, plural or possessive, fix-it, and sorting, with answer keys.

    9 worksheets

    Pronouns

    A pronouns chart plus circling, replacing nouns, subject or object pronouns, possessive pronouns, and pronoun agreement, with answer keys.

    9 worksheets

    Nouns

    Find nouns, sort them, tell common from proper, make plurals and possessives, and use pronouns, with answer keys.

    24 worksheets

    Verbs

    Find action verbs, sort nouns and verbs, use past, present and future, add -ed and -ing, match verbs to one or more, and choose verbs with just the right meaning.

    21 worksheets

    Subject-verb agreement

    A subject-verb agreement chart plus choosing, writing, and fixing verbs, subjects joined by and, and sorting, with answer keys.

    8 worksheets

    Comparative and superlative adjectives

    A chart of -er and -est, more and most, and irregular forms, plus practice forming and using comparisons, with answer keys.

    9 worksheets

    Adjectives

    Find describing words, describe pictures, sort words by the senses, match opposites, order words by strength and compare with -er and -est.

    16 worksheets

    Adverbs

    An adverbs chart plus circle the adverb, how, when and where sorts, adding -ly, choosing adverbs and writing sentences.

    12 worksheets

  4. Word choice

    12 sheets ready

    Use similes, metaphors and nonliteral phrases.

    Similes and metaphors

    A similes and metaphors chart plus identifying, sorting, explaining meanings, literal and nonliteral phrases, and writing, with answer keys.

    12 worksheets

  5. Capitals and punctuation

    40 sheets ready

    Punctuate dialogue, use commas in addresses and series, and capitalize titles.

    Quotation marks

    A quotation marks chart plus practice finding spoken words, adding quotation marks and commas, fixing dialogue, and writing a conversation.

    8 worksheets

    Punctuation

    Choose the right end mark, tell telling from asking sentences, add commas in lists and dates, and fix the punctuation, with answer keys.

    17 worksheets

    Capitalization

    Capitalize the first word of a sentence, the word I, names of people and pets, days and months, and fix the capitals, with answer keys.

    15 worksheets

  6. Cursive

    164 sheets ready

    Learn the cursive alphabet, join letters, then write words, sentences and short passages in cursive.

    Cursive alphabet

    Cursive alphabet charts, desk strips, a wall chart, an A⁠–⁠Z tracing packet, cursive writing paper, numbers, and a page for every letter.

    113 worksheets

    Cursive writing worksheets

    A full cursive course in teaching order: strokes, letter groups, joins, capitals, words, sentences, passages and writing your name.

    45 worksheets

    Cursive capital letters

    A chart of all 26 cursive capitals, A to Z tracing pages with names, and practice writing capitals in names, places and sentences.

    10 worksheets

    How to write in cursive

    A four-step guide with a worksheet for each step: getting ready, the basic strokes, first letters and joining.

    4 worksheets

About writing worksheets for 3rd graders

In third grade, children write longer pieces with a clear structure: stories with dialogue and a real ending, informative pieces that group facts, and opinions backed by reasons and linking words. They learn to build a paragraph and to plan pieces of two or three paragraphs, and they learn the grammar that makes writing clear: coordinating conjunctions and compound sentences, abstract nouns, possessives, pronouns, comparatives and superlatives, subject-verb agreement, and quotation marks in dialogue.

These writing worksheets for 3rd graders cover all of it. Writing, opinion and journal prompts have plan boxes and full pages of third grade lines. Paragraph pages teach topic sentences, details, linking words and closings. Grammar pages start with a chart to keep and practice each skill with answer keys, and figurative language pages teach similes, metaphors and nonliteral phrases.

Pages print in black and white on US Letter or A4, and every page with right answers has an answer key.

Questions

What writing skills should a 3rd grader have?

By the end of third grade, children write opinions with reasons and a conclusion, informative pieces with facts grouped together, and stories with dialogue, feelings and a clear ending, usually across several paragraphs.

How much should a 3rd grader write?

Most third graders write a page or more: one long paragraph or two to three shorter ones.

Do the grammar worksheets have answer keys?

Yes. Every page with right answers has an answer key. Writing prompts and journal pages have no key, because every answer is different.

What size are the writing lines?

Third grade lines: just under half an inch from the top line to the baseline, with a dashed midline.