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3rd Grade The -dge Ending Worksheets

14 printable 3rd Grade phonics worksheets on The -dge Ending. Every sheet has an answer key — 14 in all. 3 activity types: Clue Crossword, Sort And Write, Word Hunt. The first three worksheets are free to download; All Access opens the rest and every answer key.

On these sheets: The -dge Ending. Each sheet is marked with the week it was written for: weeks 1 to 34 of Phonics, Decoding, and Early Fluency, Grade 3.

What is in this set: Sort And Write (7), Word Hunt (6) and Clue Crossword (1).

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Includes 3 activity types: Clue Crossword, Sort And Write, Word Hunt.

Sort And Write 1: The -dge Ending Free Worksheet 1 of 14
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Word Hunt 1: The -dge Ending Free Worksheet 2 of 14
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3rd Grade phonics worksheet — Clue Crossword 1: The -dge Ending
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3rd Grade phonics worksheet — Sort And Write 3: The -dge Ending
Sort And Write 3: The -dge Ending All Access
3rd Grade phonics worksheet — Word Hunt 2: The -dge Ending
Word Hunt 2: The -dge Ending All Access
3rd Grade phonics worksheet — Sort And Write 4: The -dge Ending
Sort And Write 4: The -dge Ending All Access
3rd Grade phonics worksheet — Word Hunt 3: The -dge Ending
Word Hunt 3: The -dge Ending All Access
3rd Grade phonics worksheet — Sort And Write 5: The -dge Ending
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All 14 worksheets in this set

  • Sort And Write 1: The -dge Ending Free PDF
  • Word Hunt 1: The -dge Ending Free PDF
  • Sort And Write 2: The -dge Ending Free PDF
  • Clue Crossword 1: The -dge Ending
  • Sort And Write 3: The -dge Ending
  • Word Hunt 2: The -dge Ending
  • Sort And Write 4: The -dge Ending
  • Word Hunt 3: The -dge Ending
  • Sort And Write 5: The -dge Ending
  • Word Hunt 4: The -dge Ending
  • Sort And Write 6: The -dge Ending
  • Word Hunt 5: The -dge Ending
  • Sort And Write 7: The -dge Ending
  • Word Hunt 6: The -dge Ending

Teaching The -dge Ending

What it is

The -dge ending spells the /j/ sound right after a short vowel: badge, edge, bridge, judge. After a long vowel or consonant, -ge is used instead (cage, large).

When a child is ready

Teach it after short vowels and the -ck ending, which follows the same short-vowel logic.

If they struggle

Have the child check the vowel first: short vowel, then -dge; anything else, -ge. Sorting words into two columns makes the rule visible.

Similar: The -ble Family · Soft C · Soft G · Vowel Sounds
This skill in other grades: Grade 1 · Grade 2 · Grade 4

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