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Basic 3 Reading Worksheets (Ghana)
Basic 3 (B3), primary school · Ghana
- Ages 8–9
- Primary school (Basic 1–6)
Free reading worksheets for Basic 3 in Ghana, made for children aged 8 to 9. This year children usually practise missing letters (level 2), missing letters (level 3), unscramble the words (level 2) and reading comprehension: stories.
Read the words aloud together first, then let your child try the sheet alone. Primary school children gain confidence by mastering one skill at a time before moving on.
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What children practise in Basic 3 reading
Missing letters (level 2)
Animals · Medium words
Missing letters (level 3)
Animals · Long words
Unscramble the words (level 2)
Animals · Medium words
Reading comprehension: stories
The Rainy Day Band
Story maps
Story map
Writing a book review
Book review
Spelling with picture crosswords
5 words, first letters given
Missing letters (phonics)
Fruits · Medium words
Spelling: word scramble
Animals · Short words
Missing letters (phonics)
School · Medium words
Spelling: word scramble
Weather · Medium words
Missing letters (phonics)
Ocean · Long words
Spelling: word scramble
My body · Medium words
Curriculum links
- Common Core RF.1.3.B: Decode regularly spelled one-syllable words.
- Common Core RF.1.4: Read grade-level text with enough accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
- Common Core RF.2.3: Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills when decoding words.
- Common Core L.1.2.D: Use conventional spelling for words with common spelling patterns and for frequent irregular words.
- Common Core L.1.2.E: Spell untaught words phonetically, drawing on phonemic awareness and spelling conventions.
- Common Core L.2.2.D: Generalise learned spelling patterns when writing words.
- Common Core L.3.2.F: Use spelling patterns and generalisations (word families, syllable patterns, ending rules, word parts) when writing words.
- Common Core RL.K.3: With prompting and support, identify characters, settings and major events in a story.
- Common Core RL.1.1: Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
- Common Core RL.1.3: Describe characters, settings and major events in a story using key details.
- Common Core RL.2.1: Ask and answer who, what, where, when, why and how questions to show understanding of key details.
- England NC Y1.EN.RC.2: Understand books they read and hear by checking sense, discussing events and answering questions.
- England NC Y1.EN.SP.1: Spell words containing each of the 40+ phonemes already taught.
- England NC Y2.EN.RC.2: Understand books by answering and asking questions, making inferences and predicting what might happen.
- England NC Y2.EN.SP.1: Segment spoken words into phonemes and represent them with graphemes, spelling many correctly.
- England NC Y2.EN.SP.3: Learn to spell common exception words.
- England NC Y34.EN.SP.3: Spell words that are often misspelt.
- BNCC EF02LP03: Read and write words with regular letter–sound correspondences and nasal marks.
- BNCC EF02LP04: Read and write words with CV, V, CVC and CCV syllables, seeing that every syllable has a vowel.
- BNCC EF15LP03: Find information stated explicitly in a text.
- Programmes FR C2.FR.LC.1: Understand a text read independently and answer questions about it.
- Programmes FR C2.FR.OR.1: Spell frequent words and regular patterns correctly.
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Other subjects in Basic 3
Reading in other years
- Basic 2 Reading Worksheets (Ghana)
- Basic 4 Reading Worksheets (Ghana)
- Grade 3 Reading Worksheets (United States)
- Year 4 Reading Worksheets (England (UK))
- Primary 3 Reading Worksheets (Nigeria)
- Class 3 Reading Worksheets (India)
- Grade 3 Reading Worksheets (Kenya) (Kenya)
- Grade 3 Reading Worksheets (South Africa) (South Africa)
- Class 3 Reading Worksheets (Pakistan) (Pakistan)
- Grade 3 Reading Worksheets (Philippines) (Philippines)
- Year 3 Reading Worksheets (Australia) (Australia)
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Are answer keys included?
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Which curriculum do the Basic 3 sheets follow?
They follow the skills usually taught in Basic 3 in Ghana. Each activity is matched to the typical age of the year, so it fits most school programmes.
What age is Basic 3?
Basic 3 is usually for children aged 8 to 9 in Ghana. If your child needs more practice or a bigger challenge, use the pages for the years before and after.
Can I make my own version?
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