3rd Grade Word Analysis

Select the word that mean "without a name"

• nameable

• named

• nameless

• namely

• naming

Mr. Anderson sleepily opened one eye. He glanced at

his alarm clock. 9:07? He was two hours late for work!

He jumped out of bed and got dressed in a flash. He

ran down the stairs so quickly that he nearly missed

the last step! There was no time for breakfast. As he

opened the front door, he suddenly stopped and

laughed. Oops! It was Saturday!

What does nearly mean in the passage?

• accidentally

• always

• almost

• sadly

What is the root word in "unbeatable"?

• be

• beat

• eat

• table

Katie rode her scooter down the street. As she passed

her neighbor’s yard, she heard an animal cry. She

looked over to see what had made the noise. Her

neighbor’s cat, Mr. Pibbles, was stuck in the fence!

Katie ran over to him and gently pulled his tail free

from the wire. He jumped into her arms and purred.

Katie was happy that she could help.

Which word sounds the same as tail from the passage?

• teal

• tall

• tell

• tale

Which WORDS have three syllables?

• Hieroglyphics

• compass

• pyramid

• silk

• calendar

Read this sentence.

The tiger was the fiercest animal Joon had ever seen.

In which words does -est mean the same as it does in fiercest?

• nicest

• northwest

• guest

• fastest

• funniest

Mike and Emily were next to each other for most of the

race. Mike passed Emily just before they crossed the

finish line. He cheered loudly for himself. “I’m the best

runner around,” he exclaimed. “It’s no surprise that I

won!” When Emily tried to congratulate him, he ignored

her. Mike may have won the race, but his boasting did

not make him look like a winner.

The word boasting most likely means-

• running

• speed

• award

• bragging

A student is reading a book about Jacques Cartier. He read the following sentence.

Cartier set off on an expedition to North America.

Which resource would best help the student learn the meaning of the word expedition?

• an atlas

• a dictionary

• a thesaurus

• an index

Mena had been doing extra chores at home without

her parents asking. For example, she cleaned up the

dinner table and took out the trash. Her parents really

appreciated her help. As a reward, Mena’s father

decided to increase her allowance.

Which word is an antonym for increase as used in the passage?

• raise

• start

• change

• reduce

How should the word introduce be divided into syllables?

• int-ro-duce

• in-trod-uce

• int-rod-uce

• in-tro-duce