Spelling practice book grade 3 TM 126p

Name

Boom Town
SORT

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

Word Sort Sort the list words by the short vowel
in the first syllable.
a
i
1. __________________
happen

8. __________________
winter

2. __________________
basket

9. __________________
sister

3. __________________
napkin
4. __________________
traffic

o

10. __________________
collar

e
5. __________________
lettuce
6. __________________
spelling
7. __________________
lesson

11. __________________
monster
u
12. __________________
supper
13. __________________
subject
14. __________________
suggest
15. __________________
puppet

Spelling Words
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

7.
8.

happen
lettuce
basket
winter
sister
monster
supper
subject

9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.

lesson
spelling
napkin
collar
traffic
suggest
puppet

Challenge Words
16.

17.
18.
19.
20.

skillet
picnic
planet
system
pumpkin

Challenge Words

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a
16. _________________
planet
u
17. _________________
pumpkin

i
18. __________________
skillet
19. __________________
picnic
20. __________________
system

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

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Name

Boom Town
PRACTICE

Short Vowels VCCV
Classifying Write the list word that belongs in the group.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Spelling Words

lunch, breakfast, supper
toy, animal, puppet
cabbage, spinach, lettuce

box, container, basket
reading, math, spelling
placemat, tablecloth, napkin

happen
lettuce
basket
winter
sister
monster
supper
subject
lesson
spelling
napkin
collar
traffic
suggest
puppet

Rhymes Finish each sentence. Use a list word that
rhymes with the underlined word.
7. Franco got a splinter when he built the shelves last
winter
.
8. My sister
uses a mister to spray the
plants.
9. I suggest
that you get some rest.

10. She will charge a dollar to sew your collar

.

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

hap-

-son

11.

sub-

-ster

12.

les-

-fic

13.

traf-

-ject

14.

mon-

-pen

15.

happen
subject
lesson
traffic
monster

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

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First Syllable


Name

Boom Town
PROOFREAD

Short Vowels VCCV
Proofread a Sign The Rodriguez family stopped at a
farmers’ market. Circle four spelling mistakes on the sign.
Write the words correctly. Then write the sentence
correctly.
FRESH CORN
We suggest grilled corn for supper?
berries

$3 a baskit

sweet peas $2 a bunch
melon

1.
3.
5.

$4 each

letuce

$1 a head

happen
lettuce
basket

winter
sister
monster
supper
subject
lesson
spelling
napkin
collar
traffic
suggest
puppet

summer an wintar
squash 2 for $3

basket
2. lettuce
and
4. winter
We suggest grilled corn for supper.

Frequently
Misspelled
Words

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

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Spelling Words

6. happen

hapen

6. ___________________
happen

7. manster

monster

7. ___________________
monster

8. spulling

spelling

8. ___________________
spelling

9. subject

subjeck

9. ___________________
subject

10. traffick

traffic

10. ___________________
traffic

11. supper

super

11. ___________________
supper

12. seggest

suggest

12. ___________________
suggest

then
and
with
was

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

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Unit 1 Week 1 Day 3

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Name

Boom Town
REVIEW
SORT

Short Vowels VCCV
Spelling Words

father and mother, brother and sister
morning and breakfast, evening and supper
spring and autumn, summer and winter
ice rink and skaters, street and traffic
numbers and adding, words and spelling
gears and clock, strings and puppet

happen
lettuce
basket
winter
sister
monster
supper

subject

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

lesson
spelling
napkin
collar
traffic
suggest
puppet

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

I run, but I do not walk.
I tell you things, but I do not talk.
What am I?
7. a woven
container

7.

8. green, leafy

8. l
vegetable
9. learning time 9.
for a student
10. found around 10.
a dog’s neck
11. the topic of a 11. s
sentence
12. used to wipe 12.
fingers or lips

e

u

t

t

b

a

s

k

e

t

u

c

e

l

e

s

s

o

c

o

l

l

a

r

b

j

e

c

t

n

a

p

k

i

n

n

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

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Word Pairs Write the list word that completes each phrase.


Name

What
Boom
About
Town
Me?
SORT

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

Word Sort Sort the list words by the type of plural
ending.
-s
-ies

1.
2.
3.

4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

pennies
inches
plants
families
bodies
glasses
wishes
pockets

6. __________________
glasses

9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.

lists
copies
parties
bunches

crashes
supplies
pencils

7. __________________
wishes

Challenge Words

1. __________________
10. __________________
plants
pennies
2. __________________
11. __________________
pockets
families
3. __________________
12. __________________
lists
bodies
4. __________________
13. __________________
pencils
copies
14. __________________
parties
-es

15. __________________

supplies

5. __________________
inches

16.
17.
18.
19.
20.

8. __________________
bunches
9. __________________
crashes
Challenge Words
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Spelling Words

accidents
libraries
mysteries
carpenters
merchants

-ies

16. __________________

19. __________________
accidents
libraries
17. __________________
20. __________________
mysteries
carpenters
18. __________________
merchants
Home Activity Your child is learning to spell plurals. To practice at home, have your child look at
the word, note the plural ending, and then write the word.

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Unit 1 Week 2 Day 1

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Name

What
Boom
About
Town
Me?
PRACTICE

Plurals -s, -es
Categories Write the word that names the category.

2. Paper and pens are types of school

.

3. Birthday and graduation are types of
.

6. Grocery and Christmas are types of

pencils
3. parties
5. plants

2.
4.
6.

.

.

5. Bushes and flowers are types of

1.

pennies
inches
plants
families

bodies
glasses
wishes
pockets

.

1. Colored and sharpened are types of

4. Drinking and eye are types of

Spelling Words

lists
copies
parties
bunches
crashes
supplies
pencils

.

supplies
glasses
lists

7. Three family went on the camping trip.

7.

8. The snake was thirty inch long.

8.

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

9.

10. Our body need good food, exercise, and rest. 10.
11. My jeans have lots of pocket.

11.

12. I found some penny on the curb.

12.

13. She made three wish on her birthday.

13.

14. There were many crash during the ice storm. 14.
15. Let’s make some copy of the map.

15.

families
inches
bunches

bodies
pockets
pennies
wishes
crashes
copies

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

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


Name

What About Me?
PROOFREAD

Plurals -s, -es
Proofread a List Circle four spelling mistakes in Ben’s
school supply list. Write the words correctly. Write the

last sentence, using correct grammar and punctuation.
School supplys I need
colored pencils
folders with pocketes
ruler with centimeters and inchs
snacks–extras for friens
lined paper
Remember to turn in them copies of doctor records

pennies
inches
plants
families
bodies
glasses
wishes
pockets
lists
copies
parties
bunches
crashes
supplies
pencils

supplies
2. pockets
3. inches
4. friends
5. Remember to turn in those copies

of doctor records.
1.

Frequently
Misspelled
Words

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

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Spelling Words

6.

familys

families

familes

6.

7.

crashs

crashes

crashies

7.

8.

lists

listes

listies

8.

9.

bunchs

bunchies

bunches

9.

10.

glassies

glasses

glasss

10.

11.

wishs’

wishs

wishes

11.

12.

plantes

plants

plantts

12.

friends
presents
his

families
crashes

lists
bunches
glasses
wishes
plants

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

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Name

What
Boom
About
Town
Me?
REVIEW
SORT

Plurals -s, -es
Rhymes Write the list word that rhymes.
1. pinches

1.

2. ashes

2.

3. crunches

3.

4. dishes

4.

5. classes

5.

6. rockets

6.

7. stencils

7.

8. fists

8.

9. ants

9.

10. poppies

10.

Spelling Words

pennies
inches
plants
families
bodies
glasses
wishes
pockets

inches
crashes
bunches
wishes
glasses
pockets
pencils
lists
plants
copies

lists
copies
parties
bunches
crashes
supplies
pencils

i
p
a
r
t
i
e
s

penny
party
body
copy
list
plant
inch

p
l
k
i
g

b
u
i

e
i
e
s
x
o
n
p

n
s
t
t
h
d
c
l

n
t
l
b
i
i
d
a

i
p
i
c
w
e
x
n

e
o
d
n
e
s
z
t

s
c
e
f
c
u
a
s

l
i

s
t
s
h
i
u

w
b
y
n
e
s
e
f

i
c
o
p
i
e
s
s

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

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


Name

Boom
Alexander
Town
SORT

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

Word Sort Sort the list words by -ed, -ing, -er,
and -est.
-ed
-er
1. __________________
10. __________________
pleased
heavier
2. __________________

11. __________________
emptied
angrier
3. __________________
worried

-est

4. __________________
shopped
12. __________________
easiest
-ing

13. __________________
greatest

14. __________________
5. __________________
strangest
using
15. __________________
6. __________________
funniest
getting

Spelling Words
1.
2.
3.

4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.

using
getting
easiest
swimming
heavier
greatest
pleased
emptied
leaving
worried
strangest
freezing
funniest
angrier
shopped

7. __________________

swimming
Challenge Words

8. __________________
leaving

16.
17.
18.
19.
20.

9. __________________
freezing
Challenge Words
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16. _________________
included
17. _________________
occurred
-ing

included
occurred
supplying
scarier
happiest

-er
19. _________________
scarier
-est
20. _________________
happiest

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

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Unit 1 Week 3 Day 1

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Name

Boom
Alexander
Town
PRACTICE

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

1. Our latest invention is the
2. Nobody is

.

to be teased.

3. Everyone who had been weaving was
4. We hopped out of the car and
5. He is sneezing because it is
6. The

.

.
outside.

cartoon was about the sunniest day.

greatest
3. leaving
5. freezing
1.

2.
4.
6.

pleased
shopped

funniest

Spelling Words

using
getting
easiest
swimming
heavier
greatest
pleased
emptied
leaving
worried
strangest
freezing
funniest
angrier
shopped

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

heavier
than that one.
8. (swim) I take swimming
lessons twice a week.
9. (get)
He is getting
a watch for his birthday.

10. (strange) That is the strangest
bug I have ever seen.
11. (easy)
That is the easiest
way to solve the puzzle.
12. (use)
I am using
three different colors on my poster.
13. (worry) He worried
that he would be late.
14. (empty) She emptied
the waste basket in her classroom.
15. (angry) She was angrier
than I thought.
This box is

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

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7. (heavy)

Name

Alexander
PROOFREAD

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

Spelling Words

using
getting
easiest
swimming
heavier
greatest
pleased
emptied

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

leaving
worried

strangest
freezing
funniest
angrier
shopped

Love,
Joe

1.
3.
5.

getting
using
Dear

2.
4.

swimming
emptied

Frequently
Misspelled
Words

started
getting
swimming

Complete the Sentence Circle the word that is spelled
correctly. Then write the word.
6. I picked out the easiest
7. Have you shoped

easyest puzzle.

6.

shopped for a new bike?

7.

8. The box was heavyier heavier
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9. Are you leaving
10. I’m freezing
11. Are you

leaveing

than I thought. 8.

before lunch?

freezeing!

worry

12. She was pulesed

worried about the test?
pleased with my report.

9.
10.
11.
12.

easiest
shopped
heavier
leaving
freezing
worried
pleased

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

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Name

Boom
Alexander
Town
REVIEW
SORT

Adding -ed, -ing, -er, and -est
Spelling Words
using
greatest
strangest

getting
pleased
freezing

heavier
worried
shopped

swimming
leaving
angrier

easiest
emptied
funniest

1.

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

h
2.

w

o

r

r

i

d
3.

Across
2. unconcerned
5. hardest
6. most serious

a

e

f

v

m

r

i

p

4.

5.

e

Down
1. lighter
3. filled
4. boiling

a

s

i

6.

n

n

i

s

t
i
e

z
u

e
r

e

f

e

e

s

t

d

n
g
Add Endings Complete each group with a list word.
7.

8. angry,

8.

, angriest

9. strange, stranger,
10. great, greater,

9.
10.

easiest
angrier
strangest
greatest

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7. easy, easier,

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

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Name

If YouBoom
MadeTown
a Million
SORT

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

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

Spelling Words

1. __________________

grain

8. __________________
clean

2. __________________
braid

9. __________________
dream

ay
3. __________________
display

10. __________________
peach
oa

4. __________________
11. __________________
coach
Sunday
ee
5. __________________
agree

12. __________________
float
ow

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

clean
agree
teeth
dream
grain
coach
display
window

9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.

shadow
cheese
peach

braid
Sunday
float
thrown

6. __________________
13. __________________
window
teeth
7. __________________
14. __________________
shadow
cheese
15. __________________
thrown
Challenge Words

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ai

ea

16. _________________
complain

18. __________________
bleachers

17. _________________

entertain

19. __________________
wheat

Challenge Words
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.

entertain
complain
bleachers
willow
wheat

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

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Name

If YouBoom
MadeTown
a Million
PRACTICE

Long Vowel Digraphs
Rhymes Write the list word that rhymes with the
underlined word.

Spelling Words

clean
agree
teeth
dream
grain
coach
display
window

1. Did you ever meet a goat that knew how
to

float

?

2. Did you ever approach the other
team’s

coach

?

3. Did you ever reach for a big fuzzy

peach

?

shadow
cheese
peach
braid
Sunday
float
thrown

4. Did you ever get a pain from eating
green

grain

?

5. Did you ever scream when you had a

bad

dream

?

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

6. Did you ever help Jean keep her room

?
?

Context Clues Write the missing list word.

cheese
9. Floss your teeth

8. I like grilled

sandwiches.
every day.

Sunday
.
11. The tree cast a long shadow
.
12. Let’s open the window
to get some fresh air.

13. Mom will agree
to drive us to the game.
14. I’ve thrown
out all my old papers.
15. Let’s make a display
of our seashells.
Home Activity Your child wrote words with long-vowel digraphs (letter combinations that stand
for long-vowel sounds). Ask your child to circle the digraphs ai, ay, ee, ea, oa, ow.

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10. The first day of the week is


Name

If You Made a Million
PROOFREAD

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

Spelling Words

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

1.
3.
5.

really
dream
shadow

2.
4.
6.

shadow
cheese
peach
braid
Sunday
float
thrown

teeth
float

Mom

Proofread Words Fill in the circle to show the correctly
spelled word.
7. The model train was on
displaiy

display

8. We are going to the lake on
sunday
9. Our

Sundaye

Frequently
Misspelled
Words

Halloween
really

displaye

.
Sundai

Sunday

bought treats after the game.

coach

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.
dissplay

clean
agree
teeth
dream
grain
coach
display
window

coche

10. Everyone helped
kleen

cooch

cowch

the garage.
cleen

clean

klean

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

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Name

If YouBoom
MadeTown
a Million
REVIEW
SORT

Long Vowel Digraphs
Spelling Words

clean
coach
peach

agree
display

braid

teeth
window
Sunday

dream
shadow
float

grain
cheese
thrown

Add a letter Write a list word by adding letters to the underlined words.
1. Add one letter to rain to get something
that grows in fields.

1.

grain

peach
3. Add one letter to raid to get a woven band of hair. 3. braid
4. Add one letter to lean to get a job you do.
4. clean
5. Add two letters to oat to get something
5. float
2. Add one letter to each to get a type of fruit.

2.

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

6.

window

7. You do it in your sleep.

7. d

8. You see one when the sun is shining.

8. s

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

9. S

10. You have these in your mouth.

10. t

11. You have done this with a softball.

11. t

12. You eat this with macaroni.

12. c

13. You have this on your soccer team.

13. c

14. You do this when something is correct.

14. a

r
h
u
e
h
h

e
a
n
e
r
e

a m
d o w
d a y
t h

o w n
e s e

o
g

a
r

c
e

h
e

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

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

Name

Rows and
Boom
Piles
Town
of Coins
SORT

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

Word Sort Sort the list words by their vowel spellings.
ou
oi
1. __________________
proud

8. __________________
choice

2. __________________
hour

9. __________________
avoid

3. __________________

10. __________________
amount
poison
4. __________________
11. __________________
thousand
appoint
5. __________________
12. __________________
bounce
broil
ow

oy

6. __________________
13. __________________
shower
voyage
7. __________________
14. __________________
prowl
employ
15. __________________
annoy
Challenge Words
ou

oi

16. __________________
20. __________________
mountain
turmoil

Spelling Words
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.

proud
shower
hour
amount
voyage
choice
avoid
thousand

prowl
employ
bounce
poison
annoy
appoint
broil

Challenge Words
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.

however
mountain
coward
turmoil
chowder

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ow
17. _________________
however
18. _________________
coward
19. _________________
chowder

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

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Name

Rows and
Boom
Piles
Town
of Coins
PRACTICE

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

Spelling Words

proud
shower
hour
amount
voyage

choice
avoid
thousand

1. second, minute,
2. fry, grill,
3. rain, sprinkle,
4. journey, trip,
5. million, hundred,

prowl
employ
bounce
poison
annoy
appoint
broil

6. jump, spring,

hour
3. shower
5. thousand
1.

2.
4.
6.

broil

voyage
bounce

7. Don’t bother me.

7.

8. The winners were too boastful.

8.

9. The bill was a large sum.

9.

10. Some spiders use venom to kill their prey.

10.

11. Will you choose an assistant?

11.

12. My cat likes to roam around at night.

12.

13. Summer camps hire many young people.

13.

14. My grandparents keep away from crowds.

14.

15. He was careful in his selection of players.

15.

annoy
proud
amount
poison
appoint
prowl
employ
avoid
choice

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

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


Name

Rows and Piles of Coins
PROOFREAD

Vowel Sounds in out and toy
Proofread a Book Report Circle four spelling mistakes
in Tom’s book report. Write the words correctly. Then
write the last sentence, adding the missing word.
Book Report
My book is about a boy who makes a
voyage of two thosand miles. He has to
avoid a thief on the proul, posion, and other
dangers. Finally, he is fownd by a kind man.

1.
3.
5.

Spelling Words

proud
shower
hour
amount
voyage

choice
avoid
thousand
prowl
employ
bounce
poison
annoy
appoint
broil

thousand
2. prowl
poison
4. found
Finally, he is found by a kind man.

Frequently
Misspelled
Words

found
house

Proofread Words Draw a line through the word
that is not spelled correctly. Write the word correctly.
6. I’m so

proud prowd of you!

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7. Shall we briol

broil

the meat?

6.
7.

8. I have to practice for an howr hour.

8.

9. Let’s bounce

9.

10. Do

appoint

11. The

choice

bownce on the trampoline.
appoynt three people.

10.

choise was correct.

11.

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

12.

proud
broil
hour
bounce
appoint
choice
annoy

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

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Name

Rows and
Boom
Piles
Town
of Coins
REVIEW
SORT

Vowel Sounds in out and toy
Rhyme Riddles Write a list word to answer the riddle.
What starts like shoe
and rhymes with power?
1.

What starts like book
and rhymes with pounce?

shower

2.

What starts like cherry
and rhymes with voice?
3.

choice

4.

bounce

broil

prowl
employ
bounce
poison
annoy
appoint
broil

What starts like ask
and rhymes with joint?

proud

6.

What starts like pig
and rhymes with howl?
7.

proud
shower
hour
amount
voyage
choice
avoid
thousand

What starts like bread
and rhymes with soil?

What starts like part
and rhymes with loud?
5.

Spelling Words

appoint

What starts like act
and rhymes with toy?

prowl

8.

annoy

Riddle Read a clue and write the list word. When you have written all
six words, the answer will appear in the boxes.
I have a neck, but no head.
I have two arms but no hands. What am I?
9.

v

o

y

a

g

e

10.

p

o

i

s

o

n

11. a light rain

11.
12.

o
d

13. 60 minutes

13.

14. a quantity

14. a

v
o
u

h
i
r
t

w

12. stay away

s
o
u
n

m

a

h
o

e

r

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

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9. a journey
by sea
10. venom


Name

Penguin
Boom Town
Chick
SORT

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

Word Sort Sort the list words by long or short vowel.
long vowel
short vowel
1. __________________
10. __________________
pilot
finish
2. __________________
11. __________________
even
wagon
3. __________________
12. __________________
music
rapid
4. __________________
13. __________________
silent
lemon
5. __________________
14. __________________
female
camel
6. __________________
15. __________________

pupil
salad
7. __________________
focus
8. __________________
robot

Spelling Words
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

finish
pilot
even
wagon
music
silent
rapid
female

9.
10.
11.
12.

13.
14.
15.

lemon
pupil
focus
robot
tulip
camel
salad

9. __________________
tulip
Challenge Words

Challenge Words
long vowel
16. _________________
climate

short vowel
17. __________________
resident

16.
17.
18.
19.
20.

resident
spinach
climate
tradition
innocent

18. __________________
spinach
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19. __________________
tradition
20. __________________
innocent

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

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Name

Penguin
Boom Town

Chick
PRACTICE

Syllable Pattern V/CV, VC/V
Missing Words Write the missing list word.
1. It is easy to

focus

this camera.

pilot

2. The

Spelling Words

of the plane has white hair.

pupil

3. My flute teacher has a new

.

4. The mother cat had two male kittens and one

female
5. This type of
on its back.

kitten.

camel

6. You will be able to swim
better after a little rest.
7. The song had a

8. I pulled the children in a

lemon
pupil
focus
robot
tulip
camel
salad

has two humps

even

rapid

beat.

wagon

finish

pilot
even
wagon
music
silent
rapid
female

.

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

9. song
10. flower
11. fruit
12. end
13. vegetables
14. quiet
15. machine

mu
tu
lem
fin
sal
si
ro

Second

Syllable

sic
lip
on
ish
ad
lent
bot

Base
Word

music
tulip
lemon
finish
salad
silent
robot

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

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First
Syllable


Name

Penguin Chick
PROOFREAD

Syllable Pattern V/CV, VC/V
Spelling Words

finish
silent
focus

pilot
rapid
robot

even
female
tulip

wagon
lemon
camel

music
pupil
salad

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

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

1.
4.

music
favorite

even
5. wagon
2.

favorite
before
pretty

female
America

3.
6.

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Proofread Words Fill in the circle to show the correctly spelled word.
Write the word.
7.

saled

salad

salade

7.

8.

kamel

camel

camal

8.

9.

silent

silant

sylent

9.

10.

leman

lemen

lemon

10.

11.

finash

finish

fenish

11.

12.

rowbot

robat

robot

12.

salad
camel
silent
lemon
finish
robot

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

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Name

Penguin
Boom Town
Chick
REVIEW
SORT

Syllable Pattern V/CV, VC/V
Spelling Words

finish
silent
focus

pilot
rapid
robot

even
female
tulip

wagon
lemon
camel

music
pupil
salad

Word Clues Read all the directions. Then write list words in the boxes.
• Use three list words that begin with f.
• The word with a syllable that rhymes
with sale is second.
• The word with a short vowel in the
first syllable is third.
• The word with a long vowel in the
first syllable is first.
• The word with a syllable that rhymes
with hot is first.
• A list word with a syllable that
rhymes with my and starts with s
is third.
• A word with a syllable that rhymes
with few and starts with m is second.

focus
2. female
3. finish
1.

robot
5. music
6. silent
4.

Missing Syllables Each underlined word has one missing syllable.
Write the complete list word.
8. When I grow up, I want to be a lot.
9. Tom is a rap worker.

10. Did you see the lip in the garden?

wagon
8. pilot
9. rapid
10. tulip
7.

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

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7. Nat put the kittens in the wag.


Name

ABoom
Day’sTown
Work
SORT

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

Word Sort Sort the list words by words you know
how to spell and words you are learning to spell.
Write every word.
words I know
words I am learning
how to spell
how to spell
1. __________________
Answers will vary.

9. __________________
Answers will vary.

2. __________________ 10. __________________
3. __________________ 11. __________________
4. __________________ 12. __________________
5. __________________ 13. __________________
6. __________________ 14. __________________
7. __________________ 15. __________________

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

8.

handle
trouble
simple
people
middle
table
little
gentle

9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.

poodle
pickle
noodle
saddle
juggle
uncle
riddle

Challenge Words
16.
17.

18.
19.
20.

8. __________________
Challenge Words
words I know
how to spell

Spelling Words

example
throttle
obstacle
miracle
muscle

words I am learning
how to spell

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16. __________________
Answers will vary. 18. __________________
Answers will vary.
17. __________________ 19. __________________
20. __________________

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

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