Spelling 1 8/23-8/27 Test Day 8/27
Read and become familiar with the following spelling rules. Study how these rules apply to the spelling list and challenge words. You might even practice categorizing the words according to their rule.
Rule 1. The letter q is always followed by u and together they say /kw/. The u is not considered a vowel here.
Rule 2. The letter c before e, i, or y says /s/ (cent, city, cycle) but followed by any other vowel says /k/ (cat, cot, cut).
Rule 3. The letter g before e, i, or y may say /j/ (page, giant, gym), but followed by any other letters says /g/ (gate, go, gust). The letters e and i following g do not always make the g say /j/ (get, girl, give).
List words: squawk, quarrel, pierce, ceiling, certainly, fierce, cycle, sincerely, cancel, clause, changeable, graceful, mileage, grateful, guard, guarantee, ignorant, privilege, courageous, generous
Homophones:
*cent (n) a 100th part of a dollar; penny
*sent (v) past participle of the verb “to send”
*scent (n) a smell or odor
Sample sentence: I caught the scent of a skunk when I was sent to the store with fifty cents in my pocket.
*desert (n) a hot, sandy, dry region of the Earth with little plant or animal life
*dessert (n) the last course of a meal, usually sweet
Sample sentence: In the desert, you can’t eat a frozen dessert because it would melt too fast.
Challenge Words: inquire, genuine, acquire, quantity, category
Suffix: -ous
Meaning: “full of” (adjective suffix)
On your own, find a word outside of your list and challenge words that would apply to rules 1, 2, and 3.
Rule 1________________ Rule 2 ________________ Rule 3 _________________
Can you think of any other words that would end with the suffix –oust? Name at least two. ____________________ , _________________________
Spelling 2 9/6-9/10 Test Day 9/10
Read and become familiar with the following spelling rule. Study how this rule applies to the spelling list and challenge words. Use a dictionary if necessary.
Rule 4. Vowels a, e, o, and u usually say their names/long sounds (a, e, o, u) at the end of a syllable (na-vy, me, o-pen, mu-sic). These are referred to as open syllables. This rule helps students know how to divide unfamiliar vowel-consonant-vowel words and then pronounce the word correctly (re-port…rather than rep-ort).
List words: item, require, minus, release, unite, vital, recent, beware, relief, pirate, deserve, delete, stupid, report, protect, writing, likely, usually, favorite, heroes
Homophones:
*break (v) to make come apart
*brake (n) a device for stopping a vehicle
Sample sentence: I told the little boy to stop pulling on my bicycle brakes, because I was worried that he would break them.
*all ready (pron.+ adj.) everyone or everything is prepared
*already (adv.) previously, before this time, by this time
Sample sentence: We were all ready for the class trip, but the bus had already left.
*fair (n) a festival or carnival; (adj.) attractive, lovely
*fare (n) money paid for transportation
Sample sentence: The fair princess paid her fare as she boarded the train.
Challenge Words: precede, receipt, receive, procedure, prewriting
Prefix: pre-
Meaning: before
On your own, find a word outside of your list and challenge words that would apply to rule 4.
Rule 4________________
Can you think of any other words that would begin with the prefix pre-? Name at least two. ____________________, ______________________
Spelling 3 9/20-9/23 Test Day 9/23 (short week-plan accordingly)
Read and become familiar with the following spelling rules. Study how these rules apply to the spelling list and challenge words. You might even practice categorizing the words according to their rule.
Rule 5. The letters i and y usually say /i/ (big, gym), but may say i (silent, my, type).
Rule 6. The letter y, not i, is used at the end of an English word (my).
List words: boundary, sincerely, yield, villain, imply, rhythm, rely, reply, apply, deny, rhyme, typical, dynamic, oxygen, guilty, laboratory, satisfactory, salary, necessary, forty
Homophones:
*accept (v) to take what is offered or given
*except (prep) leaving out other than
Sample sentence: They will accept everyone in the club except him.
*close (v) to shut; to block an entrance or opening
*clothes (n) articles of clothing
Sample sentence: Mother said to close the door to hide the clothes on the floor.
*flour (n) a fine powdery substance produced by grinding grain
*flower (n) the structure of a plant usually brightly colored
Sample sentence: The busy farmer carried a heavy sack of flour, but stopped to pick a lovely flower for his wife.
Challenge Words: justify, paralyzed, amplify, literature, recite
Prefix: re-
Meaning: again
On your own, find a word outside of your list and challenge words that would apply to rules 5 and 6.
Rule 5________________ Rule 6 ________________
Can you think of any other words that would end with the prefix re-? Name at least two. ____________________ , _________________________
Spelling 4 10/11-10/15 Test Day 10/15
Read and become familiar with the following spelling rules.
Rule 7. There are five kinds of silent final e's. In short words such as she, he, and me the e says e, but in longer words where a single e appears at the end, the e is silent. Silent final e's should be thought of as "having a job."
Silent e #1: bake, gene, time, type, code, cute. This silent e is to make the vowel preceding it say its name. Which words from your spelling list or challenge words would apply to this rule? _____________
Silent e #2: love, give, blue, true. This silent final e is to prevent us from ending an English word with a v or a u. Which words from your spelling list or challenge words would apply to this rule?____________
Silent e #3: chance, bodice, charge, allege. This silent final e is to soften a c or g. Which words from your spelling list or challenge words would apply to this rule?__________________________________
Silent e #4: lit-tle, cas-tle, bot-tle dab-ble, fid-dle. This silent final e is to prevent us from having a syllable with no vowel. Which words from your spelling list or challenge words would apply to this rule?______________________________________________________________________________
Silent e # 5: are, nurse, raise, bye, ewe, owe, cause. This e is known as the "No job” e or the “Odd job” e because any reason for a silent e not covered by the first four rules is lumped into this final category:
a. The e keeps a word that is not plural from ending in an s: (dense, not dens) (purse, not purs)
b. The e adds length to a short main-idea word; for example, awe, ewe, rye
c. The e gives a distinction in meaning between homonyms; for example, or/ore, for/fore
d. The e is from Middle English or foreign language where the final e was pronounced: giraffe
List words: complicate, compete, pursue, groove, conference, involve, siege, noticeable, responsible, impossible, collapse, immense, increase, awe, inactive, believe, improve, impolite, inquire, incomplete
Homophones:
*allowed (v) permitted
*aloud (adv.) out loud with noise
Sample sentence: The teacher allowed John to read his report aloud to the class.
*altogether (adv) completely; in all
*all together (pron.+adj.) at the same time, in the same place
Sample sentence: The conductor was altogether disgusted when the orchestra couldn’t play the notes all together.
Challenge Words: separate, athlete, criticize, committee, compliance
Suffix: -able Meaning: capable of (adjective suffix)
On your own, find a word outside of your list and challenge words that would apply to each of the 5 silent e’s for rule 7.
Rule 7 _______________________________________________________________________________
Can you think of any other words that would end with the suffix –able? Name at least two. ____________________ , _________________________
Spelling 5 10/25-10/29 Test Day 10/29
Read and become familiar with the following spelling rule. Study how this rule applies to the spelling list and challenge words.
Rule 8. There are five spellings for the sound /er/.
Keep this sentence in mind: Her first nurse works early.
In that, the spellings are in the descending order of usage in English. The phonogram may say /er/ when it follows w (work, worm, worthy). Also keep in mind that ar and or say /er/ at the end of some words: dollar, doctor.
List words: senator, director, minister, similar, senior, junior, messenger, superior, familiar, acre, calendar, elevator, inner, minor, barrier, surrender, particular, youngster, passenger, calculator
Homophones:
*affect (v) to influence, to change
*effect (n) a result, a consequence
Sample sentence: Bad weather affects everyone, but sunny weather has
the effect of making people smile.
*conscience (n) the awareness of right and wrong
*conscious (adj.) awake, able to feel and think
Sample sentence: Listen to your conscience and you’ll be more conscious of respecting others.
*heard (v) past tense of the verb “to hear”
*herd (n) a group of large animals such as sheep or cattle
Sample sentence: The bewildered cowboy heard the mooing of the cows in his lost herd.
Challenge Words: grammar, contributor, counselor, angular, circular
Suffix: -eer, er, or
Meaning: person who (noun suffix)
On your own, find a word outside of your list and challenge words that would apply to rule 8.
Rule 8_________________________________
Can you think of any other words that would end with the suffix –eer, er, or? Name at least two. ____________________ , _________________________
Spelling 6 11/8-11/12 Test Day 11/12
Read and become familiar with the following spelling rules. Study how these rules apply to the spelling list and challenge words. You might even practice categorizing the words according to their rule.
Rule 9. The 1-1-1 Rule: Words of one syllable (hop), having one vowel followed by one consonant, need another final consonant (hop + ped) before adding endings that begin with a vowel. This rule does not apply to words with x since x has two sounds /ks/.
Rule 10. The 2-1-1 Rule: Words of two syllables (be-gin) in which the second syllable (gin) is accented and has one vowel followed by one consonant, need another final consonant (be-gin + ning) before adding an ending that begins with a vowel. If the last syllable is not accented (en-ter, prof-it, bud-get), do not double the final consonant before adding the ending.
List words: affixed, permitting, forgetting, preferred, slipped, fitting, knitting, piloting, bothered, limited, reasoning, equaled, wondering, listening, pardoned, shoveling, favored, answered, modeling, beginning
Homophones:
*capital (adj.) main, principal, chief
*capitol (n) the building in which the legislature meets
Sample sentence: When you visit the capital city, you can tour capitol building.
*course (n) a subject in school
*coarse (adj.) rough to the touch
Sample sentence: In our science course, we separated coarse objects from smooth ones.
*here (adv) at or in this place
*hear (v) to receive sounds in the ear
Sample sentence: If I stand here, can you hear me?
Challenge Words: referring, skiing, transferred, planned, equipped
Prefix: trans-
Meaning: across
On your own, find a word outside of your list and challenge words that would apply to rules 9 and 10.
Rule 9________________ Rule 10 ________________
Can you think of any other words that would end with the prefix trans-? Name at least two. ____________________ , _________________________
Spelling 7 11/29-12/03 Test Day 12/03
Read and become familiar with the following spelling rules. Study how these rules apply to the spelling list and challenge words. You might even practice categorizing the words according to their rule.
Rule 11. The Drop-e Rule: Words ending with a Silent final e (come, hope) are written without the e when adding an ending that begins with a vowel.
Rule 12. After c we use ei (receive). If we say a, we use ei (vein). In the list of exceptions, we use ei. Exceptions include the following: neither, foreign, sovereign, seized, counterfeit, forfeited, leisure. Plus: either, weird, protein, heifer
In all other words, the phonogram ie is used. In school we are taught, "i before e, except after c, unless it says a as in neighbor and weigh."
List words: dividing, usable, blaming, replacing, exciting, adorable, valuable, advancing, teasing, forgivable, freight, receipt, yield, review, belief, shield, diesel, fiery, conceit, reign
Homophones:
*costume (n) clothing worn in a play, circus, etc.
*custom (n) habit; usual practice
Sample sentence: Wearing costumes on Halloween is an American custom.
*bear (n) a large heavy black or brown animal
*bare (adj.) without covering; simple, plain
Sample sentence: The hungry bear ate so many berries that the berry bush was bare.
*its (pron.) belongs to it
*it’s (contraction for it is)
Sample sentence: It’s fun to watch a dog chase its tail.
Challenge Words: weigh, experience, foreign, misconceive, seize
Prefix: mis-
Meaning: bad, wrong
On your own, find a word outside of your list and challenge words that would apply to rules 11 and 12.
Rule 11________________ Rule 12 ________________
Can you think of any other words that would end with the prefix mis-? Name at least two. ____________________ , _________________________
Spelling 8 1/03-1/07 Test Day 1/07
Read and become familiar with the following spelling rules. Study how these rules apply to the spelling list and challenge words. You might even practice categorizing the words according to their rule.
Rule 13. The phonogram sh is used at the beginning or end of a base word (she, dish), at the end of a syllable (fin-ish), but never at the beginning of a syllable after the first one except for the ending ship (wor- ship, friend-ship).
Rule 14. The phonograms ti, si, and ci are the spellings frequently used to say /sh/ at the beginning of a second or subsequent syllable in a base word (na-tion, ses-sion, fa-cial).
Consider the root or root word to help you choose the correct /sh/ spelling to use.
Examples: infect to in-fec-tious / collect to col-lec-tion / potent to po-ten-tial
music to mu-si-cian / space to spa-cious / finance to fi-nan-cial
soci (companion) to so-cial / ancien (old) to an-cient
cruc (cross) to cru-cial / speci (kind) to spe-cial
List words: glacier, motion, pressure, direction, caution, impartial, polish, station, shallow, official, edition, musician, portion, selfish, establish, cushion, exploration, cooperation, inclusion, commotion
Homophones:
*ate (v) past tense verb “to eat”
*eight (n, adj.) the whole number between seven and nine
Sample sentence: The hungry boy ate all eight of the cookies.
*are (v) state of being
*our (pro) belongs to us
*hour (n) sixty minutes
Sample sentence: Our mother told us to be quiet for an hour, and since we are generally well behaved, we followed directions.
*lay (v) to put something down
*lie (v) to place oneself in a resting position
Sample sentence: Do not lay your books on the sofa when you lie down for a nap.
Challenge Words: occasion, repetition, explanation, decision, description
Prefix: co- Meaning: together
On your own, find a word outside of your list and challenge words that would apply to rules 13 and 14.
Rule 13________________ Rule 14 ________________
Can you think of any other words that would end with the prefix co-? Name at least two. ____________________ , _________________________
Spelling 9 1/18-1/21 Test Day 1/21 (short week- plan accordingly)
Read and become familiar with the following spelling rules. Study how these rules apply to the spelling list and challenge words. You might even practice categorizing the words according to their rule.
Rule 15. The phonogram si is used to say /sh/ when the syllable ends in an s (ses-sion) or when the base word has an s where the base word changes (tense, ten-sion): discuss to dis-cus-sion / compress to com-pres- sion / admis to ad-mis-sion
Rule 16.The phonogram si may also say /zh/ as in vi-sion, di-vi-sion, oc-ca-sion, ex-plo-sion.
List words: mission, session, progression, profession, permission, discuss, discussion, vision, division, occasion, explosion, confuse, confusion, illusion, provision, oppose, opposition, conclude, conclusion, admission
Homophones:
*lose (v) to misplace; to fail to win
*loose (adj.) not firmly attached
Sample sentence: You will probably lose your loose tooth any minute.
*passed (v) went by
*past (adj. or n) a time gone by
Sample sentence: In the museum, time passed quickly because we were fascinated with artifacts from the past.
*piece (n) a part of something
*peace (n) freedom from war or lightning; calmness
Sample sentence: After our argument, my brother gave me a piece of his candy to make peace with me.
Challenge Words: exclude, exclusion, persuade, persuasion, commission
Prefix: pro-
Meaning: for; in favor of
On your own, find a word outside of your list and challenge words that would apply to rules 15 and 16.
Rule 15________________ Rule 16 ________________
Can you think of any other words that would end with the prefix pro-? Name at least two. ____________________ , _________________________
Spelling 10 2/7-2/11 Test Day 2/11
Read and become familiar with the following spelling rules. Study how these rules apply to the spelling list and challenge words. You might even practice categorizing the words according to their rule.
Rule 17. We often double l, f, and s following a single vowel at the end of a one-syllable word: will, off, miss. Sometimes rule 17 applies to two-syllable words like recess.
Rule 18 The phonogram ck may be used only after a single vowel that says its short sound: back, neck, lick, rock, and duck.
Rule 19. We often use ay to say a at the end of a base word, never a alone: bay, day, decay.
Rule 20. Vowels i and o may say long i and long o if followed by two consonants: find, old.
List words: distress, process, assist, assemble, assign, assume, assure, wreck, portray, tariff, staff, delay, possess, surpass, distill, plaintiff, dandruff, disarray, betray, attack
Homophones:
*moral (adj.) good in behavior or character
*morale (n) the attitude or spirit of a person or group
Sample sentence: The mayor was a good and moral man and he kept the morale of the citizens high.
*no (adv) certainly not; not so
*know (v) to be certain of the facts; to understand clearly
Sample sentence: I know the address, but when I pulled up to the location my brother said, “No, this isn’t the house.”
*principal (n) head of a school
*principle (n) rule of personal behavior
Sample sentence: Our principal is a person of very high principles.
Challenge Words: occur, occurred, omitted, library, panicking
Prefix: dis-
Meaning: reverse; opposite
On your own, find a word outside of your list and challenge words that would apply to rules 17,18, 19 and 20.
Rule 17_________ Rule 18 __________ Rule 19 _____________ Rule 20___________
Can you think of any other words that would end with the prefix dis-? Name at least two. ____________________ , _________________________
Spelling 11 2/28-3/4 Test Day 3/4
Read and become familiar with the following spelling rules. Study how these rules apply to the spelling list and challenge words. You might even practice categorizing the words according to their rule.
Rule 21. The letter s never follows x. The phonogram x includes an s sound-/ks/.
Rule 22. Words beginning with the sound z are always spelled with z, never with s.
List words: exaggerate, exceed, excellent, except, excitement, exercise, existence, expense, luxury, extremely, example, extra, exact, zeal, zest, zilch, zero, exclude, expand, exchange
Homophones:
*quite (adv) completely, entirely
*quiet (adj.) making no sound; with little noise; peaceful; still
*quit (v) to stop; to leave one’s job
Sample sentence: It has been quite noisy while I study, and if things don’t quiet, I’ll quit.
*roll (n) a list of names
*role (n) a part in a play or movie
Sample sentence: The teacher called the roll and then asked each student which role in the play they would like to have.
*seen (v) past participle of the verb “to see”
*scene (n) an episode, especially in a play, movie, or television show
Sample sentence: In the past scene of the movie, the baby seals could be seen.
Challenge Words: exhausted, exhibit, extraordinary, exile, exception
Prefix: extra-
Meaning: usual; outside; beyond
On your own, find a word outside of your list and challenge words that would apply to rules 21 and 22.
Rule 21________________ Rule 22 ________________
Can you think of any other words that would end with the prefix extra-? Name at least two. ____________________ , _________________________
Spelling 12 4/4-4/8 Test Day 4/8
Read and become familiar with the following spelling rules. Study how these rules apply to the spelling list and challenge words. You might even practice categorizing the words according to their rule.
Rule 23. Dismiss L Rule: All, written alone, has two l's, but when used as a prefix, only one l is written: al-so, al-most.
Rule 24. Dismiss L Rule (part 2): Till and full, written alone, have two l's, but when used as a suffix, only one l is written: un-til, beau-ti-ful.
List words: all right, almost, although, always, graceful, forceful, beautiful, fruitful, delightful, alert, alto, aloe, sorrowful, bashful, handful, cupful, forgetful, spoonful, alarmed, alien
Homophones:
*team (n) a group of people working together in a coordinated effort
*teem (v) to empty, to pour out
Sample sentence: As our team had finished the game, the rain teemed down on us.
*then (adv) at that time
*than (conj) used in a comparison
Sample sentence: She stuck her tongue out at him, and then he said that he was smarter than she was.
*there (adv) at or in that place
*their (pron.) belonging to them
*they’re (contraction for “they are”)
Sample sentence: When the eyewitness spoke to the police, he said, “They’re over there in their secret hideout.”
Challenge Words: alignment, alternative, alibi, alias, flavorful
Suffix: -ive
Meaning: like (adjective suffix)
On your own, find a word outside of your list and challenge words that would apply to rules 23 and 24.
Rule 23________________ Rule 24 ________________
Can you think of any other words that would end with the suffix –ive? Name at least two. ____________________ , _________________________
Spelling 13 4/18-4/21 Test Day 4/21 (short week- plan accordingly)
Read and become familiar with the following spelling rules. Study how these rules apply to the spelling list and challenge words. You might even practice categorizing the words according to their rule.
Rule 25. The phonogram dge may be used only after a single vowel that says its short sound: badge, edge, bridge, lodge, budge.
Rule 26. Change Y to I Rule: When adding an ending to a word that ends with a consonant and y, use i instead of y unless the ending is ing or might split a phonogram. city/cit-ies, beauty/beau-ti-ful, play/player, funny/fun-ni-est, multiply/mul-ti-ply-ing, rely/re-li-able, cry/cried, deny/denied
List words: industry, industries, galley, fantasy, fantasies, enemy, bury, burying, buries, berry, berries, country, countries, multiply, multiplying, multiplies, pledge, budget, fidget, judge
Homophones:
*threw (v) past tense of “throw”
*through (prep) in one side of something and out the other
Sample sentence: He threw the ball through the scoreboard.
*whole (adj.) complete, entire
*hole (n) an opening in the ground
Sample sentence: It will take us the whole day to dig such a big hole.
*whose (pron.) belongs to whom
*who’s (contraction for who is)
Sample sentence: Who’s going to figure out whose jacket was left behind?
Challenge Words: apology, apologizing, cartridge, acknowledge, straightedge
Suffix: -ize (verb suffix)
Meaning: to cause; to treat; to become
On your own, find a word outside of your list and challenge words that would apply to rules 25 and 26.
Rule 25________________ Rule 26 ________________
Can you think of any other words that would end with the suffix –ize? Name at least two. ____________________ , _________________________
Spelling 14 5/2-5/6 Test Day 5/6
Read and become familiar with the following spelling rule. Study how this rule applies to the spelling list and challenge words. You might even practice categorizing the words according to their rule.
Rule 27. The phonogram ed has three sounds:
If a base word ends in the sound /d/ or /t/, adding ed makes another syllable that says /ed/: sid-ed, part-ed.
If the base word ends in a voiced consonant sound, the ending ed says /d/ (lived).
If the base word ends in an unvoiced consonant sound, the ending ed says /t/ (jumped).
List words: urged, aced, ached, struggled, sampled, stumbled, bundled, channeled, frightened, charted, vaulted, roosted, hoisted, avoided, sprouted, confronted, commented, indented, imported, predicted
Homophones:
*won (v) past tense of win
*one (n and adj.) the first and lowest whole number
Sample sentence: The team won only one game of the whole season.
*your (pron.) belongs to you
*you’re (pron. contraction for “you are”)
Sample sentence: You’re the next one to get a chance to tell your story.
*to (prep) toward
*two (n and adj.) the number between one and three
*too (adv) also; in addition, more than enough
Sample sentence: I went to the movies and saw two movies, too.
Challenge Words: triumphed, prohibited, doubted, disappointed, interrupted
Prefix: inter-
Meaning: between; from one to another
On your own, find a word outside of your list and challenge words that would apply to rule 27.
Rule 27____________________________________________
Can you think of any other words that would end with the prefix inter-? Name at least two. ____________________ , _________________________
Spelling 15 5/16-5/20 Test Day 5/20
Read and become familiar with the following spelling rules. Study how these rules apply to the spelling list and challenge words. You might even practice categorizing the words according to their rule.
Rule 28. Words that are the names or titles of people, places, books, days, or months are capitalized.
Rule 29. Words are usually divided between double consonants. For speaking and reading, only the consonant in the accented syllable is pronounced; the consonant in the unaccented syllable is silent: lit-tle to lit-le.
List words: account, addition, approve, applaud, appeal, accuse, accomplish, approach, according, aggressive, committee, address, assess, innocent, appoint, error, accompany, announce, annually, assistance
Homophones:
*where (adv) in that place
*wear (v) to have clothes on the body
Sample sentence: Where would I ever wear a dress like that?
*whether (conj) if; either
*weather (n) the condition of the atmosphere
Sample sentences: I don’t know whether tomorrow’s weather will good or bad.
*which (pron.) a word that asks questions about people and things
*witch (n) a woman with supernatural powers
Sample sentences: The judges of the costume contest asked, “Which of the witch costumes is the ugliest?”
Challenge Words: accurate, permitting, referred, recommend, acceptable
Suffix: -ate (verb suffix)
Meaning: to make
On your own, find a word outside of your list and challenge words that would apply to rules 28 and 29.
Rule 28________________ Rule 29 ________________
Can you think of any other words that would end with the suffix –ate? Name at least two. ____________________ , _________________________
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