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Spelling Strategy

Steps for Spelling New WordsThis is one strategy that you can use to learn any new spelling word.It has six steps.

TRY IT OUTNow practice this step-by-step plan on some new spelling words.

Step 1Look at the word. Say it and listen to the sounds.

Step 2Spell the wordaloud.

Step 3 Think about the spelling. Is there anything special to remember?

Step 4 Picture the word with your eyes shut.

Step 5 Look at the word and write it.

Step 6Cover the word. Picture it and write it again. Check its spelling. Did you get it right?

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There are 6 steps to remember, but after you use this strategy a few times, you will know how to do it whenever you want to use it.

Sam wants to learn the new spelling word basket. In Step 1, he looks at the word, says it, and listens to all the sounds.

In Step 2, he spells the word aloud.

In Step 3, he thinks about how the word looks. He is trying to figure out what is special about the word.

In Step 4, he is picturing the word with her eyes shut.

In Step 5, Sam is looking at the word and writing it on paper at the same time.

Finally, in Step 6, Sam covers the word, pictures what it looks like, and writes it again. He checks to see if it is correct.

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Spelling Strategy

Rhyming HelpersIf you can match a new list word to a word you know with the same spelling at the end, you will have two words that rhyme. Then the old word can be a helper for the new word.

One of your new spelling words is dream.

You already know how to spell team.Team is the rhyming helper for dream.

Rhyming Helper New spelling word team dream

Both words have the same ending. Now you can remember how the ending of dream is spelled. It is just like team!

Sometimes, thinking about the rhyming words in a short sentence will help you remember how they work together.

I play on a dream soccer team.

Watch out! Some words rhyme but they have different spellings. Those are NOT rhyming helpers.

The word seem sounds like dream, but the rhyming sound is spelled in a different way. Seem is not a rhyming helper.

team dream seem

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Spelling Strategy

Problem PartsEverybody has words that are hard to spell. Sometimes the problem is with one part of the word. This is a good time to use the Problem Parts strategy.

One of the words you will learn is lettuce. The word lettuce sounds like it ends with an s, but it does not. It ends with -uce. That is tricky! Here are steps to follow in the Problem Parts strategy.

Step 1 Step 2 Step 3Ask yourself which part Write the word and Picture the word. Focus of the word is giving underline the problem on the problem part. you a problem. part. You might want to

picture the problem part in large letters to help you remember.

Now picture the word and see the problem part before you spell it.

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Spelling Strategy

Dividing Long WordsLong words can be hard to learn to spell. The Dividing Long Wordsstrategy can help you spell these words.

Use syllables to make long words easier to spell.

Step 1Say the word slowly. Listen for the syllables.

Step 2Write the word and draw lines betweenthe syllables.

Step 3Study the word one syllable at a time.

Here are three more long words. They have been divided into parts to show you how the Dividing Long Words strategy works.

beautiful = beau ti ful celebration = cel e bra tion

refreshment = re fresh ment

Long words are easier to spell when you break them into smaller parts.

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Spelling Strategy

Pronouncing for SpellingWe spell some words wrong because we say them wrong.

Say a word very carefully to hear all of its sounds. This is called the Pronouncing for Spelling strategy.

Step 1Say the word slowly and carefully.Listen to the sound of each letter.

Step 2Say the word again as you write it.

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Frequently Misspelled Words!

The words below are words that are misspelled the most by students your age. Pay special attention to these frequently misspelled words as you read, write, and spell.

toobecausetheretheira lotChristmasweresaidwenttheyfavoritewhenfriendknowthat’suponwithourreallyfriends

thenIalwaysfinallyagaindifferentthey’reonceuntilwherebeforepresentswe’reandanothersometimesdidn’theardlittlethrough

offoutsidesomethingthoughtHalloweenpeopleeverybodywanthouseonewouldbrothercouldprettycaughtwholemorningtookbelievehis

it’sstartedbeautifultwoalmostclothescousineverythinggettingI’mscaredwaswhateveryonefoundswimmingverywho

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Short Vowels VCCVGeneralization Short vowels are often spelled a: happen, e: lettuce, i: sister, o: collar, u: subject.

Word Sort Sort the list words by the short vowel in the first syllable.

a

1. __________________

2. __________________

3. __________________

4. __________________o

10. __________________

11. __________________e

5. __________________

6. __________________

7. __________________

u

12. __________________

13. __________________

14. __________________

15. __________________

Challenge Words

a

16. _________________

u

17. _________________

Spelling Words

1. happen 2. lettuce 3. basket 4. winter 5. sister 6. monster 7. supper 8. subject

9. lesson 10. spelling 11. napkin 12. collar 13. traffic 14. suggest 15. puppet

Challenge Words 16. skillet 17. picnic 18. planet 19. system 20. pumpkin

i

8. __________________

9. __________________

i

18. __________________

19. __________________

20. __________________

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Spelling Practice Book Unit 1 Week 1 Day 1 1

Home Activity Your child is learning to spell words with short vowel sounds. To practice at home, have your child look at the word, say it, spell it, and then tell you what short vowel sound is in each word.

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Short Vowels VCCVClassifying Write the list word that belongs in the group.

1. lunch, breakfast, 2. toy, animal, 3. cabbage, spinach, 4. box, container, 5. reading, math, 6. placemat, tablecloth,

Rhymes Finish each sentence. Use a list word that rhymes with the underlined word.

7. Franco got a splinter when he built the shelves last .

8. My uses a mister to spray the plants.

9. I that you get some rest. 10. She will charge a dollar to sew your .

Making Connections Draw a line to connect the first syllable with the second syllable to make a list word. Write each word you make.

First Syllable Second Syllable

hap- -son 11.

sub- -ster 12.

les- -fic 13.

traf- -ject 14.

mon- -pen 15.

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Home Activity Your child wrote words with short vowel sounds. Have your child circle the VCCV (vowel-consonant-consonant-vowel) pattern in each list word.

happen lettuce basket winter sister monster supper subject

lesson spelling napkin collar traffic suggest puppet

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Short Vowels VCCVProofread a Sign The Rodriguez family stopped at a farmers’ market. Circle four spelling mistakes on the sign. Write the words correctly. Then write the sentence correctly.

FRESH CORNWe suggest grilled corn for supper?

berries $3 a baskit letuce $1 a head

sweet peas $2 a bunch summer an wintar

melon $4 each squash 2 for $3

1. 2.

3. 4.

5.

Proofread Words Circle the word that is spelled correctly.Write it.

6. happen hapen 6. ___________________

7. manster monster 7. ___________________

8. spulling spelling 8. ___________________

9. subject subjeck 9. ___________________

10. traffick traffic 10. ___________________

11. supper super 11. ___________________

12. seggest suggest 12. ___________________

Frequently Misspelled

Words

then and with was

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Home Activity Your child identified and corrected words with short vowel sounds. Have your child sketch a sign that contains several spelling words and frequently misspelled words.



Spelling Words

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Short Vowels VCCVWord Pairs Write the list word that completes each phrase.

1. father and mother, brother and 2. morning and breakfast, evening and 3. spring and autumn, summer and 4. ice rink and skaters, street and 5. numbers and adding, words and 6. gears and clock, strings and

Riddle To find the answer, read a clue and write the list word. When you have written all six words, the answer will appear in the boxes.

I run, but I do not walk.I tell you things, but I do not talk.What am I?

7. a woven container

8. green, leafyvegetable

9. learning time for a student

10. found around a dog’s neck

11. the topic of a sentence

12. used to wipefingers or lips

Name


Home Activity Your child has been learning to spell words with short vowels. Ask your child to name four of the most difficult words on the list. Challenge your child to correctly spell the four words.



Spelling Words

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

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Plurals -s, -esGeneralization Add -s to most words: plants. Add -es to words that end in ch, sh, or ss: inches. Change y to i and add es to most words that end with y: pennies.

Word Sort Sort the list words by the type of plural ending.

-s

1. __________________

2. __________________

3. __________________

4. __________________

-es

5. __________________

6. __________________

7. __________________

8. __________________

9. __________________

Challenge Words

-s

16. __________________

17. __________________

18. __________________

Spelling Words

1. pennies 2. inches 3. plants 4. families 5. bodies 6. glasses 7. wishes 8. pockets

9. lists 10. copies 11. parties 12. bunches 13. crashes 14. supplies 15. pencils

Challenge Words 16. accidents 17. libraries 18. mysteries 19. carpenters 20. merchants

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Home Activity Your child is learning to spell plurals. To practice at home, have your child look at the word, note the plural ending, and then write the word.

-ies

10. __________________

11. __________________

12. __________________

13. __________________

14. __________________

15. __________________

-ies

19. __________________

20. __________________

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Plurals -s, -esCategories Write the word that names the category.

1. Colored and sharpened are types of .

2. Paper and pens are types of school .

3. Birthday and graduation are types of .

4. Drinking and eye are types of .

5. Bushes and flowers are types of .

6. Grocery and Christmas are types of .

1. 2.

3. 4.

5. 6.

Writing Plurals Write the plural of the underlined word in each sentence.

7. Three family went on the camping trip. 7.

8. The snake was thirty inch long. 8.

9. Big bunch of balloons were tied to her bike. 9.

10. Our body need good food, exercise, and rest. 10.

11. My jeans have lots of pocket. 11.

12. I found some penny on the curb. 12.

13. She made three wish on her birthday. 13.

14. There were many crash during the ice storm. 14.

15. Let’s make some copy of the map. 15.

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Home Activity Your child spelled plurals that end with -s and -es. Ask your child to explain how he or she knows which ending to use when making a word plural.

pennies inches plants families bodies glasses wishes pockets

lists copies parties bunches crashes supplies pencils

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Plurals -s, -esProofread a List Circle four spelling mistakes in Ben’s school supply list. Write the words correctly. Write the last sentence, using correct grammar and punctuation.

School supplys I needcolored pencilsfolders with pocketesruler with centimeters and inchssnacks–extras for frienslined paperRemember to turn in them copies of doctor records

1. 2.

3. 4.

5.

Proofread Words Fill in the circle to show the correctly spelled word. Write each word.

6. familys families familes 6.

7. crashs crashes crashies 7.

8. lists listes listies 8.

9. bunchs bunchies bunches 9.

10. glassies glasses glasss 10.

11. wishs’ wishs wishes 11.

12. plantes plants plantts 12.


Words

friends presents his

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Home Activity Your child identified and corrected misspelled plural nouns. Have your child help you make a shopping list. Include some list words.



Spelling Words

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Plurals -s, -esRhymes Write the list word that rhymes.

1. pinches 1.

2. ashes 2.

3. crunches 3.

4. dishes 4.

5. classes 5.

6. rockets 6.

7. stencils 7.

8. fists 8.

9. ants 9.

10. poppies 10.

Word Search Find the plural of each word below in the puzzle. The word may be across, down, or diagonal.

i p e n n i e s l w ip l i s t p o c i b ca k e t l i d e s y or i s t b c n f t n pt g x h i w e c s e ii b o d i e s u h s ee u n c d x z a i e ss i p l a n t s u f s

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Home Activity Your child has been learning to spell plurals. Name the singular form of a list word and have your child spell the plural form of the word.



Spelling Words

penny

party

body

copy

list

plant

inch

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Adding -ed, -ing, -er, and -estGeneralization Some base words do not change when adding -ed, -ing,-er, and -est: greatest. Others do change: planned, leaving, heavier.

Word Sort Sort the list words by -ed, -ing, -er,and -est.

-ed

1. __________________

2. __________________

3. __________________

4. __________________

-ing

5. __________________

6. __________________

7. __________________

8. __________________

9. __________________

Challenge Words

-ed

16. _________________

17. _________________

-ing

18. _________________

Spelling Words

1. using 2. getting 3. easiest 4. swimming 5. heavier 6. greatest 7. pleased 8. emptied

9. leaving 10. worried 11. strangest 12. freezing 13. funniest 14. angrier 15. shopped

Challenge Words 16. included 17. occurred 18. supplying 19. scarier 20. happiest

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Home Activity Your child is learning to spell words that end in -ed, -ing, -er, and -est. To practice at home, help your child think of other words with these endings.

-er

10. __________________

11. __________________

-est

12. __________________

13. __________________

14. __________________

15. __________________

-er

19. _________________

-est

20. _________________

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Adding -ed, -ing, -er, and -estRhymes Write a list word that rhymes with the underlined word.

1. Our latest invention is the .

2. Nobody is to be teased.

3. Everyone who had been weaving was .

4. We hopped out of the car and .

5. He is sneezing because it is outside.

6. The cartoon was about the sunniest day.

1. 2.

3. 4.

5. 6.

Word Endings Add an ending to each word in parentheses to form a list word that completes the sentence.

7. (heavy) This box is than that one.

8. (swim) I take lessons twice a week.

9. (get) He is a watch for his birthday.

10. (strange) That is the bug I have ever seen.

11. (easy) That is the way to solve the puzzle.

12. (use) I am three different colors on my poster.

13. (worry) He that he would be late.

14. (empty) She the waste basket in her classroom.

15. (angry) She was than I thought.

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Home Activity: Your child wrote words that end in -ed, -ing, -er, and -est. Ask your child to find list words in which a consonant is doubled or an e is dropped before adding -ing (consonant doubled in getting, e dropped in using, leaving, freezing)

using getting easiest swimming heavier greatest pleased emptied

leaving worried strangest freezing funniest angrier shopped

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Adding -ed, -ing, -er, and -estProofread a Thank-You Note Circle four misspelled words in Joe’s thank-you note. Circle the word with the capitalization error. Write the words correctly.

dear Uncle Jim,

Thanks for geting me the swiming gear. I planned on useing my savings so I had emptyed my piggy bank. However, there wasn’t enough. That’s why I was so pleased with your gift. You’re the greatest!

Love, Joe

1. 2.

3. 4.

5.

Complete the Sentence Circle the word that is spelled correctly. Then write the word.

6. I picked out the easiest easyest puzzle. 6.

7. Have you shoped shopped for a new bike? 7.

8. The box was heavyier heavier than I thought. 8.

9. Are you leaving leaveing before lunch? 9.

10. I’m freezing freezeing! 10.

11. Are you worry worried about the test? 11.

12. She was pulesed pleased with my report. 12.


Words

started getting swimming

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Home Activity Your child identified misspelled words that end in -ed, -ing, -er, and -est. Name a base word and have your child explain how to add the ending.

using getting easiest swimming heavier greatest pleased emptied

leaving worried strangest freezing funniest angrier shopped

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Adding -ed, -ing, -er, and -est

Crossword Puzzle Read the clue and write the list word that means the opposite.

Across2. unconcerned5. hardest6. most serious

Down1. lighter3. filled4. boiling

Add Endings Complete each group with a list word.

7. easy, easier, 7.

8. angry, , angriest 8.

9. strange, stranger, 9.

10. great, greater, 10.

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Home Activity Your child has been learning to spell words that end in -ed, -ing, -er, and -est. Take turns with your child naming base words and adding endings.

Spelling Wordsusinggreateststrangest

gettingpleasedfreezing

easiestemptiedfunniest

swimmingleavingangrier

heavierworriedshopped

6.

4.

2.

1.

3.

5.

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Long Vowel DigraphsGeneralization Long a is sometimes spelled ai and ay: grain, display. Long e is sometimes spelled ee and ea: clean, agree. Long o is sometimes spelled oa and ow: coach, window.

Word Sort Sort the list words by their long vowel spellings.

ai

1. __________________

2. __________________

ay

3. __________________

4. __________________

ee

5. __________________

6. __________________

7. __________________

Challenge Words

ai

16. _________________

17. _________________

ea

18. __________________

19. __________________

ow

20. __________________

Spelling Words

1. clean 2. agree 3. teeth 4. dream 5. grain 6. coach 7. display 8. window

9. shadow 10. cheese 11. peach 12. braid 13. Sunday 14. float 15. thrown

Challenge Words 16. entertain 17. complain 18. bleachers 19. willow 20. wheat

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Home Activity Your child is learning to spell words with long-vowel digraphs (letter combinations that stand for long-vowel sounds). To practice at home, have your child read each list word aloud. Then ask your child to spell each list word.

ea

8. __________________

9. __________________

10. __________________

oa

11. __________________

12. __________________

ow

13. __________________

14. __________________

15. __________________

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Long Vowel DigraphsRhymes Write the list word that rhymes with the underlined word.

1. Did you ever meet a goat that knew how

to ?

2. Did you ever approach the other

team’s ?

3. Did you ever reach for a big fuzzy ?

4. Did you ever get a pain from eating

green ?

5. Did you ever scream when you had a

bad ?

6. Did you ever help Jean keep her room ?

7.. Did you ever get paid to wear your hair in a ?

Context Clues Write the missing list word.

8. I like grilled sandwiches.

9. Floss your every day.

10. The first day of the week is .

11. The tree cast a long .

12. Let’s open the to get some fresh air.

13. Mom will to drive us to the game.

14. I’ve out all my old papers.

15. Let’s make a of our seashells.

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Home Activity Your child wrote words with long-vowel digraphs (letter combinations that stand for long-vowel sounds). Ask your child to circle the digraphs ai, ay, ee, ea, oa, ow.

clean agree teeth dream grain coach display window

shadow cheese peach braid Sunday float thrown

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Long Vowel DigraphsProofread a Description Circle five misspelled words in Amy’s description. Circle the word with a capitalization error. Write the words correctly.

I can see a troll from my window. He has realy big teath and a long braid down his back. At night, I watch him dreem under the tree or flote in the moonlight. mom says he’s just a shado, but I don’t always agree.

1. 2.

3. 4.

5. 6.

Proofread Words Fill in the circle to show the correctly spelled word.

7. The model train was on .

displaiy display dissplay displaye

8. We are going to the lake on .

sunday Sundaye Sundai Sunday

9. Our bought treats after the game.

coach coche cooch cowch

10. Everyone helped the garage.

kleen cleen clean klean


Words

Halloween really

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Home Activity Your child spelled words with long-vowel digraphs (letter combinations that make long-vowel sounds). Take turns with your child spelling a list word and using it in a sentence.

clean agree teeth dream grain coach display window

shadow cheese peach braid Sunday float thrown

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Long Vowel Digraphs

Add a letter Write a list word by adding letters to the underlined words.

1. Add one letter to rain to get something 1.that grows in fields.

2. Add one letter to each to get a type of fruit. 2.

3. Add one letter to raid to get a woven band of hair. 3.

4. Add one letter to lean to get a job you do. 4.

5. Add two letters to oat to get something 5.swimmers do.

6. Add two letters to wind to get something you 6.look through.

Missing Consonants Write the missing consonants to make a list word.

7. You do it in your sleep. 7.

8. You see one when the sun is shining. 8.

9. You don’t go to school on this day. 9.

10. You have these in your mouth. 10.

11. You have done this with a softball. 11.

12. You eat this with macaroni. 12.

13. You have this on your soccer team. 13.

14. You do this when something is correct. 14.

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Home Activity Your child has been learning to spell words with long-vowel digraphs (letter combinations that make long-vowel sounds). Give clues about a word. Have your child guess and spell the word.

e a

a ou a

eeo

e e e

ae

oea

Spelling Words

cleancoachpeach

agreedisplaybraid

teethwindowSunday

graincheesethrown

dreamshadowfloat

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Vowel Sounds in out and toyGeneralization The vowel sound in out can be spelled ou and ow: proud, shower. The vowel sound in toy can be spelled oi and oy: voyage, choice.

Word Sort Sort the list words by their vowel spellings.

ou

1. __________________

2. __________________

3. __________________

4. __________________

5. __________________

ow

6. __________________

7. __________________

Challenge Words

ou

16. __________________

ow

17. _________________

18. _________________

19. _________________

oi

20. __________________

Spelling Words

1. proud 2. shower 3. hour 4. amount 5. voyage 6. choice 7. avoid 8. thousand

9. prowl 10. employ 11. bounce 12. poison 13. annoy 14. appoint 15. broil

Challenge Words 16. however 17. mountain 18. coward 19. turmoil 20. chowder

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Home Activity Your child is learning to spell words with the vowel sounds heard in out and toy. To practice at home, have your child look at the word, say it, spell it aloud, and then write each word.

oi

8. __________________

9. __________________

10. __________________

11. __________________

12. __________________

oy

13. __________________

14. __________________

15. __________________

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Vowel Sounds in out and toyClassifying Write the list word that belongs with each group.

1. second, minute,

2. fry, grill,

3. rain, sprinkle,

4. journey, trip,

5. million, hundred,

6. jump, spring,

1. 2.

3. 4.

5. 6.

Word Meanings Write the list word that means almost the same thing as the underlined word or phrase.

7. Don’t bother me. 7.

8. The winners were too boastful. 8.

9. The bill was a large sum. 9.

10. Some spiders use venom to kill their prey. 10.

11. Will you choose an assistant? 11.

12. My cat likes to roam around at night. 12.

13. Summer camps hire many young people. 13.

14. My grandparents keep away from crowds. 14.

15. He was careful in his selection of players. 15.

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Home Activity Your child wrote words with the vowel sounds heard in out and toy. Ask your child to circle and pronounce ou, ow, oi, and oy in the list words.

proud shower hour amount voyage choice avoid thousand

prowl employ bounce poison annoy appoint broil

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Vowel Sounds in out and toyProofread a Book Report Circle four spelling mistakes in Tom’s book report. Write the words correctly. Then write the last sentence, adding the missing word.

Book ReportMy book is about a boy who makes a voyage of two thosand miles. He has to avoid a thief on the proul, posion, and other dangers. Finally, he is fownd by a kind man.

1. 2.

3. 4.

5.

Proofread Words Draw a line through the word that is not spelled correctly. Write the word correctly.

6. I’m so proud prowd of you! 6.

7. Shall we briol broil the meat? 7.

8. I have to practice for an howr hour. 8.

9. Let’s bounce bownce on the trampoline. 9.

10. Do appoint appoynt three people. 10.

11. The choice choise was correct. 11.

12. The pup doesn’t mean to annoy anoiy you. 12.


Words

found house

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Home Activity Your child spelled words with the vowel sounds heard in out and toy. Read a sentence on this page, and have your child spell the list word.



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Vowel Sounds in out and toyRhyme Riddles Write a list word to answer the riddle.

What starts like shoe What starts like bookand rhymes with power? and rhymes with pounce?

1. 2.

What starts like cherry What starts like breadand rhymes with voice? and rhymes with soil?

3. 4.

What starts like part What starts like askand rhymes with loud? and rhymes with joint?

5. 6.

What starts like pig What starts like actand rhymes with howl? and rhymes with toy?

7. 8.

Riddle Read a clue and write the list word. When you have written all six words, the answer will appear in the boxes.

I have a neck, but no head. I have two arms but no hands. What am I?

9. a journeyby sea

10. venom

11. a light rain

12. stay away

13. 60 minutes

14. a quantity

Name


Home Activity Your child has been learning to spell words with the vowel sounds heard in out and toy. Help your child think of other words that have these sounds.



Spelling Words

9.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

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Syllable Pattern V/CV, VC/VGeneralization When the vowel sound in the first syllable is long, divide the word after the vowel: pi lot. When the vowel sound in the first syllable is short, divide the word after the consonant: fin ish.

Word Sort Sort the list words by long or short vowel.

long vowel

1. __________________

2. __________________

3. __________________

4. __________________

5. __________________

6. __________________

7. __________________

8. __________________

9. __________________

Challenge Words

long vowel

16. _________________

short vowel

17. __________________

18. __________________

19. __________________

20. __________________

Spelling Words

1. finish 2. pilot 3. even 4. wagon 5. music 6. silent 7. rapid 8. female

9. lemon 10. pupil 11. focus 12. robot 13. tulip 14. camel 15. salad

Challenge Words 16. resident 17. spinach 18. climate 19. tradition 20. innocent

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Home Activity Your child is learning to spell words with long and short vowel sounds. To practice at home, have your child look at the word, pronounce it, and then spell it aloud.

short vowel

10. __________________

11. __________________

12. __________________

13. __________________

14. __________________

15. __________________

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Syllable Pattern V/CV, VC/VMissing Words Write the missing list word.

1. It is easy to this camera.

2. The of the plane has white hair.

3. My flute teacher has a new .

4. The mother cat had two male kittens and one

kitten.

5. This type of has two humpson its back.

6. You will be able to swim better after a little rest.

7. The song had a beat.

8. I pulled the children in a .

Syllables Find the list word that fits each word. Write the first syllable, the second syllable, and the complete word.

First Second Base Syllable Syllable Word

9. song

10. flower

11. fruit

12. end

13. vegetables

14. quiet

15. machine

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Home Activity Your child divided long vowel and short vowel words into syllables and wrote them. Say a list word. Spell the first syllable, and have your child spell the second.

finish pilot even wagon music silent rapid female

lemon pupil focus robot tulip camel salad

Spelling Words

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Proofread an Announcement Circle five misspelled words in this announcement about a special concert. Write the words correctly. Then write the word with a capitalization error.

1. 2. 3.

4. 5. 6.

Proofread Words Fill in the circle to show the correctly spelled word. Write the word.

7. saled salad salade 7.

8. kamel camel camal 8.

9. silent silant sylent 9.

10. leman lemen lemon 10.

11. finash finish fenish 11.

12. rowbot robat robot 12.

Don’t miss Friday’s concert! The musik will focus on early america. You will evin hear a jug band. The femail group will sing favorit songs about wagen trains, the gold rush, and California.


Words

favorite before pretty

Name


Home Activity Your child identified misspelled multi-syllable words with long and short vowels. Ask your child to explain how to divide a multi-syllable word (immediately after a long vowel; after the consonant that follows a short vowel).

Spelling Words

finishsilentfocus

pilotrapidrobot

evenfemaletulip

musicpupilsalad

wagonlemoncamel

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Home Activity Your child has been learning to spell words with long and short vowels. Ask your child to identify the three most difficult list words. Have him or her spell these words one syllable at a time.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

Spelling Words

finishsilentfocus

pilotrapidrobot

evenfemaletulip

musicpupilsalad

wagonlemoncamel


Syllable Pattern V/CV, VC/V

Word Clues Read all the directions. Then write list words in the boxes.

• Use three list words that begin with f. • The word with a syllable that rhymes

with sale is second. • The word with a short vowel in the

first syllable is third. • The word with a long vowel in the

first syllable is first.

• The word with a syllable that rhymes with hot is first. • A list word with a syllable that rhymes with my and starts with s is third. • A word with a syllable that rhymes with few and starts with m is second.

Missing Syllables Each underlined word has one missing syllable. Write the complete list word.

7. Nat put the kittens in the wag. 7.

8. When I grow up, I want to be a lot. 8.

9. Tom is a rap worker. 9.

10. Did you see the lip in the garden? 10.

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Words Ending in -leGeneralization The final syllable /¬l/ is often spelled -le: handle, trouble.

Word Sort Sort the list words by words you know how to spell and words you are learning to spell. Write every word.

words I know how to spell

1. __________________

2. __________________

3. __________________

4. __________________

5. __________________

6. __________________

7. __________________

8. __________________

Challenge Words


16. __________________

17. __________________

Spelling Words

1. handle 2. trouble 3. simple 4. people 5. middle 6. table 7. little 8. gentle

9. poodle 10. pickle 11. noodle 12. saddle 13. juggle 14. uncle 15. riddle

Challenge Words 16. example 17. throttle 18. obstacle 19. miracle 20. muscle

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Home Activity Your child is learning to spell words that end in -le. To practice at home, have your child look at the word, pronounce it, spell it with eyes closed, and then write it.

words I am learning how to spell

9. __________________

10. __________________

11. __________________

12. __________________

13. __________________

14. __________________

15. __________________


18. __________________

19. __________________

20. __________________

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Missing Words Write the missing list word.

1. If you tease the dog, you will get in .

2. My uncle bought a new leather for his horse.

3. Would you like a dill on your sandwich?

4. Please set the vase in the of the table.

5. She bought some dog shampoo for her .

6. Mom makes chicken soup for me when

I am sick.

7. Have you heard the about a chicken crossing

the road?

8. The on Billy’s lunchbox was broken.

9. The clown could five balls at a time.

10. I visited my aunt and last summer.

11. One of my jobs at home is setting the before

dinner.

12. How many came to the soccer game?

Antonyms Write the list word that means the opposite.

13. big

14. difficult

15. rough

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Home Activity Your child wrote words that end in -le. If your child is confident with the list words, have him or her try to use two rhyming list words in a sentence.

Spelling Words

handletablenoodle

troublelittlesaddle

simplegentlejuggle

middlepickleriddle

peoplepoodleuncle

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When my unkle came to America, he had very little money. He had to juggel two jobs to keep food on the table. Some kind peeple helped him and he never complained about having more trouble than he could handel.


Words

little people

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Home Activity Your child identified misspelled words that end in –le. Say a word that means almost the same thing as one of the list words and have your child name and spell the list word.

Words Ending in -leProofread a Biography Circle four spelling mistakes in the biography Ned wrote about his uncle. Write the words correctly. Add a comma to the compound sentence.

1. 2.

3. 4.

Proofread Words Circle the word that is spelled correctly. Write the word.

5. simple simpel 5.

6. middle midle 6.

7. gentol gentle 7.

8. poodle poodel 8.

9. riddle ridle 9.

10. noodel noodle 10.

11. pikle pickle 11.

12. saddle saddel 12.

Spelling Words

handle trouble simple people middle table little gentle

poodle pickle

noodle saddle juggle uncle riddle

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Crossword Puzzle Write list words in the puzzle.1.

2.

3.

4.

5. 6.

7.

8.

Finish the Phrase Write the list word that completes each expression.

9. car door 9.

10. horse’s 10.

11. soup 11.

12. little by 12.

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Home Activity Your child has been learning to spell words that end in -le. Ask your child to spell the words at the bottom of this page and then use the expressions in sentences.

Across 3. cucumber in

vinegar 6. a piece of

furniture 7. halfway

between 8. male relative

Down 1. problems 2. kind 3. a type of dog 4. easy 5. more than one

person

noodle

little

saddle

handle

Spelling Words

handletablenoodle

troublelittlesaddle

simplegentlejuggle

middlepickleriddle

peoplepoodleuncle

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Compound WordsGeneralization A compound word is smaller words joined together. Keep all the letters when spelling compounds: home + work = homework.



1. __________________

2. __________________

3. __________________

4. __________________

5. __________________

6. __________________

7. __________________

8. __________________

Challenge Words

words I knowhow to spell

16. __________________

17. __________________

Spelling Words

1. sunglasses 2. football 3. homework 4. haircut 5. popcorn 6. railroad 7. snowstorm 8. earring

9. scarecrow 10. blueberry 11. butterflies 12. lawnmower 13. campground 14. sandbox 15. toothbrush

Challenge Words 16. thumbtack 17. earthquake 18. scrapbook 19. courthouse 20. whirlpool

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Home Activity Your child is learning to spell compound words. To practice at home, have your child study the words in the second column, write them, and then check the spelling.


9. __________________

10. __________________

11. __________________

12. __________________

13. __________________

14. __________________

15. __________________


18. __________________

19. __________________

20. __________________

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Compound WordsMissing Words Write the missing list word.

1. I squeezed toothpaste onto

my .

2. Do you like muffins?

3. School was cancelled because of the

.

4. Our teacher asked us to turn in .

5. She felt her ear and discovered she had lost an

.

6. A good pair of will protect your eyes.

7. The wore an old straw hat.

Combinations Underline the two words in the sentence that should be combined into a compound word. Write the compound word.

8. Carrie’s mom gave her a hair cut. 8.

9. I ate pop corn at the theater. 9.

10. The lawn mower needs to be fixed. 10.

11. Look at the big blue butter flies! 11.

12. We should take our pails out of the sand box. 12.

13. Do you want to play foot ball after school? 13.

14. A train blocked the rail road crossing. 14.

15. We set up our tent at a great camp ground. 15.

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Home Activity Your child wrote compound words. Remind your child that no letters are dropped from the two words that are combined to make a compound word.

Spelling Words

sunglasses football homework haircut popcorn railroad snowstorm earring

scarecrow blueberry butterflies lawnmower campground sandbox toothbrush

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All my relatives met at a camp ground. The grownups talked while the kids played football and chased butterflys. Then evryone ate chicken popcorn, bluebery pie, and other good food. Nobody wanted to say goodnight.


Words

outside everyone something sometimes

Name


Home Activity Your child identified misspelled compound words. Have your child draw a line to divide each list word into its two parts.

Compound WordsProofread a Description Ann wrote about a family reunion. Underline two words that should have been a compound word. Circle three other spelling mistakes.Write the words correctly. Add the missing comma.

1. 2.

3. 4.


5. Our family always has on Sunday night.

popcorn pop korn pop corn

6. Manuel’s grandma has a in her garden.

scarecrow scarcrow scare crow

7. I do my right after school.

homwork home work homework

8. Let’s build a castle in the .

sandbox sand box sandbocks

Spelling Words

sunglasses football homework haircut popcorn railroad snowstorm earring

scarecrow blueberry butterflies lawnmower campground sandbox toothbrush

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Joining Words Write the compound word that is made from the two smaller words.

1. rail + road 1.

2. blue + berry 2.

3. snow + storm 3.

4. lawn + mower 4.

5. ear + ring 5.

6. sand + box 6.

7. pop + corn 7.

8. hair + cut 8.

Scramble Unscramble the list words and write them on the lines.

9. t a l l f o o b 9.

10. t t s e e l f u b r i 10.

11. h t h t o o s u r b 11.

12. r o w k e h m o 12.

13. a w r r c c s o e 13.

14. e n u s s s s l g a 14.

15. d u g n a p c m o r 15.

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Home Activity Your child has been learning to spell compound words. Say the two words from a compound word in reverse order (for example, brush and tooth). Have your child pronounce and spell the compound word.

Spelling Words

sunglassesrailroadbutterflies

footballsnowstormlawnmower

homeworkearringcampground

popcornblueberrytoothbrush

haircutscarecrowsandbox

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Words with spl, thr, squ, strGeneralization Some words have three letters pronounced together: splash, throw, square, strike.

Word Sort Sort the list words according to the three-letter blend.

spl

1. __________________

2. __________________

3. __________________

thr

4. __________________

5. __________________

6. __________________

7. __________________

8. __________________

Challenge Words

str

16. _________________

17. _________________

Spelling Words

1. splash 2. throw 3. three 4. square 5. throat 6. strike 7. street 8. split

9. splurge 10. thrill 11. strength 12. squeak 13. throne 14. strawberry 15. squeeze

Challenge Words 16. squid 17. squander 18. arthritis 19. instrument 20. strategy

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Home Activity Your child is learning to spell words with three-letter blends (spl, thr, squ, and str). To practice at home, have your child say each word, write it, and circle the three letter blend.

squ

9. __________________

10. __________________

11. __________________

str

12. __________________

13. __________________

14. __________________

15. __________________

thr

18. __________________

squ

19. __________________

20. __________________

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Rhyming Pairs Finish the sentence with a list word that rhymes with the underlined word.

1. Would you like cherry or ice cream?

2. Skiing down that hill was a !

3. I don’t think he has the to swim the length of the pool.

4. See if you can the ball to the row of trees.

5. The town was bare.

6. The has been occupied by six men and a lone woman.

7. There are squirrels playing in the tree.

8. Let’s dash into the water and make a big .

Missing Blends Add a three-letter blend to finish the list word. Write the word.

9. The officer cleared his oat. 9.

10. The pitcher threw a ike. 10.

11. Don’t play in the eet. 11.

12. I’d love to urge on an expensive gift. 12.

13. Let’s it the last piece of pizza. 13.

14. Mom gave my hand a big eeze. 14.

15. We heard the hinges eak. 15.

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Home Activity Your child wrote words with three-letter blends (spl, thr, squ, and str). Have your child circle and pronounce the three-letter blends in the list words.

Spelling Words

splashstrikestrength

throwstreetsqueak

threesplitthrone

throatthrillsqueeze

squaresplurgestrawberry

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scared brother

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Home Activity Your child identified misspelled words with three-letter blends (spl, thr, squ, and str). Ask your child to use some of the list words to tell a story about a mouse.

Words with spl, thr, squ, strProofread a Report Circle four spelling mistakes in this report about the gray fox. Write the words correctly. Write the word that should be used instead of don’t in the last sentence.

1. 2.

3. 4.

5.


6. thril thrill thill

7. squeze sqeeze squeeze

8. stawberry strawberry srawberry

9. throne trone throan

10. stength strentgh strength

11. streat steet street

12. sqare square squar

Spelling Words

splash throw three square throat strike street split

splurge thrill strength squeak throne strawberry squeeze

A gray fox has a white troat and belly. It can run fast and climb trees. It may splash into the water and swim if it is skared and needs to escape. When hunting, it listens for the sqeak of a mouse. If it sees movement, it srikes quickly. Sometimes in bad weather a gray fox don’t leave its den for three or four days.

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Words in Context Add the missing list words to the recipe.

Classifying Write one more word in each category. Use list words.

4. Things to do with a ball: bat, catch,

5. Numbers: seven, nine,

6. Parts of the body: elbow, eardrum,

7. Places to ride a bike: driveway, path,

8. Things to do with water: sprinkle, pour,

9. Animal sounds: chirp, bark,

10. Places to sit: chair, bench,

11. Things to do with an orange: peel, eat,

12. Things to do in baseball: bat, run, out

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Home Activity Your child has been learning to spell words with three-letter blends (spl, thr, squ, and str). Have your child reread the recipe on this page. Then help your child try out the recipe.

Tasty Treat

1. Peel half a banana. Then it lengthwise in a dish.

2. Spoon on one-half cup of

yogurt.

3. Crumble a graham cracker

on top.

Spelling Words

splashstrikestrength

throwstreetsqueak

threesplitthrone

throatthrillsqueeze

squaresplurgestrawberry

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Digraphs sh, th, ph, ch, tchGeneralization Words can have two or three consonants together that are pronounced as one sound: English, father, trophy, chapter, watch.

Word Sort Sort the list words by the digraphs sh, th, ph, ch, or tch.

sh

1. __________________

2. __________________

3. __________________

4. __________________

th

5. __________________

6. __________________

7. __________________

8. __________________

Challenge Words

sh

16. _________________

th

17. _________________

Spelling Words

1. father 2. chapter 3. other 4. alphabet 5. watch 6. English 7. weather 8. catch

9. fashion 10. shrink 11. pitcher 12. flash 13. athlete 14. trophy 15. nephew

Challenge Words 16. northern 17. establish 18. emphasis 19. hyphen 20. challenge

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Home Activity Your child is learning how to spell words with sh, th, ph, ch, and tch. To practice at home, have your child look at the word, say it, and point to the digraphs.

ph

9. __________________

10. __________________

11. __________________

ch

12. __________________

tch

13. __________________

14. __________________

15. __________________

ph

18. __________________

19. __________________

ch

20. __________________

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Rhyme Clues Read the clue. Write the list word.

1. It rhymes with patch, but starts like can. 1.

2. It rhymes with link, but starts like shred. 2.

3. It rhymes with feather, but starts like win. 3.

4. It rhymes with mother, but starts like olive. 4.

5. It rhymes with dash, but starts like flag. 5.

6. It rhymes with stitcher, but starts like pencil. 6.

Making Connections Write a list word to name each item.

7. It’s a list of letters. 7.

8. It’s something you might win. 8.

9. It’s a parent. It’s not a mother. 9.

10. It helps you tell the time. 10.

11. It’s a section of a book. 11.

12. It’s a sister’s child. It’s not a girl. 12.

13. It’s often spoken in Australia. 13.

14. It could be a swimmer, a boxer, or a gymnast. 14.

15. It’s a trend in clothing. 15.

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Home Activity Your child wrote words with sh, th, ph, ch, and tch. Point to a list word on this page. Ask your child to read the word and then look away and spell it correctly.

Spelling Words

fatherEnglishpitcher

chapterweatherflash

othercatchathlete

watchshrinknephew

alphabetfashiontrophy

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Don’t let bad weatter cach you off guard. Listen to the forecast.

Be ready to go to a basement if their is a tornado watch.

Take shelter when you hear thunder. Don’t wait for a flash of lightning.

wear a cap, mittens, and othr warm clothes in freezing weather.

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Home Activity Your child identified misspelled words with sh, th, ph, ch, and tch.Have your child underline and pronounce these letter combinations in the list words.

Digraphs sh, th, ph, ch, tchProofread Safety Tips Chad wrote some weather safety tips. Circle four spelling mistakes and one capitalization error. Write the words correctly.

1. 2.

3. 4.

5.

Proofread Words Circle the correctly spelled word. Write the word.

6. fashsun fashion 6.

7. pitcher picher 7.

8. trophy trofy 8.

9. english English 9.

10. shrink shink 10.

11. atlete athlete 11.

12. alpabet alphabet 12.

Spelling Words

father chapter other alphabet watch English weather catch

fashion shrink pitcher flash athlete trophy nephew


Words

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Missing Consonants Write the missing consonants to make a list word.

1. He is your parent.

2. You put your juice in it.

3. You receive one when you win a contest.

4. A language spoken in the United States.

5. You check this to see if you need a jacket.

6. You do this to a fish.

Word Search Circle the words in the puzzle. Look across, down, and diagonally.

f e a l p h a b e t a sl o t n c h a p t e r ha l t a s h o l h c h rs i a h a t h l e t e ih s h r e t a n l a m nw a t c h r i n k e r k

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Home Activity Your child has been learning to spell words with sh, th, ph, ch, and tch. Ask your child to name and spell the four most difficult list words.

watch

alphabet

flash

other

chapter

athlete

shrink

Spelling Words

fatherEnglishpitcher

chapterweatherflash

othercatchathlete

watchshrinknephew

alphabetfashiontrophy

e

io y

a

a

e

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ContractionsGeneralization In contractions, an apostrophe (’) takes the place of letters that are left out: let us becomes let’s.

Word Sort Sort the list words by the type of contraction.

would or had

1. __________________

2. __________________

3. __________________

4. __________________

5. __________________

6. __________________

will

7. __________________

8. __________________

Challenge Words

have

16. _________________

17. _________________

18. _________________

19. _________________

Spelling Words

1. let’s 2. he’d 3. you’ll 4. can’t 5. I’d 6. you’d 7. haven’t

8. hasn’t 9. she’d 10. they’ll 11. when’s 12. we’d 13. they’d 14. wasn’t 15. didn’t

Challenge Words 16. should’ve 17. would’ve 18. could’ve 19. needn’t 20. you’ve

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Home Activity Your child is learning to spell contractions. To practice at home, have your child say each word and tell you what two words have been combined.

not

9. __________________

10. __________________

11. __________________

12. __________________

13. __________________

us

14. __________________

is or has

15. __________________

not

20. _________________

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Contractions Write the underlined words as a contraction.

1. I wish she had stayed a few more days. 1.

2. If you will build a doghouse, I’ll paint it. 2.

3. I didn’t think you would like that game. 3.

4. I can not reach the top shelf. 4.

5. He did not go to the library. 5.

6. I knew we had put too much water in the paint. 6.

7. She has not finished writing the invitations. 7.

8. We have not played softball since Monday. 8.

Joining Words Write the contraction.

9. let + us 9.

10. they + will 10.

11. he + would 11.

12. when + is 12.

13. they + had 13.

14. was + not 14.

15. I + would 15.

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Home Activity Your child wrote contractions. Pronounce a list word. Have your child name the words that were combined and then spell the contraction.

Spelling Words

let’syou’dwhen’s

he’dhaven’twe’d

you’llhasn’tthey’d

I’dthey’lldidn’t

can’tshe’dwasn’t

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I havn’t been playing ball lately, so I did’nt see the accident with the bat. I was playing tag with Dan. He said hed been playing ball earlier.

I’d tell you more but thats all I know. I hope Julian wasn’t hurt badly.

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Home Activity Your child identified misspelled contractions. Point to a spelling word. Ask your child to name the letters that were replaced by the apostrophe (’).

ContractionsProofread a Report To find out what happened in a playground accident, Tim’s teacher had everyone write about it. Circle four spelling mistakes in Tim’s report. Write the words correctly. Rewrite the compound sentence with a comma.

1. 2.

3. 4.

5.

Proofread Words Circle the correct word and write it on the line.

6. Do you think we’d we’ld like the movie? 6.

7. I cant can’t play right now. 7.

8. Before we go, lets’ let’s say goodbye. 8.

9. I know they’ll theyl’l love this gift! 9.

10. He has’nt hasn’t found his dog yet. 10.

11. I think you’ll you’l be the winner. 11.

12. He said you’d youd eaten all the pizza. 12.

Spelling Words

let’s he’d you’ll can’t I’d you’d haven’t

hasn’t she’d they’ll when’s we’d they’d wasn’t didn’t


Words

that’sthey’redidn’tit’s

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ContractionsWord Clues Write a list word that fits the clue below.

1. Write a word that rhymes with met, but starts like lawn.Add ’s.

2. Write a word that rhymes with hid, but starts like down.Add n’t.

3. Write a word that rhymes with me, but starts like watch.Add ’d.

4. Write a word that rhymes with hey, but starts like thumb.Add ’ll.

Riddle Read a clue and write the list word. When you have written all six words, the answer will appear in the boxes.

I move so slowly that algae grow on me. I eat, sleep, and give birth upside down. What am I?

5. can not

6. was not

7. you will

8. you would

9. they had

10. he would

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Home Activity Your child has been learning to spell contractions. Have your child look through magazines or other printed material for contractions. Ask your child to list the contractions.

Spelling Words

let’s he’d you’ll can’t I’d you’d haven’t

hasn’t she’d they’ll when’s we’d they’d wasn’t didn’t

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

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Prefixes un-, re-, mis-, dis-Generalization When prefixes un-, re-, mis-, and dis- are added to words, make no change to the base word: unhappy, recall, mistake, dislike.

Word Sort Sort the list words by prefixes un-, re-,mis-, dis-.

un-

1. __________________

2. __________________

3. __________________

4. __________________

re-

5. __________________

6. __________________

7. __________________

8. __________________

Challenge Words

un-

16. __________________

17. __________________

Spelling Words

1. unhappy 2. recall 3. disappear 4. unload 5. mistake 6. misspell 7. dislike 8. replace

9. mislead 10. disagree 11. rewrite 12. unroll 13. unknown 14. dishonest 15. react

Challenge Words 16. unfortunate 17. discourage 18. uncomfortable 19. recycle 20. mispronounce

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Home Activity Your child is learning to spell words with the prefixes un–, re–, mis–, and dis–. To practice at home, have your child say the word and point to the prefix.

mis-

9. __________________

10. __________________

11. __________________

dis-

12. _________________

13. _________________

14. _________________

15. _________________

re-

18. __________________

mis-

19. __________________

dis-

20. __________________

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Prefixes un-, re-, mis-, dis-

Adding Prefixes Add a prefix to the base word to make a list word. Write the list word. Read the sentence both ways.

1. Let’s all help load the truck. 1.

2. Our coach really knows how to lead the team. 2.

3. We all like getting an allowance. 3.

4. The class will agree with whatever you say. 4.

5. I know I can spell that word. 5.

6. You can count on that salesman to be honest. 6.

7. I like to write letters. 7.

8. Did you see the rabbit appear in the hat? 8.

Word Meanings Write the list word that means almost the same thing as each word or phrase.

9. unfamiliar 9.

10. error 10.

11. remember 11.

12. spread out 12.

13. respond 13.

14. get another 14.

15. sad 15.

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Home Activity Your child spelled words with the prefixes un–, re–, mis–, and dis–. Point to a list word. Have your child spell the prefix and the base word separately.

Spelling Words

unhappymisspellrewrite

recalldislikeunroll

disappearreplaceunknown

mistakedisagreereact

unloadmisleaddishonest

react

mistake

recall

unhappy

unknown

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Dear Mayor,

We think it’s a misteak to close the swimming pool. That make alot of children unhappy. We don’t dislike playgrounds, but we dissagree with changing the pool into a playground area. If you can’t fix the pool, please replac it.

The Third Graders

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Home Activity Your child identified misspelled words with the prefixes un–, re–, mis–, and dis–. Name a base word. Have your child spell the list word.

Prefixes un-, re-, mis-, dis-Proofread a Letter Circle four misspelled words and write them correctly. Rewrite the second sentence, adding the missing helping verb.

1. 2.

3. 4.

5.

Missing Words Fill in the circle to show the correctly spelled word. Write the word.

6. Can you what we did with the flashlight? 6.

reacl recall ricall

7. I’ll try not to any words. 7.

misspell mispell misspel

8. Did you see that deer into the woods? 8.

desappear disapear disappear

Spelling Words

unhappy recall disappear unload mistake misspell dislike replace

mislead disagree rewrite unroll unknown dishonest react


Words

a lotoffsaid

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Prefixes un-, re-, mis-, dis-Matching Match the base word and its prefix. Write the word.

1. un- act 1.

2. re- agree 2.

3. mis- happy 3.

4. dis- lead 4.

Crossword Puzzle Write list words in the puzzle.

5. 6. 7.

8. 9.

10.

11.

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Home Activity Your child has been learning to spell words with prefixes. Help your child brainstorm other words that begin with the same prefixes.

Spelling Words

unhappy recall disappear unload mistake misspell dislike replace

mislead disagree rewrite unroll unknown dishonest react

Across 5. remove cargo 10. put back 11. lay flat

Down 6. go out of sight 7. error 8. not truthful 9. write again 10. remember

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Consonant Sounds /j/ and /k/Generalization The sound /j/ can be spelled ge and dge: large, edge. The sound /k/ can be spelled ck and k: clock, mark.

Word Sort Sort the list words by the sound /j/ spelled ge and dge, and the /k/ sound spelled ck and k.

ge

1. __________________

2. __________________

3. __________________

4. __________________

dge

5. __________________

6. __________________

7. __________________

8. __________________

Challenge Words

ge

16. __________________

dge

17. __________________

Spelling Words

1. clock 2. large 3. page 4. mark 5. kitten 6. judge 7. crack 8. edge

9. pocket 10. brake 11. change 12. ridge 13. jacket 14. badge 15. orange

Challenge Words 16. freckles 17. advantage 18. pledge 19. Kentucky 20. kingdom

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Home Activity Your child is learning to spell words with ge, dge, ck, and k. To practice at home, have your child read the list words and listen as you spell them.

ck

9. __________________

10. __________________

11. __________________

12. __________________

k

13. _________________

14. _________________

15. _________________

ck

18. __________________

k

19. __________________

k and ck

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Context Clues Write the missing list word. It rhymes with the underlined word.

1. The wouldn’t budge on the sentence. 1.

2. Don’t go too near the of the rock ledge. 2.

3. A park ranger may scratch tree bark to 3.a path.

4. I placed the on the rock. 4.

5. We used the bridge to cross the . 5.

6. It’s strange that he carries so much . 6.

7. When you are ready, take your foot off the 7..

8. This tells how to build a cage. 8.

9. The likes to play with my mitten. 9.

10. The old coat rack is starting to . 10.

11. I put my tennis racket under my 11.to keep it dry.

Missing Words Write list words to complete the description.

The firefighter is wearing a bright (12)

jacket and a (13) hat. He has a

(14) on his (15) .

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Home Activity Your child spelled words with the consonant sounds /j/ and /k/. Ask your child to identify the letter combinations ge, dge, ck, and k in the list words.

Spelling Words

clockjudgechange

largecrackridge

pageedgejacket

kittenbrakeorange

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Bring these things:

• jackit

• raincoat or larg plastic bag

• pocket compass if you has one

• a chang of clothing

• signed permission page

Jon and I will bring are tents.

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Home Activity Your child spelled words with ge, dge, ck, and k. Give clues about a list word. Have your child guess and spell the word.

Consonant Sounds /j/ and /k/Proofread a Supply List Jon and Ted are organizing an overnight camping trip for the scouts. Circle four spelling mistakes. Write the words correctly. Write the item with the incorrect verb correctly.

1. 2.

3. 4.

5.

Proofread Words Circle the word that is spelled correctly. Write it.

6. citten kitten 6.

7. badg badge 7.

8. orange orandge 8.

9. rigde ridge 9.

10. brake bracke 10.

11. poket pocket 11.

12. edge edje 12.

Spelling Words

clock large page mark kitten judge crack edge

pocket brake change ridge jacket badge orange


Words

ourII’muntil

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Word Search Write a list word to name the picture. Then circle the word in the puzzle. Look across, down, and diagonally.

1. 2. 3.

c p o b c r a c k p a tl k i e l c d j l o c jo t j n p o c a k c e uk e u b a d c e j k d dk i t t e n g k k e t gj u d j a c k e t t g e

4. 5. 6.

Missing Letters Write the missing letters to finish the list word.

7. lar 8. mar 9. pa

10. ri 11. ba 12. chan

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Home Activity Your child has been learning to spell words with ge, dge, ck, and k. Have your child identify and spell the five hardest words.

Spelling Words

clockjudgechange

largecrackridge

pageedgejacket

kittenbrakeorange

markpocketbadge

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Suffixes -ly, -ful, -ness, -lessGeneralization When adding -ly, -ful, -ness, or -less, most base words stay the same: safely. When the base word ends in y, change y to i: beautiful.

Word Sort Sort the list words by the suffixes -ly, -ful,-ness, and -less.

-ly

1. __________________

2. __________________

3. __________________

4. __________________

5. __________________

-ness

6. __________________

7. __________________

8. __________________

Challenge Words

-ly

16. __________________

17. __________________

18. __________________

Spelling Words

1. beautiful 2. safely 3. kindness 4. finally 5. spotless 6. worthless 7. illness 8. helpful

9. daily 10. suddenly 11. wireless 12. quietly 13. fairness 14. cheerful 15. painful

Challenge Words 16. anxiously 17. thoughtfully 18. cautiously 19. tardiness 20. breathless

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Home Activity Your child is learning to spell words with the suffixes –ly, –ful, –ness, and –less. Reread the generalization together. Have your child identify the words in which y changed to i when a suffix was added.

-ful

9. __________________

10. __________________

11. __________________

12. __________________

-less

13. _________________

14. _________________

15. _________________

-ness

19. __________________

-less

20. __________________

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Word Endings Add an ending to the underlined word. Then write the list word.

1. Do you floss your teeth day? 1.

2. We’ve final finished our treehouse! 2.

3. We sneaked quiet up the steps. 3.

4. Cell phones are wire. 4.

5. Isn’t fair important in any game? 5.

6. His bicycle was spot. 6.

7. Holding the door open is a help thing to do. 7.

8. His broken leg is pain. 8.

9. Her kind made everyone feel better. 9.

10. Then sudden the boat turned over. 10.

11. She is always cheer when she gets up. 11.

Context Clues Write a list word to complete the phrase.

12. drive

13. as a wooden nickel

14. contagious

15. as a swan

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Home Activity Your child spelled words with the suffixes –ly, –ful, –ness, and –less. Have your child pronounce each list word and identify the suffix.

Spelling Words

beautifulworthlesswireless

safelyillnessquietly

kindnesshelpfulfairness

spotlesssuddenlypainful

finallydailycheerful

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Dear Mrs Nelson,

Please get well soon! I hope your illnes is not very painful.

I’ve been watering your roses dayly. The yellow ones finnally bloomed. They look beautiful and very cheerfull.

Love,Christy

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Home Activity Your child spelled words with the suffixes –ly, –ful, –ness, and –less. Have your child underline the base word in each list word. Remind your child to change i back to y when necessary.


Proofread a Note Christy sent a note to her neighbor who is in the hospital. Circle four spelling mistakes. Write the words correctly. Add the missing punctuation mark.

1. 2.

3. 4.

Proofread Words Fill in the circle next to the word that is spelled correctly. Write the word.

5. suddennly suddenly suddenily 5.

6. worthyles worthles worthless 6.

7. safly safely safelly 7.

8. quietly quietily qiuetly 8.

9. kindnes kinness kindness 9.

10. spotless spotles spottless 10.


Words

finallyreally

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Code Words Use the code to write list words.

1. 2.

3. 4.

5. 6.

Suffix Chart Fill in the missing list words in the chart.

base –ly –ful –ness –less

7. help

8. spot

9. sudden

10. fair

11. pain

12. worth

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Home Activity Your child has been learning to spell words with the suffixes –ly, –ful, –ness, and –less. Give clues about a list word. Challenge your child to guess and spell the word.

a d e f i k l n s r w y

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Words with wr, kn, mb, gnGeneralization The underlined consonants stand for only one sound: wrist, know, thumb, design.

Word Sort Sort the list words by consonants wr, kn,mb, and gn.

wr

1. __________________

2. __________________

3. __________________

4. __________________

kn

5. __________________

6. __________________

7. __________________

8. __________________

Challenge Words

wr

16. __________________

kn

17. __________________

Spelling Words

1. thumb 2. gnaw 3. written 4. know 5. climb 6. design 7. wrist 8. crumb

9. assign 10. wrench 11. knot 12. wrinkle 13. lamb 14. knob 15. knit

Challenge Words 16. wrestler 17. bologna 18. cologne 19. honeycomb 20. knickknack

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Home Activity Your child is learning to spell words with wr, kn, mb, and gn. To practice at home, have your child study the spelling of the word and then spell the word aloud.

mb

9. __________________

10. __________________

11. __________________

12. __________________

gn

13. _________________

14. _________________

15. _________________

mb

18. __________________

gn

19. __________________

20. __________________

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Words in Context Write the list word that completes each sentence.

1. A pup is a young dog. A is a young sheep.

2. Your leg bends at the ankle. Your arm bends at the .

3. You walk on a sidewalk. You up a tree.

4. A bit of paper is a scrap. A bit of toast is a .

5. You can weave a tablecloth. You can a sweater.

6. Your big toe is on your foot. Your is on your hand.

7. Music is composed. Books are .

8. Chickens peck at corn. Dogs on bones.

9. A carpenter uses a hammer. A plumber uses a .

10. A gate has a latch. A door has a .

Finishing Sentences Complete each sentence with a list word.

11. The artist painted a striped on the vase.

12. I how to dive.

13. He ironed every out of his shirt.

14. She tied her shoelace in a .

15. My teachers never a lot of homework.

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Home Activity Your child spelled words with wr, kn, mb, and gn. Have your child pronounce each list word and identify the “silent letter” (w in wr, k in kn, b in mb, g in gn).

Spelling Words

thumbdesignknot

gnawwristwrinkle

writtencrumblamb

climbwrenchknit

knowassignknob

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Home Activity Your child spelled words with wr, kn, mb, and gn. Have your child circle these letter combinations in the list words.

Words with wr, kn, mb, gnProofread a Poster Circle four spelling mistakes on the poster. Write the words correctly. Then write the day and date correctly.

1. 2.

3. 4.

5.

Proofread Words Circle the correct word and write it on the line.

6. Shall we climb clim to the top of the hill? 6.

7. I know kow where to find the glue. 7.

8. The lam lamb slept by her mother. 8.

9. He used a wrench rench to fix the leaky pipe. 9.

10. Did Mr. Rice assin assign the entire page? 10.

11. You have a crum crumb on your chin. 11.

12. The mouse will gnaw naw on the wires. 12.

Spelling Words

thumb gnaw written know climb design wrist crumb

assign wrench knot wrinkle lamb knob knit

Art Fair! Choose from four projects!

a. Make a wris or ankle knot bracelet.

b. Design a kite.

c. Learn an easy way to nit.

d. Make a thum puppet.

Where and wen: Room 103 on wednesday january, 15


Words

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Crossword Puzzle Find a list word that rhymes with the clue. Write it in the puzzle.

1. 2. 3.

4. 5.

6.

7.

8. 9.

10.

Hidden Words Circle the list word that is hidden in the puzzle. Write the word.

11. i n d e s i g n e s t 11.

12. t h r t h u m b p e r 12.

13. s t l a m b i n g 13.

14. r e s c l i m b p e n 14.

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Home Activity Your child has been learning to spell words with wr, kn, mb, and gn. Have your child pick a number between 1 and 14. Pronounce the word from the item with that number on this page. Have your child spell the word.

Across 4. paw6. mitten7. split8. bench

10. cob

Down1. snow2. spot3. twinkle5. fist9. numb

Spelling Words

thumbdesignknot

gnawwristwrinkle

writtencrumblamb

climbwrenchknit

knowassignknob

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Irregular PluralsGeneralization Sometimes plurals are formed in irregular ways: heroes, wolves.

Word Sort Sort the list words according to the type of plural.

-f or -fe to -ves

1. __________________

2. __________________

3. __________________

4. __________________

5. __________________

Challenge Words

-f or -fe to -ves

16. __________________

Spelling Words

1. wolves 2. knives 3. feet 4. men 5. children 6. women 7. sheep 8. heroes

9. scarves 10. mice 11. geese 12. cuffs 13. elves 14. banjos 15. halves

Challenge Words 16. loaves 17. beliefs 18. tomatoes 19. potatoes 20. tornadoes

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Home Activity Your child is learning to spell irregular plurals. To practice at home, say the singular form of each list word and have your child say the plural form of the word.

other plurals

6. __________________

7. __________________

8. __________________

9. __________________

10. _________________

11. _________________

12. _________________

13. _________________

14. _________________

15. _________________

other plurals

17. __________________

18. __________________

19. __________________

20. __________________

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Seeing Relationships Write list words to complete the comparisons.

1. arms and hands, legs and 1.

2. cats and lions, dogs and 2.

3. feet and shoes, necks and 3.

4. milk and cows, wool and 4.

5. boys and girls, men and 5.

6. tubas and trumpets, violins and 6.

7. grown and adults, young and 7.

8. fur and rabbits, feathers and 8.

9. leaders and followers, cowards and 9.

10. four and fourths, two and 10.

Rhyming Plurals Write a list word that rhymes with the underlined word.

11. The on my coat look like puffs of fur. 11.

12. The in this story live on toy shelves. 12.

13. We’ve found in the garage twice. 13.

14. The put the cattle back in the pen. 14.

15. They carry on dives in dangerous 15.water.

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Home Activity Your child spelled plural words. Name a list word. Ask your child to explain how the plural was formed.

Spelling Words

wolveswomengeese

knivessheepcuffs

feetheroeselves

childrenmicehalves

menscarvesbanjos

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Home Activity Your child identified misspelled plurals. Say the singular form of a list word. Ask your child to spell the plural.

Irregular PluralsProofread a Report Robbie wrote a report about the class field trip. Circle four misspelled words. Write them correctly. Write the verb Robbie should have used in his second sentence.

Proofread Words Fill in a circle to show which word is spelled correctly. Write the word.

6. Two musicians played for the square dance. 6. banjoes banjos banjoys

7. We rolled up our and went to work. 7. cuves cuffes cuffs

8. The helped the shoemaker with his work. 8. elves elfs elvies

9. My mom has some pretty . 9. scarves scarfs scarvs

10. The police officers were . 10. herros heroes heros

Spelling Words

wolves knives feet men children women sheep heroes

scarves mice geese cuffs elves banjos halves

Our class went to the nature center. We seen sheep, gese, and even some wolves.

The two wemen who showed us around said wolves eat everything from big deer to little field mouses—but not children! Still, I wouldn’t wunt to get too close to a wolf.


Words

clotheswant

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

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Classifying Write a list word from the box that belongs in each group.

1. lamb, ewe, 1.

2. forks, spoons, 2.

3. boys, sons, 3.

4. toes, ankles, 4.

5. ducks, swans, 5.

6. daughters, girls, 6.

Word Search Puzzle Read the singular form of the word in the box below. Circle the plural of the word in the puzzle.

s c a s e r w o l v e s ec m i c o l d c u f s c aa b i a n j v e r o c h ir f a c w o l e h a l e mv o l e e m i c s w o r fe b b n c u f f s j m o us e a c f a r v e a l e sa r n o h a l v e s n s jb a j p d n l f r h e w sj m o c u c h i l d r e nh a s o s e w o g n i j o

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Home Activity Your child has been learning to spell plural words. Ask your child to name the three list words he or she has the most difficulty spelling. Have your child write these words.

wolf

hero

child

scarf

cuff

elf

mouse

half

banjo

Spelling Words

wolveswomengeese

knivessheepcuffs

feetheroeselves

childrenmicehalves

menscarvesbanjos

geese

men

feet

sheep

women

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Vowels with rGeneralization The vowel sound /2r/ can be spelled er, ir, or, and ear: certain, third, word, early.

Word Sort Sort the list words by the spelling of the vowel sound / ̇er/.

er

1. __________________

2. __________________

3. __________________

4. __________________

5. __________________

ir

6. __________________

7. __________________

8. __________________

Challenge Words

er

16. __________________

17. __________________

or

18. __________________

Spelling Words

1. third 2. early 3. world 4. certain 5. dirty 6. herself 7. earth 8. word

9. perfect 10. verb 11. nerve 12. worm 13. thirsty 14. workout 15. earn

Challenge Words 16. determine 17. commercial 18. whirlwind 19. worthwhile 20. virtual

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Home Activity Your child is learning to spell words with er, ir, or, and ear. To practice at home, have your child say each word and spell it out loud.

or

9. __________________

10. _________________

11. _________________

12. _________________

ear

13. __________________

14. __________________

15. __________________

ir

19. __________________

20. __________________

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Complete the Sentence Write a list word to complete the sentence.

1. This is really a day! 1.

2. He had a at the gym. 2.

3. I put a on my fishhook. 3.

4. May I have a with you? 4.

5. I’m so I could drink a gallon of water! 5.

6. Don’t lose your ! 6.

7. I’d like to travel around the . 7.

8. This is the time we’ve won. 8.

Opposites Write a list word that means the opposite.

9. late 9.

10. unsure 10.

11. noun 11.

12. himself 12.

13. sky 13.

14. clean 14.

15. win 15.

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Home Activity Your child spelled words with er, ir, or, and ear. Have your child circle these letter combinations in the list words.

Spelling Words

thirdherselfnerve

earlyearthworm

worldwordthirsty

dirtyverbearn

certainperfectworkout

earth

certain

early

dirty

herself

verb

earn

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Home Activity Your child identified misspelled words with er, ir, or, and ear. Pronounce a word. Ask your child to tell which letter combination it contains— er, ir, or, or ear.

Vowels with rProofread Workout Tips Circle four misspelled words. Write them correctly. Cross out the incorrect end mark and write the correct one.

1. 2.

3. 4.

Proofread Words Circle the correctly spelled word. Write it.

5. nurve nerve 5.

6. worm werm 6.

7. ern earn 7.

8. dirty durty 8.

9. third therd 9.

10. hurself herself 10.

11. workout werkout 11.

12. vurb verb 12.

Spelling Words

third early world certain dirty herself earth word

perfect verb nerve worm thirsty workout earn

Workout Tips • Some people plan a workout early in the

day, but there’s no pirfect time. Just be ceartain you do it!

• Drink extra water—even if you’re not thersty.

• Do something you like. Have you herd that jogging is best.


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Riddle Read a clue and write the list word. When you have written all seven words, the answer will appear in the boxes.

What building has the most stories?

1. another word for she

2. before fourth3. a sentence

has one4. exercise5. sure

6. in need of water7. in need of a bath

Missing Words Write a list word to complete each saying.

8. around the

9. have a lot of

10. down to

11. can’t get a in edgeways

12. your keep

13. The bird gets

the 14. .

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Home Activity Your child has been learning to spell words with er, ir, or, and ear. Ask your child to pick a number between 1 and 14. Read the list word from the sentence on this page with that number. Ask your child to spell the word.

earn

word

early

earth

world

worm

nerve

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

Spelling Words

thirdherselfnerve

earlyearthworm

worldwordthirsty

dirtyverbearn

certainperfectworkout

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Prefixes pre-, mid-, over-, out-Generalization When prefixes pre-, mid-, over-, and out- are added to words, the base words stay the same: prepaid, midnight, overflow, outdoors.

Word Sort Sort the list words by prefix.

pre-

1. __________________

2. __________________

3. __________________

mid-

4. __________________

5. __________________

6. __________________

Challenge Words

pre-

16. __________________

17. __________________

18. __________________

Spelling Words

1. prepaid 2. midnight 3. overflow 4. outdoors 5. outline 6. overgrown 7. prefix 8. Midwest

9. pretest 10. midpoint 11. outgoing 12. overtime 13. overdue 14. outside 15. outfield

Challenge Words 16. precaution 17. prediction 18. midsection 19. overweight 20. prehistoric

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Home Activity Your child is learning to spell words with the prefixes pre-, mid-,over-, and out-. To practice at home, have your child write each spelling word and draw a line between the prefix and root word.

over-

7. __________________

8. _________________

9. _________________

10. _________________

out-

11. __________________

12. __________________

13. __________________

14. __________________

15. __________________

mid-

19. __________________

over-

20. __________________

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Prefixes pre-, mid-, over-, out-

Context Clues Write a list word that best completes each sentence.

1. Dad had to work .

2. He stayed up until .

3. The sink began to .

4. My uncle is flying to the .

5. The word midpoint has a .

6. My sister is .

7. Before you begin your report, make an .

8. The shrubs look .

9. Our teacher had us take a .

10. My library book is .

Missing Prefixes Write the prefix. Write the list word.

11. d o o r s 11.

12. p o i n t 12.

13. p a i d 13.

14. s i d e 14.

15. f i e l d 15.

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Home Activity Your child spelled words with the prefixes pre-, mid-, over-, and out-. Have your child make up sentences using the answers to Exercises 11 to 15 on this page.

Spelling Words

prepaidovergrownoutgoing

midnightprefixovertime

overflowMidwestoverdue

outlinemidpointoutfield

outdoorspretestoutside

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Home Activity Your child identified misspelled words with the prefixes pre-, mid-, over-, and out-. Pronounce a word. Ask your child to identify the prefix and spell the word.

Prefixes pre-, mid-, over-, out-Proofread an Announcement Circle four misspelled words. Write them correctly. Rewrite the sentence that has an incorrect verb.

1. 2.

3. 4.

5.


6. middwest Midwest midWest

7. overfloe overflow ovrflow

8. outgoing ootgoing outtgoing

9. midpoin midpointe midpoint

10. outfield outfeild outfeeled

11. pritest pretest preetest

12. ovrtime overrtime overtime

Spelling Words

prepaid midnight overflow outdoors outline overgrown prefix Midwest

pretest midpoint outgoing overtime overdue outside outfield

Night HikeLearn about creatures of the night!

Meet outside the nature center. Dress for outdores and wear long pants. Some areas is overgroan.

8 P.M. to mid nightBring a freind!

Note: The $2 fee must be prepaid.


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Context Clues Sue made a list of phrases about her best friend. Write a list word to complete each phrase.

1. very

2. colors the lines

3. from the

4. always has an library book

5. likes being

6. never stays awake until

Definitions Fill in the circle to show the correct definition.

7. Prepaid means 8. Overgrown means you paid ahead of time. something grew too much. you paid too much. your growth spurt is finished.

9. Pretest means 10. Overtime means a test about prefixes. it’s getting late. a test to see what you you worked extra hours.

already know.

11. Outline means 12. Midpoint means you can’t color inside the lines. middle part of anything. you draw a line around the near the end.

outside edge.

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Home Activity Your child has been learning to spell words with prefixes. Ask your child to spell each word and use it in a sentence.

Spelling Words

prepaidovergrownoutgoing

midnightprefixovertime

overflowMidwestoverdue

outlinemidpointoutfield

outdoorspretestoutside

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Suffixes -er, -or, -ess, -istGeneralization Words with the suffixes -er, -or, -ess, and -ist often refer to people: swimmer, editor, actress, artist.

Word Sort Sort the list words by their suffixes.

-er

1. __________________

2. __________________

3. __________________

-or

4. __________________

5. __________________

6. __________________

7. __________________

Challenge Words

-er

16. __________________

17. __________________

Spelling Words

1. dentist 2. editor 3. artist 4. hostess 5. actress 6. swimmer 7. seller 8. tutor

9. tourist 10. organist 11. lioness 12. shipper 13. chemist 14. investor 15. conductor

Challenge Words 16. announcer 17. pharmacist 18. journalist 19. commuter 20. pianist

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Home Activity Your child is learning to spell words with the suffixes -er, -or, -ess, and -ist. Have your child say each word and circle the suffixes.

-ess

8. __________________

9. _________________

10. _________________

-ist

11. __________________

12. __________________

13. __________________

14. __________________

15. __________________

-ist

18. __________________

19. __________________

20. __________________

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Definitions Write a list word to name each person.

1. a person who draws and paints 1.

2. a person who takes care of teeth 2.

3. a person who moves through water 3.

4. a person who receives guests 4.

5. a person who teaches 5.

6. a person who works on books or magazines 6.

7. a person who buys and sells stocks 7.

8. a person who leads an orchestra 8.

9. a person who plays an organ 9.

10. a person who works with chemicals 10.

11. a person who travels to new places 11.

Rhymes Write the missing word. It rhymes with the underlined word.

12. The sent my sweater in a zipper bag. 12.

13. He got a propeller from a model plane . 13.

14. Did you see the mess the left backstage? 14.

15. The eats less food than the lion. 15.

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Home Activity Your child spelled words with the suffixes -er, -or, -ess, and -ist. Many of the list words refer to people or occupations. Discuss any unfamiliar words with your child.

Spelling Words

dentistswimmerlioness

editorsellershipper

artisttutorchemist

actressorganistconductor

hostesstouristinvestor

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Home Activity Your child identified misspelled words with the suffixes -er, -or, -ess, and -ist. Ask your child to name the four hardest words. Have your child write these words.


Proofread a Program Nick wrote the program for the school musical. Circle four misspelled words. Write them correctly. Add the missing punctuation mark.

Proofread Words Circle the word that is spelled correctly. Write the word.

5. Jake was a ticket seller sellor. 5.

6. A tudor tutor helps Don with math. 6.

7. Jean is a fast swimmer swimer. 7.

8. The organist organest played softly. 8.

9. We thanked our hostes hostess. 9.

10. The lioness liones paced back and forth. 10.

The CastMad chemist….Don Perlas

The dentest……Julie Blake

The tourist…….Kate Hanson

Music conducter….Steve Carr

Scenery artist….Ann Morgan

We extend special thanks to the editer of the Daily Press, Mr Pearson, hoo is our sponsor.


Words

oncewhoone

1.

2.

3.

4.

Spelling Words


editorsellershipper

artisttutorchemist



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Word Search Puzzle Circle each of the job names in the puzzle. Look across, down, and diagonally.

a d a c t r e s s d m a

c o t i c t e d s e d r

c s e w o c u u i n e e

h a c r n f v t h e n d

e e d i t o r s o c t i

m c u t i s t n e r i c

i t s e l l e r g e s h

s u d e t o r h d r t i

t i s c o n d u c t o r

Hidden Words Cross out the first letter and then every third letter. Write the list word that is left. The first word is started for you.

8. i s w p i m l m e c r 8.

9. o l i c o n m e s g s 9.

10. a h o b s t r e s o s 10.

11. p t o s u r w i s k t 11.

12. r o r p g a p n i y s t 12.

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Home Activity Your child has been learning to spell words with the suffixes -er, -or, -ess, and -ist. Pronounce some of the list words for your child to spell.

Jobs

1. chemist

2. editor

3. dentist

4. seller

5. actress

6. conductor

7. tutor

Spelling Words


editorsellershipper

artisttutorchemist



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Syllable Pattern VCCCVGeneralization Words with VCCCV syllable patterns divide after the first consonant: mon ster.

Word Sort Sort the list words according to whether or not you already know how to spell them. Write every word.


1. __________________

2. __________________

3. __________________

4. __________________

5. __________________

6. __________________

7. __________________

8. __________________

Challenge Words


16. __________________

17. __________________

Spelling Words

1. monster 2. surprise 3. hundred 4. complete 5. control 6. sample 7. instant 8. inspect

9. pilgrim 10. contrast 11. explode 12. district 13. address 14. substance 15. children

Challenge Words 16. merchant 17. embrace 18. purchase 19. curtsy 20. contract

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Home Activity Your child is learning words with VCCCV (vowel-consonant-consonant-consonant-vowel) syllable patterns. Have your child study each word in the second column on this page, write the word, cover the word, and write it again.

words I’m learning how to spell

9. __________________

10. __________________

11. __________________

12. __________________

13. __________________

14. __________________

15. __________________


18. __________________

19. __________________

20. __________________

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Syllable Pattern VCCCV

Missing Words Write the missing list word to complete each sentence.

1. That was a ! 1.

2. Would you like a of lime yogurt? 2.

3. That balloon will if you keep blowing. 3.

4. The went on a long journey. 4.

5. I couldn’t my tears. 5.

6. My little sister thinks a lives under 6.her bed.

7. Many officials the coal mine 7.every year.

8. My best friend is not in my school . 8.

Definitions Write the list word that means the same thing as the word or phrase.

9. one more than ninety-nine 9.

10. many boys and girls 10.

11. entire 11.

12. material 12.

13. difference 13.

14. moment of time 14.

15. numbers that tell where you live 15.

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Home Activity Your child spelled words with VCCCV (vowel-consonant-consonant-consonant-vowel) syllable patterns. Ask your child to spell the words one syllable at a time.

Spelling Words

monstersampleexplode

surpriseinstantdistrict

hundredinspectaddress

controlcontrastchildren

completepilgrimsubstance

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Home Activity Your child spelled words with VCCCV (vowel-consonant-consonant-consonant-vowel) syllable patterns. Have your child circle the three consecutive consonants in a list word and underline the vowels on either side.

Syllable Pattern VCCCV

Proofread a Paragraph James wrote about stamp collecting. Circle four words that are spelled incorrectly. Cross out the extra word in the first sentence.

1. 2.

3. 4.


5. In the dark, the tree looked like a . 5. monstor monster montser

6. They gave me a free at the grocery store. 6. sample saple slampe

7. What is your ? 7. adress addres address

8. I ate so much, I thought I would ! 8. explod esplode explode

Some childrn try to collect a sample of each stamp pictured over in a stamp album. I tried that, but I thought I’d never get a complete collection. Most of my pages were empty. Now I collect only Chrismas stamps. I have almost two hunderd stamps. Does that surpris you?


Words

Christmaswent

Spelling Words

monstersampleexplode

surpriseinstantdistrict

hundredinspectaddress

controlcontrastchildren

completepilgrimsubstance

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Syllable Pattern VCCCVWord Puzzle Read the word. Add letters to turn the small word into a list word.

1. p l o d

2. a d d

3. t a n

4. g r i m

5. a m

6. s t r i c t

Classifying Write a list word from the box that belongs in each group.

7. adults, teens, 7.

8. whole, finished, 8.

9. difference, opposite, 9.

10. ogre, dragon, 10.

11. shock, astonish, 11.

12. million, thousand, 12.

13. direct, manage, 13.

14. examine, study, 14.

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Home Activity Your child has been learning to spell words with VCCCV (vowel-consonant-consonant-consonant-vowel) syllable patterns. Say a word and have your child spell it aloud.

control

monster

contrast

hundred

children

complete

surprise

inspect

Spelling Words

monster surprise hundred complete control sample instant inspect

pilgrim contrast explode district address substance children

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Syllable Patterns CVVC, CVVGeneralization In words with the CVVC and CVV syllable patterns, divide between the vowels.



1. __________________

2. __________________

3. __________________

4. __________________

5. __________________

6. __________________

7. __________________

8. __________________

Challenge Words


16. __________________

17. __________________

Spelling Words

1. create 2. medium 3. piano 4. idea 5. radio 6. video 7. studio 8. violin

9. duo 10. patio 11. rodeo 12. pioneer 13. trio 14. stadium 15. audio

Challenge Words 16. audience 17. radiate 18. cereal 19. Creole 20. recreation

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Home Activity Your child is learning to spell words with CVVC (consonant-vowel-vowel-consonant) and CVV (consonant-vowel-vowel) syllable patterns. To practice at home, have your child spell each word in the first column aloud. Then have your child study and write the words in the second column.


9. __________________

10. __________________

11. __________________

12. __________________

13. __________________

14. __________________

15. __________________


18. __________________

19. __________________

20. __________________

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Connections Connect the first and last parts of the word. Write the word.

vide- -oneer 1.

vi- -o 2.

pi- -um 3.

stadi- -a 4.

ide- -olin 5.

Seeing Relationships Read the first word pair. Write a list word to complete the second word pair.

6. see and television, hear and 6.

7. farmer and field, artist and 7.

8. huge and large, middle-sized and 8.

9. ceiling and dining room, sky and 9.

10. three and trio, two and 10.

11. wreck and fix, destroy and 11.

12. sight and video, sound and 12.

13. clang and bell, music and 13.

14. twin and duo, triplet and 14.

15. clown and circus, cowboy and 15.

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Home Activity Your child spelled words with CVVC (consonant-vowel-vowel-consonant) and CVV (consonant-vowel-vowel) syllable patterns. Discuss any list words that may be unfamiliar to your child.

Spelling Words

createvideorodeo

mediumstudiopioneer

pianoviolintrio

radiopatioaudio

ideaduostadium

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Home Activity Your child spelled words with CVVC (consonant-vowel-vowel-consonant) and CVV (consonant-vowel-vowel) syllable patterns. Have your child divide the list words into syllables.

Syllable Patterns CVVC, CVVProofread a Menu Circle four misspelled words in the menu specials. Write them correctly. Write an adjective that could have been used instead of nice.

1. 2.

3. 4.

5.

Proofread Words Circle the word that is spelled correctly. Write it on the line.

6. Did you see the new stadium staduim? 6.

7. We watched a vidio video last night. 7.

8. Tara plays the paino piano. 8.

9. Your idia idea is fantastic! 9.

10. I like that radio radioe station! 10.

Pioneer CáfeSpecialsLunch duo.......1/2 sandwich, soup of the dayLunch treo....... 1/2 sandwich, soup of the day,

salad

Our favorite float: a meduim cola with berry ice cream

You won’t beleive how good it is!Or, creat your own nice float flavor.

Spelling Words

create medium piano idea radio video studio violin

duo patio rodeo pioneer trio stadium audio


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Syllable Patterns CVVC, CVVRiddle Puzzle Write a list word in each row. Read the word in the shaded boxes to find something pilots use to get landing directions.

o

t

v

st

a

Crossword Puzzle Fill in the puzzle by writing a word from the box for each clue.

6.

7.

8. 9.

10.

11.

12.

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Home Activity Your child has been learning to spell words with CVVC and CVV syllable patterns. Give a clue about a word. Ask your child to guess and spell it.

piano

video

rodeo

patio

studio

Spelling Words

create medium piano idea radio video studio violin

duo patio rodeo pioneer trio stadium audio

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Across7. Football games are

played here.8. It has strings.

11. not large, not small12. three

Down6. helped settle the

American West9. a thought

10. involving sound

audio medium stadium idea pioneer violin trio

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HomophonesGeneralization A homophone is a word that sounds exactly like another word but has a different spelling and meaning: week, weak.



1. __________________

2. __________________

3. __________________

4. __________________

5. __________________

6. __________________

7. __________________

8. __________________

Challenge Words


16. __________________

17. __________________

Spelling Words

1. to 2. too 3. two 4. week 5. weak 6. our 7. hour

8. stair 9. stare 10. flour 11. flower 12. write 13. right 14. new 15. knew

Challenge Words 16. their 17. there 18. they’re 19. weather 20. whether

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Home Activity Your child is learning to spell and distinguish between homophones: words having the same pronunciation but different spellings and meanings. To practice at home, use the list words in sentences and have your child write the words.


9. __________________

10. __________________

11. __________________

12. __________________

13. __________________

14. __________________

15. __________________


18. __________________

19. __________________

20. __________________

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Context Clues Write the missing words. Use all the words in each homophone group in one sentence.

Do you (1) with your (2) hand?

1. 2.

The (3) dogs want (4) eat, (5) .

3. 4. 5.

Sam (6) he’d get a (7) bike.

6. 7.

Will (8) game last an (9) ?

8. 9.

He’s felt (10) all (11) .

10. 11.

I dropped a (12) in the bag of (13) .

12. 13.

The cats just (14) at the (15) .

14. 15.

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Home Activity Your child wrote homophones. Point to a list word. Have your child use the word in a sentence.

Spelling Words

toourflower

toohourwrite

twostairright

weakflourknew

weekstarenew

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Home Activity Your child identified misspelled homophones. Ask your child to spell and define three groups of homophones.

Homophones

Proofread Directions Becky wrote directions to her house. Circle four misspelled words. Write them correctly. What word should Becky have used instead of shortest? Write it.

Meaning Connections Write a list word to complete the sentence.

6. I’m the art helper this . 6.

7. What a pretty ! 7.

8. Mom will be home in an . 8.

9. We just the boat would sink. 9.

10. The box is on the top . 10.

11. Tie the leash the post. 11.

12. Use to make the cake. 12.

• Start at hour school.

• Go to the flower shop.

• Turn write after two blocks.

• It’s across from the knew park.

• There are too yellow houses. It’s the shortest one.


Words

tootwo

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Spelling Words

toourflower

toohourwrite

twostairright

weakflourknew

weekstarenew

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1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Word Scramble Rearrange the letters to form a list word.

6. tow 6.

7. tears 7.

8. wake 8.

Rhyming Write the missing list word. It will rhyme with the underlined word.

9. I think you’ll need to use a screw.

10. This mixture will be ready in one hour.

11. Be sure to your name on your kite.

12. Does juice taste sour?

13. Will we have time to go to the zoo, ?

14. We a few of the players.

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Home Activity Your child has been learning to spell homophones. Help your child make a list of homophones, including some that are not on this page.

Spelling Words

to too two week weak our hour

stair stare flour flower write right new knew

1. seven days2. sixty minutes3. also4. understood5. not wrong

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Vowel Sound in ballGeneralization The vowel sound in ball can be spelled a, au, and aw: small, because, straw.

Word Sort Sort the list words by the spelling of the vowel sound in ball.

a

1. __________________

2. __________________

3. __________________

4. __________________

5. __________________

6. __________________

7. __________________

Challenge Words

a

16. __________________

au

17. __________________

18. __________________

Spelling Words

1. small 2. almost 3. always 4. because 5. straw 6. drawn 7. also 8. author

9. false 10. already 11. flaw 12. sausage 13. applause 14. walnut 15. lawn

Challenge Words 16. awesome 17. altogether 18. awning 19. faucet 20. laundry

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Home Activity Your child is learning words with the vowel sound in ball spelled a, au, and aw. To practice at home, have your child look at the word, say it, and spell it.

au

8. __________________

9. __________________

10. __________________

11. __________________

aw

12. __________________

13. __________________

14. __________________

15. __________________

aw

19. __________________

20. __________________

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Opposites Write the list word that means the opposite.

1. never 1.

2. boos 2.

3. true 3.

4. big 4.

5. perfection 5.

Word Meanings Write list words that mean almost the same as the underlined words.

6. We are nearly done making the tacos. 6.

7. I have to mow the yard. 7.

8. Did you drink your juice through a tube? 8.

9. Hurry! We are an hour late by now. 9.

10. The writer of this book is only 10.twelve years old.

11. I have a purple cap, too. 11.

12. Did you eat a type of nut? 12.

13. I like chopped meat on my pizza. 13.

14. We left on account of the rain. 14.

15. Have you ever sketched that lighthouse? 15.

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Home Activity Your child wrote words with the vowel sound in ball spelled a, au, and aw.Have your child circle these letters in the list words.

Spelling Words

smalldrawnflaw

almostalsosausage

alwaysauthorapplause

strawalreadylawn

becausefalsewalnut

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Home Activity Your child wrote words with the vowel sound in ball spelled a, au, and aw. Ask your child to circle the four hardest list words for him or her to spell and then write them.

Vowel Sound in ball

Proofread a List Emma helped her mom write a grocery list. Circle four spelling mistakes. Write the words correctly. Then write the words Emma should have used instead of “me and Gramps.”

Proofread Words Fill in a circle to show which word is spelled correctly.Write the word.

6. all most almost allmost

7. becus becuase because

8. applause aplause applaws

9. strau stra straw

10. arthor author arthur

11. allready already awlready

12. false fals faulse

smawl boxes of raisins

sawsage

milk

wallnut muffins

straws

Also, please get ice-cream bars because me and Gramps all ways eat them.


Words

becausealways

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Spelling Words

smalldrawnflaw

almostalsosausage


strawalreadylawn

becausefalsewalnut

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Word Search The list words in the box are hidden in the puzzle. Circle and write each word you find.

h l r s i a l w xu b b t d l m u fe h a r r w y l fi f y a a a z l tu b k w w y g x ql a w n n s d a br a l r e a d y rs m a l l o a g b

Word Puzzle Write the letter that comes before each clue letter in the alphabet to write a list word. The first word is started for you.

7. c f d b v t f 8. x b m o v u

9. b m n p t u 10. b v u i p s

11. b q q m b v t f 12. g b m t f

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Home Activity Your child has been learning words with the vowel sound in ball spelled a, au, and aw. To practice with your child, misspell some of the list words and have your child correct them.

beca

Spelling Words

smalldrawnflaw

almostalsosausage


strawalreadylawn

becausefalsewalnut

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

already

straw

lawn

small

drawn

always

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More Vowel Sound in ballGeneralization The vowel sound in ball can be spelled augh, ough, al, and ou: caught, thought, walk, cough.

Word Sort Sort the list words by the spelling of thevowel sound in ball.

augh

1. __________________

2. __________________

3. __________________

ough

4. __________________

5. __________________

6. __________________

7. __________________

8. __________________

9. __________________

Challenge Words

augh

16. __________________

ough

17. __________________

18. __________________

Spelling Words

1. thought 2. fought 3. bought 4. taught 5. caught 6. walk 7. cough 8. talk

9. daughter 10. ought 11. sought 12. brought 13. trough 14. chalk 15. stalk

Challenge Words 16. sidewalk 17. distraught 18. afterthought 19. overwrought 20. beanstalk

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Home Activity Your child is learning words with the vowel sound in ball spelled augh, ough, al, and ou. To practice at home, have your child say each word, spell it, and circle the letters that make the vowel sound.

al

10. __________________

11. __________________

12. __________________

13. __________________

ou

14. __________________

15. __________________

al

19. __________________

20. __________________

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Making Connections Write the missing list word.

1. She teaches today. She yesterday.

2. He fights today. He yesterday.

3. I think today. I yesterday.

4. We buy some today. We some yesterday.

5. He seeks them today. He them yesterday.

6. You catch them today. You them yesterday.

7. We bring some today. We some yesterday.


8. Mr. Hamand says his is moving next door.

9. Let’s go for a .

10. We to build a fort.

11. Grandpa likes to about life on the farm.

12. Wolves their prey.

13. I had a sore throat and a .

14. Do we have any long pieces of ?

15. The horses drink from the by the barn.

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Home Activity Your child wrote words with the vowel sound in ball spelled augh, ough, al, and ou. Read a sentence on this page. Ask your child to spell the list word.

Spelling Words

thoughtwalksought

foughtcoughbrought

boughttalktrough

caughtoughtstalk

taughtdaughterchalk

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Home Activity Your child identified misspelled words with the vowel sound in ball spelled augh, ough, al, and ou. Have your child pronounce each spelling word and underline the letters that stand for the vowel sound in ball.


Proofread a Note Jay and Mike have a tree house. They left a note for their sisters. Circle four misspelled words. Write them correctly. Then rewrite the run-on sentence as two separate sentences.

1. 2. 3.

4. 5.


6. taught tuaght 6.

7. daughter dawter 7.

8. stauk stalk 8.

9. sought souht 9.

10. cougf cough 10.

11. thought thauht 11.

12. wallk walk 12.

STAY OUT!We are not here, do not walk in!We all most caut you last time.

You can use the chauk to leave a note. To talk, you aught to come in the afternoon.


Words

caughtthoughtalmost

Spelling Words

thoughtwalksought

foughtcoughbrought

boughttalktrough

caughtoughtstalk

taughtdaughterchalk

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Before and After Write the list word that begins and ends with the same letters as each word below.

1. seat 1.

2. wreck 2.

3. fast 3.

4. trash 4.

5. danger 5.

6. tick 6.

7. sack 7.

Word Maze Start at the bottom. Draw a line to show the way through the maze. Follow the words that rhyme with distraught. Write each word.

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Home Activity Your child has been learning words with the vowel sound in ball spelled augh, ough, al, and ou. Pronounce the words in the maze. Ask your child to spell each one.

trough stalk

fought walk

sought talk

daughter

trough

stalk

sought

bought

taught

ought

cough

daughterchalkbrought

Spelling Words

thoughtwalksought

foughtcoughbrought

boughttalktrough

caughtoughtstalk

taughtdaughterchalk

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

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Suffixes -y, -ish, -hood, -mentGeneralization When -y, -ish, -hood, or -ment is added to most base words, the base word stays the same: rocky, foolish, childhood, treatment.

Word Sort Sort the list words by the suffixes -y,-ish, -hood, and -ment.

-y

1. __________________

2. __________________

3. __________________

4. __________________

5. __________________

-ish

6. __________________

7. __________________

8. __________________

Challenge Words

-y

16. __________________

-ish

17. __________________

Spelling Words

1. rocky 2. foolish 3. rainy 4. childhood 5. selfish 6. treatment 7. movement 8. neighborhood

9. childish 10. parenthood 11. crunchy 12. bumpy 13. payment 14. sleepy 15. shipment

Challenge Words 16. assignment 17. livelihood 18. stylish 19. environment 20. guilty

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Home Activity Your child is learning to spell words with the suffixes -y, -ish, -hood, and -ment. To practice at home, have your child spell each word.

-hood

9. __________________

10. __________________

11. __________________

-ment

12. __________________

13. __________________

14. __________________

15. __________________

-hood

18. __________________

-ment

19. __________________

20. __________________

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Opposites Write the missing list word. It will be the opposite of the underlined word.

1. This lizard’s skin is smooth. 1.

2. Do you think tomorrow will be sunny? 2.

3. I was alert the entire trip. 3.

4. The salesman was generous with his time. 4.

5. There’s a lot of stillness in the wasp nest. 5.

6. Our guide seemed wise to me. 6.

7. My brother acts pretty grown up. 7.

8. Dad collected coins throughout his adulthood. 8.

Context Clues A word is missing from each of the opinions below. Write the missing word.

9. Jelly with peanut butter tastes best.

10. Anyone would like to get a of gifts.

11. I should get a for washing dishes.

12. My is the friendliest.

13. A beach is not much fun.

14. There’s nothing easy about .

15. The best for a cold is to rest.

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Home Activity Your child spelled words with the suffixes -y, -ish, -hood, and -ment. Have your child try spelling the base word and the suffix separately.

Spelling Words

rockytreatmentcrunchy

foolishmovementbumpy

rainyneighborhoodpayment

selfishparenthoodshipment

childhoodchildishsleepy

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Home Activity Your child identified misspelled words with the suffixes -y, -ish, -hood, and -ment. Have your child underline the suffixes in the list words.


Proofread an Order Form Greg is selling snack bars for his team. Circle four spelling errors and one capitalization error. Write the words correctly.

Order Form Item How Many? Costrocky road bars 3 $ 3.00crunchie bars 2 $ 2.00

Total: $ 5.00Deliver to:

1413 Sleepy Hollow Road

Notes: Deliver on saturday.Leave the box on the vary top step unless it is rainey.The paymant has been made.

1. 2. 3.

4. 5.

Proofread Words Circle the word that is spelled correctly.

6. The shipmint shipment should arrive soon.

7. This ride is bumpy bumpie.

8. Don’t be selfist selfish with the markers.

9. We are having a nieghborhood neighborhood picnic.

10. He spent his childhood childood in Cleveland.


Words

differentvery

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Riddle Write the missing list words. Then use the numbered letters to solve the riddle.

Why do dragons sleep during the day?

1. The creek is . 7 4

2. This cracker is . 5 6

3. I received the . 10 8 1

4. He lives in my . 3 9 2

1 2 3 4 2 5 6 1 7 6 8 9 2 1 10

Vowel Hunt The vowels are missing. Try to guess the word without looking at the list words. Write the word.

5. p _ r _ n t h _ _ d 5.

6. r _ _ n y 6.

7. t r _ _ t m _ n t 7.

8. f _ _ l _ s h 8.

9. m _ v _ m _ n t 9.

10. c h _ l d h _ _ d 10.

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Home Activity Your child has been learning to spell words with the suffixes -y, -ish, -hood, and -ment. Say a base word, and ask your child to spell the list word.

Spelling Words






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Vowel Sounds in tooth and cookGeneralization The vowel sound in tooth can be spelled oo, ew, ue, and ui: school, few, glue, fruit. The vowel sound in cook can be spelled oo and u: cookie, cushion.

Word Sort Sort the list words by the spelling of thevowel sounds in tooth and cook.

oo (tooth)

1. __________________

2. __________________

3. __________________

4. __________________

ew

5. __________________

6. __________________

ui 7. __________________

8. __________________

Challenge Words

oo (tooth)

16. __________________

17. __________________

Spelling Words

1. few 2. school 3. true 4. goose 5. fruit 6. cookie 7. cushion 8. noodle

9. bookmark 10. balloon 11. suit 12. chew 13. glue 14. Tuesday 15. bushel

Challenge Words 16. bamboo 17. mildew 18. soothe 19. barefoot 20. renewal

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Home Activity Your child is learning words with the vowel sound in tooth (spelled oo, ew, ue, ui) and the vowel sound in cook (spelled oo, u). To practice at home, have your child say each word and then spell it.

ue

9. __________________

10. __________________

11. __________________

oo (cook)

12. __________________

13. __________________

u 14. __________________

15. __________________

ew

18. __________________

19. __________________

oo (look)20. __________________

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Names Write list words to name the pictures.

1. 2. 3.

Categorizing Add a list word to each group.

4. duck, chicken, 4.

5. cake, pie, 5.

6. paste, tape, 6.

7. Sunday, Thursday, 7.

8. pillow, pad, 8.

9. liter, quart, 9.

Rhyming Words Complete each sentence with a list word that rhymes with the underlined word.

10. We grew a different kinds of vegetables.

11. It’s that blue is my favorite color.

12. I will blow up your soon.

13. The meat in this stew is hard to .

14. That doodle you drew looks like a .

15. The building seems cool today.

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Home Activity Your child wrote words with the vowel sound in tooth (spelled oo, ew, ue, ui) and the vowel sound in cook (spelled oo, u). Have your child pronounce and spell the words with oo.

Spelling Words

fewcookiesuit

schoolcushionchew

truenoodleglue

fruitballoonbushel

goosebookmarkTuesday

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Home Activity Your child identified misspelled words with the vowel sound in tooth (spelled oo, ew, ue, ui) and the vowel sound in cook (spelled oo, u). Ask your child to write a sentence containing two or more list words.


Proofread a Schedule Kelsey made a schedule. Circle four spelling errors on this week’s page. Write the words correctly. Then circle five words that need capital letters.

1. 2.

3. 4.

Proofread Words Fill in a circle to show which word is spelled correctly. Write it.

5. noddle noodle noodel 5.

6. bookmark bukmark book mark 6.

7. cushon cushion cooshion 7.

8. ballewn ballon balloon 8.

9. glew gleu glue 9.

10. friut fruit froot 10.


Words

throughtookwouldcould

monday no school—cuold go to Gym for Kids

tuesday fruit and cooky sale

wednesday blow up ballons for party

thursday Jena’s birthday party

friday Jena’s tru birthday

Spelling Words

fewcookiesuit

schoolcushionchew

truenoodleglue

fruitballoonbushel


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Word Puzzle Fill in the missing letters to make list words.

Word Search The list words in the box are hidden in the puzzle. Circle and write each word you find.

c h e b u s h e ls t a f r i c h ou c r s g l u e fi u e u l i t s rt s f c e t r t ug c h e w m s u il b u s o u f o ts u t b g l c e sc u s h i o n u w

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Home Activity Your child has been learning to spell words with the vowel sound in tooth (spelled oo, ew, ue, ui) and the vowel sound in cook (spelled oo, u). Ask your child to identify and spell the four list words he or she has the most difficulty spelling.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6. o o o o o o o o

o o k n o o

few

chew

true

bushel

cushion

suit

glue

fruit

Spelling Words

fewcookiesuit

schoolcushionchew

truenoodleglue

fruitballoonbushel


7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

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SchwaGeneralization In many words, the schwa in an unaccented syllable gives no clue to its spelling: above, family, melon.

Word Sort Sort the list words by the letter that stands for the schwa sound. Use a dictionary to help.

a

1. __________________

2. __________________

3. __________________

e

4. __________________

5. __________________

6. __________________

7. __________________

8. __________________

i

9. __________________

Challenge Words

a and u

16. ______________

Spelling Words

1. above 2. another 3. upon 4. animal 5. paper 6. open 7. family 8. travel

9. afraid 10. nickel 11. sugar 12. circus 13. item 14. gallon 15. melon

Challenge Words 16. character 17. cardinal 18. Oregon 19. particular 20. dinosaur

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Home Activity Your child is learning to spell words with the schwa sound (an unstressed vowel sound such as the a in above). To practice at home, have your child say the word, study it, spell it with eyes closed, and then write it.

o

10. __________________

11. __________________

u

12. __________________

13. __________________

a and e

14. __________________

a and i

15. _________________

e and o

17. ______________

a

18. ______________

e

19. ______________

o

20. ______________

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1. May I have piece of pizza? 1.

2. I have three dimes and one in my bank. 2.

3. He was eating a slice of . 3.

4. I wrote a letter on a sheet of green . 4.

5. My likes to watch football Sunday 5.afternoons.

6. Please get a of milk. 6.

7. The had clowns and acrobats. 7.

8. Is the bowl empty? 8.

9. Each on the list must be done by noon. 9.

10. Once a time, there was a handsome 10.prince.

11. My favorite is the giraffe. 11.

Opposites Write the list word that means the opposite.

12. shut

13. brave

14. stay home

15. below

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Home Activity Your child spelled words with the schwa sound (an unstressed vowel sound such as the a in above). Have your child pick a number between 1 and 15. Read the list word with that number and ask your child to spell it.

Spelling Words

aboveopensugar

anotherfamilycircus

upontravelitem

papernickelmelon

animalafraidgallon

afraid

travel

above

open

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Home Activity Your child identified misspelled words with the schwa sound (an unstressed vowel sound such as the a in above). Give clues about a list word. Ask your child to guess and spell the word.

Schwa

Proofread a Description Jake wrote about an imaginary animal. Circle four words that are spelled incorrectly and two words that should be combined into one compound word. Write the words correctly.

1. 2. 3.

4. 5. 6.


7. There was an in the paper about our class. 7.

itam itum item

8. Are you you might get lost on the subway? 8.

afraid ifraid afriad

9. There are five people in my . 9.

family famaly familie

10. The candy cost a each. 10.

nicle nickle nickel


Words

uponagainbeautiful

My anamal looks like a lizard with opun wings. It has beutiful colors. It lives above the tree tops. For food it breaks open a mellon. It is not afraid of any thing.

Spelling Words

aboveopensugar

anotherfamilycircus

upontravelitem

papernickelmelon

animalafraidgallon

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Crossword Puzzle Write list words in the puzzle.

Word Puzzle The stars in the words below all stand for one vowel. The hearts stand for a different vowel. Can you crack the code? Write the words.

9. ♥ f r ♥ ¨ d 10. ♥ n ¨ m ♥ l

11. f ♥ m ¨ l y 12. ¨ t e m

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Home Activity Your child has been learning to spell words with the schwa sound. Help your child make up a code and use it to write list words.

Across2. something sweet4. move from place to

place6. a large fruit8. five cents

Down1. You write on this.3. four quarts5. overhead7. one more

1.

2.

3.

4. 5.

6.

7.

8.

Spelling Words

aboveopensugar

anotherfamilycircus

upontravelitem

papernickelmelon

animalafraidgallon

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Words with -tion, -sion, -tureGeneralization Many words end in syllable patterns -tion, -sion, or -ture: action, division, creature.

Word Sort Sort the list words by their syllable pattern.

-tion

1. __________________

2. __________________

3. __________________

4. __________________

5. __________________

6. __________________

-sion

7. __________________

8. __________________

9. __________________

10. __________________

Challenge Words

-tion

16. __________________

17. __________________

Spelling Words

1. question 2. creature 3. furniture 4. division 5. collision 6. action 7. direction 8. culture

9. vacation 10. mansion 11. fiction 12. feature 13. sculpture 14. vision 15. celebration

Challenge Words 16. fascination 17. legislature 18. manufacture 19. possession20. declaration

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Home Activity Your child is learning to spell words that end with -tion, -sion, and -ture. To practice at home, have your child look at the spelling of the word, cover and write the word, and then check the spelling.

-ture

11. __________________

12. __________________

13. __________________

14. __________________

15. __________________

-sion

18. __________________

-ture

19. __________________

20. __________________

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Opposites Write the missing list word. It will be the opposite of the underlined word.

1. The hero in this book lives in a shack. 1.

2. At first, I had trouble with multiplication. 2.

3. Let me interrupt with a statement about wind 3.power.

4. Jed left for his usual job. 4.

5. This story is true. 5.

Context Clues Write the last word of the sentence.

6. The situation called for quick .

7. The school nurse tested everyone’s .

8. Her cheery smile is her best .

9. In art class, Tami made a plaster .

10. Please come to my birthday .

11. We bought some used .

12. An armadillo is an odd .

13. We walked in the wrong .

14. The toy robots had a .

15. Nature was important in the Aztec .

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Home Activity Your child wrote words that end with -tion, -sion, and -ture. Have your child underline these endings in the list words.

Spelling Words

questionactionfiction

creaturedirectionfeature

furnitureculturesculpture

collisionmansioncelebration

divisionvacationvision

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Home Activity Your child identified misspelled words that end with -tion, -sion, and -ture. Give clues about a list word. Ask your child to guess and spell the word.


Proofread a Description Gina’s class is studying local history.Circle four spelling errors. Write the words correctly. Then write the two incomplete sentences as one sentence.

1. 2.

3. 4.

5.


6. I have a question quesion. 6.

7. It’s fun to learn about a new calture culture. 7.

8. An eagle has excellent vishun vision. 8.

9. We had a big celebration celebrasion. 9.

10. Which direction direcsion is the library? 10.


Words

we’rewere

Mr. and Mrs. Hill we’re very important in the history of our town. They built the Hill manshun in 1880. It still has the original furnichure. Many people tour the house when they are on vacasion. My favorite feature. Is the dolphin sculpture.

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Complete the Phrase Finish the list of things people do. Use words from the box.

1. plan a

2. read

3. call for

4. take a

5. ask a

6. change

Missing Vowels The vowels in these list words are missing. Write the vowels to complete each word. Write each word.

7. d v s n 7.

8. s c l p t r 8.

9. c r t r 9.

10. c l l s n 10.

11. m n s n 11.

12. f t r 12.

13. c l t r 13.

14. f r n t r 14.

15. v s n 15.

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Home Activity Your child has been learning to spell words that end with -tion, -sion, and -ture. Ask your child to identify and spell the five most difficult list words.

celebration

direction

fiction

question

action

vacation

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Multisyllabic WordsGeneralization When spelling words with many syllables, look carefully at each word part.

Word Sort Sort the list words by the number of syllables the word has.

3 syllables

1. __________________

2. __________________

3. __________________

4. __________________

5. __________________

6. __________________

7. __________________

8. __________________

Challenge Words

3 syllables

16. __________________

4 syllables

17. __________________

18. __________________

19. __________________

Spelling Words

1. leadership 2. gracefully 3. refreshment 4. uncomfortable 5. overdoing 6. remarkable 7. carefully 8. unbearably

9. ownership 10. unacceptable 11. impossibly 12. reappeared 13. unprepared 14. oncoming 15. misbehaving

Challenge Words 16. outrageous 17. incomprehensible 18. undoubtedly 19. independence 20. disadvantage

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Home Activity Your child is learning to spell words with many syllables. To practice at home, have your child pronounce each word syllable by syllable before spelling it.

4 syllables

9. __________________

10. __________________

11. __________________

12. __________________

13. __________________

5 syllables

14. __________________

15. __________________

6 syllables

20. __________________

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Missing Syllables Add the missing syllables and write the list words.

1. The deer moved grace . 1.

2. He was bear rude. 2.

3. Watch out for com cars. 3.

4. That is a mark carving! 4.

5. Juice is my favorite fresh . 5.

6. Sam is fort in crowds. 6.

7. Do the addition care . 7.

8. He took a lead position. 8.

9. She gets tired from do . 9.

10. Sue was pos stubborn. 10.

Definitions Write the list word with the same meaning as the underlined words.

11. He was not prepared for the test. 11.

12. The sun appeared again from behind the clouds. 12.

13. The puppy kept behaving badly. 13.

14. My score on the test was not acceptable. 14.

15. He claimed to be the owner of the stray cat. 15.

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Home Activity Your child spelled words with many syllables. Have your child draw lines to divide the list words into syllables.

Spelling Words

leadershipremarkableimpossibly

gracefullycarefullyreappeared

refreshmentunbearablyunprepared

overdoingunacceptablemisbehaving

uncomfortableownershiponcoming

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Multisyllabic Words

Proofread an Explanation Olivia wrote about how to bowl. Circle four spelling errors. Write the words correctly. Then add the missing comma.

1. 2.

3. 4.

Correct the Words Write the correct spelling of each misspelled word.

5. unaceptable 5.

6. oncomeing 6.

7. missbehaving 7.

8. inpossibly 8.

9. reapeared 9.

10. leedership 10.


Words

everybodyeverything

Bowling is a remarkable sport. Almost every body likes it.

You should start with good equipment. Don’t use a ball that is unbareably heavy and don’t settle for unconfortable shoes.

When it’s your turn, swing the ball back gracefully as you walk toward the pins. Let go when you reach the line. Always aim carefuly at the pins.

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Multisyllabic Words

Word Maze Draw a path through the maze. Follow the three-syllable words. Write the words.

1. 2. 3.

4. 5. 6.

7. 8.

Syllable Scramble Rearrange the syllables to make a list word.

9. un a bear bly 9.

10. hav mis ing be 10.

11. cept un a ble ac 11.

12. ing o do ver 12.

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Home Activity Your child has been learning to spell words with many syllables. Help your child scan a page of a magazine or newspaper to find the word(s) with the most syllables.

uncomfortableoverdoing

unacceptable remarkable

unprepared

unbearably

refreshment gracefully

carefully

ownership

impossibly leadership

misbehaving

reappeared

oncoming

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Related WordsGeneralization Related words often have parts that are spelled the same but pronounced differently: cloth, clothes.



1. __________________

2. __________________

3. __________________

4. __________________

5. __________________

6. __________________

7. __________________

8. __________________

Challenge Words

words I knowhow to spell

16. __________________

17. __________________

Spelling Words

1. cloth 2. clothes 3. nature 4. natural 5. able 6. ability 7. mean 8. meant

9. deal 10. dealt 11. please 12. pleasant 13. sign 14. signal 15. signature

Challenge Words 16. equal 17. equation 18. equator 19. major 20. majority

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Home Activity Your child is learning to spell related words. To practice at home, have your child study each word that he or she wrote in the second column on this page, spell the word with eyes shut, and then write it.

words I’m learningto spell

9. __________________

10. __________________

11. __________________

12. __________________

13. __________________

14. __________________

15. __________________

words I’m learning to spell

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19. __________________

20. __________________

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Replacing Words Write list words to take the place of the underlined words.

1. I jumped out of the tub and put on my 1.shirt and shorts.

2. It has been a nice day. 2.3. Did you write your name on the card? 3.4. Dogs have the skill to hear high-pitched sounds. 4.5. Mom made a kerchief from a scrap of blue 5.

fabric.

6. Tom is never cruel to animals. 6.7. We went to the mountains to enjoy 7.

the environment.

8. Sara gave six cards to each player. 8.

Missing Words Write the missing word.

9. She has a talent for music.

10. His hand warned me to stop.

11. A bat is the only mammal that is to fly.

12. That’s not what I .

13. I can do what I on Saturday morning.

14. Her is on the credit card.

15. My big sister knows how to with most emergencies.

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Home Activity Your child spelled related words. Have your child pronounce each list word and use the word in a sentence.

Spelling Words

clothabilityplease

clothesmeanpleasant

naturemeantsign

abledealtsignature

naturaldealsignal

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Home Activity Your child spelled related words. Have your child point out a pair of related list words and explain how the spellings differ.

Related WordsProofread a Paragraph Circle four spelling errors and cross out the sentence that does not belong in the paragraph. Write the words correctly.

1. 2.

3. 4.


5. My bus driver is a pleasant plesant person.

6. Wave to signel signal if you need help.

7. Will you be abel able to come to the party?

8. Simon was reading a book about the wonders of nature natur.

When I grow up, I whant to design clothes. I think I would be good at this. I have the abilty to draw, and I like to deal with people. I like to sketch outfits that pleese my friends. My best friend is Rosa. I am learning about cotton, wool, and other kinds of kloth.

Spelling Words

cloth clothes nature natural able ability mean meant

deal dealt please pleasant sign signal signature


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Riddle Write the missing words. Then use the numbered letters to solve the riddle.

What has eighteen legs and catches flies?

1. You have a smile. 4 3

2. I like being out in . 1 6

3. What do you ? 7

4. Are you to sit up? 2

5. Will you help? 5

1 2 1 3 4 2 1 5 5 6 4 1 7

Hidden Words Each of the list words below contains a shorter list word related in spelling and meaning to the longer word. Circle the short word. Write both words.

6. c l o t h e s 6.

7. d e a l t 7.

8. s i g n a t u r e 8.

9. m e a n t 9.

10. s i g n a l 10.

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Spelling Words

clothabilityplease

clothesmeanpleasant

naturemeantsign

abledealtsignature

naturaldealsignal

Home Activity Your child has been learning to spell related words. Pronounce a list word. Ask your child to name a related word and spell it.

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