Name ___________ Date ______ Number___

Third Grade Homework Stars

Dogzilla

Thi s Week ’s S tar Sp eci al s:

Be an Editing Star! a. Sentences begin with capital letters.
b. Sentences end with the right
punctuation.
c. In a sentence, a list of three words
has commas.
d. Proper nouns are capitalized.

Edit these sentences. Write the letter(s) of the rule

that helped you.
1. the marshland is a habitat with a large community
2. do you know which populations live in that community
3. beavers herons and frogs live in that wetland habitat
4. there are marshlands near the james river
Copy corrected sentences on the lines below.
Be a Spelling Star!
Sorting helps with spelling. Sort
your spelling words into the
appropriate column. Not all
words will be used.

calves branches wives shelves

babies stitches bunnies sillies
crutches puppies pennies wishes
-ves -ies -ches -shes

Understanding homonyms helps stay on track with

reading.
• Illustrate each homonym in the boxes below.
• Write a sentence that shows you know how to use
the homonyms correctly.

wood would

%Extra Mile With a Smile: Illustrate your sentence! %

 Be a Thinking Star!

If this word is the answer:

habitat
What could the question be?
Write the
question h ere:

Now try thi s: Pu t an X th e word th at d oesn ’t

belon g with th e o th er wo rds. Expl ain why in
the box b elow.
swamp
stream
ocean
forest

Complete the following analogy.

Shark is to ocean as bear is to

___________.

Illustrate Your Analogy:

 Be a Vocabulary Star!
New words help us think, read, and write
about new information. Write the letter of the
definition next to the matching word.

______ organism a. a living thing made of at least one

______ decomposer
______ population
______ community
cell
b. all the populations that live
together in one habitat.
c. a group of the same type of
animal that lives in a habitat.
d. animal helpers that break down
the remains of plants and animals.

Use two of the vocabulary words in a sentence that

makes sense. Your sentence should show that you
know what the words mean.

Be a S tar Test-Taker!

The baobab tree is home to many types of animals and is a _________.

a. population
b. rainforest
c. Africa
d. community

Be a Readin g Com prehension Star: Complet e the

attache d pages.

The author wrote this week’s selection to _______________.

a. persuade b. entertain c. inform