world
In world, the vowel sound before r is spelled with o. Keep the written chunk wor before the final ld: w-o-r-l-d.
3rd Grade · High-Frequency Words
3rd Grade High-Frequency Words — Set 4
3rd Grade High-Frequency Words — Set 4 builds finally, probably, usually, really, and actually from bases plus ly, identifies compounds in sometimes and nothing, and contrasts the vowel spellings in believe, might, world, and once.
Word list
All 12 words in this list
3rd Grade · High-Frequency Words
- world
- believe
- finally
- might
- sometimes
- follow
- probably
- nothing
- usually
- really
- actually
- once
12 words
What to notice when spelling these words
Build words with recognizable parts
Two words join complete words: sometimes is some + times, and nothing is no + thing. These compounds preserve the spellings of their smaller words, providing reliable anchors for the longer spellings.
Five words end in -ly, but their bases explain the letters before that ending. Finally is final + ly, and really is real + ly, so each has double l where the base and ending meet. Usually keeps usual, and actually keeps actual, before -ly. Probably follows a different change, explained in its note.
Contrast vowel and consonant patterns
The long i sound in might uses igh before t. Follow has a more familiar short vowel but needs double l before its final ow. The notes isolate the less expected vowel spellings in world and believe and the two spelling surprises in once.
Notes for particular words
believe
Believe spells its long e sound with ie. Keep be at the beginning and ve after the vowel team: be-l-i-e-ve.
probably
Probably comes from probable plus ly. Drop the final e from probable before adding ly: probab-le becomes probab-ly.
once
Once begins with o even though it starts with a w sound in speech. Its final ce spells the s sound: o-n-c-e.