Three-syllable words: word list
54 words for grades 2 to 3. Tricky words, homophones, contractions, compound words, multiple meanings and three-syllable words.
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| Word | Syllables | Estimated grade |
|---|---|---|
| banana | 3 | K |
| umbrella | 3 | K |
| elephant | 3 | K |
| dinosaur | 3 | 1 |
| butterfly | 3 | K |
| calendar | 3 | 1 |
| family | 3 | K |
| favorite | 3 | 2 |
| beautiful | 3 | 2 |
| tomorrow | 3 | K |
| yesterday | 3 | K |
| vegetable | 3 | 2 |
| adventure | 3 | 2 |
| afternoon | 3 | 1 |
| alligator | 4 | 3 |
| animal | 3 | 2 |
| anything | 3 | 1 |
| basketball | 3 | 1 |
| bicycle | 3 | 2 |
| caterpillar | 4 | K |
| celebrate | 3 | K |
| chocolate | 2 | K |
| computer | 3 | 1 |
| crocodile | 3 | K |
| dangerous | 3 | 2 |
| delicious | 3 | 2 |
| different | 3 | 1 |
| discover | 3 | 2 |
| everything | 3 | 1 |
| excellent | 3 | 2 |
| exciting | 3 | 2 |
| fantastic | 3 | 2 |
| gorilla | 3 | 1 |
| grandmother | 3 | 2 |
| important | 3 | 2 |
| interesting | 3 | 2 |
| invisible | 4 | 2 |
| kangaroo | 3 | 1 |
| library | 3 | K |
| mosquito | 3 | K |
| octopus | 3 | 1 |
| opposite | 3 | 2 |
| pajamas | 3 | 1 |
| potato | 3 | K |
| remember | 3 | 1 |
| restaurant | 3 | 1 |
| spaghetti | 3 | 3 |
| together | 3 | 3 |
| tornado | 3 | 3 |
| tomato | 3 | K |
| triangle | 3 | K |
| volcano | 3 | 1 |
| watermelon | 4 | 1 |
| wonderful | 3 | 2 |
Grades are estimates of when a word is first taught. Source: Written for this site
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