Year 3 Words Ending in -dge and -ge Worksheets (928-930)

Year 3 Words Ending in -dge and -ge – Differentiated Spelling Worksheets with Answers

🔤 Build confidence with the -dge and -ge spelling pattern

Help learners recognise, complete and use words ending in -dge and -ge with this engaging set of differentiated English spelling worksheets.

The activities progress from identifying and sorting word endings to correcting misspellings, explaining vocabulary and writing original sentences. The resource is particularly suitable for Year 3 revision and consolidation of spelling knowledge introduced earlier in primary education.

📄 What is included

• 3 differentiated pupil worksheets

• 3 corresponding answer pages

• 6 A4 pages in total

• Triangle introductory level

• Circle middle level

• Square higher-challenge level

• QR access to an external support video on each pupil worksheet

• One downloadable digital PDF

The external video is not created or owned by the resource author. Copyright remains with its original creator. Internet access is required, and continued availability is controlled by the external host and creator.

✏️ Activities include

• Circling -dge and -ge in complete words

• Sorting words according to their endings

• Adding dge or ge to complete words

• Selecting words to complete sentences

• Identifying and correcting spelling mistakes

• Explaining word meanings

• Writing original sentences using target words

📚 Words covered

The activities use words including badge, age, bridge, huge, edge, stage, cage, fudge, village, dodge, page, orange, judge, change, large and strange.

📈 Differentiated learning progression

🔺 Triangle introduces the pattern through recognition, sorting and supported sentence completion.

⚪ Circle develops independent application through missing-letter activities, contextual sentence completion and spelling correction.

⬜ Square provides greater challenge through vocabulary explanations, more independent application and original sentence writing.

🎯 Curriculum and assessment relevance

This resource supports revision and consolidation of the spelling of the final /dʒ/ or ‘j’ sound using -dge directly after a short vowel sound and -ge after other sounds.

In England, this spelling pattern is introduced before Year 3 and can be revisited as part of the Years 3 and 4 expectation to revise earlier spelling knowledge.

The activities practise foundational spelling, vocabulary and proofreading skills that can support later preparation for KS2 SATs and the spelling component of NAPLAN. This resource is not officially endorsed by, affiliated with or specifically aligned to either assessment.

🏫 Suggested uses

• Classroom spelling practice

• Weekly homework

• Morning activities

• Independent work

• Small-group intervention

• Catch-up and revision

• Extension work

• Tutoring

• Home education

• English as an additional language support

🌍 Suitable for international customers

The resource is written in UK English and is suitable for teachers, parents, tutors, home educators and primary learners in the UK and Australia.

Its clear focus on a widely used English spelling pattern may also make it useful for elementary teachers and learners in the United States, Canada and other English-speaking countries.

Customers should check suitability against their own national, state, provincial or regional curriculum. No official international curriculum alignment is claimed.

💻 Product details

• Subject: English spelling

• Suggested stage: Year 3 revision and primary or elementary spelling practice

• Format: Digital PDF

• Page size: A4

• Total pages: 6

• Pupil worksheets: 3

• Answer pages: 3

• Differentiated levels: 3

• Printing: Colour or grayscale

• Delivery: Digital download

• No physical item will be supplied