3rd Grade Master Vocabulary List Mr. McConaughey Class Potomac Elementary School Missoula Montana Blackfoot

Mr. McConaughey's
3rd Grade Master Vocabulary List

This list has been created to help you with your vocabulary. Increasing your vocabulary will help to improve your reading, writing skills and test scores. Please Keep this list in a handy place so that you can study your weekly words. We will do a list in class almost every week. This schedule may be changed due to schedule and calendar conflict. Students with the help of their parents should practive their list of spelling words before the spelling test.

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Group C - Week #1
-ce prince dance fence piece peace bounce -ve leave twelve glove	solve prove shove -se tease choose cheese loose wise sense	Challenge Words
		pounce glance France strive sleeve groove	cruise blouse fuse

Group D - Week #1
climate profess finance humid treaty freedom season raisin react radio piano create	canyon magnet metric current closet comet balance profit hundred transmit contrast tantrum

Group C - Week #2
-edge badge dodge bridge ridge judge fudge -ge rage huge page stage cage	r,l,n + -ge charge surge range change sponge bulge	Challenge Words
		lodge ledge hedge pledge engage enrage	village strange splurge plunge

Group D - Week #2
noted faded rated proving pacing hiring posing dozing plotted linking solving skimming	prompted scanning grabbed grinning braided shouted flouting cheated heating greeted pointing painted

Group C - Week #3
-tch witch pitch sketch fetch match hutch -ch roach screech coach teach speech beach	r,l, n + -ch torch gulch bench branch crunch French oddball which rich much	Challenge Words
		switch watch batch reach	preach brunch arch stench

Group D - Week #3
Long Vowel in 1st Syllable lightning speaker crayon useful freezer dainty flowing frighten brightly	Long Vowel in 2nd Syllable debate delete remote compose polite invade advice enclose dispute decay disease refrain salute define awake

Group C - Week #4
not couldn't wouldn't aren't weren't isn't shoudn't doesn't	will they'll that'll this'll who'll she'll you"ll he'll	Challenge Words
		can't don't mustn't	it'll these'll what'll

Group D - Week #4
oa foamy vloated boater goalie toaster soapy approach afloat ow mower towing slowly owner	rower bowling below oo poodle booster goofy gloomy trooper harpoon baboon bamboo lagoon

Group C - Week #5
is who's there's he's here's she's where's what's	have could've I've would've should've they've might've you've	Challenge Words
		one's it's	we've who've

Group D - Week #5
1st Syllable Long rainbow sailor trainer freezer needle reason bleachers 1st Syllable Short peasant heading jealous measure feather steady	2nd Syllable Long sustain refrain terrain retreat disease canteen succeed Oddball captain beauty greatness

Group C - Week #6
VC based swim run sit put Dbouling +-ing swimming running sitting putting	VCC based Word yell rest pass stand pick jump +-ing yelling resting passing standing picking jumping	Challenge Words
		drip tug stir mop dripping tugging stirring mopping	hunt kick wink wish hunting kicking winking wishing

Group D - Week #6
1st Syllable moisture poison noisy loyal pointed powder coward thousand country counter	2nd Syllable amount allow around about avoid annoy employ appoint Oddball trouble double southern doughnut

Group C - Week #7
VCe base word close trade skate write wave e-droping +-ing closing trading skatinmg writing waving	VVC base word moan dream meet mail clean +- ing moaning dreaming meeting mailing cleaning	Challenge Words
		ride give bake smile riding giving baking smiling	need peek bloom scream needing peeking blooming screaming

Group D - Week #7
au author autumn laundry caution faucet sausage haunted August aw awkward lawyer awesome	gnawing gawking flawless al always almost halted already salty although oddball laughed all right

Group C - Week #8
double +-ing cutting stopping humming begging grinning jogging e-drop+-ing moving living coming taking having smiling	+-ing adding spelling floating chewing talking snowing working pushing	Challenge Words
		slip tap win sneeze love	dress hung draw pout cheer speed

Group D - Week #8
ar in 1st syllable market carpet harvest marble hardly partner pardon a in 1st syllable parents haircut dairy barefoot	careful barely fairy a in 2nd syllable aware despair repair declare beware impare compare Oddball toward

Group C - Week #9
VC planning grabbed nodded stepped dropped VCe saved closed linked lived named	VVC waited seemed shouted VCC wanted helped started hunted passed called Oddball mixed	Challenge Words
		clip stir tame wave score clean	boil mail scoop climb melt march

Group D - Week #9
or in 1st syllable order forest normal forty florist northern forward corner chorus	or in 2nd syllable record perform ashore before explore ignore adore inform afford oddball sorry reward

Group C - Week #10
present draw keep shine sweep throw know freeze drive slide bleed	past drew kept shone swept threw knew froze drove slide bled	Challenge Words
		present meet choose write drink rise ride grow catch seek pay lay forget	past met chose wrote drank rose rode grew caught sought paid laid forget

Group D - Week #10
/war/ wardrobe warning warden worrior quarter quarrel swarm dwarf backward /wor/ worse world	worry worthy worship worthwhile /wa/ waffle wander sqaut swauch squabble squad

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Group C - Week #11
add-es-ch speechless peaches branches scratches sketches watches add-es-sh brushes eyelashes splashes crashes ashes leashes	add-es-x foxes mixes add-es-s kisses guesses add-s voices horses places changes	Challenge Words
		switches sandwiches saches wishes sixes	boxes glasses messes houses choices

Group D - Week #11
er person perfect certain mermaid perhaps service ir firmly dirty birthday thirsty birdbath circle	ur purpose further hurry turtle furnish during Thursday oddball spirit merry

Group C - Week #12
-f or -fe to -ves leaf leaves loaf loaves life lives wolf wolves knife knives	Vowel Change woman women mouse mice tooth teeth goose geese	Challenge Words
		half Halves shelf shelves scarf scarves	man men dozen fish trout

Group D - Week #12
er=/ur/ sermon serpent hermit thermos kernel ear=/ur/ earthquake learner pearly rehearse yearning	earnest searching ear/ere/eer/ teardrop spearmint yearbook appear dreary sincere adhere merely cheerful

Group C - Week #13
-y=long e fifty ready angry every body plenty empty -ey =long e money honey jockey chimney hockey	-ie=long e cookie goalie pinkie -y = i rely try sky	Challenge Words
		pretty family energy hungry donkey valley alley	eerie beanie smoothie reply spry deny

Group D - Week #13
VCle cradle able table rifle bridle bugle cable VCCle doublet middle settle bottle scribble	paddle rattle battle VCCle tremble single muscle sample jungle handle scramble

Group C - Week #14
+ - s monkeys alleys valleys toys donkeys boys trays journeys	-y to i +-es ponies babies ladies fireflies duties berries families candies stories parties	Challenge Words
		deejays pulleys kidneys doorways turkeys	armies cherries rubies jellies

Group D - Week #14
-le saddle couple angle needle bundle struggle -el level angle novel vowel cancel jewel	-il April fossil evil stencil pupil council -al total metal signal pedal local journal oddball fragile special

Group C - Week #15
+ -ing replying copying hurrying studying carrying staying enjoying + -s or -y to i + -es replies copies hurries studies carries stays enjoys	+ -ed or -y to i + -ed replied copied hurried studied carried stayed enjoyed	Challenge Words
		relying trying spraying relies tries sparys	relied tried sparyed

Group D - Week #15
-er brother rather cover silver weather father flower mother after -ar dollar solar sugar grammar	regular calendar popular cedar lunar -or doctor favor flavor mirror motor rumor tractor harbor error

Group C - Week #16
bookmark bookworm cookbook scrapbook lightweight daylight flashlight sunlight headlight downstairs downtown	downpour countdown headfirst headlight headphones headstrong snowflack snowstorm snowplay snowball	Challenge Words
		textbook handbook bookkeeper spotlight lightheaded moonlight downstream downcast download headband headway headline snowdrift snowshoe

Group D - Week #16
People who do things dreamer swimmer voter driver jogger creator sailor visitor director governor farmer shopper writer editor juror	Words to Compare smaller fresher smoother older younger later sooner stronger brighter

Group C - Week #17
somebody something sometime somewhere somehow someone himself themselves yourself myself itself	everything anything nothing something without outside thougthout checkout outfit outfield inside beside sideways outside	Challenge Words
		someday somewhat ourselves plaything blackout hideout outburst sidewalk hillside

Group D - Week #17
-cher= /chur/ rancher teacher pitcher stretcher marcher torture -ture = / chur/ nature capture future mixture posture culture pasture	-sure = /zhur/ pleasure leisure treasure pressure -ure = /yur/ failure obscure secure oddball senior danger

Group C - Week #18
-VCV- crazy diner even later open oven paper ruler tiger tiny Oddball busy	-VCCV- dinner happy hello kitten lesson penny pretty puppy rabbit summer	Challenge Words
		skater Steven taken shiny	dizzy letter shimmer glimmer

Group D - Week #18
-en eleven oxygen heaven chosen abdomen children -on unison gallon ribbon apron bacon pardon	-an woman organ orphan slogan urban -ain captain bargain fountain curtain certain villain oddball mission

Group C - Week #19
-VCV- female fever moment final -VCCV- doublet bottom butter follow matter pattern pillow yellow	-VCCV- different blanket chapter finger member number problem sister winter Oddball waterc	Challenge Words
		student hollow	window

Group D - Week #19
a- another awhile among aboard against afraid aloud astonish agenda de- degree depend desire develp defend delete decision	be- believe between beneath because begun behavior beforehand oddball divide direct upon

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Group C - Week #20
-VICV- long frozen humor lazy music pilot student -VVCV- long easy leader peanut sneaker trainer	-VCIV- short finish lemon minute never planet present river second seven	Challenge Words
		bacon crisis visit	novel speaker strainer

Group D - Week #20
Soft c circle central century cyclist cider cereal Soft g gymnast giraffe fenius general gingerbread giant	Hard c common camel college custom collect cavern Hard g gossip golden garage gutter govern gurgle

Group C - Week #21
-VCCICV- English halfway kingdom mushroom pumpkin -VCICCV- children complete control hundred inspect	kitchen monster -VV- area cruel diet lion poet riot trial video	Challenge Words
		newspaper masthead partner astronaut settle	bottle diary radio piano

Group D - Week #21
ce=/s/ Police sentence distance office science practice ss=/s/ princess actress address compass possess express	ge=/j/ midget gadget surgeon challenge arrange age=/ij/ garbage manage luggage package village message courage

Group C - Week #22
-VCV- faded quoted saving skated taking using writing -VCCV- acted getting hunted nodded plotting spelling	standing wanted -VVCV- floated leaking meeting needed shouting waited	Challenge Words
		shaking voted sliding shocking scolded flipped	groaning speeding drained

Group D - Week #22
gu- guard guitar guide guilty guest guidance -gue vague league fatique plague	-g zigzag shrug iceberg dialog catalog oddball guage language argue strong penguin

Group C - Week #23
long a in 1st Syllable basement bracelet crayon maybe mayor painter pavement payment railroad raisin	long a in 2nd syllable amaze complain decay escape explain mistake obey parade remain today Oddball chocolate	Challenge Words
		baseball waiter skater reindeer famous	contain portray exclaim retrain detain

Group D - Week #23
-ck quick hammock attack unlock racetrack struck ck pocket nickel pickle buckle ticket jacket rocket	-ic traffic tropic picnic metric electric plastic specific fabric -x index complex perplex shoebox oddball stomach

Group C - Week #24
long i in 1st syllable brightly driveway higher highway lightning ninety sidewalk slightly Oddball favorite forgive machine	long i in 2nd syllable advice arrive combine decide delight describe invite provide surprise survive	Challenge Words
		science pirate island silent miner fiber	tonight remind revise revive inscribe uptight

Group D - Week #24
1st Syllable quality squirrel squirming quadrant quotation quizzes queasy request qualify	2nd Syllable frequent equipment equator banquet inquire liquid sequence sequel qa=/k/ racquet mosquito conquer technique critique

Group C - Week #25
long o in 1st syllable closely hostess loafer lonely lonesome lower owner postage poster soapy	Long o in 2nd syllable alone approach awoke compose decode erode explode remote suppose	Challenge Words
		roaster clothing notice folder bowling older	control dethrone resold demote promote expose

Group D - Week #25
Silent t fasten listen glisten soften Silent k knowledge doorknob kneepad knockout Silent gc gesign assignment campaingn gnarl	Silent h honor rhyme ryhthm khaki Silent w wrechage wrestle answer sword Silent gh thought brought bought though

Group C - Week #26
long u in 1st syllable beauty cougar doodle moody noodle scooter toothache Tuesday useful	long u in 2nd syllable amuse balloon cartoon conclude confuse perfume pollute reduce shampoo	Challenge Words
		foolish booster lunar poodle smoothing	cocoon excuse racoon salute commute

Group D - Week #26
ph- physics phantom photocopy photograph phonics ph elephant nephew dolphin trophy telephone homophone paragraph	-gh =/f/ cough tough rough laughter Silent gh naughty taught caught fought height

Group C - Week #27
long e in 1st syllable eastern feature freedom meaning people reader season short e in 1st syllable healthy heavy	leather pleasant sweater steady long e in 2nd syllable compete defeat extreme fifteen increase indeed repeat thirteen	Challenge Words
		teacher reason seamstress measure treasure	weapon forteen asleep degree

Group D - Week #27
re- recopy recycle refinish refill rewrite retrace retaek return review remodel	un- unkind unwrap unselfish unbutton unhappy unpack unfair uneven unequal unbeaten oddball uncle reptile rescue

Group D - Week #28
climate profess finance humid treaty freedom season raisin react radio piano create	canyon magnet metric current closet comet balance profit hundred transmit contrast tantrum

Group D - Week #28
dis- dislike disable disobey dishonest disloyal disappear displace mis mistreat mismatch misplace misbehave misjudge	miscount mistrust pre- prefix premature preteen preview preheat pretest precaution oddball precious mister distant

Group D - Week #29
noted faded rated proving pacing hiring posing dozing plotted linking solving skimming	prompted scanning grabbed grinning braided shouted flouting cheated heating greeted pointing painted

Group D - Week #29
ex- extend explore express exclude explode expand extra non- nonfiction nonstop nonfat nonprofit nonskid	fore- forearm forehead foreseen foreshadow foremost in- ("not") incorrect indecent inhuman in-("in" or "into") indoor insight income

Group D - Week #30
Long Vowel in 1st Syllable lightning speaker crayon useful freezer dainty flowing frighten brightly	Long Vowel in 2nd Syllable debate delete remote compose polite invade advice enclose dispute decay disease refrain salute define awake

Group D - Week #30
uni- unity unicorn unique union unison uniform universe bi- biweekly bisect bilingual	tri- tiilogy triangle triple triplet tripod trio Other pentagon octagon octapus October

Group D - Week #31
oa foamy vloated boater goalie toaster soapy approach afloat ow mower towing slowly owner	rower bowling below oo poodle booster goofy gloomy trooper harpoon baboon bamboo lagoon

Group D - Week #31
-y rainy foggy snowy misty stormy chilly cloudy windy breezy -ly quickly clearly dimly quietly	loudly daily roughly smoothly -ily easily angrily lazily noisily busily merrily sleepily

Group D - Week #32
1st Syllable Long rainbow sailor trainer freezer needle reason bleachers 1st Syllable Short peasant heading jealous measure feather steady	2nd Syllable Long sustain refrain terrain retreat disease canteen succeed Oddball captain beauty greatness

Group D - Week #32
-er calmer closer fewer cooler hotter weaker -est calmest closest fewest coolest hottest weakest	-iet easier prettier crazier dirtier funnier lazier -iest easiest prettiest craziest dirtiest funniest laziest

Group D - Week #33
1st Syllable moisture poison noisy loyal pointed powder coward thousand country counter	2nd Syllable amount allow around about avoid annoy employ appoint Oddball trouble double southern doughnut

Group D - Week #33
-ness goodness weakness illness kindness happiness awareness -ful colorful faithful fearful painful dreadful plentiful	-less hopeless worthless restless harmless penniless fearless Combinatin/Suffixes thankfulness helplessness thoughtfulness peacefullness gratefulness truthfulness

Group D - Week #34
au author autumn laundry caution faucet sausage haunted August aw awkward lawyer awesome	gnawing gawking flawless al always almost halted already salty although oddball laughed all right

Group D - Week #34
cellar allowed boared their desert choose seller aloud board there dessert chews	weather flower vary hire principle marry whether flour very higher principal merry

Group D - Week #35
ar in 1st syllable market carpet harvest marble hardly partner pardon a in 1st syllable parents haircut dairy barefoot	careful barely fairy a in 2nd syllable aware despair repair declare beware impare compare Oddball toward

Group D - Week #35
Homographs Noun present desert recordd permit rebel object subject reject produce conduct export contract	Homographs Verb present desert record permit rebel object subject reject produce conduct export contract

Group D - Week #36
or in 1st syllable order forest normal forty florist northern forward corner chorus	or in 2nd syllable record perform ashore before explore ignore adore inform afford oddball sorry reward

Group D - Week #36
ie=e niece grief shield relieve yield belief ei-e either neither protein leisure oddball weird mischief	cei=e ceiling deceived perceived conceited receipt ei=a eighteen weigh sleigh freight reigh beige vein

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