Year 3 English skills

196 skills 25 games

IXL has more than 100 Year 3 English skills to learn and review! As you work through a skill, questions will adapt to match your level. Keep answering questions to reach mastery!

Reading foundations Foundations

Reading strategies Reading

Writing strategies Writing

Vocabulary Vocab

Grammar and mechanics Grammar

Reading foundations

A. Syllables

B. Rhyming

C. Consonant blends and digraphs

D. Short vowels

E. Silent e

F. Vowel digraphs

G. Short and long vowel patterns

H. Long vowel patterns

I. Diphthongs: oi, oy, ou, ow

J. Variant vowels

K. Soft g and c

L. Two-syllable words

M. Consonant-l-e

N. Sight words

Reading strategies

O. Sequence

1
Order events in a story

P. Inference and analysis

Q. Theme

1
Determine the themes of myths, fables and folktales

R. Topic and purpose

1
Identify the purpose of a text

S. Cause and effect

T. Compare and contrast

1
Compare and contrast in informational passages

U. Informational texts

1
Read and understand informational passages

Writing strategies

V. Organising writing

1
Put the sentences in order

W. Topic sentences

X. Linking words

Y. Author's purpose

1
Choose the text that matches the writer's purpose

Z. Opinion writing

AA. Descriptive details

Vocabulary

BB. Prefixes and suffixes

CC. Compound words

DD. Categories

EE. Synonyms and antonyms

FF. Homophones

GG. Multiple-meaning words

1
Multiple-meaning words with pictures

HH. Shades of meaning

II. Idioms

1
Choose the picture that matches the idiomatic expression

JJ. Context clues

1
Use context to identify the meaning of a word

Reading foundations

A. Syllables

B. Rhyming

C. Consonant blends and digraphs

D. Short vowels

E. Silent e

F. Vowel digraphs

G. Short and long vowel patterns

H. Long vowel patterns

I. Diphthongs: oi, oy, ou, ow

J. Variant vowels

K. Soft g and c

L. Two-syllable words

M. Consonant-l-e

N. Sight words

Reading strategies

O. Sequence

P. Inference and analysis

Q. Theme

R. Topic and purpose

S. Cause and effect

T. Compare and contrast

U. Informational texts

Writing strategies

V. Organising writing

W. Topic sentences

X. Linking words

Y. Author's purpose

Z. Opinion writing

AA. Descriptive details

Vocabulary

BB. Prefixes and suffixes

CC. Compound words

DD. Categories

EE. Synonyms and antonyms

FF. Homophones

GG. Multiple-meaning words

HH. Shades of meaning

II. Idioms

JJ. Context clues

KK. Reference skills

Grammar and mechanics

LL. Sentences, fragments and run-ons

MM. Nouns

NN. Pronouns

OO. Verb types

PP. Subject-verb agreement

QQ. Verb tense

RR. Articles

SS. Adjectives and adverbs

TT. Prepositions

UU. Contractions

VV. Capitalisation