1. 3rd Grade Lesson 2 Spelling Words
VCe Pattern

2. VCe Pattern
When I see a part of a word that has a vowel, a consonant and then the letter e, I know the vowel will be long and say its name!
For example:
cake – I see a is a vowel, k is a consonant and then the letter e,
so the a says its name.

3. mile
To run one mile, you would need to run around this track 4 times.

4. price
The price of something is how much money you have to pay to get it.

5. ripe
The red tomatoes are ripe and ready to eat, the green tomatoes are not.

6. erase
The teacher began to erase the problem from the board.

7. spoke
I spoke with my mom on the phone to tell her I got to the bus on time.
My dad helped me fix the spoke on my bike wheel.

8. broke I broke my parents’ pot and got in big trouble.
If you have no money, you are broke.

9. invite
When someone wants to invite you to their party, they might give you an invitation.

10. flame
The hottest part of a fire is the flame, but the smoke is dangerous too.

11. rule A queen can rule the land.
A rule tells you what you can or can’t do.

12. life
Be happy and enjoy your life!

13. cone
Each of these is a cone:

14. cube
Each of these is a cube:

15. save If you save money, you’ll have it when you need it.
Sometimes firefighters even need to save animals.

16. excuse
The boy had a very good excuse not to run, but he didn’t let it stop him!
You should say “excuse me” if you bump into someone, need to get past or interrupt someone, and even if you burp out loud.