Third Grade Priority Words

Words 1 – 55

1. the                   37.  there

2. of                    38.  can

3. and                  39.  an

4. a                     40.  your

5. to                    41.  which

6. in                    42.  their

7. is                     43.  said

8. you                 44.  if

9. that                  45.  do

10. it                     46.  will

11. he                    47.  each

12. for                   48.  about

13. was                 49.  how

14. on                             50.  up

15. are                   51.  out

16. as                    52.  them

17. with                 53.  then

18. his                   54.  she

19. they                 55.  many

20. at

21. be

22. this

23. from

24. I

25. have

26. or

27. by

28. one

29. had

30. not

31. but

32. what

33. all

34. were

35. when

36. we

Third grade priority words by quarter:

1^st Quarter             2^nd Quarter            3^rd Quarter                      4^th Quarter

a                           a                           a        when                     a                  the

and                       and                       all      which                    about           their

for                        are                        an      with                       all                them

he                         at                          and    you                       an                then

in                          as                          are     your                      and              there

is                          at                          as                                   are               they

it                           be                         at                                    as                this

of                          by                         be                                   at                 to

that                       for                        but                                  be                up

the                        from                      by                                   but              was

to                          have                      can                                 by               we

was                       he                         for                                  can              were

you                       his                         from                               do               what

                             I                            had                                 each            when

                             In                          have                                for               which

                             is                          he                                   from            will

                             it                           his                                  had              with

                             of                          I                                     have            you

                             on                         in                                    he                your

                             or                          is                                    his

                             that                       it                                     how

                             the                        not                                  I

                             they                       of                                   if

                             this                        on                                   in

was                       one                                 is

with                       or                                   it

you                       that                                 many

                             the                                  not

                             there                               of

                             they                                on

                             this                                 one

                             to                                   or

                             was                                 out

                             we                                  said

                             were                               she

                             what                               that

Third Grade Core Words

                   171 – 335

171.  along               208.  life              245.  better            282.  car                319.  American

172.  while               209.  enough       246.  best              283.  morning        320.  space

173. might            210.  took              247.  across           284.  I’m               321.  inside

174. next              211.  four              248.  during           285.  body             322.  ago

175. sound           212.  head             249.  today            286.  upon             323.  sad

176. below           213.  above           250.  however        287.  family           324.  early

177. saw               214.  kind              251.  sure              288.  later              325.  I’ll

178. something     215.  began            252.  knew             289.  turn               326.  learned

179. thought                   216.  almost          253.  it’s               290.  move            327.  brought

180. both              217.  live               254.  try                291.  face              328.  close

181. few               218.  page             255.  told               292.  door             329.  nothing

182. those            219.  got                256.  young           293.  cut                330.  though

183. always          220.  earth             257.  sun               294.  done             331.  idea

184. show            221.  need             258.  thing             295.  group            332.  before

185. large             222.  far                259.  whole            296.  true               333.  lived

186. often             223.  hand             260.  hear              297.  half               334.  became

187. together                  224.  high              261.  example        298.  red                335.  add

188. asked            225.  year              262.  heard            299.  fish

189. house            226.  mother          263.  several          300.  plants

190. don’t            227.  light              264.  change          301.  living

191. world            228.  country         265.  answer          302.  black

192. going            229.  father            266.  room            303.  eat

193. want             230.  let                 267.  sea                304.  short

194. school          231.  night             268.  against          305.  United States

195. important      232.  picture          269.  top               306.  run

196. until              233.  being            270.  turned           307.  book

197. form             234.  study            271.  learn             308.  gave

198. food             235.  second                    272.  point            309.  order

199. keep             236.  soon             273.  city               310.  open

200. children                  237.  story             274.  play              311.  ground

201. feet               238.  since             275.  toward          312.  cold

202. land              239.  white             276.  five               313.  really

203. side              240.  ever              277.  himself          314.  table

204. without                   241.  paper            278.  usually          315.  remember

205. boy               242.  hard              279.  money          316.  tree

206. once             243.  near              280.  seen              317.  course

207. animal           244.  sentence        281.  didn’t           318.  Front