Grade 3 vocabulary words: Academic vocabulary words for 3rd graders

Vocabulary in grades 3-5 – The Measured Mom

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Vocabulary.

I don’t know about you, but that word makes me feel guilty. Guilty about all the years I spent as a classroom teacher … and didn’t make time for focused vocabulary instruction.

It just felt like an extra. After all, I was hyper-focused on phonics, comprehension, and fluency. Vocabulary was a waaaay distant fourth. Who has time for fitting yet another thing in the school day, anyway?

Well, here’s the thing.

Vocabulary instruction deserves our time. After all, a strong vocabulary is crucial to being literate. Our kids may be able to sound out words (and even read them fluently), but what’s the point if they don’t know what they mean? Without a strong vocabulary, comprehension is going to suffer.

In today’s post I’m going to show you a simple, doable way to insert focused vocabulary instruction into your school day (or homeschool). You can do it!

How to do focused vocabulary

instruction in grades 3-5

1. Choose the words you’re going to teach.

If you’re doing whole class novel studies, it makes sense to get the words from those novels.  But I’m not opposed to choosing grade-level tier two words and using those as well. As long as you’re diving deep into the words all week, I don’t believe that you have to start with literature.

*For more about choosing vocabulary words, see this post –> How to choose words for vocabulary instruction

2. Next, prepare  a set of sentences – one for each word.

Leave a blank for each vocabulary word. Have students predict words that could go in the blanks.

For example, if one of your featured words is civilization, the sentence could be “We learned about the culture of the Mayan __________. ”

Your students might guess words like people, group or even the correct word – civilization.

Important: You are not showing your students the new vocabulary words yet. You are having them guess what could go in the blanks based on their prior knowledge. These are not random guesses; they are educated guesses. Discuss the words that they predict. Do they make sense?

3. Introduce the new vocabulary words and have students predict their meanings.

Pull out a set of cards with a new vocabulary word written on each one. When introducing each new word, say it clearly and have your students repeat it. Clap the syllables together. Ask your students what the word means. As you do this, draw attention to the parts of the word as appropriate. Does it have a prefix or suffix that can help you with the word’s meaning? Is there a familiar root?

4. Have students predict which word fits in which sentence.

Now it’s time to pair the words with those sentences I mentioned in #2. Start with the first sentence. One by one, try each vocabulary word in the blank. Read the sentence together and discuss. Does it make sense? Use those context clues!

5. Have students add the words to their vocabulary journals.

I’ll be sharing free printable vocabulary journals later in this series. For now I’ll just say that you need to keep it simple – and you do not want students copying definitions from a dictionary. Instead, have them write a simple definition, draw a picture, write synonyms and antonyms (or examples/non-examples) and write their own sentence that communicates the meaning of the word. (We’ll get to this, I promise!)

6. Follow up with active vocabulary practice all week long.

In future posts I’ll share ideas for whole group and small group vocabulary activities that are actually fun. Stay tuned for those!

This method is from the wonderful book Word Nerds, by Overturf, Montgomery, and Smith. I highly recommend it if you’re looking to improve vocabulary instruction!

Of course, the above method isn’t the only way (it’s just my favorite). For other ideas for introducing new words, I recommend the book Bringing Words to Life, by Beck, McKeown, and Kucan.

 Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7

*Stock images via iStock

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Vocabulary Lessons for Grade 3

Third Grade Vocabulary Lessons

• Lesson 1
• Lesson 2
• Lesson 3
• Lesson 4
• Lesson 5
• Lesson 6
• Lesson 7
• Lesson 8
• Lesson 9
• Lesson 10
• Lesson 11
• Lesson 12
• Lesson 13
• Lesson 14
• Lesson 15
• Lesson 16
• Lesson 17
• Lesson 18
• Lesson 19
• Lesson 20
• Lesson 21
• Lesson 22
• Lesson 23
• Lesson 24
• Lesson 25
• Lesson 26
• Lesson 27
• Lesson 28
• Lesson 29

Various sounds of O.

Vocabulary Lesson 1

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Vocabulary Lesson 2

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Vocabulary Lesson 3

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Various sounds of U.

Vocabulary Lesson 4

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Vocabulary Lesson 5

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Vocabulary Lesson 6

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Various sounds of the vowels.

Vocabulary Lesson 7

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Vocabulary Lesson 8

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Vocabulary Lesson 9

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Vocabulary Lesson 10

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Vocabulary Lesson 11

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Words accented on the last syllable.

Vocabulary Lesson 12

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Vocabulary Lesson 13

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Vocabulary Lesson 14

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Vocabulary Lesson 15

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Vocabulary Lesson 16

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Vocabulary Lesson 17

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Vocabulary Lesson 18

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Vocabulary Lesson 19

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Vocabulary Lesson 20

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Vocabulary Lesson 21

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Vocabulary Lesson 22

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Vocabulary Lesson 23

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Vocabulary Lesson 24

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Vocabulary Lesson 25

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Vocabulary Lesson 26

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Spelling Lists Based on McGuffey’s Eclectic Spelling Book, by W. H. McGuffey.

Tests in Russian for grade 3 on the topic “Vocabular words” online

• Vocabulary words for grade 3 according to the program “School of Russia”
  

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  The answers to these tasks will help determine your level of knowledge on the topic “Vocabular words” for the 3rd grade course. This is part of the basic words that we use in our speech and writing

• Check yourself! Vocabulary words Grade 3 (I semester)
  

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  The test will help you repeat the spelling of words with unchecked vowels and consonants in the root

• vocabulary words
  

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  Test for grade 3 on the knowledge of vocabulary words and the ability to work with them. Good preparation for vocabulary dictation.

• We repeat vocabulary words: 2 – 3 classes. Part 1
  

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  The test will help you consolidate the learned vocabulary words and prepare for the vocabulary dictation

• Interactive vocabulary dictation No. 2, Grade 3, “School 2100”
  

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  Interactive dictionary dictation for students of grade 3 of the OS “School 2100”. Conducted after studying the topic “Spelling. Doubled consonant letters at the root of the word”

• Russian language
  

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  The Russian language test is designed for grade 3 to review the studied material in one semester (from September to December).

• Vocabulary words for the 3rd grade according to the program of teaching materials “Primary school of the 21st century” (to the 1st part of the textbook).
  

  11/18/2020
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  The test helps to repeat the spelling of vocabulary words presented in the first part of the textbook “Russian language” for grade 3 under the program of the teaching materials “Primary school of the XXI century”.

• Check yourself! Dictionary words. Grade 3 (II semester)
  

  02.12.2016
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  The test will help you repeat words with unchecked vowels and consonants in the root

• We repeat vocabulary words: 2 – 3 classes.

  Part 2
  

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  The test will help you consolidate the learned vocabulary words and prepare for the vocabulary dictation

• We repeat vocabulary words: 2 – 3 classes. Part 3
  

  10/19/2020
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  The test will help you consolidate the learned vocabulary words and prepare for the vocabulary dictation

• Dictionary words. 3rd grade (4th quarter)
  

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  Interactive vocabulary dictation for 3rd grade students, 4th quarter. School of Russia.

• Vocabulary words for the 3rd grade according to the program of teaching materials “Primary school of the 21st century” (to the 2nd part of the textbook).

  
  

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  The test helps to repeat the spelling of vocabulary words presented in the second part of the textbook “Russian language” for grade 3 under the program of the teaching materials “Primary school of the XXI century”.

Online Vocabulary Tests

• Vocabulary words for grade 3 according to the program “School of Russia”
  

  05/20/2020
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  The answers to these tasks will help determine your level of knowledge on the topic “Vocabular words” for the 3rd grade course. This is part of the basic words we use in our speech and writing

• vocabulary words grade 2
  

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  Vocabulary words for the program “School of Russia” Grade 2. Be careful!

• Vocabulary dictation Grade 2
  

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  There are 16 words in the dictionary dictation. Performance without errors – “5”, 1 error – “4”, 2 errors – “3”, 3 errors or more – “2”.

• Check yourself! Grade 4 Dictionary words. (I quarter)
  

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  The test will help you repeat words with unchecked vowels and consonants in the root

• Vocabulary words grade 1
  

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  Vocabulary words from the textbook of the Russian language for the 1st grade. Authors: V.P. Kanakina, V.G. Goretsky

• “Unstressed vowel at the root of the word” Grade 2
  

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  Russian language test for grade 2 “Unstressed vowel at the root of the word”

• Vocabulary words grade 4 (complete list)
  

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  Complete list of vocabulary words Grade 4. It is possible to select the required number of questions. The purpose of the test is to learn how to write dictionary words correctly

• Check yourself! Vocabulary words Grade 3 (I semester)
  

  05/14/2019
  9440

  The test will help you repeat the spelling of words with unchecked vowels and consonants in the root

• vocabulary words
  

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  Test for grade 3 on the knowledge of vocabulary words and the ability to work with them. Good preparation for vocabulary dictation.

• Vocabulary dictation Grade 4
  

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  Vocabulary dictation for children 4 years of study. Age category 10 – 11 years.

• Vocabulary dictation Grade 2
  

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  Vocabulary dictation for grade 2 under the program “School of Russia”. April.

• Interactive dictation for students of grade 6 “Vocabulary words”
  

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  Today we will test the knowledge of vocabulary words.
  Review vocabulary words (textbook, pp. 1-84).
  In the words at the place of the gap, you need to choose the correct answer.

• Vocabulary words grade 4 part 2
  

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  Dictionary words part 2 +
  “In days of doubt, in days of painful reflections about the fate of my homeland, you are my only support and support, O great, powerful, truthful and free Russian language! .. Without you – how not to fall into despair at the sight of everything that is happening at home, but it is impossible to believe that such a language was not given to a great people!” I.S. Turgenev.

• We repeat vocabulary words: 2 – 3 classes. Part 1
  

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  The test will help you consolidate the learned vocabulary words and prepare for the vocabulary dictation

• Vocabulary words grade 4 part 1
  

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  This test is designed to develop the skill of remembering the correct spelling of vocabulary words

• Vocabulary words for the 2nd grade according to the program of teaching materials “Primary school of the 21st century” (to the 1st part of the textbook).
  

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  The test helps to repeat the spelling of vocabulary words presented in the first part of the textbook “Russian language” for grade 2 under the program of the teaching materials “Primary school of the XXI century”.

• Interactive vocabulary dictation No. 2, Grade 3, “School 2100”
  

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  Interactive dictionary dictation for students of grade 3 of the OS “School 2100”. Conducted after studying the topic “Spelling. Doubled consonant letters at the root of the word”

• Check yourself! Grade 2 Dictionary words. 1 quarter RB
  

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  The test will help you repeat words with unchecked vowels and consonants in the root

• Russian language
  

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  The Russian language test is designed for grade 3 to review the studied material in one semester (from September to December).

• Vocabulary work 04/06/2020
  

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  The answers to these tasks will help determine your level of knowledge on the topic “Vocabular words”

• Vocabulary dictation Grade 2
  

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  Vocabulary words for grade 2 under the program “School of Russia”. Insert a letter instead of dots.

• Vocabulary words for the 3rd grade according to the program of teaching materials “Primary school of the 21st century” (to the 1st part of the textbook).
  

  11/18/2020
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  The test helps to repeat the spelling of vocabulary words presented in the first part of the textbook “Russian language” for grade 3 under the program of the teaching materials “Primary school of the XXI century”.

• Vocabulary words grade 4 (2)
  

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  Dictionary words Grade 4 ( part 2 ) . After completing the task for 5+, a certificate is issued!

• Check yourself! Grade 4 Dictionary words.

  4 quarter
  

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  The test will help you repeat words with unchecked vowels and consonants in the root

• Spelling vocabulary words (grade 2) from A to O, skipping 1 letter
  

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  Test to test the knowledge of vocabulary words studied in the 2nd grade. To consolidate the results of the study of vocabulary words

• Check yourself! Dictionary words. 4th grade 2nd quarter
  

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  The test will help you repeat words with unchecked vowels and consonants in the root

• Check yourself! Grade 4 Dictionary words.

  3 quarter
  

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  The test will help you repeat words with unchecked vowels and consonants in the root

• Trainer “Vocabulary”
  

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  Vocabulary word trainer is designed to study, repeat and memorize Russian vocabulary words according to the “School of Russia” program, Grade 2.

• Vocabulary words for the 4th grade according to the program of teaching materials “Primary school of the 21st century” (to the 1st part of the textbook).
  

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  The test helps to repeat the spelling of vocabulary words presented in the first part of the textbook “Russian language” for grade 4 under the program of the teaching materials “Primary school of the XXI century”.

• Check yourself! Dictionary words. Grade 3 (II semester)
  

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  The test will help you repeat words with unchecked vowels and consonants in the root

• Vocabulary dictation
  

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  Vocabulary dictation is intended for students of the 2nd grade of the EMC “School of Russia”.
  No errors – “5”, 1 error – “4”, 2-3 errors – “3”, 4 or more errors – “2”.

• Vocabulary words for grade 2 according to the program of teaching materials “Primary school of the 21st century” (to the 2nd part of the textbook)
  

  11/20/2020
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  The test helps to repeat the spelling of vocabulary words presented in the second part of the textbook “Russian language” for grade 2 under the program of the teaching materials “Primary school of the XXI century”.

• Vocabulary words grade 2 part 1
  

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  Vocabulary words from the Russian language textbook for grade 2 (part 1). Authors: V.P. Kanakina, V.G. Goretsky

• Assignments on the topic “Spelling”
  

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  The test is aimed at repeating the following spellings:
  Spelling of checked and unchecked vowels at the root of a word.
  Spelling of alternating vowels at the root of a word.
  Spelling I-Y after prefixes.
  Spelling I-Y after hissing and Ts.
  Spelling O-Yo (E) after hissing.
  Spelling dividing b and b.
  Spelling b after hissing in different parts of speech.
  Spelling -E and -I in noun endings.
  Spelling of personal endings of verbs.
  Spelling H – HH in adjectives.
  H – HH in participles and verbal adjectives.
  H – HH in adverbs and nouns.
  Spelling prefixes.
  Spelling NOT with different parts of speech.
  Continuous, hyphenated, separate spelling of different parts of speech.
  Spelling of present participle suffixes.
  Spelling of derivative prepositions.
  Spelling of adverbs.

• Word Dictation 10 (1)
  

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  This is our Word Dictation))) This test was created specially for students of 10th forms whose study is based on the Studentbook City Stars 10. Students have learned new words and now they need to know how well they have done it. After passing the Test and becoming good results you’ll get a certificate. good luck! You have ONLY 2 tries!

• We repeat vocabulary words: 2 – 3 classes.

  Part 2
  

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  The test will help you consolidate the learned vocabulary words and prepare for the vocabulary dictation

• We repeat vocabulary words: 2 – 3 classes. Part 3
  

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  The test will help you consolidate the learned vocabulary words and prepare for the vocabulary dictation

• Topic: “Noun”
  

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  This test tests the ability to write vocabulary words correctly on the topic: “Noun” in Grade 2.

• Vocabulary, 5
  

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  Spelling test aimed at monitoring the spelling skills of fifth grade students.

• Vocabulary words grade 4 (1)
  

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  Vocabulary words Grade 4 (part 1). After completing the task for 5+, a certificate is issued!

• Spelling of vocabulary words (grade 2) from P to Z, skipping 1 letter
  

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  Test to test the knowledge of vocabulary words studied in the 2nd grade. To consolidate the results of the study of vocabulary words.

• Russian language. Dictionary words.
  

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  The test is intended for elementary school students. All vocabulary words used in the test are selected from the spelling dictionary of the Russian language textbook.

• Dictionary words. When do they say so?
  

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  The test contains lexical exercises for working on words with unchecked spellings at Russian language lessons in grade 2

• Test your knowledge of synonyms!
  

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  Test of knowledge of the Russian language. Answer the questions and thus test yourself, the test is not very difficult. Good luck!

• Vocabulary words for the 3rd quarter
  

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  The answers to these tasks will help determine your level of knowledge on the topic “Vocabular words”

• Vocabulary test 13.

  04. In Russian.
  

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  There are 15 words in the dictionary dictation. Performance without errors – “5”, 2 errors – “4”, 4 errors – “3”, 5 errors or more – “2”.

• The world around us Vegetables and fruits – healthy products
  

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  Comprehensive work will help the student to test knowledge and skills in the world around him, the Russian language and reading.

• vocabulary words
  

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  Online test for knowledge of vocabulary words of the Russian language from the school curriculum. The vocabulary word simulator is designed to study, repeat and memorize vocabulary words of the Russian language from the 2nd grade school curriculum.

• Dictionary words. 3rd grade (4th quarter)
  

  04/23/2020
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  Interactive vocabulary dictation for 3rd grade students, 4th quarter. School of Russia.

• Final vocabulary dictation in the Russian language Grade 2 TMC Perspective elementary school
  

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  This test is designed to test the formation of knowledge when writing dictionary words.

• Riddles (dictionary words)
  

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  The test contains riddles about vocabulary words that are studied in the Russian language lessons at the EMC “School of Russia”

• VOCABULARY WORDS
  

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  TEST CONTAINS TEN RUSSIAN VOCABULARY WORDS FOR SECOND GRADE

• Russian language quiz
  

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  the test is intended for 4th grade students in the “Planet of Knowledge” EMC. The test helps to quickly understand whether students know vocabulary words.

• Vocabulary words for grade 1 according to the program of teaching materials “Primary school of the 21st century”
  

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  The test helps to repeat the spelling of vocabulary words presented in the textbook “Russian language” for grade 1 under the program of the teaching materials “Primary school of the XXI century”.

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  Vocabulary test. Grade 2 EMC “Primary school of the 21st century”

• Vocabulary words for the 3rd grade according to the program of teaching materials “Primary school of the 21st century” (to the 2nd part of the textbook).