Free Year 3 Less common letter patterns Practice | Skillo
Skillo provides free Year 3 NAPLAN Less common letter patterns practice (AC9E3LY11) for Australian students. No signup, no email, no credit card. Practice questions aligned with the ACARA Australian Curriculum v9.0 strand. Open and start in 10 seconds.
Year 3 students sitting their first NAPLAN need to be confident with less common letter patterns. Use phoneme-grapheme relationships and less common letter patterns to spell words (-tch, -dge, -igh, -ough at Year 3 level). Skillo has targeted practice questions for this exact skill, mapped to the Australian Curriculum v9.0, free and ready to go.
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What does the Year 3 NAPLAN Less common letter patterns test cover?
- Use phoneme-grapheme relationships and less common letter patterns to spell words (-tch, -dge, -igh, -ough at Year 3 level).
- Questions present words in sentence context
- Australian English spelling conventions apply throughout
Try a sample Less common letter patterns question
Question 1 — Easy
The ________ above the shops read 'Grand Opening' in big red letters. Which option shows the correct spelling of the missing word?
Answer: 'Banner' is the correct spelling, with a double 'n' and ending in '-er'. The other options misspell the double consonant or ending.
Question 2 — Medium
Luca's dad cooked a delicious ________ for dinner on Australia Day. Which option shows the correct spelling of the missing word?
Answer: 'Barbecue' is the standard correct spelling. 'Barbeque' is a common variant but 'barbecue' is the accepted dictionary spelling in Australian English.
Question 3 — Hard
Priya used a ________ to hold all her drawings together before handing them in. Which option shows the correct spelling of the missing word?
Answer: 'Portfolio' is the correct spelling, with 'port', 'fo', and 'lio' — one 'l' and ending in 'io'.
How should my child prepare for Year 3 NAPLAN Less common letter patterns?
- Select Year 3 and Spelling on the home screen
- Use Quick Practice — questions on less common letter patterns will appear as part of the session
- Check the Skill Breakdown on your profile to track your accuracy on less common letter patterns specifically
- Review explanations after each question to understand the reasoning behind correct answers
Skillo is free, requires no email or account details, and is built specifically for Australian students. Every question is mapped to the Australian Curriculum v9.0 and filtered by skill so your child practises exactly what they need.
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Skillo's NAPLAN-style practice is authored independently. NAPLAN® is a registered trademark of ACARA. Skillo is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by ACARA.