Language Standards for Third Grade
Module 1
L.3.2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation,
and spelling when writing.
A. Capitalize appropriate words in titles.
B. Use commas in addresses.
C. Use commas and quotation marks in dialogue.
D. Form and use possessives.
E. Use conventional spelling for high-frequency and other studied words and for adding suffixes
to base words (e.g., sitting, smiled, cries, happiness).
F. Use spelling patterns and generalizations (e.g., word families, position-based spellings,
syllable patterns, ending rules, meaningful word parts) in writing words.
G. Consult reference materials, including beginning dictionaries, as needed to
check and correct spellings.
L.3.4. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning word and phrases based
on grade 3 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
A. Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
B. Determine the meaning of the new word formed when a known affix is added to a known
word (e.g., agreeable/disagreeable, comfortable/uncomfortable, care/careless, heat/preheat).
C. Use a known root word as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word with the same root (e.g.,
company, companion).
D. Use glossaries or beginning dictionaries, both print and digital, to determine or clarify the
precise meaning of key words and phrases.
L.3.5 Demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings.
A. Distinguish the literal and nonliteral meanings of words and phrases in context (e.g., take
steps).
L.3.6 Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate conversational, general academic, and domain specific words and phrases, including those that signal spatial and temporal relationships (e.g.,
After dinner that night we went looking for them).
Module 2A
L.3.6 Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate conversational, general academic, and domainspecific words and phrases, including those that signal spatial and temporal relationships (e.g., After dinner that night we went looking for them).
L.3.3. Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
A. Choose words and phrases for effect.
L.3.4. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning word and phrases based
on grade 3 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies. +
A. Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
L.3.6 Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate conversational, general academic, and domain specific words and phrases, including those that signal spatial and temporal relationships (e.g., After dinner that night we went looking for them).
Module 2B
L.3.1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when
writing or speaking.
A. Explain the function of nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs in general and their
functions in particular sentences.
B. Form and use regular and irregular plural nouns.
C. Use abstract nouns (e.g., childhood).
D. Form and use regular and irregular verbs.
E. Form and use the simple (e.g., I walked; I walk; I will walk) verb tenses.
F. Ensure subject-verb and pronoun-antecedent agreement.
G. Form and use comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs, and choose between them
depending on what is to be modified.
H. Use coordinating and subordinating conjunctions.
I. Produce simple, compound, and complex sentences.
L.3.2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation,
and spelling when writing.
A. Capitalize appropriate words in titles.
B. Use commas in addresses.
C. Use commas and quotation marks in dialogue.
D. Form and use possessives.
E. Use conventional spelling for high-frequency and other studied words and for adding suffixes
to base words (e.g., sitting, smiled, cries, happiness).
F. Use spelling patterns and generalizations (e.g., word families, position-based spellings,
syllable patterns, ending rules, meaningful word parts) in writing words.
G. Consult reference materials, including beginning dictionaries, as needed to
check and correct spellings.
L.3.3. Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
A. Choose words and phrases for effect.
B. Recognize and observe differences between the conventions of spoken
and written standard English.
L.3.4. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning word and phrases based
on grade 3 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
A. Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
B. Determine the meaning of the new word formed when a known affix is added to a known
word (e.g., agreeable/disagreeable, comfortable/uncomfortable, care/careless, heat/preheat).
C. Use a known root word as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word with the same root (e.g.,
company, companion).
D. Use glossaries or beginning dictionaries, both print and digital, to determine or clarify the
precise meaning of key words and phrases.
L.3.5 Demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings.
A. Distinguish the literal and nonliteral meanings of words and phrases in context (e.g., take
steps).
B. Identify real-life connections between words and their use (e.g., describe people who are
friendly or helpful).
C. Distinguish shades of meaning among related words that describe states of mind or degrees
of certainty (e.g., knew, believed, suspected, heard, wondered).
L.3.6 Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate conversational, general academic, and domainspecific
words and phrases, including those that signal spatial and temporal relationships (e.g.,
After dinner that night we went looking for them).
Module 3A
L.3.1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when
writing or speaking.
H. Use coordinating and subordinating conjunctions.
I. Produce simple, compound, and complex sentences.
L.3.2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation,
and spelling when writing.
A. Capitalize appropriate words in titles.
C. Use commas and quotation marks in dialogue.
D. Form and use possessives.
E. Use conventional spelling for high-frequency and other studied words and for adding suffixes
to base words (e.g., sitting, smiled, cries, happiness).
F. Use spelling patterns and generalizations (e.g., word families, position-based spellings,
syllable patterns, ending rules, meaningful word parts) in writing words.
L.3.3. Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
A. Choose words and phrases for effect.
L.3.5 Demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings.
A. Distinguish the literal and nonliteral meanings of words and phrases in context (e.g., take
steps).
B. Identify real-life connections between words and their use (e.g., describe people who are
friendly or helpful).
C. Distinguish shades of meaning among related words that describe states of mind or degrees
of certainty (e.g., knew, believed, suspected, heard, wondered).
L.3.6 Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate conversational, general academic, and domainspecific
words and phrases, including those that signal spatial and temporal relationships (e.g.,After dinner that night we went looking for them).
Module 3B
L.3.1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when
writing or speaking.
G. Form and use comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs, and choose between them
depending on what is to be modified.
H. Use coordinating and subordinating conjunctions.
I. Produce simple, compound, and complex sentences.
L.3.4. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning word and phrases based
on grade 3 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
Module 4
L.3.1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when
writing or speaking.
A. Explain the function of nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs in general and their
functions in particular sentences
E. Form and use the simple (e.g., I walked; I walk; I will walk) verb tenses.
F. Ensure subject-verb and pronoun-antecedent agreement.
G. Form and use comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs, and choose between them
depending on what is to be modified.
L.3.4. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning word and phrases based
on grade 3 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
A. Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
B. Determine the meaning of the new word formed when a known affix is added to a known
word (e.g., agreeable/disagreeable, comfortable/uncomfortable, care/careless, heat/preheat).
C. Use a known root word as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word with the same root (e.g.,
company, companion).
D. Use glossaries or beginning dictionaries, both print and digital, to determine or clarify the
precise meaning of key words and phrases.
L.3.5 Demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings.
A. Distinguish the literal and nonliteral meanings of words and phrases in context (e.g., take
steps).
B. Identify real-life connections between words and their use (e.g., describe people who are
friendly or helpful).
C. Distinguish shades of meaning among related words that describe states of mind or degrees
of certainty (e.g., knew, believed, suspected, heard, wondered).