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Grade 3 · Pattern 51 of 70

ew and ue spelling words

ew and ue can spell the /oo/ sound or the /yoo/ sound, as in new, blue, few and value.

  • Practice: makes a list of these words, then your child hears each one, spells it, checks it and fixes it.
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The words

15 ew and ue words for grade 3. A practice list uses some of them, and you can swap any word.

  • new
  • few
  • true
  • due
  • issue
  • view
  • value
  • blue
  • review
  • unique
  • fuel
  • crew
  • rescue
  • argue
  • newly

How to practice

  1. Spell it.

    Hear the word in a sentence, then write the whole word from memory.

  2. Check it.

    Compare it with the right spelling, letter by letter.

  3. Fix it.

    Write any word you missed again, the right way.

Practice testing is one of the best-supported ways to learn spelling words: recalling the whole word, then checking and fixing it, works better than copying or word games.

For teachers

Mix this pattern with others from any grade and print up to 10 shuffled versions, each with its own answer strip.

Choose patterns to mix

Word list uses the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary (Carnegie Mellon University). View full license