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Third Grade Source Books (the first 50 words may be found in these books);• Gone Fishing: A Novel in Verse by T amera Will Wissi nger

• The One and Only Ivan by Katheri ne Applegate• TheMouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary

• Lulu and the Brontosaurus by Judith Viorst

• Who Was Isaac Newton? by Janet B. Pascal• Mr. Popper's Penguin 'sby Richard Atwater

Fourth Grade Source Books (the last 50 words may be found in these books):• ThePenderwicksby Jeanne Birdsall .

• Flora & Ulvsses by Kate DiCamillo• Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Un• The Mad Potter.' George E Ohr. Ecc~nftjc Genil,!~by Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan• the Phantom Tollbooth by N~Fton Juster .,

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soul subject young anteater teaspoon

banana dishes supplies pouring balance

frown partly beginning lantern knitting

temper forward vacation subtracting merely

burst strange skateboard portable furnish

hungry hitched poem twine passage

riddle rather snoozing estate complaints

porch puzzles lotion umbrella thunderbolt

silver sign prevented timidly nonsense

untidy pebbles smirk observe mansion

curved married destiny trance laundry

leaky chamber monkeys elderly available

interact flicker studio liquid lodging

sturdy onion nifty deadline portions

chatter arcade janitor country gallant

bakery London pottery flexible veins

darkest pounce wonderful promote mountain

feast shrill square massive whistling

dollars mayor belief bronze voyage

This list includes 50 challenging third grade words and. to extend learning. 50 challenging fourth grade

words. If you learn the spellings and meanings of these 100 words, you will be well prepared for a third

grade classroom bee. If you would like to be well prepared for a school spelling bee, ask your teacher

for the 450-word School Spelling Bee Study List.

Decide at what point in the Classroom Pronouncer Guide to begin your bee. We recommend that you:

• begin Grade 1 classroom spelling bees with word 1 (page 11),• begin Grade 2 classroom spelling bees with word 26 (page 14),• begin Grade 3 classroom spelling bees with word 51 (page 17),• begin Grade 4 classroom spelling bees with word 76 (page 20),• begin Grade 5 classroom spelling bees with word 101 (page 23),• begin Grade 6 classroom spelling bees with word 126 (page 26),• begin Grade 7 classroom spelling bees with word 151 (page 29), and• begin Grade 8 classroom spelling bees with word 176 (page 32).

Numerical Index of Spelling Words

1. bus2. fit3.job4. tree5. room6. case7. spy8. lost9. need10. rang11. start12. chew13. tile14. claws15. soap16. cross17. first18. small19. picky20. butter21. great22. sharp23. bones24. digging25. monster26. tusk27. news28. ivy29. folds30. oven31. miles32. road33. corner34. snack35. pages36. hardly37. float38. bother39. mane40. spider41. pantry42. awake43. shirts44. branch45. stroller46. artwork47. beehive48. chance49. backdrop50. thumb51. frown52. soul53. partly54. burst

55. silver56. bakery57. dishes58. curved59. porch60. leaky61. rather62. hungry63. interact64. London65. sign66. forward67. arcade68. hitched69. chamber70. shrill71. mayor72. snoozing73. prevented74. beginning75. lotion76. studio77. destiny78. wonderful79. smirk80. pottery81. estate82. pouring83. square84.1antem85. umbrella86. promote87. country88. liquid89. furnish90. bronze91. merelyn. balance93. subtracting94. thunderbolt95. mansion96. available97. gallant98. portions99. whistling100. voyage101. funnel102. hangar103. gravely104. dowdy105. clients106. quality107. blurred108. classical

109. hiccups orhiccoughs

110. delicateIll. priority112. farfetched113. annual114. creation115. wistfully116. bargain117. saucepan118. dignified119. unbearable120. vinegar121. initials122. poisonous123. dumbwaiter124. lounge125. terrier126. botany127. vertical128. gourd129. linen130. cathedral131. perimeter132. concise133. naturalist134. fervently135. pitiful136. spatula137. oblivious138. unappealing139. satchel140. diligent141. pensive142. tuition143. herring144. orchestra145. arduous146. forfeit147. mastiff148. armadillo149. reggae150. tortoise151. zodiac152. antidote153. emperor154. hovel155. resonate156. derelict157. nonviolent158. sentries159. discreetly160. charismatic161. servitude

162. tremendous163. prosthetic164. treatise165. petrifying166. artillery167. venerable168. enumerated169. oracle170. bestial171. stratagems172. antiquated173. pearlescent174. boulevards175. laburnums176. marvelous or

marvellous177. uranium178. alpinist179. quandary180. bedlam181. collision182. Dantean183. exquisite184. assailant185. vagabonds186. inadvertent187. tremulous·188. Mandarin189. functionary190. prodigious191. Einstein191. aperture193. Holocaust194. gladiatorial195. affectionately196. nuisance197. sanctum sanctorum198. undulating199. machete200. hypotenuse201. ascetic202. decrepitude203. tetanus204. mandrill205. churlish206. promulgate207. syncope208. remonstrance209. crustaceans210. pterodactyl211. pirouetted212. Cotswold213. patronymic214. cayenne

215. ebullience216. toccata217. gendarme218. tumulus219. aspidistra220. reveille221. Huguenot222. recherche223. supererogation224. au fait225. wallah or

walla226. triplets227. Iegend228. jagged229. cottage230. spruce231. matches232. plunger233. soaring234. general235. wilderness236. swimmingly237. variable238. tapestry239. boundary240. ethnicity241. significant242. reputation243. oppressive244. integer245. satirical246. perpendicular247. connotative248. leisurable249. criterion250. accomplice

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