Words with Short Vowels - Elida High School3. 13. short e spelled short o spelled eo 4. 14. 5. 15. 6. short u spelled short e spelled u ea 16. 7. 17. 8. short u spelled 9. ou 10. 18

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Name Date Spelling 1PRETEST

1. _________________ 1. drank

2. _________________ 2. rest

3. _________________ 3. ahead

4. _________________ 4. drink

5. _________________ 5. dock

6. _________________ 6. hung

7. _________________ 7. trouble

8. _________________ 8. magazines

9. _________________ 9. self

10. _________________ 10. deaf

11. _________________ 11. lift

12. _________________ 12. flock

13. _________________ 13. trust

14. _________________ 14. cousin

15. _________________ 15. cannon

16. _________________ 16. swept

17. _________________ 17. pleasant

18. _________________ 18. fist

19. _________________ 19. couple

20. _________________ 20. wealth

Challenge Words_________________ brand-new

_________________ compass

_________________ darted

_________________ muttered

_________________ talker

Words with Short Vowels

Pretest DirectionsFold back the paperalong the dotted line.Use the blanks to writeeach word as it is readaloud. When you finishthe test, unfold thepaper. Use the list at theright to correct anyspelling mistakes.Practice the words youmissed for the Posttest.

To ParentsHere are the results ofyour child's weeklyspelling Pretest. You canhelp your child study forthe Posttest by followingthese simple steps foreach word on the wordlist:

1. Read the word to yourchild.

2. Have your child writethe word, saying eachletter as it is written.

3. Say each letter of theword as your childchecks the spelling.

4. If a mistake has beenmade, have your childread each letter of thecorrectly spelled wordaloud, and then repeatsteps 1–3.

1. krind

2. nugh

3. kdoc

4. fles

5. zagmainse

6. krand

7. afde

8. tres

9. broulet

10. dahae

11. tilf

12. spewt

13. stif

14. cloupe

15. anconn

16. steapaln

17. sniocu

18. clofk

19. sturt

20. thalew

Word ScrambleUnscramble each set of letters to make a spelling word.

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20Grade 4/Unit 1The Lost Lake2

Name Date Spelling 2AT-HOME WORD STUDY

Using the Word Study Steps

1. LOOK at the word.

2. SAY the word aloud.

3. STUDY the letters in the word.

4. WRITE the word.

5. CHECK the word.

Did you spell the word right?If not, go back to step 1.

Spelling TipUse words that youknow how to spell tohelp you spell newwords:

drip + thank = drank

To Parents or HelpersUsing the Word Study Steps above as your child comes across any new words will help him or her learn to

spell words effectively. Review the steps as you both go over this week's spelling words.Go over the Spelling Tip with your child. Ask your child to think of words he or she knows that can help him

or her spell other words on the list.Help your child complete the spelling activity.

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a i

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2. 12.

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short e spelled short o spelled

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5. 15.

6. short u spelled

short e spelled u

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8. short u spelled

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Name Date Spelling 3EXPLORE THE PATTERN

drank dock self trust pleasantrest hung deaf cousin fistahead trouble lift cannon coupledrink magazines flock swept wealth

Sort each spelling word by finding the sound and spelling pattern to which itbelongs. Write the word and circle the letter or letters that spell its vowel sound.

Sounds AlikeWrite the spelling word that rhymes with each word below.

21. health 22. double

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Complete each sentence with a spelling word.

1. These always have funny stories I like to read.

2. Every morning, a large of birds visits my bird feeder.

3. I two glasses of milk this morning at breakfast.

4. A person's is who they are and how they are special.

5. Last week, the students pictures on the classroom walls.

6. If you are in a hurry, you can go of me in line.

7. I like to a glass of juice after school.

8. My Bob is my Aunt Tilly's son.

9. The clown at the circus was shot from a .

10. He found the broom and the floor.

Define It!Write the spelling words that have the same meanings as the words or phrasesbelow.

11. take it easy or sleep 14. a place to tie a boat

12. two of something 15. to raise up

13. not able to hear 16. a tightly closed hand

Name Date Spelling 4PRACTICE AND EXTEND

drank dock self trust pleasantrest hung deaf cousin fistahead trouble lift cannon coupledrink magazines flock swept wealth

Challenge Extension: Ask students to write a "fill in the blank"sentence for each Challenge Word and then exchange papers witha partner to complete the sentences.

Proofreading ActivityThere are six spelling mistakes in the letter below. Circle the misspelled words.Write the words correctly on the lines below.

Dear Cusin Bob,I had a wonderful time with my dad this summer. We hiked into the

mountains. Dad hiked ahede of me because I had truble climbing. I had to stopand reast a lot. But soon we found a lake. We draink water right from the lake!Once I thought we were lost. Dad said we could troust his compass to help usfind our way. And he was right. It was the best vacation I ever had.

See you soon,Luke

1. 3. 5.

2. 4. 6.

Writing ActivityWrite a letter to a friend about a holiday or vacation you once had. Use fourspelling words in your writing.

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Name Date Spelling 5PROOFREAD AND WRITE

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1. dockedockdoickdok

2. canninkannoncannoncanin

3. drinkedrienkdrinkdrenk

4. trubbletroubletroubeltruble

5. aheadahedahaedahede

6. lifftliftlifteliaft

7. silfsealfselfeself

8. huhnghunghungehungh

9. risterestreistreste

10. drenkdrainkdraenkdrank

11. megizinesmagazinesmagazanesmagizins

12. deafdeefdefdaef

13. trustetrousttrosttrust

14. flouckflockflokflocke

15. cousincusincousencuzin

16. sweeptsweptswieptsweeped

17. welthweelthwalthwealth

18. pleasantplesantpleasintplezant

19. festefisfistfiste

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Name Date Spelling 6POSTTEST


Look at the words in each set below. One word in each set is spelled correctly.Use a pencil to fill in the circle next to the correct word. Before you begin, look atthe sample sets of words. Sample A has been done for you. Do Sample B byyourself. When you are sure you know what to do, you may go on with the rest ofthe page.

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To ParentsHere are the results ofyour child’s weeklyspelling Pretest. You canhelp your child study forthe Posttest by followingthese simple steps foreach word on the wordlist:




4. If a mistake has beenmade, have your childread each letter of thecorrectly spelled wordaloud, then repeat steps1–3.

1. _________________ 1. cape

2. _________________ 2. gray

3. _________________ 3. station

4. _________________ 4. rail

5. _________________ 5. freight

6. _________________ 6. agree

7. _________________ 7. teacher

8. _________________ 8. secret

9. _________________ 9. family

10. _________________ 10. cane

11. _________________ 11. crayon

12. _________________ 12. cable

13. _________________ 13. fail

14. _________________ 14. tea

15. _________________ 15. zebra

16. _________________ 16. rusty

17. _________________ 17. tray

18. _________________ 18. raisin

19. _________________ 19. bean

20. _________________ 20. tidy

Challenge Words_________________ accidental

_________________ labored

_________________ occasions

_________________ rhythms

_________________ shutters

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1. greae

2. lira

3. giefrth

4. epac

5. rehatec

6. nace

7. maliyf

8. yrag

9. creets

10. sattnoi

11. tsury

12. eat

13. neab

14. diyt

15. rabez

16. ialf

17. yarcno

18. siainr

19. lebac

20. yart

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Name Date Spelling 8AT HOME WORD STUDY






4. WRITE the word.

5. CHECK the word.


Spelling Tip

Use words that youknow how to spell tohelp you spell newwords.

fr + eight = freight



spell words effectively. Review the steps as you both go over this week's spelling words.Go over the Spelling Tip with your child. Ask your child to look at the spelling words and see if any of them

contain smaller words that he or she knows how to spell.Help your child complete the word scramble.

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cape freight family fail traygray agree cane tea raisinstation teacher crayon zebra beanrail secret cable rusty tidy

Pattern Power!Sort each spelling word by finding the sound and spelling pattern to which itbelongs. Write the word and circle the letter or letters that spell its vowel sound.

Long a spelled Long e spelled

ae ee

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2. ea

ay 13.

3. 14.

4. 15.

5. e

ai 16.

6. 17.

7. y

8. 18.

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cape freight family fail traygray agree cane tea raisinstation teacher crayon zebra beanrail secret cable rusty tidy

Complete each sentence below with a spelling word.

1. The bus is five miles from my house.

2. That train carries food to the city.

3. If I mix white and black together, I will have the color .

4. It is not a that she loves to dance.

5. Do you disagree, or with me?

6. The new wrote her name on the chalkboard.

7. The dented metal looks red and .

8. I will carry the cookies to the children on a .

9. Use a to color in your coloring book.

10. The newest, fastest trains run on only one .

What Does it Mean?Write the spelling word that has the same, or almost the same meaning.

11. flunk 15. seed of a plant

12. neat 16. a dried fruit

13. relatives 17. hot drink

14. striped animal 18. walking stick

Challenge Extension: Have students create ChallengeWord scrambles. Then have students swap them with apartner and solve each other’s word scramble.





Dear Mrs. Ramos,Thank you for being so nice to me. I want to tell you a seecret. Even though

my femily had to move to find work, I will come back to see you. I hope to build asmall, tiedy house near the big tree. I will live there forever with my pretty, graecat, Kitty. When I move into my wonderful house, I will not fale to come and seeyou. You are the best teecher I ever had.

Your student,Amelia

1. 3. 5.

2. 4. 6.

Writing ActivityWhere would you like to live? Write a letter telling a friend what your place willlook like. Use four spelling words in your writing.

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2. canecaincaineceane

3. ugreeagreyaggreagree

4. rasonraisinraesinraysin

5. tideetydetiditidy

6. crayoncraiyoncrayencraon

7. zibrazebrazeebrazeabra

8. cappcapecaipcaipe

9. stationstaytionstashunsteation

10. traitrayetraytrei

11. familefamilyfamileefamely

12. raleraelrailerail

13. teecherteachurteachertaecher

14. graygreigraigraye

15. fratefreightfreitefreaght

16. cayblecaiblecablecabl

17. beanbeenebeanebene

18. seecretsecreteseicretsecret

19. roustyrustyrusterustey

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Words with Long i and Long o

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1. _________________ 1. tiger

2. _________________ 2. drive

3. _________________ 3. reply

4. _________________ 4. roll

5. _________________ 5. note

6. _________________ 6. crow

7. _________________ 7. oak

8. _________________ 8. iron

9. _________________ 9. alike

10. _________________ 10. supply

11. _________________ 11. tomato

12. _________________ 12. stove

13. _________________ 13. below

14. _________________ 14. groan

15. _________________ 15. title

16. _________________ 16. pine

17. _________________ 17. overhead

18. _________________ 18. chose

19. _________________ 19. hollow

20. _________________ 20. file

Challenge Words_________________ eerie

_________________ huddled

_________________ pesky

_________________ reins

_________________ squall

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15. loowlh

16. griet

17. rino

18. lolr

19. litte

20. pyrle

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1. drive alive brave

2. crow claw grow

3. pine shine pain

4. alike stick strike

5. oak soak bark

6. below now throw

7. file fail mile

8. supply supper fly

9. groan spoon loan

10. note not wrote

11. tomato too potato

12. stove drove move

13. overhead bead dead

14. chose those choose





4. WRITE the word.

5. CHECK the word.


Spelling Tip

Think of a word youknow that has the samespelling pattern as theword you want to spell,such as a rhyming word.

snow row crow

Find Rhyming WordsCircle the word in each row that rhymes with the spelling word in dark type.

Word UnscrambleUnscramble each set of letters to make a spelling word.


spell words effectively. Review the steps as you both go over this week's spelling words.Go over the Spelling Tip with your child. Ask your child if he or she can think of any words that rhyme with

one of the spelling words. Help your child complete the spelling activity

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Write the spelling words with these spelling patterns.

Long i spelled Long o spelled

i-e o

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2. 11.

3. 12.

4. o-e

i 13.

5. 14.

6. 15.

7. ow

y 16.

8. 17.

9. 18.

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Name Date Spelling 15EXPORE THE PATTERN

tiger note alike below overheaddrive crow supply groan chosereply oak tomato title hollowroll iron stove pine file


1. If your shirt gets wrinkled, you can use my .

2. When I grow up, my mom will teach me to a car.

3. A large black flew into the clouds.

4. The of this story is Sarah, Plain and Tall.

5. The took a nap in its cage at the zoo.

6. Mom used the top of our to fry onions.

7. Acorns are seeds from big trees.

8. At the office, all papers are kept in a .

9. A tree has long, thin needles for leaves.

10. I keep a large of dog food in the house.

What Does it Mean?Write the spelling word that has the same, or almost the same, meaning.

11. empty 15. under

12. answer 16. above

13. picked out 17. moan

14. the same or similar 18. letter

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18Challenge Extension: Have students write fill-in sentencesfor each Challenge Word. Have each student exchangesentences with a partner and fill each other’s sentences.

Grade 4/Unit 1Sarah, Plain and Tall16


tiger note alike below overheaddrive crow supply groan chosereply oak tomato title hollowroll iron stove pine file

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Proofreading ActivityThere are six spelling mistakes in the paragraph below. Circle the misspelledwords. Write the words correctly on the lines below.

Sarah just got back from town. She brought us a suply of food for dinner. Shecooked rich, delicious tomado soup on the stoov. Then she made us warm,brown dinner rowls. We ate outside, in the shade of the huge, old oke tree.Overhed, the birds sang to each other in the branches. It was a wonderful day,and I was very happy.

1. 3. 5.

2. 4. 6.

Writing ActivitySarah liked to drive to town. Write a short story about a drive you would like totake. Use four spelling words in your writing.



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Look at the words in each set below. One word in each set is spelledcorrectly. Use a pencil to fill in the circle next to the correct word. Beforeyou begin, look at the sample sets of words. Sample A has been done foryou. Do Sample B by yourself. When you are sure you know what to do,you may go on with the rest of the page.

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1. drivdrive drievdryve

2. crow crawcroecroo

3. pynpihnpienpine

4. alickaliekalike alik

5. okeoak okoek

6. below bilowbeloebeloo

7. filfile fielfyel

8. suppliesuplysuppleysupply

9. gronegroengroan graon

10. nowtnootnoetnote

11. tomadotomato toomatoetomatoe

12. stoovestovstove stohve

13. overhead ovuheadoverhedoverhad

14. chooschose choischoss

15. holloholluhhollohhollow

16. tiger tiegrtygertigger

17. iorniyerniron iern

18. rolroll roolrowl

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Words with /u/ and /ü/

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1. _________________ 1. ruler

2. _________________ 2. avenue

3. _________________ 3. raccoon

4. _________________ 4. loose

5. _________________ 5. commute

6. _________________ 6. continue

7. _________________ 7. gloomy

8. _________________ 8. unit

9. _________________ 9. whose

10. _________________ 10. humor

11. _________________ 11. improve

12. _________________ 12. beautiful

13. _________________ 13. cube

14. _________________ 14. stool

15. _________________ 15. movement

16. _________________ 16. ruin

17. _________________ 17. bugle

18. _________________ 18. argue

19. _________________ 19. community

20. _________________ 20. tuna

Challenge Words_________________ assured

_________________ horizon

_________________ jagged

_________________ mature

_________________ squealed

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Find and CircleWhere are the spelling words?

20Grade 4/Unit 1Seal Journey20






4. WRITE the word.

5. CHECK the word.


Spelling Tip

Keep an AlphabeticalPersonal Word ListNotebook. Write wordsyou often have troublespelling.

a a x x c o m m u t e x x g l o o m y a a b u n i t x v a v e n u e

a b r u l e r x x l o o s e y y z c o n t i n u e z z r a c c o o n a b z

s t o o l a b x x c u b e z z m o v e m e n t z z r u i n a b z z x x

a a w h o s e g x h u m o r z z b e a u t i f u l c c o m m u n i t y

x x b u g l e v v i m p r o v e y y a r g u e a b b c t u n a x y z z


spell words effectively. Review the steps as you both go over this week's spelling words.Go over the Spelling Tip with your child. Ask him or her if he or she can think of words that are difficult to

spell. Invite him or her to write it in a notebook.Help your child find and circle the spelling words in the puzzle.

/u / spelledu

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Write each spelling words under the spelling pattern to which it belongs and circlethe spelling pattern letter or letters.

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20Challenge Extension: Have students write onesentence for each Challenge Word.

Grade 4/Unit 1Seal Journey22

Complete each sentence below with a spelling word or words.

1. A king is the of a country.

2. I play the in the school marching band.

3. She knows books these are.

4. The sat on the tree branch and looked at me.

5. If I to practice, I may make the baseball team.

6. The people who live in my are very friendly.

7. Put a leash on the dog, or he will get .

8. Many people to work by train.

9. The nursery is just one in the hospital.

10. He put an ice in his drink.

11. A joke with good can make you laugh.

12. The child stepped up on the to reach the sink.

Synonym Alert!Write the spelling word that has the same, or almost the same, meaning.

1. road 5. pretty

2. dark or sad 6. destroy

3. disagree or fight 7. make better

4. motion 8. fish


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The baby seal looked like a bootiful white ball of fur. It made a muvmenttoward its mother. Its mother will continu to feed it milk for twelve days. Seals eatsmall fish and shrimp, not big fish, like the toona. Soon the whole communeity ofseals will swim north. It makes me sad and glumy, to say goodbye to the babyseals.

1. 3. 5.

2. 4. 6.

Writing ActivityThink about an adventure you would like. Where would you go and what wouldyou do? Write a paragraph using four spelling words in your writing.

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2. commute comutecommutcommoot

3. avenooavenue avenuavenoe

4. ruler roolerrularruller

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7. wooswhoswhose whooz

8. humor hoomorhumurheumor

9. kubecyubecube coobe

10. continucontinyucontinooecontinue

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12. raccuneraccoon raccunraccoun

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15. tuna tuonatoonatunae

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Words from Health

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Fold back the paperalong the dotted line.Use the blanks to writeeach word as it is readaloud. When you finishthe test, unfold thepaper. Use the list at theright to correct anyspelling mistakes.Practice the words thatyou missed for thePosttest.

To ParentsHere are the results ofyour child’s weeklyspelling Pretest. You canhelp your child study forthe Posttest by followingthese simple steps foreach word on the list:





1. _________________ 1. dentist

2. _________________ 2. crown

3. _________________ 3. hospital

4. _________________ 4. medicine

5. _________________ 5. diet

6. _________________ 6. gums

7. _________________ 7. gland

8. _________________ 8. joint

9. _________________ 9. fever

10. _________________ 10. chewing

11. _________________ 11. brain

12. _________________ 12. cavity

13. _________________ 13. disease

14. _________________ 14. plaque

15. _________________ 15. vitamin

16. _________________ 16. ache

17. _________________ 17. dental

18. _________________ 18. clinic

19. _________________ 19. oral

20. _________________ 20. molars

Challenge Words_________________ fangs

_________________ patients

_________________ healthy

_________________ reptiles

_________________ skills

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4. WRITE the word.

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Spelling Tip

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Personal Word List.Help your child complete the spelling activity.

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Word SortWrite the spelling words with these spelling patterns.

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dentist diet fever disease dentalcrown gums chewing plaque clinichospital gland brain vitamin oralmedicine joint cavity ache molars

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Rhyme TimeWrite the spelling word that rhymes with each word below.

1. plane 4. take

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20Challenge Extension: Imagine you visit the office ofan animal doctor. Write one sentence for eachChallenge Word describing your visit.

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Part of the GroupRead the heading for each group of words. Then add the spelling word thatbelongs in each pair.


dentist diet fever disease dentalcrown gums chewing plaque clinichospital gland brain vitamin oralmedicine joint cavity ache molars

Parts of the Mouth Other Parts of the Body

1. tongue, 6. head,

2. teeth, 7. bone,

Tooth Problems Where to Go for Help

3. pain, 8. doctor,

4. stains, 9. office,

5. hole, 10. emergency room,

What Does it Mean?Write the spelling word that matches the meanings below.

11. having to do with teeth 16. a harmful condition

12. what you eat and drink 17. a high body temperature

13. having to do with the mouth 18. produces saliva

14. an artificial tooth part 19. drug to relieve pain

15. grinding food with teeth 20. healthful part of foods

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How do you know if a tiger has a tooth acke? Well, it may stop chooing andeating. It may have a feevr. Then it is time to call the animal dentest, who will fixthe tooth. Maybe the tiger has a cavty that needs to be filled. Maybe the tigerneeds medecene to get better. Keepers at the zoo will make sure the tiger getswell.

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2. 4. 6.

Writing ActivityPretend you are an animal dentist. Write a dental report about an animal whoseteeth you just fixed. Use four spelling words in your writing.

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1. _________________ 1. biscuit

2. _________________ 2. clover

3. _________________ 3. public

4. _________________ 4. oven

5. _________________ 5. bandage

6. _________________ 6. cabin

7. _________________ 7. plastic

8. _________________ 8. radar

9. _________________ 9. mitten

10. _________________ 10. knapsack

11. _________________ 11. local

12. _________________ 12. mustard

13. _________________ 13. pupil

14. _________________ 14. sofa

15. _________________ 15. welcome

16. _________________ 16. razor

17. _________________ 17. fancy

18. _________________ 18. limit

19. _________________ 19. famous

20. _________________ 20. item

Challenge Words_________________ festival

_________________ guilt

_________________ inspecting

_________________ lingered

_________________ resounded

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11. clipbu

12. badgean

13. cutisbi

14. clapsit

15. tentim

16. colla

17. lippu

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4. WRITE the word.

5. CHECK the word.

Did you spell the word right? Ifnot, go back to step 1.

Spelling TipLook for word chunksor smaller words thatcan help youremember the spellingof a word. Do you seethe words band andage in bandage?


spell words effectively. Review the steps as you both go over this week's spelling words.Go over the Spelling Tip with your child. Help your child find chunks or smaller words in the spelling words to

help remember how to spell them.Help your child complete the spelling activity.

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What’s the Connection? Complete each statement with a spelling word.

1. Clothing is to jacket as shelter is to .

2. Cap is to beret as glove is to .

3. Box is to carton as duffel bag is to .

4. Jam is to toast as butter is to .

5. Animal is to horse as plant is to .

6. Cotton is to nylon as wood is to .

7. Shut is to open as private is to .

8. Up is to down as plain is to .

9. Educate is to teacher as learn is to .

10. Dig is to shovel as shave is to .

11. Tiny is to huge as unknown is to .

12. Far is to near as widespread is to .

13. Fruit is to apple as furniture is to .

14. Salt is to pepper as ketchup is to .

15. Leave is to good-bye as enter is to .


biscuit bandage mitten pupil fancyclover cabin knapsack sofa limitpublic plastic local welcome famousoven radar mustard razor item

Challenge Extension:Write one sentence for each Challenge Word.


Dear Justin,Thanks so much for the postcard! I wish I could live in a cabun and ride the

range with you and your grandpa. I’d also like to taste some of his stewed raisinsand pork, but most of all I’d like a biscut. Yummy! I didn’t know you could bakewithout an ovin. By the way, I have a book about Nate Love and some otherfamus cowboys. They sure did some fancie circle roping and riding. There wasno limut to their talents. You can borrow the book when you get home. See yousoon.

Your friend,Jamie

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2. 4. 6.

Writing ActivitySuppose you are Justin’s friend. Write him a letter describing what you’ve beendoing while he’s been away. Use at least four spelling words in your letter.

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2. welcome wellcomewelcumwelkcome

3. napsacknapsacknapsakknapsack

4. plastickplastik plastic plasic

5. bandage bandadgebandidgebandudge

6. publickpubblicpublic publik

7. item itimitumittem

8. rayzorrazerraisorrazor

9. sofa soffasoafasowfa

10. raydarradar raddarraidar

11. fansyfanncyfancy fancie

12. musterdmustard mustradmusturd

13. mitten mitenmittinmittun

14. faymousfamusfamis famous

15. cabbincabuncabin caben

16. pupil puppilpupillpuepil

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1. _________________ 1. blank

2. _________________ 2. daring

3. _________________ 3. claim

4. _________________ 4. flour

5. _________________ 5. crack

6. _________________ 6. bridge

7. _________________ 7. float

8. _________________ 8. plank

9. _________________ 9. classified

10. _________________ 10. cradle

11. _________________ 11. brand

12. _________________ 12. among

13. _________________ 13. flatter

14. _________________ 14. clothesline

15. _________________ 15. bridle

16. _________________ 16. credit

17. _________________ 17. darling

18. _________________ 18. flutter

19. _________________ 19. clatter

20. _________________ 20. cruise

Challenge Words_________________ bulging

_________________ crumpled

_________________ haze

_________________ shrieking

_________________ waddled

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6. grinda

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Spelling Tip

Use words you knowhow to spell to helpyou spell newwords.

bravery + judge =bridge



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blank crack classified flatter darlingdaring bridge cradle clothesline flutter claim float brand bridle clatterflour plank among credit cruise

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words beginning with fl words beginning with br

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21. name 24. butter

22. sharing 25. lose

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blank crack classified flatter darlingdaring bridge cradle clothesline flutter claim float brand bridle clatterflour plank among credit cruise


1. When it’s windy, the leaves and shake.

2. The children helped to hang the laundry on the .

3. We mixed milk and to make biscuits.

4. The horse rider removed the saddle and .

5. The carpenter replaced a wooden that had rotted.

6. It took great to dive into the stormy sea.

7. We read an ad in the section.

8. Ranchers their cattle to show who owns them.

9. Did anyone the ring you found in the parking lot?

10. Our teacher will give us extra if we read a book.

Word Meaning: SynonymsWrite the spelling word that has the same or almost the same meaning.

11. sweety 15. voyage

12. amid 16. break

13. overpass 17. empty

14. baby bed 18. crash

Challenge Extension: Write one fill-in sentence foreach Challenge Word and then exchange papers with apartner to complete them.




Proofreading Activity There are six spelling mistakes in Walter’s journal entry below. Circle themisspelled words. Write the words correctly on the lines below.

October 28

What a shocking dream I had! I saw the world in the future. Garbage was piledso high I had to use a brigde to get from one side of town to the other. The airwas so dirty that the laundry on a closeline actually turned black. I got caughtamung thousands of cars in a gigantic traffic jam, with thousands of hornshonking. The clattur was so unbearable that I covered my ears to block the noise.The rivers and lakes were so polluted that a person would have to be very dairing—or crazy—to go swimming. I was glad when I finally woke up in my room. Ihope that the future world will not be like this, as some people clame it may be.

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Writing Activity Have you ever had a dream about the future? Write about one of your dreams.Use four spelling words in your writing.

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1. _________________ 1. thrill

2. _________________ 2. spruce

3. _________________ 3. stand

4. _________________ 4. speed

5. _________________ 5. stretch

6. _________________ 6. sprint

7. _________________ 7. spare

8. _________________ 8. threw

9. _________________ 9. stranger

10. _________________ 10. springtime

11. _________________ 11. stern

12. _________________ 12. spectacle

13. _________________ 13. strap

14. _________________ 14. thrifty

15. _________________ 15. street

16. _________________ 16. stung

17. _________________ 17. sparkle

18. _________________ 18. stress

19. _________________ 19. special

20. _________________ 20. steak

Challenge Words_________________ clustered

_________________ county

_________________ glistened

_________________ overflowing

_________________ sturdy

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4. WRITE the word.

5. CHECK the word.


Spelling Tip

Make up clues to helpyou remember thespelling.

“C” the “sh” sound inspecial.

Find and CircleFind and circle the hidden spelling words.

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spelling words. Help him or her use the clues and then write the spelling words to remember how to spell them. Help your child find and circle the hidden spelling words.

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Pattern Power Write the spelling words with these spelling patterns.

words beginning with str words beginning with st

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Rhyme Time Write the spelling word that rhymes with each word.

21. goose 24. among

22. lead 25. learn

23. shoe

Finish the WordWrite the missing letters to correctly complete the words in the sentences.

"Hurry up," my parents called. "There’s not a minute to 1. sp .We don’t want to be late. We’ll wait for you in the car."

I grabbed my cap, tightened the 2. str on my fanny pack, andran out the door to the car.

Every April, our city holds a 3. spr festival, beginning with aparade. It is always a very 4. sp event. This year’s parade was aneye-popping 5. sp . It was a 6. thr for children andadults alike. Dozens of bands and floats made their way down the one-mile 7.str of Fifth Avenue, the main 8. str in our city. Mybrother and I like to 9. st along the curb near City Hall. That’swhere the parade will slow down for the mayor and then 10. sp upagain. This year our sister is in the high school marching band. We watched asshe and the other twirlers 11. thr their batons up in the air and thencaught them. The sunlight hit the beads and sequins on their outfits and madethem 12. sp . What a sight! We cheered loudly as they marchedpast us.

Word GroupsWrite the spelling word that belongs in each group.

13. pierced, pricked, 17. race, run,

14. fir, pine, 18. alien, foreigner,

15. strain, pressure, 19. harsh, strict,

16. economical, penny-wise, 20. chop, burger,

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Proofreading Activity There are six spelling mistakes in this short story. Circle the misspelled words.Write the words correctly on the lines below.

Leah was my best friend. I got a letter from her last month. She told meabout the speshal way she saved her family’s farm. I wish I could have seen theexpression on the auctioneer’s face when Leah offered him one dollar for herfather’s tractor!

We lost our farm in the sprinktime, and then we moved to Oregon. I haven’tseen Leah in a year. Whenever I have a few spair pennies for a stamp, I write toher.

Life has been difficult for farm families everywhere because of the drought.We had to be as thirfty as we could. We thruw nothing away, not even emptyflour sacks. My mama used the material to make clothes for my sister and me.She could even make a pot of soup strech for three or four meals. Times weredifficult, but they will get better.

1. 3. 5.

2. 4. 6.

Writing Activity What do you think Leah said in her letter? Pretend you are Leah. Write a lettertelling about the auction. Use four spelling words in your writing.



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1. _________________ 1. cities

2. _________________ 2. mistakes

3. _________________ 3. foxes

4. _________________ 4. babies

5. _________________ 5. knives

6. _________________ 6. engines

7. _________________ 7. soldiers

8. _________________ 8. ranches

9. _________________ 9. hobbies

10. _________________ 10. yourselves

11. _________________ 11. eyelashes

12. _________________ 12. uniforms

13. _________________ 13. batteries

14. _________________ 14. calves

15. _________________ 15. shovels

16. _________________ 16. sunglasses

17. _________________ 17. groceries

18. _________________ 18. loaves

19. _________________ 19. mattresses

20. _________________ 20. ferries

Challenge Words_________________ crate

_________________ ditches

_________________ endless

_________________ glinting

_________________ inning

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Find Rhyming WordsCircle the word in each row that rhymes with the spelling word on the left.

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Spelling Tip

Add -s to most words to formplurals.

string + s = strings

Add -es to words ending in x,z, s, sh, or ch.

stretch + es = stretches

When a word ends with aconsonant followed by y,change the y to i and add -es.

memory + es = memories

To make plurals of words thatend with one f or fe, you oftenneed to change the f or fe to vand add -es.

1. mistakes shakes taken

2. foxes books boxes

3. knives stoves wives

4. ranches thanks branches

5. hobbies cobbles lobbies

6. eyelashes flashes laughs

7. calves curves halves

8. sunglasses grass masses

9. loaves stoves coats

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spell words effectively. Review the steps as you both go over this week's spelling words.Go over each Spelling Tip with your child. Ask him or her to add -s or -es to form plurals. Ask if he or she

knows other words that end with a consonant followed by y. Help your child to use the Spelling Tips to add endings tothe words to make them plural.

Help your child find and circle the word in each row that doesn’t rhyme with the spelling word.

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Pattern Power Write the spelling words that fit each of these plural endings.

-s -ies

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9. 19.

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cities knives hobbies batteries groceriesmistakes engines yourselves calves loavesfoxes soldiers eyelashes shovels mattressesbabies ranches uniforms sunglasses ferries

All in OrderWrite the following words in alphabetical order: foxes, cities, babies, ferries,calves, knives, batteries, eyelashes, groceries, hobbies.

1. 6.

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What’s the Word? Write the spelling words that match the clues below.

1. where some live 7. on beds

2. cans of soup 8. all of you

3. kinds of ships 9. make trains go

4. newborns 10. cut things

5. tools for snow 11. on eyelids

6. work clothes 12. pastimes

What’s the Word?Complete each sentence below with a spelling word.

13. I made very few on my math test.

14. The wild had big, red, bushy tails.

15. The were trained to fight battles.

16. There are many cattle out West.

17. I got new for my flashlight.

18. The farmer’s cows had newborn this year.

19. The sun was so bright, I put on my .

20. He went to the store to buy five of bread.


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Writing Activity There are six spelling mistakes in this paragraph. Circle the misspelled words.Write the words correctly on the lines below.

During World War II, my family and many hundreds of other Japanese-American families from cityes and towns everywhere were forced to live ingovernment camps. We were guarded by soldjers. It was a difficult time for all ofus. It helped to pass the time by playing baseball. First we had to make abaseball field. We used shovles to clear away plants to make a space for thefield. Then we packed down the dust and made it hard. Some men found woodfor bleachers. Our mothers used the covers from mattressies to make uniformesfor us. Our friends back home sent us bats, balls, and gloves. I was reallynervous during the first game. I wasn’t a very good player and didn’t want tomake any misteaks. Guess what? I hit a home run!

1. 3. 5.

2. 4. 6.

Writing Activity If you could interview some of the people who once lived in the governmentcamps, what questions would you ask them? Use four spelling words in yourinterview questions.

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1. _________________ 1. language

2. _________________ 2. history

3. _________________ 3. pottery

4. _________________ 4. study

5. _________________ 5. spoken

6. _________________ 6. accent

7. _________________ 7. tribe

8. _________________ 8. human

9. _________________ 9. custom

10. _________________ 10. village

11. _________________ 11. folktale

12. _________________ 12. practice

13. _________________ 13. relatives

14. _________________ 14. interview

15. _________________ 15. region

16. _________________ 16. symbol

17. _________________ 17. guide

18. _________________ 18. totem

19. _________________ 19. colony

20. _________________ 20. prints

Challenge Words_________________ extinct

_________________ native

_________________ backgrounds

_________________ generations

_________________ century

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2. idgue

3. muhna

4. coolyn

5. anglegau

6. tolkleaf

7. latesiver

8. blosmy

9. metto

10. carpicet

11. rhytiso

12. vieinwert

13. biter

14. legliva

15. strinp

16. dyust

17. engior

18. mustoc

19. rotpety

20. necact

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4. WRITE the word.

5. CHECK the word.


Spelling Tip

Become familiar withthe dictionary and useit often.



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short a in the short i in the first syllable first syllable

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short u in the short o in the short e in thefirst syllable first syllable first syllable

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1. Spanish is here.

2. I live in a mountainous .

3. We met the artist who made this .

4. What did Geronimo belong to?

5. Dad will go to an for a new job.

6. I plan to music in college.

7. What do you speak?

8. The led us along the trail.

9. We read your of what happened.

10. beings come in all shapes and sizes.

11. I piano for one hour each day.

12. Where do your live?

13. I just read a funny from Russia.

14. The lion is a of courage.

15. The artist carved and painted a pole.

16. It is a in my family to drink tea before lunch.


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Did you know that Choctaw is an endangered Native American langauge?It is only spokin by 12,000 people, today. An organization working to keep aliveChoctaw and other Native American languages prins books and makes recordsavailable for people to use. In histry class we are learning Choctaw words andphrases. One of the girls is a member of the Choctaw trieb. She and her relitivesspeak Choctaw at home. Some of us would like to study Choctaw. I know it willtake a lot of practice because it is so different from English.

1. 3. 5.

2. 4. 6.

Writing Activity Imagine that the year is 1800 and that you are a Native American child. Write aparagraph about what life is like among your people, using four spelling words.

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2. language langagelangwagelangauge

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4. histryhistreyhistoriehistory

5. totumtotimtotem tottem

6. pottery poterypottry pottary

7. guyde guide giude gide

8. studiestuddystudy studie

9. simble symblesymbowlsymbol

10. spokin spoken spocken spockin

11. region regin regun regon

12. acentakcent acsent accent

13. intreview intrview interview innerview

14. trieb tribe trybe tirbe

15. reltives relitives relutives relatives

16. humunhueminhuman humeman

17. practice practisepractus pracktise

18. costumcustom cusstomcustim

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1. _________________ 1. oily

2. _________________ 2. annoy

3. _________________ 3. around

4. _________________ 4. growl

5. _________________ 5. disappoint

6. _________________ 6. royalty

7. _________________ 7. bounce

8. _________________ 8. bowing

9. _________________ 9. moist

10. _________________ 10. enjoyment

11. _________________ 11. aloud

12. _________________ 12. tower

13. _________________ 13. avoid

14. _________________ 14. employ

15. _________________ 15. lookout

16. _________________ 16. however

17. _________________ 17. appointment

18. _________________ 18. scout

19. _________________ 19. powder

20. _________________ 20. noun

Challenge Words_________________ admitted

_________________ displaying

_________________ elegantly

_________________ strolling

_________________ wharf

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scout bounce around


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What's the Word? Complete each sentence with a word from the spelling list.

1. The baby likes to look to see what is going on.

2. Keep the soil around the plant or the plant will die.

3. Did you make an to see the dentist?

4. A king and a queen are .

5. What a loud that dog made!

6. The wet road had a slick, coating from all of the traffic.

7. I really like that dress; , I can’t buy it now.

8. Do you like to read stories to younger children?

9. In the old days, was a polite form of greeting.

10. Mom gets a lot of out of working in the garden.

What Do You Mean?Read each dictionary definition below. Then write the spelling word that matchesthe definition.

11. To bother someone

12. To rebound after hitting something

13. To stay clear of

14. A part of speech that names a person, place, or thing

15. To provide with paying work


oily disappoint moist avoid appointmentannoy royalty enjoyment employ scoutaround bounce aloud lookout powdergrowl bowing tower however noun

Challenge Extension: Have students write dictionary definitionsof the Challenge Words. Then exchange with a partner and writethe Challenge Words that match each other’s definitions.

Proofreading ActivityThere are 6 spelling mistakes in the paragraph below. Circle the misspelledwords. Write the words correctly on the lines below.

Benjamin Franklin was an interesting man. He was comfortable withcommon men and roialty. He liked to take walks arownd Philadelphia, and wasalways on the lookouwt for ways to improve the city. He invented things for hisown enjoiment. He was never known to avoyd a problem or task. Ben would notdisappoynt a friend in need.

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2. 4. 6.

Writing ActivityDo you have a favorite person from history? Write something you think thatperson might say if he or she were alive today, using four spelling words.

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9. moistemoist moystmosit

10. enjoymantenjoimentanjoymintenjoyment

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12. towirtouertower twore

13. avoid ivoidavoydahvoid

14. employ emploiyimployamploi

15. lookowtlokoutlokowutlookout

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17. apoyntmentappointmentupointmantipointment

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To ParentsHere are the results ofyour child’s weeklyspelling Pretest. You canhelp your child study forthe Posttest by followingthese simple steps foreach word on the list:





1. _________________ 1. curious

2. _________________ 2. pure

3. _________________ 3. fully

4. _________________ 4. sure

5. _________________ 5. wooden

6. _________________ 6. should

7. _________________ 7. furious

8. _________________ 8. cure

9. _________________ 9. handful

10. _________________ 10. crooked

11. _________________ 11. would

12. _________________ 12. bulldozer

13. _________________ 13. soot

14. _________________ 14. tour

15. _________________ 15. butcher

16. _________________ 16. woolen

17. _________________ 17. pudding

18. _________________ 18. goodness

19. _________________ 19. pulley

20. _________________ 20. overlook

Challenge Words_________________ exist

_________________ image

_________________ inspire

_________________ reference

_________________ sketch

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5. CHECK the word.


Spelling Tip

Words with a vowelsound as in the wordfully are often spelledwith u. (butcher, handful)

Words with a vowelsound as in the wordwooden are oftenspelled with oo.(crooked, woolen)

Find and CircleWhere are the spelling words?

To Parents or HelpersUsing the Word Study Steps above as your child comes across any new words will help him or her learn

to spell words effectively. Review the steps as you both go over this week's spelling words.Go over each Spelling Tip with your child. Ask your child to find other spelling words spelled with u and

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Pattern Power!Write the spelling words with these spelling patterns.

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Definitions for YouFill in the word from the spelling list that matches the definition.

1. made from the hair of sheep

2. interested in learning more

3. to fail to notice

4. free of dirt or pollution

5. made from trees

6. a word used to express duty

7. having bends or curves

8. the amount a hand can hold

9. black particles left after wood or coal are burned

10. completely or totally

11. a word used to make a polite request

12. desirable qualities

13. a method that brings back health

14. impossible to doubt

15. to be very angry

16. a creamy dessert

Challenge Extension: Pair up students. Have one partner use thedictionary to write short definitions for each Challenge Word. Then letthe other partner use the definitions to make up one sentence for each




Proofreading ActivityThere are six spelling mistakes in the paragraph. Circle the misspelled words.Write the words correctly on the lines below.

Last fall I went to the community crafts fair and saw lots of interestingthings. One woman was making old-fashioned wudden toys from pieces of pineand maple. I bought a buledozer that really works for my little brother. Acandlemaker was selling candles made from pur beeswax. A weaver was makingbeautiful wollen shawls and scarves. I bought a handfool of bright, shiny marbles.I got cyrious when I saw a crowd of people gathered in a circle. When I got closerI saw someone making blown glass animals. It was a fun day.

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Writing Activity Using four spelling words, describe a crafts fair or other festival that you haveattended.

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4. If a mistake has beenmade, have your childread each letter of thecorrectly spelled wordaloud, then repeat steps1-3.

1. _________________ 1. changed

2. _________________ 2. watch

3. _________________ 3. fresh

4. _________________ 4. shoulder

5. _________________ 5. whatever

6. _________________ 6. south

7. _________________ 7. chimney

8. _________________ 8. scratch

9. _________________ 9. shove

10. _________________ 10. wheat

11. _________________ 11. cloth

12. _________________ 12. themselves

13. _________________ 13. crunch

14. _________________ 14. batch

15. _________________ 15. harsh

16. _________________ 16. whittle

17. _________________ 17. thoughtful

18. _________________ 18. birch

19. _________________ 19. switch

20. _________________ 20. theater

Challenge Words_________________ chanted

_________________ pouch

_________________ restless

_________________ scribbled

_________________ stitching

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Spelling Tip

If the /ch/ immediatelyfollows a short vowel ina one-syllable word, itis spelled tch: watch,scratch.

There are a fewexceptions in English:much, such, which, andrich.

Word Scramble

1. hctarcs 11. hrcib

2. veslesmeht 12. hcawt

3. hruncc 13. hsrfe

4. htolc 14. lreduohs

5. hhsra 15. eymnich

6. hctba 16. voehs

7. denaghc 17. teltihw

8. veretahw 18. lutfhgouht

9. houts 19. thciws

10. aethw 20. taehtre

To Parents or HelpersUsing the Word Study Steps above as your child comes across any new words will help him or her learn tospell words effectively. Review the steps as you both go over this week's spelling words. Go over each Spelling Tip with your child. Help your child find other spelling words spelled with tch.Help your child complete the spelling activity.

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What's the Word?Complete each sentence with a spelling word.

1. Would you like to the parade with me?

2. My aunt likes to small figures from tree branches.

3. Young children like to do things by .

4. During free time, we can do we want.

5. He hurt his when he threw the ball too hard.

6. The tree has a pretty, white bark.

7. The smoke from the fireplace goes up the .

8. We may have to the stuck door to open it.

9. The midwestern states grow a lot of .

10. I'm going to the on Friday to see a play.

Just the OppositeWrite a word from the spelling list that has the opposite meaning from the word orphrase below.

11. stayed the same

12. stale

13. north

14. mild

15. a single one

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Proofreading ActivityThere are 6 spelling mistakes in the paragraph. Circle the misspelled words.Write the words correctly on the lines below.

My uncle has always enjoyed working with wood. He says it gives him timeto be quiet and thotfull. I like to wach him while he works. He likes to witle smallbirds and forest animals from pieces of wood that he finds on his hikes. Hisfavorite wood to use is bersh. He uses sandpaper to make the wood smooth, soit won't skracth him. Then he carefully uses a knife to make the shape of theanimal. The first time I saw a piece of wood shanjed into a real-looking rabbit, Iwas amazed.

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2. 4. 6.

Writing ActivityWrite a paragraph about something you like to make. Use four words from yourspelling list.



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1. _________________ 1. freed

2. _________________ 2. hugged

3. _________________ 3. emptied

4. _________________ 4. figured

5. _________________ 5. budding

6. _________________ 6. carried

7. _________________ 7. believed

8. _________________ 8. dimmed

9. _________________ 9. studied

10. _________________ 10. providing

11. _________________ 11. shedding

12. _________________ 12. sledding

13. _________________ 13. magnified

14. _________________ 14. wedged

15. _________________ 15. rotting

16. _________________ 16. varied

17. _________________ 17. arrived

18. _________________ 18. plugging

19. _________________ 19. rising

20. _________________ 20. celebrated

Challenge Words_________________ fretted

_________________ gourd

_________________ plantation

_________________ settlement

_________________ sunrise

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Word EndingsWrite the spelling word by crossing offthe final -e and then adding -ed or -ing.

1. free

2. believe

3. figure

4. arrive

5. rise

6. celebrate

7. provide

8. wedge

Write the spelling word by doubling thefinal consonant and adding -ed or -ing.

9. hug

10. bud

11. dim

12. shed

Write the spelling word by changing y toi and then adding -ed.

13. empty

14. carry

15. study

16. vary

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5. CHECK the word.


Spelling Tip

When words end in silent e, dropthe e when adding an ending thatbegins with a vowel.believe - e + ing = believing

When a one syllable word ends inone vowel followed by one consonant,double the consonant before adding anending that begins with a vowel.hug + ed = hugged

When a word ends with aconsonant followed by y, change the yto i when adding any ending exceptendings that begin with i.empty + ed = emptied


spell words effectively. Review the steps as you both go over this week's spelling words.Go over each Spelling Tip with your child. Ask him or her to add -s or -es to form plurals. Ask if he or she

knows other words that end with a consonant followed by y. Help your child to use the Spelling Tips to add endings tothe words to make them plural.

Help your child complete the spelling activity.

Write the spelling words that double the consonant before adding -ing.

14. 15. 16.

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Pattern PowerWrite the spelling words that double the consonant before adding -ed.

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Write the spelling words that drop the e before adding -ed.

3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8.

Write the spelling words that change y to i before adding -ed.

9. 10. 11.

12. 13.

Write the spelling words that drop the e before adding -ing.

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20Challenge Extension: Have students create a crosswordpuzzle using the Challenge Words, then work with a partner tocomplete each other's sentences.

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Fill in the BlanksComplete each sentence with a word from the spelling list.

1. Last year we the Fourth of July with fireworks.

2. Which do you like better, ice skating or ?

3. We'll start the night hike when the moon is .

4. My cousins just in time for the party.

5. The tiny insects were by the microscope.

6. My dog is messy when he starts his hair!

7. I got an A on the test because I hard.

8. The plants began when spring arrived.

9. The coach our routines so we wouldn't get bored.

10. Our team out the answer first.

What Does It Mean?Write the base word for each spelling word.

11. freed 16. dimmed

12. hugged 17. providing

13. emptied 18. wedged

14. carried 19. rotting

15. believed 20. plugging


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Proofreading ActivityThere are 6 spelling mistakes in the paragraph. Circle the misspelled words.Write the words correctly on the lines below.

Last week we celebrat my dad's birthday with a surprise party. All of ourrelatives and friends met at our favorite restaurant. Around 5:30, my brotherscaryed in the presents. The other guests were already there, all hiding in cornersand behind chairs. The lights were dimned. I arryved with my dad around 6o'clock. My mom turned up the lights. Then everyone stood up and shouted"Happy Birthday, Mike!" My dad was so happy, he huged us all. He said we reallytricked him; he believeed my story about going to a soccer dinner. It was a greatparty. I wonder what we'll think of for next year!

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Writing ActivityWrite about a celebration you had. Use at least four spelling words in yourdescription.



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6. rotingrotteingrotenngrotting

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9. sledensleddingsledinngsleading

10. hugeddhuggedhuggidhugded

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12. plugingpluugingpulugingplugging

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1. _________________ 1. designs

2. _________________ 2. artist

3. _________________ 3. building

4. _________________ 4. activity

5. _________________ 5. museum

6. _________________ 6. art

7. _________________ 7. create

8. _________________ 8. master

9. _________________ 9. poster

10. _________________ 10. statue

11. _________________ 11. assemble

12. _________________ 12. craft

13. _________________ 13. express

14. _________________ 14. arrange

15. _________________ 15. professional

16. _________________ 16. mold

17. _________________ 17. easel

18. _________________ 18. plaster

19. _________________ 19. masterpiece

20. _________________ 20. exhibit

Challenge Words_________________ challenge

_________________ contained

_________________ entertaining

_________________ mazes

_________________ requires

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6. srespex

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12. gudilibn

13. smarte

14. geararn

15. doml

16. xeitbih

17. parstel

18. rat

19. umusme

20. usteat

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Spelling TipLook for word chunks

or smaller words that helpyou remember the spellingof a word.

assemble = as sem ble

professional = pro fes sion al

masterpiece = mas ter piece

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designs museum poster express easelartist art statue arrange plasterbuilding create assemble professional masterpieceactivity master craft mold exhibit

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What is the Meaning?Find the word from the spelling list that matches each definition below.

1. someone who earns a living in an occupation

2. a public showing

3. something made by skilled hands

4. a container used to make shapes

5. a structure with walls and a roof

6. a sticky substance used by builders

7. decorative patterns

8. to make something


9. Can you the books neatly on the shelf?

10. It's a challenge to this 500-piece jigsaw puzzle.

11. I study painting with a talented teacher.

12. Last week I made a to advertise the school play.

13. That of a boy is so lifelike, it looks real.

14. We were busy at camp doing one after another.

15. Do you like to yourself through writing or drawing?

16. I saw a great at the museum the other day.


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Proofreading ActivityThere are 6 spelling mistakes in the directions below. Circle the misspelledwords. Write the words correctly on the lines below.

Getting Ready to Paint a Picture

1. Think about the feeling or idea you want to ecspress in your painting.

2. Assembal all of your equipment.

3. Sketch several desins on paper first.

4. Arange your brushes and paints so they are easy to reach.

5. Put a blank canvas on an esel.

6. Use your brushes, paints, and ideas to creight a wonderful painting.

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6. masterpieacemasterrpecemasterpiece mazzterpiece

7. artestartist ardiztahrtist

8. prufesionelproffesionalprifesionulprofessional

9. create kreateecreeatechreat

10. ixpressexpress ackspresegspress

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12. poster poasterpostearpuhster

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15. ecksibiteaxibetexhibit egsebet

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5. The professional had soot wedjed into his collar. 5.A B C

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6. The tour guide led us to the museeum exhibit. 6.E F G

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13. We will powdir the batch of cookies with pure sugar. 13.A B C

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14. During the theatir tour, they will use a pulley. 14.E F G

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15. He will wittle a wood statue and give it to royalty. 15.A B C

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16. The soot looks like powder when magnified. 16.E F G

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17. The professional freed up his time for a masterpeice. 17.A B C

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18. He wedged the roting oily board in the corner. 18.E F G

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19. The crunch became magnified with each dropped bache. 19.A B C

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20. A profesional will set up the museum exhibit. 20.E F G

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21. The statue in the theater is a masterpiece. 21.A B C

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2. _________________ 2. daughter

3. _________________ 3. roar

4. _________________ 4. order

5. _________________ 5. office

6. _________________ 6. toward

7. _________________ 7. already

8. _________________ 8. brought

9. _________________ 9. form

10. _________________ 10. author

11. _________________ 11. false

12. _________________ 12. jaw

13. _________________ 13. offer

14. _________________ 14. sauce

15. _________________ 15. chorus

16. _________________ 16. dawn

17. _________________ 17. hoarse

18. _________________ 18. war

19. _________________ 19. board

20. _________________ 20. cough

Challenge Words_________________ affection

_________________ clinging

_________________ methods

_________________ threat

_________________ injury

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4. If a mistake has beenmade, have your childread each letter of thecorrectly spelled wordaloud, and then repeatsteps 1-3.

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Word SortWrite each spelling word under the matching vowel sound.

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Use spelling words to complete the sentences below.

1. My comes to visit me every week.

2. Cover your mouth when you , please.

3. His was sore from chewing gum all day.

4. This has ten computers and ten phones.

5. I have finished my homework.

6. It is easy to find things that are placed in .

7. I was scared when the bear walked me.

8. Did the nice lady to carry the box?

9. The swimming pool is in the of a rectangle.

10. Her voice sounds scratchy and when she talks.

Definition DerbyWrite the spelling word that matches each definition.

11. shout 16. battle

12. piece of wood 17. singers

13. carried 18. not true

14. gravy 19. daybreak

15. writer 20. terrible


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Challenge Extension: Have students write a definition for any one of theChallenge Words on a piece of paper. Mix the papers in a box, invitingstudents to take turns picking and reading the definitions aloud. Let theclass guess which Challenge Word fits each definition.

Proofreading ActivityThere are six spelling mistakes in this postcard. Circle the misspelled words.Write the words correctly on the lines below.

Dear Daughter,Daun is so beautiful in the Arctic! I allready had my camera out when I

heard the scary and auful noise of a wolf pack. When a wolf ran toword me, Istarted snapping photos. I tried to ofer the wolf a piece of cheese to make himhappy. He ate it up and wanted more. I'm glad I brouhgt extra cheese and film!

Love,Father

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2. 4. 6.

Writing ActivityPretend that you are a photo journalist exploring an exciting place, such as theArctic. What do you think you would see, hear, and feel? Write a letter to afriend at home about your experience. Use four spelling words.

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6. dawn daunduandanw

7. sauce sacesoucesause

8. caughcoughtcough cugh

9. brougtbrouhtbrooghtbrought

10. oferoffer awfurofur

11. faulsefalssefawlsefalse

12. hoarcehourcehoarse haorse

13. form furmfomforrm

14. rorroar roreraor

15. coruschoraschorus chorrus

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4. If a mistake has beenmade, have your childread each letter of thecorrectly spelled wordaloud, and then repeatsteps 1-3.

1. _________________ 1. apart

2. _________________ 2. hardly

3. _________________ 3. yarn

4. _________________ 4. army

5. _________________ 5. marbles

6. _________________ 6. repair

7. _________________ 7. careful

8. _________________ 8. scare

9. _________________ 9. somewhere

10. _________________ 10. wear

11. _________________ 11. starve

12. _________________ 12. barber

13. _________________ 13. carnival

14. _________________ 14. carpet

15. _________________ 15. unfair

16. _________________ 16. therefore

17. _________________ 17. dairy

18. _________________ 18. hare

19. _________________ 19. prepare

20. _________________ 20. pear

Challenge Words_________________ confusion

_________________ hilltop

_________________ lodge

_________________ messenger

_________________ praised

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4. WRITE the word.

5. CHECK the word.


Spelling Tip

Look for word chunksor smaller words thathelp you rememberthe spelling of aword. For example:

somewhere = some + where

Hide and SeekWhere are the spelling words hiding? Circle all the spelling words.


spell words effectively. Review the steps as you both go over this week's spelling words.Go over the Spelling Tip with your child. Ask him or her to find helpful chunks or smaller words in other new

words. Help your child find and circle the spelling words in the puzzle.

Words with /är/ spelled Words with /âr/ spelled

ar [ barn ] are [ pare ]

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2. 14.

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4. 16.

5. ear [ tear ]

6. 17.

7. 18.

8. ere [ where ]

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Sort each spelling word by finding the spelling pattern to which it belongs: /är/,spelled ar, or /âr/, spelled air, are, ear, or ere. Write the word and underline thespelling pattern letters.

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apart marbles somewhere carnival dairyhardly repair wear carpet hareyarn careful starve unfair preparearmy scare barber therefore pear

Complete each sentence below with a spelling word listed above.

1. We watched the march in the parade.

2. Please be when you step off the bus.

3. Your lost mittens must be in the playground.

4. Which outfit will you to school today?

5. It is to cut in front of another person in line.

6. I left my umbrella at home and, , got wet in the rain.

7. We went to the to buy milk and cream.

8. I'll eat the apple, and you can eat the .

Similar Meanings Write the spelling word that has the same, or almost the same, meaning.

9. hairdresser 15. glass balls

10. separate 16. hunger

11. barely 17. festival

12. string 18. rug

13. fix 19. rabbit

14. frighten 20. make




Proofreading ActivityThere are six spelling mistakes in this journal entry. Circle the misspelled spellingwords. Write the words correctly on the lines below.

The Giant

There once was a giant. When he walked, the ground shook and made loudnoises no matter how cairful he was. Thearfore, he prepaired a carepet made ofsoft yairn, and flew up to the sky. Today when you hear thunder, it is only thegiant walking somewhear on the clouds.

1. 3. 5.

2. 4. 6.

Writing ActivityA legend is a story handed down through the years that many people believe, butthat is not entirely true. Using four spelling words, write a make-believe legendthat ends by explaining why something happens in nature, such as rain, lightning,snow, the sun or the moon.

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3. somweresomwheresomeheresomewhere

4. prepairprepare prepereprepeer

5. unfair unfareunfiarunfar

6. reparereperereperrepair

7. carfullcareful carefullcairful

8. darydareydearydairy

9. carnival carnavalcarnivailcarnivale

10. cairpetcarepetcarpet cairpat

11. stairvestarevestearvestarve

12. waerwear wairweer

13. mairblesmareblesmarbles mearbles

14. scairscare scerescear

15. yarn yairnyaarnyarne

16. hearehare haireharre

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1. _________________ 1. fern

2. _________________ 2. curve

3. _________________ 3. worst

4. _________________ 4. shirt

5. _________________ 5. clear

6. _________________ 6. mere

7. _________________ 7. cheer

8. _________________ 8. serious

9. _________________ 9. germ

10. _________________ 10. burst

11. _________________ 11. worse

12. _________________ 12. swirl

13. _________________ 13. gear

14. _________________ 14. sincerely

15. _________________ 15. volunteer

16. _________________ 16. period

17. _________________ 17. insert

18. _________________ 18. purpose

19. _________________ 19. twirling

20. _________________ 20. spear

Challenge Words_________________ connected

_________________ endangered

_________________ overcome

_________________ poisonous

_________________ sponge

1. fern germ green

2. ship shirt twirling

3. clear spear spot

4. sincerely sink mere

5. cheer volunteer change

6. park serious period

7. burst purpose broke

8. water worst worse

9. gear spear spot

10. sweep swirl twirling

11. germ inside insert

12. curve purpose carve


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4. WRITE the word.

5. CHECK the word.


Spelling Tip

Divide the word intosyllables and spell onepart at a time.

vol un teer

Circle the WordsIn each line there are two words that have the same spelling pattern. Circle thetwo that match and underline the spelling pattern in each.

To Parents or HelpersUsing the Word Study Steps above as your child comes across any new words will help him or her

learn to spell words effectively. Review the steps as you both go over this week's spelling words.Go over the Spelling Tip with your child. Ask him or her to see which words on the list can be

divided into syllables.Help your child cross out the words that do not match the patterns.

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Follow the PatternThis week's words have the sounds /ûr/ and /îr/. Sort each spelling word byfinding the sound and spelling pattern to which it belongs.

Write the spelling words for the sound /ûr/ spelled

ur er

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2. 5.

3. 6.

ir or

7. 10.

8. 11.

9.

Write the spelling words that have /îr/ spelled

ear eer

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13. 16.

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Complete the SentencesComplete each sentence with a spelling word or words.

1. The little girl laughed when her balloon .

2. Put a at the end of a sentence.

3. In the forest, we found a leafy green .

4. That is the music I ever heard!

5. The flags twist and in the wind.

6. The damage to the roof of the barn got after the last storm.

7. A is too small to see without a microscope.

8. I hope you feel better soon.

Match UpWrite the spelling word that matches each meaning below.

9. equipment 15. a garment

10. circling 16. to put in

11. a little bit 17. transparent

12. offer help 18. happiness

13. a reason 19. solemn

14. pointed object 20. bend

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Proofreading ActivityThere are six spelling mistakes in this newspaper article. Circle the misspelledwords. Write the words correctly on the lines below.

Twirling Fish Discovered!Underwater explorer Syd Harris has discovered a new type of fish. He first

saw it swimming in a swerl of water. Harris, a voluntere on this exploration, isvery serous about preserving ocean life. "Not caring for the ocean would be thewurst thing that could happen," Harris said. "I sinceerely think that keeping thewater clean and clear is a great perpose to have."

1. 3. 5.

2. 4. 6.

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2. berstburst birstbers

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5. wirseworse wursewerse

6. swerlswurlswirllswirl

7. speersperespear sper

8. gear geergereger

9. twurlingtwirling twerlingtwirlling

10. cleerclear clerecler

11. sinceerlysincearlysincerlysincerely

12. volunteer voluntearvolunterevolunter

13. mearmere meermer

14. peeriodpeariodperiod pereiod

15. shurtshertsherteshirt

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1. _________________ 1. bedroom

2. _________________ 2. anymore

3. _________________ 3. everybody

4. _________________ 4. classroom

5. _________________ 5. anyway

6. _________________ 6. backyard

7. _________________ 7. railroad

8. _________________ 8. forever

9. _________________ 9. bathtub

10. _________________ 10. homemade

11. _________________ 11. outline

12. _________________ 12. windowpane

13. _________________ 13. evergreens

14. _________________ 14. grandparents

15. _________________ 15. photocopy

16. _________________ 16. whirlwinds

17. _________________ 17. loudspeaker

18. _________________ 18. northwest

19. _________________ 19. thunderstorm

20. _________________ 20. bedspread

Challenge Words_________________ abandon

_________________ available

_________________ original

_________________ research

_________________ traditional

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Bits and PiecesJoin the first word on the left with the second word on the right that completeseach compound spelling word. Match the words in column 1–10 first, then do thesame in 11–20.

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4. WRITE the word.

5. CHECK the word.


Spelling Tip

Remember not to addor take away letterswhen two smallerwords are combined tomake a compoundword.

class + room =classroom

1. for room

2. class road

3. bed ever

4. home yard

5. bath more

6. any way

7. every made

8. any room

9. rail body

10. back tub

11. north west

12. grand speaker

13. out greens

14. bed line

15. thunder pane

16. photo spread

17. ever copy

18. window storm

19. loud parents

20. whirl winds


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are not added or taken away from the two smaller words in each of the compound words.Help your child complete the spelling activity by matching the two words that make up each compound word.

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Sort the spelling words according to number of syllables.

Two syllables

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3. 8.

4. 9.

5. 10.

Three syllables

11. 15.

12. 16.

13. 17.

14. 18.

Four syllables

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Meaning MatchWrite the spelling word that matches each clue below.

1. If it’s made at home it is .

2. You can take a bath in a .

3. A room where you sleep is a .

4. Always means .

5. A place where you learn is a .

6. A noisy storm is a .

7. Trees that never lose their leaves are .

8. A plan for writing is an .

9. Your parents' parents are your .

10 Glass in a window is the .

11. The comforter on a bed is a .

12. One kind of copy is a .

13. My hat was swept off my head by .

14. The direction toward the next town is .

15. Sound can be made louder by using a .


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Proofreading ActivityThere are six spelling mistakes in this flyer. Circle the misspelled words. Writethe words correctly on the lines below.

Everbody can find information to write a report! 1. First, look up your subject, such as everrgreens, grandparents, or whirwinds. 2. Then make a photcopy of the articles you find on the subject. (You can readthe photocopies at home in your bedroom or even in the battub!)3. Finally, take the photocopies to your classroom and make an outine. Now you are ready to write!

1. 3. 5.

2. 4. 6.

Writing ActivityWrite some questions you would like to ask Joanna Cole about her career usingfour spelling words.



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4. photcopyphotocopy photocupyphotocopie

5. loudpeakerloudspeekerloudspeakerlowdspeaker

6. northwest nortwestnorthhwestnortwesth

7. thonderstormthunderstormthundersormthunterstorm

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9. outline outelineoutllineowtline

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1. _________________ 1. shells

2. _________________ 2. crabs

3. _________________ 3. liquid

4. _________________ 4. fact

5. _________________ 5. butterfly

6. _________________ 6. discovered

7. _________________ 7. cast

8. _________________ 8. lobster

9. _________________ 9. hatch

10. _________________ 10. expert

11. _________________ 11. mineral

12. _________________ 12. dolphin

13. _________________ 13. systems

14. _________________ 14. clam

15. _________________ 15. imprint

16. _________________ 16. kelp

17. _________________ 17. caterpillar

18. _________________ 18. depth

19. _________________ 19. skeleton

20. _________________ 20. fungus

Challenge Words_________________ ancestors

_________________ disaster

_________________ microscope

_________________ snout

_________________ weird

To Parents or Helpers:Using the Word Study Steps above as your child comes across any new words will help him or her learn to

spell words effectively. Review the steps as you both go over this week's spelling words.Go over the Spelling Tip with your child. Help your child write a word different ways to see which one looks

correct.Help your child complete the spelling activity.

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5. CHECK the word.


Spelling Tip

Think of times you mayhave seen the word whilereading, or on signs, or inyour textbook. Try toremember how the wordlooked. Write the word byspelling it different ways.Which one looks correct?

dolfin, dolpin, dolphin

Hide and SeekWhere are the spelling words hiding? Circle all the spelling words.

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Write the spelling words under the correct spelling pattern.

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2. 5.

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8. 13.

9. 14.

10. 15.

11. 16.

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Challenge Extension: Students can create sentences with eachChallenge word, but leave out the word. Then have students exchangepapers to see if they can complete each other’s sentences by addingthe missing Challenge word.

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Complete each sentence with a spelling word.

1. Is that a or an opinion?

2. is a kind of seaweed.

3. Our feet left an in the wet sand.

4. A is hidden inside its two shells.

5. A mushroom is a type of .

6. Look at the fuzzy inching up the leaf!

7. When water freezes, it becomes a solid rather than a .

8. The chicks will from the eggs today.

9. There are many bones in the human .

10. The red has two big front claws.

11. We can swim to a of 15 feet.

12. The scurry across the sand.

13. I have a plaster on my broken leg.

14. If it’s not plant or animal, it must be .

15. We made a necklace from the we found on the beach.


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Proofreading ActivityThere are six spelling mistakes in this lab report. Circle the misspelled words.Write the words correctly on the lines below.

Today in the lab we examined a clam, a lobstur , a butturfly, and acatarpillar to see how each of their sytems works. We also saw the skelaton of adolfin as well as a few shells and some kelp.

1. 3. 5.

2. 4. 6.

Writing ActivityImagine you could go back in time, about 500 million years ago. Write a newsbroadcast describing the animals you see all around you. Use four spellingwords.



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2. dalphindolphin delphindolfin

3. labsterlebsterlubsterlobster

4. maneralmeneralmuneralmineral

5. sistemssysttemssystems sestems

6. expartexpurtexpert expirt

7. imprint impritimprentimpront

8. clemclam climclamm

9. fungosfungisfungasfungus

10. skaletonskeleton skelatonskeliton

11. discovereddascovereddescoveredduscovered

12. dapthdepth dipthdupth

13. batterflybetterflybutterfly botterfly

14. kastcestcustcast

15. liquodliquedliqudliquid

16. fictfectfact fack

17. caterpillar coterpillarceterpillarcaterpillur

18. kilpkelp kulpkalp

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3. _________________ 3. balance

4. _________________ 4. police

5. _________________ 5. classic

6. _________________ 6. rough

7. _________________ 7. certain

8. _________________ 8. telephone

9. _________________ 9. surprise

10. _________________ 10. elephant

11. _________________ 11. laughter

12. _________________ 12. citizen

13. _________________ 13. advice

14. _________________ 14. photograph

15. _________________ 15. cider

16. _________________ 16. alphabet

17. _________________ 17. triumph

18. _________________ 18. careless

19. _________________ 19. tough

20. _________________ 20. enormous

Challenge Words_________________ amazement

_________________ destroyed

_________________ eldest

_________________ fowl

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4. WRITE the word.

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certain cider fancy


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Synonym Alert!Write the spelling words that have the same meaning as the words below.

1. sympathetic 6. victory

2. sure 7. strong

3. law officers 8. shock

4. suggestion 9. reckless

5. snapshot 10. resident

Sentence SenseComplete each sentence with the spelling word that fits the context.

11. What a the dog made tracking in mud!

12. The has a very loud ring.

13. Sandpaper feels very and scratchy.

14. We saw a big gray at the circus.

15. The huge elephant was !

16. There are 26 letters in the .

17. Would you like another glass of apple ?

18. It's hard to keep your when walking on stilts!


mess classic surprise advice triumphsorry rough elephant photograph carelessbalance certain laughter cider toughpolice telephone citizen alphabet enormous

Challenge Extension: Invite students to make acrossword puzzle using the Challenge Words.

Proofreading ActivityThere are six spelling mistakes in this paragraph. Circle the misspelled words.Write the words correctly on the lines below.

It's tuff being a fox! I'm sory that I ever met a guinea pig. What a mess he got meinto! Maybe I was a little careles, but how was I to know I'd have such a ruff time?It was a real surprize to me. I wish I'd met an elephant instead of a guinea pig.Follow my advise and stay away from guinea pigs!

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Writing ActivityDo you have any pets? If not, is there a pet you would like to have? Write aparagraph about a pet you have or a pet you wish you had. Use at least fourspelling words.

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1. _________________ 1. brother

2. _________________ 2. honor

3. _________________ 3. either

4. _________________ 4. popular

5. _________________ 5. number

6. _________________ 6. pictures

7. _________________ 7. odor

8. _________________ 8. enter

9. _________________ 9. vinegar

10. _________________ 10. capture

11. _________________ 11. member

12. _________________ 12. nature

13. _________________ 13. tender

14. _________________ 14. visitor

15. _________________ 15. polar

16. _________________ 16. anchor

17. _________________ 17. pasture

18. _________________ 18. chapter

19. _________________ 19. suffer

20. _________________ 20. furniture

Challenge Words_________________ errands

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_________________ memorizing

_________________ relieved

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4. WRITE the word.

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Become familiar withthe dictionary anduse it often.

Word Find

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AnalogiesAn analogy is a statement that compares sets of words that are alike in someway: shoe is to foot as glove is to hand. The analogy points out that your footfits in your shoe the same as your hand fits in your glove.

Use spelling words to complete the analogies below.

1. Dog is to poodle as bear is to .2. Words are to stories as colors are to .

3. Sheep are to meadow as cows are to .

4. Girl is to sister as boy is to .

5. Writing is to letter as math is to .

6. Bread is to butter as salad is to .

7. Disliked is to rejected as favorite is to .

8. Home is to house as guest is to .

9. Whole is to part as book is to .

10. Shirt is to clothing as chair is to .

Find the Opposites Write the spelling word that is the opposite of each word.

11. disgrace 16. tough

12. neither 17. let go

13. enjoy 18. outcast

14. odorless 19. artificial

15. leave 20. sail

Challenge Extension: Ask students to write a synonym foreach of the Challenge Words. Students can exchangepapers with a friend to check their work.




Proofreading ActivityThere are six spelling mistakes in this want ad. Circle the misspelled words.Write the words correctly on the lines below.

Wanted: Families to help train guide dogs. Every membur must be tendor andkind to animals. You will have to train the puppy to stay off the furnishure. Dogsshouldn't be scared of a visiter either. They must learn to deal with creatures innasure, not to capsure them. It is an honor to help train a guide dog.

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3. _________________ 3. several

4. _________________ 4. model

5. _________________ 5. terrible

6. _________________ 6. pencil

7. _________________ 7. lion

8. _________________ 8. taken

9. _________________ 9. simple

10. _________________ 10. women

11. _________________ 11. reason

12. _________________ 12. gentle

13. _________________ 13. total

14. _________________ 14. settle

15. _________________ 15. level

16. _________________ 16. medical

17. _________________ 17. evil

18. _________________ 18. listen

19. _________________ 19. common

20. _________________ 20. cotton

Challenge Words_________________ attendants

_________________ awkwardly

_________________ celebration

_________________ knowledge

_________________ released

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Think of times you haveread a word in a book, ona sign, or on a billboard.Try to remember how itlooked. Then write theword in different ways.Which one looks correct?

finil finul final

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End of the LineFind the word ending from the box above that completes each spelling wordbelow.

1. comm 11. tot

2. list 12. gent

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6. terrib 16. wom

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Make MeaningsWrite the spelling word that matches each clue below.

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2. doctors and health

3. more than one woman

4. hear

5. king of the jungle

6. even

7. type of fabric

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9. not hard

10. really awful

11. nice and kind

12. ordinary

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14. tool used for writing

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Sentence SenseFill in the correct spelling word in each sentence.

16. Have you already your turn?

17. This is the time you will get the chance to do better.

18. What did she give for coming late to class?

19. A globe is a of our world.

20. We should our disagreement before we go home.

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Dear Uncel Louie,

Well, it took severel hours, but we finally arrived at the math fair. What a terribeltrip! Now we're having fun, though. I saw a modle that showed the power ofdoubling. I used my pencal to do some simpel doubling. Well, it looked easy, butit sure wasn't! My final answer was wrong—the total was twice as great! See you soon.

Love,Charles

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Writing ActivityMath is a powerful tool. You probably don't trick a Rajah out of rice with yourmath skills, but you do use math a lot in your everyday life. List some ways thatyou use math. Use four spelling words.



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2. _________________ 2. he'll

3. _________________ 3. wasn't

4. _________________ 4. what's

5. _________________ 5. I'd

6. _________________ 6. there's

7. _________________ 7. couldn't

8. _________________ 8. he'd

9. _________________ 9. could've

10. _________________ 10. let's

11. _________________ 11. they'll

12. _________________ 12. weren't

13. _________________ 13. here's

14. _________________ 14. she'd

15. _________________ 15. who's

16. _________________ 16. it'll

17. _________________ 17. hadn't

18. _________________ 18. they'd

19. _________________ 19. where's

20. _________________ 20. wouldn't

Challenge Words_________________ beloved

_________________ desire

_________________ heaved

_________________ marveled

_________________ permit

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Short StuffWrite the spelling word contraction that is formed from the words below:

1. she would 11. here is

2. he would 12. where is

3. had not 13. was not

4. here is 14. who is

5. would not 15. were not

6. I would 16. that is

7. could have 17. they would

8. let us 18. could not

9. it will 19. what is

10. he will 20. they will

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4. WRITE the word.

5. CHECK the word.


Spelling Tip

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does + not = doesn'tit + is = it'syou + have = you've


spell words effectively. Review the steps as you both go over this week's spelling words.Go over the Spelling Tip with your child. Help your child form contractions and practice using an apostrophe

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20Challenge Extension: Have students write fill-in sentences for eachchallenge word. Then have each student exchange papers with a partnerand see how many sentences the other student can correctly fill in.

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What's the Word?Complete the paragraph by filling in each blank with a spelling word.

like to play baseball, if only it so muddy today. I

played yesterday, but I find enough people to

make a team. play baseball anyway. the ball.

on first base? the score?

That team is so good, win for sure. Jimmy is up to bat; I know

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swing! a hit! be a home run. I

miss this exciting game for anything!

And Then . . .What happened to Yeh-Shen ten years after the story ended? Write a paragraphtelling what her life is like. Use the spelling words hadn't, weren't, they'd, where's,and she'd as you describe her life.


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Proofreading ActivityThere are six spelling mistakes in this book review. Circle the misspelled words.Write the words correctly on the lines below.

Id like to recommend the story "Yeh-Shen" because it is very interesting. Youwould'nt believe what happens! Ther'es a beautiful girl named Yeh-Shen whowas'nt treated fairly by her stepmother. Sh'ed have to do all the chores andcould'nt have any fun. It'll keep you reading to the very end!

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Writing ActivityWrite your own fairy tale about wonderful events and fascinating characters.Make sure the evil people are punished and the good people are rewarded. Usefour spelling words.

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1. _________________ 1. rescue

2. _________________ 2. survive

3. _________________ 3. channel

4. _________________ 4. vessel

5. _________________ 5. expose

6. _________________ 6. dying

7. _________________ 7. shelter

8. _________________ 8. extreme

9. _________________ 9. danger

10. _________________ 10. protect

11. _________________ 11. seaweed

12. _________________ 12. creatures

13. _________________ 13. dissolve

14. _________________ 14. motion

15. _________________ 15. feature

16. _________________ 16. adapt

17. _________________ 17. locate

18. _________________ 18. assist

19. _________________ 19. future

20. _________________ 20. divers

Challenge Words_________________ coral

_________________ damage

_________________ loosened

_________________ percent

_________________ reefs

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4. WRITE the word.

5. CHECK the word.


Unscramble each set of letters to make a spelling word.


spell words effectively. Review the steps as you both go over this week's spelling words.Go over the Spelling Tip with your child. Help your child look up the spelling words in a dictionary to find the

accented syllables.Help your child complete the spelling activity by unscrambling each spelling word.

Spelling Tip

Accented syllables are spokenwith more force thanunaccented ones.

Pronouncing a word correctlycan help you spell it correctly.

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Accent on the Syllable



rescue expose danger dissolve locatesurvive dying protect motion assistchannel shelter seaweed feature futurevessel extreme creatures adapt divers

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1. 8.

2. 9.

3. 10.

4. 11.

5. 12.

6. 13.

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20Challenge Extension: Students can draw pictures ofthings they could find on a reef and caption each picturewith sentences that use one or more Challenge Words.

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Meaning MatchWrite the spelling word that matches each clue below.

1. coming

2. reveal

3. animals

4. hazard

5. severe

6. help

7. find

8. keep from harm

9. adjust

10. ship

11. place of safety

12. exist

13. movement

14. kelp

15. save


rescue expose danger dissolve locatesurvive dying protect motion assistchannel shelter seaweed feature futurevessel extreme creatures adapt divers

Sentence DerbyUse each word in a sentence.

16. channel

17. dying

18. dissolve

19. feature

20. divers

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Proofreading ActivityThere are six spelling mistakes in this script for a speech. Circle the misspelledwords. Write the words correctly on the lines below.

Ladies and Gentlemen:The reefs are in extreame danger of dyinng! We must protect the seawead andother creetures on the reef. We must work together to resceu the reefs or theywill not surrvive! Please assist me, so the reefs will be a part of our future.

1. 3. 5.

2. 4. 6.

Writing ActivityWhat did you learn about the reefs? Write four more facts to add to the "ReefFacts" at the end of the selection. Use four spelling words.



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4. shetershelershelltershelter

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6. feturefaturefeature featere

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13. dyngdying dyinngdyiing

14. seeweedseawedseaweed seawweed

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16. chanelchannel channalchanal

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1. _________________ 1. knew

2. _________________ 2. climb

3. _________________ 3. calm

4. _________________ 4. although

5. _________________ 5. knight

6. _________________ 6. writer

7. _________________ 7. knob

8. _________________ 8. numb

9. _________________ 9. delight

10. _________________ 10. wren

11. _________________ 11. knead

12. _________________ 12. plumber

13. _________________ 13. chalk

14. _________________ 14. midnight

15. _________________ 15. wreck

16. _________________ 16. stalk

17. _________________ 17. kneel

18. _________________ 18. sought

19. _________________ 19 thorough

20. _________________ 20. wrestle

Challenge Words_________________ circulated

_________________ extraordinary

_________________ launched

_________________ opponents

_________________ organizations

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1. knew kneel few

2. climb rhyme limb

3. although grow enough

4. knight bright knit

5. writer written brighter

6. knob knee job

7. numb plum number

8. delight write delay

9. wren wrote when

10. knead seed nod

11. chalk chart walk

12. wreck deck wrench

13. kneel knot wheel

14. sought bought laughed

15. thorough sorrow tough

16. calm calf palm

17. plumber summer plus

18. midnight white middle

19. stalk step hawk

20. wrestle wring nestle

Find Rhyming WordsRhyming words have the same last sound. Circle the word in each row that hasthe same last sound as the spelling word on the left.

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4. WRITE the word.

5. CHECK the word.


Spelling TipsSilent letters maycome at the beginning,in the middle, or at the end of a word. For example:beginning: knobmiddle: delightend: numb


spell words effectively. Review the steps as you both go over this week's spelling words.Go over the Spelling Tip with your child. Help him or her find the silent letters in each of this week’s spelling

words.Help your child complete the spelling activity.

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delightwrenkneadplumber

chalkmidnightwreckstalk

kneelsoughtthoroughwrestle

Pattern Power!

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What's the Word? Complete each sentence with a word from the spelling list.

1. This book was written by my favorite .

2. His hiking boots helped him the steep hill.

3. The jacket still fits, I’ve grown a bit.

4. She turned the of the door.

5. My fingers became so cold, they felt .

6. A tiny built a nest in the bird house.

7. We had to call a to come and fix the leak.

8. A cat will first a mouse before catching one.

9. Tom is learning to in the gym after school.

10. They an answer to the problem.

11. The broke when he used it on the chalkboard.

12. When I heard the phone ring, I it was you.

OppositesWrite the spelling word that is opposite in meaning to the words below.

13. nervous 16. build

14. sadness 17. stand

15. noon 18. incomplete


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knightwriterknobnumb

delightwrenkneadplumber

chalkmidnightwreckstalk

kneelsoughtthoroughwrestle

Challenge Extension: Write a fill-in sentence for each ChallengeWord. Exchange papers with a partner and complete each other’sfill-in sentences.

Proofreading There are six spelling mistakes in the paragraph below. Circle the misspelledwords. Write the words correctly on the lines below.

“Oh, no!” Coach said, as he twisted the nob to turn off the water. “The sinkin the team bathroom is leaking again.” My Aunt Mary is a plummer, so we askedher to fix the sink. It was hard to find the leak. Aunt Mary had to neal on the hardtile floor until her knees were nubm. After finding the leak, she went to the storeto buy a new pipe. Aunt Mary had to restle with the new pipe to get it in place.“There!” Aunt Mary said, smiling with delite. “The sink is fixed.”

1. 3. 5.

2. 4. 6.

Writing ActivityWhat team sport do you like to play or to watch? Write a few sentences aboutyour favorite sport. Use four spelling words in your writing.

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Pretest DirectionsFold back the paperalong the dotted line.Use the blanks to writeeach word as it is saidaloud. When you finishthe test, unfold thepaper. Use the list at theright to correct anyspelling mistakes.Practice the words thatyou missed for thePosttest.





4. If a mistake has beenmade, have your childread each letter of thecorrectly spelled wordaloud and then repeatsteps 1–3.

1. _________________ 1. seen

2. _________________ 2. great

3. _________________ 3. light

4. _________________ 4. beat

5. _________________ 5. lean

6. _________________ 6. scene

7. _________________ 7. beet

8. _________________ 8. bowl

9. _________________ 9. grate

10. _________________ 10. fan

11. _________________ 11. peak

12. _________________ 12. post

13. _________________ 13. pail

14. _________________ 14. bury

15. _________________ 15. punch

16. _________________ 16. pale

17. _________________ 17. grave

18. _________________ 18. berry

19. _________________ 19 peek

20. _________________ 20. dates

Challenge Words_________________ feeble

_________________ fragrance

_________________ mingled

_________________ resembled

_________________ scampered

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5. CHECK the word.


Find and CircleCircle the 20 spelling words. Be careful! Some of the spelling words run up anddown or diagonally.

To Parents or HelpersUsing the Word Study Steps above as your child comes across any new words will help him or her spell

well. Review the steps as you both go over this week’s spelling words.Go over the Spelling Tip with your child. Help him or her think of sentences using each of this week’s

spelling words. Help your child complete the spelling activity.

Spelling Tips

Homophones are Englishwords that sound alikebut are spelleddifferently.

For example: Jill lookedpale as she tumbled afterJack while holding herpail.

Homographs are Englishwords that are spelledthe same but meandifferent things.

For example: This lampis light to carry and canlight up the room.

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seengreatlightbeat

leanscenebeetbowl

gratefanpeakpost

pailburypunchpale

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There are six pairs of spelling words that are homophones. They sound the samebut are spelled differently. Sort the homophones into pairs. Write each pair on thelines below.

1. 4.

2. 5.

3. 6.

Eight spelling words are homographs. Homographs are words that are spelledthe same, but that have different meanings. Using a dictionary, write twodifferent meanings for each spelling word below.

1. light 5. post

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1. Close your eyes and don’t .2. Have you the movie that just opened?

3. Please the carrots for the salad.

4. I say three lines in one of the play.

5. She likes to eat dried, sweet for dessert.

6. That carton is enough for me to carry myself.

7. They climbed to the of the mountain.

8. I use suntan lotion because I have skin.

9. Let’s the treasure in the backyard.

10. Mix the batter in a large mixing .

11. He carried the water in a large .

12. I am a big of the Dallas Cowboys football team.

Word Meaning: Analogies

Write the spelling word that fits the analogy.

1. is to terrific as bad is to awful.

2. Vegetable is to as meat is to steak.

3. is to serious as happy is to glad.

4. Tall is to short as fat is to .

Challenge Extension: Write a fill-in sentence for each ChallengeWord. Exchange papers with a partner and complete the sentences.





Though Jason was a prince, he had never scene the top of a mountainbefore. This day, he decided to climb a mountain. He stood on the peek and sawthe whole country. The lite of the sun shone on the valleys below. It was verybeautiful. After a while, Jason became hungry. He munched on some deliciousdats and drank some sweet punche. When the sun began to set, Jason starteddown the mountain toward home. That night, in bed, Jason thought about thegrate time he’d had that day. He promised himself that he would climb themountain again soon.

1. 3. 5.

2. 4. 6.

Writing Activity Think of a place you would like to see. Write a few sentences about what youwould see or do there. Use four spelling words in your writing.

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1. _________________ 1. useless

2. _________________ 2. entertainment

3. _________________ 3. construction

4. _________________ 4. adjustable

5. _________________ 5. darkness

6. _________________ 6. motionless

7. _________________ 7. description

8. _________________ 8. measurement

9. _________________ 9. adorable

10. _________________ 10. breathless

11. _________________ 11. fairness

12. _________________ 12. government

13. _________________ 13. protection

14. _________________ 14. dependable

15. _________________ 15. sickness

16. _________________ 16. hopeless

17. _________________ 17. production

18. _________________ 18. enjoyable

19. _________________ 19. greatness

20. _________________ 20. encouragement

Challenge Words_________________ brilliant

_________________ commercials

_________________ expensive

_________________ ingredient

_________________ successful

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Words with Suffixes





4. WRITE the word.

5. CHECK the word.


Spelling Tip

Learn how to spellsuffixes you use oftenin writing.

-tion -ment -less


1. slussee 11. asfrnies

2. treamnentietn 12. merntevong

3. stronctioucn 13. oprictnote

4. jablaudste 14. plabdedeen

5. knesards 15. sniksecs

6. slimontose 16. shlopese

7. prescinitod 17. upictonrod

8. mensurteame 18. jabloyeen

9. bladoare 19. sesterang

10. thasbleres 20. cenroumagneet


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Pattern PowerSort each spelling word by writing it under the correct suffix.

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4. 16.

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useless

entertainmentconstructionadjustable

darknessmotionlessdescriptionmeasurement

adorablebreathlessfairnessgovernment

protectiondependablesicknesshopeless

productionenjoyablegreatnessencouragement

Word Meaning: SuffixesA suffix is added to the end of a word to give the word a different meaning.Different suffixes have different meanings. (examples: "happiness" means "thestate of being happy"; "readable" means "able to be read")

-less = without

-ment = the act of

-able = able to be

-ness = the state of being

-tion = the act of

Write the spelling word that fits each meaning below.

1. without use

2. the act of constructing

3. able to be adjusted

4. the state of being dark

5. without breath

6. the act of describing

7. the act of measuring

8. without motion

9. able to be adored

10. the state of being fair

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10Challenge Extension: Have you ever seen an ad on TV?Think of an ad that you like and write about it using theChallenge Words.

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Proofreading There are six spelling mistakes in the paragraph below. Circle the misspelledwords. Write the words correctly on the lines below.

I set to work to invent a time machine. Everyone said it was hopless. But Idid it! I designed the machine myself. Then I got the materials I needed andbegan on the machine’s construktion. Time travel is not like "real" travel. You andthe machine are absolutely moshunless. When the machine stops and you getout, what you see is beyond diskription. Just yesterday, I visited some adoribledinosaurs. Tomorrow, I think I’d like to go to the future. Do you think thegovinment would be interested in buying one of my machines?

1. 3. 5.

2. 4. 6.

Writing ActivityWhat would you like to invent or produce? Write a few sentences about whatyour invention would be like. Use four spelling words in your writing.



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Look at the words in each set. One word in each set is spelled correctly. Use apencil to color in the circle next to the correct word. Before you begin, look at thesample sets of words. Sample A has been done for you. Do Sample B by yourself.When you are sure you know what to do, you may go on with the rest of the page.

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20 Grade 4/Unit 6Whales 179








1. _________________ 1. redo

2. _________________ 2. unkind

3. _________________ 3. disappear

4. _________________ 4. reread

5. _________________ 5. nonfat

6. _________________ 6. inactive

7. _________________ 7. international

8. _________________ 8. unlucky

9. _________________ 9. dislike

10. _________________ 10. unpack

11. _________________ 11. nonstop

12. _________________ 12. refill

13. _________________ 13. uncertain

14. _________________ 14. interstate

15. _________________ 15. incomplete

16. _________________ 16. rewind

17. _________________ 17. unsure

18. _________________ 18. disagree

19. _________________ 19 reheat

20. _________________ 20. nonsense

Challenge Words_________________ identify

_________________ mammals

_________________ marine

_________________ preserve

_________________ related

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X the WordPut an X on the word that does NOT have the same prefix as the spelling wordon the left.

1. redo return red 2. reread retell ready

3. refill rebuild rental 4. reheat reach refresh

5. unkind untold under 6. unlucky unite unfold

7. unpack unfold uncle 8. uncertain uncover unit

9. incomplete ink incurable

10. inactive indirect inch

11. disappear disk disrespect

12. dislike dish distrust

13. international interconnect intend

14. nonfat none nonviolent

15. nonsense noon nonstop

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spell words effectively. Review the steps as you both go over this week's spelling words.Go over the Spelling Tip with your child. Ask your child to spell the prefixes without looking at them. Help your child complete the spelling activity.

Spelling Tip

Learn how to spellprefixes you use often inwriting.

re- un- in- dis-

inter- non-

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Pattern PowerWrite the spelling words with the following prefixes.



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nonfatinactiveinternationalunlucky

dislikeunpacknonstoprefill

uncertaininterstateincompleterewind

unsuredisagreereheatnonsense

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10Challenge Extension: Write one sentence for each of theChallenge Words. Read your sentences to a partner. Grade 4/Unit 6

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Word Meaning: PrefixesA prefix occurs at the beginning of a word. A prefix gives a word a differentmeaning. Read the meanings for the prefixes in your spelling words. Notice that un-, dis-, in-, and non- all share the meaning "the opposite of."

re- “again” in- “not” or “the opposite of”

un- “not” or “the opposite of” non- “without” or “the opposite of”

dis- “not” or “the opposite of” inter- “between” or “among”

Write the spelling word that matches each meaning below.

1. do again

2. without fat

3. not active

4. between nations

5. without stopping

6. not lucky

7. opposite of like

8. fill again

9. not sure

10. heat again


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Dear Seth,Last week I went whale watching. The humpback whales were so beautiful.

It makes me so sad to think that one day whales may disapere. I think it isunkinde for people to hunt them. There is an internatunal law against killingwhales. Some nations think whaling is not harmful, but I disagrea. Experts saythat it is uncertin if all whale species will survive. In the past, whales have beenunluky. Today, people all over the world are trying to save them.

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Writing ActivityWhat animal would you like to protect? Write a few sentences about how thatanimal should be protected. Use four spelling words in your writing.



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To ParentsHere are the results ofyour child’s weeklyspelling Pretest. You canhelp your child study forthe Posttest by followingthese simple steps foreach word on the word list:





1. _________________ 1. area

2. _________________ 2. hundreds

3. _________________ 3. size

4. _________________ 4. billions

5. _________________ 5. weight

6. _________________ 6. minute

7. _________________ 7. noon

8. _________________ 8. cone

9. _________________ 9. yard

10. _________________ 10. edge

11. _________________ 11. amount

12. _________________ 12. cylinder

13. _________________ 13. zero

14. _________________ 14. figure

15. _________________ 15. calendar

16. _________________ 16. quart

17. _________________ 17. decade

18. _________________ 18. rectangle

19. _________________ 19 era

20. _________________ 20. length

Challenge Words_________________ compares

_________________ importance

_________________ instance

_________________ lurk

_________________ soggy

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1. quart short quick quail

2. yard yield hard board

3. noon none one balloon

4. weight though week date

5. size maze rise breeze

6. length enough eighth strength

7. cone soon none bone

8. amount among count about

9. edge ledge egg badge

10. zero cow hero true

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5. CHECK the word.


Find Rhyming WordsCircle the word in each row that rhymes with the spelling word on the left.


spell words effectively. Review the steps as you both go over this week's spelling words.Help your child look up other math words, and words from other subjects, in a dictionary. Help your child complete the rhyming activity.

Spelling TipBecome familiar withthe dictionary anduse it often.

Words from Math

Write the spelling words that tell about:



areahundredssizebillions

weightminutenooncone

yardedgeamountcylinder

zerofigurecalendarquart

decaderectangleeralength

Numbers Time

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2. 13.

3. 14.

4. 15.

Shapes 16.

5. Measurement

6. 17.

7. 18.

8. 19.

9. 20.

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What is the Meaning?Write the spelling word that belongs in each group.

1. triangle, 5. , midnight

2. tens, 6. year,

3. millions, 7. foot,

4. , hour 8. pint,


9. The playground is that whole behind the school.

10. If you subtract four from four, you’ll end up with .

11. What shoes do you wear?

12. We circled her birthday on the .

13. Move the cup away from the of the table.

14. What of money do you need to buy the car?

15. A three-sided is called a triangle.

16. The of the hallway is about 50 feet.

17. The in which dinosaurs lived was long ago.

18. I have gained a lot of from eating cookies.


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The Everglades covers an areah of about 5,000 square miles in southernFlorida. Its siz makes it one of the largest wetlands in the world. During the pastdecad a growing population and farming has harmed this wetland. Today,alligators must be protected or they will die out. An alligator’s lenth can measure9 feet or more. Their wayt can be as much as 250 pounds. If we do not save theEverglades, the erah of the Florida alligator may be over.

1. 3. 5.

2. 4. 6.

Writing ActivityWrite about an animal or a place that you would like to save. Use four spellingwords in your writing.



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1. aree areuaraearea

2. hundredzhundreds hundridshungdreds

3. sisesizsizesiez

4. billionsbilionzbillionzbilyuns

5. wateweiteweightweiht

6. minutminitminiteminute

7. numenoon nyonnoen

8. connecoenconecoan

9. yerd yardyardeyord

10. edjeedgedgeedj

11. umountumowntamowntamount

12. cylindercilindercilundercylander

13. zeerozero zirozeiro

14. fighurefiggurefigyurefigure

15. calundercallendarcalendarcallindar

16. qwartquartquertquarte

17. decaddeceidedecadedeckade

18. rectanglerecktanglerecktanglrectangel

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1. Bury or need the dates into the bread dough. 1.A B C

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2. His weight was so grate, his feet became numb. 2.E F G

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3. I need encouragemint to be calm in darkness. 3.A B C

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4. Hundreds of bubbles give babies nonstop delite. 4.E F G

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5. I am unsure that the car cylinder caused the reck. 5.A B C

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6. Grate cheese and chop dates for great flavor. 6.E F G

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7. A nonstop ride in darknes left us breathless. 7.A B C

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8. For your protecshun, rewind the adjustable alarm. 8.E F G

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9. I disagree that inactive volcanoes are bilions of years old.9.A B C

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10. It dates back to an era hundeds of years ago. 10.E F G

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12. Make a great bury pie. Knead the dough first! 12.E F G

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13. He became inactive and lost wait after a train wreck. 13.A B C

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14. I am breathless with delight to be a part of this era. 14.E F G

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15. For protection from fire, bury the cylinder of gas. 15.A B C

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16. “Grate billions of cabbages nostop,” I said. 16.E F G

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17. I disagre that berry pie makes me gain weight. 17.A B C

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18. Billions of stars in the sky keep me cam in the darkness. 18.E F G

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19. Encouragement and protection make a baby calm. 19.A B C

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20. I’m unshure about the hundreds of adjustable chairs. 20.E F G

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21. Rewind the enactive toys to delight the children. 21.A B C

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22. Seeing her berry the gold left me breathless and numb. 22.E F G

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23. We measured the berry in an adjustabel cylinder. 23.A B C

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24. In which ira did humans first knead and grate foods? 24.E F G

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