Spelling Strategy
Steps for Spelling New Words
This is one strategy that you can use to learn any new spelling word. It has six steps.
Step 2
Spell the word
aloud.
Step 3
Think about the spelling.
Is there anything special to
remember?
Step 4
Picture the word with your
eyes shut.
Step 5
Look at the word
and write it.
Step 6
Cover the word. Picture it
and write it again. Check
its spelling. Did you get it
right?
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Step 1
Look at the word. Say it
and listen to the sounds.
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Problem Parts
Everybody has words that are hard to spell. When you find such
a word, it is a good time to use the Problem Parts strategy.
One of the words you will learn is mitten. The word mitten has
a sound in the middle, but this sound is spelled with not just
one t but with two. That is tricky! Here are steps to follow in
the Problem Parts strategy.
Step 1
Ask yourself which part
of the word is giving
you a problem.
Step 2
Write the word and
underline the problem
part.
Step 3
Picture the word. Focus
on the problem part.
You might want to picture
the problem part in
large letters to help you
remember.
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Now picture the word and see the problem part before
you spell it.
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Spelling Strategy
Divide and Conquer
Long words can be hard to spell. If you divide them into smaller
parts, you can conquer them. Here is how to use the Divide and
Conquer strategy.
Compound Words
Words with Affixes
Words with
Many Syllables
Step 1
Say the word slowly and listen for each part or syllable.
Step 2
Use these pictures to help you divide each kind of long word.
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Step 3
Study the word one part or one syllable at a time.
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Meaning Helpers
Even a short word like thrown can be hard to spell—until you discover
where it comes from. This is where the Meaning Helper strategy can
be used.
Try to find shorter words with similar meanings that can help you spell
the longer words. Here are some examples:
Longer Word
every
health
Meaning Helper
ever
heal
Clue
ever + y
heal + th
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You don’t hear the second e when you say every, but you do hear
it when you say ever. Ever is a meaning helper for every because
a sound clue in ever helps you spell every.
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Spelling Strategy
Memory Tricks
Some words may have a part that gives you problems. You can use the
Memory Tricks strategy to help you with tricky word parts. Study this example.
Step 1
Ask yourself: Which part of the word gives me trouble?
Then mark the letters that are problems for you.
slaygh
sleigh
sliegh
Step 2
Find memory helpers—words or phrases
you already can spell—that have the same
letters.
weigh,
we ignore him,
eight
Step 3
Create a memory trick by linking your word with
a memory helper that helps you remember it.
Eight deer sat
in the sleigh.
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If your memory trick can be made into a picture, think about that picture as
you say the trick to yourself. This can be an extra helper. And silly helpers
are just as good as serious helpers!
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Pronouncing for Spelling
We spell some words wrong because we say them wrong. Say a word very
carefully to hear all of its sounds. This is called the Pronouncing for Spelling
strategy.
Step 1
Say the word slowly and
carefully. Listen to the
sound of each letter.
Step 2
Say the word again
as you write it.
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You can also change the way you secretly say a tricky sound.
To remember the o-u-r and the a-g-e in courage, you might
secretly pronounce the word like this: c-our-age. That means you
would say the sound made by c, then the word our and then the
word age. It won’t make sense to anyone else, but you will know
that you are using the Pronouncing for Spelling strategy.
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Frequently Misspelled Words!
The words below are words that are misspelled the most by students your age.
Pay special attention to these frequently misspelled words as you read, write,
and spell.
until
outside
said
we’re
sometimes
different
where
caught
chocolate
friend
into
everybody
off
through
friends
swimming
want
you’re
another
beautiful
I’m
let’s
then
believe
cousin
especially
happened
heard
I
whole
didn’t
first
watch
people
always
took
everyone
morning
school
something
with
would
are
enough
except
friend’s
probably
upon
vacation
brought
house
might
myself
basketball
hospital
opened
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a lot
because
there
their
favorite
that’s
our
when
really
they’re
were
it’s
know
finally
again
they
Christmas
went
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Name
SORT
Short Vowels VCCV
Generalization Short a, e, i, o, and u are usually spelled a: admire,
e: method, i: finger, o: soccer, and u: custom.
Word Sort Sort the list words by the short vowel in the first
syllable.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
a
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11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
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19.
20.
Challenge Words
a
21. ___________________
e
22. ___________________
e
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i
___________________
___________________
___________________
o
___________________
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u
___________________
___________________
___________________
i
23. ___________________
u
24. ___________________
25. ___________________
Spelling Words
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
admire
magnet
contest
method
custom
rally
soccer
engine
sudden
finger
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
accident
mitten
intend
fabric
flatten
rascal
gutter
mammal
happen
cannon
Challenge Words
21. dungeon
22. magnify
23. festival
24. thunderstorm
25. injury
Home Activity Your child is learning to spell words with the short vowel pattern vowel-consonantconsonant-vowel. Say a word aloud and have your child identify the short vowel in the first syllable of
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Because of Winn-Dixie
Name
PRACTICE
Short Vowels VCCV
Spelling Words
admire
rally
accident
rascal
magnet
soccer
mitten
gutter
contest
engine
intend
mammal
custom
finger
flatten
cannon
method
sudden
fabric
happen
Classifying Write the list word that fits each group.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
rules, game, winner, _____
wheels, trunk, hood, _____
foot, toe, hand, _____
mistake, error, mishap, _____
cotton, wool, silk, _____
baseball, football, basketball, _____
pancake, road, dough, _____
otter, wolf, horse, _____
mean, plan, aim, _____
iron, attract, pole, _____
meeting, gathering, assembly, _____
habit, ritual, routine, _____
hat, scarf, earmuffs, _____
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
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____________
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____________
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
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____________
____________
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____________
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
Bowler 1: Hooray! I got a strike! Did you see it __?
Bowler 2: I __ your skill.
Bowler 3: The ball looked as if it had been shot from a __.
Bowler 1: My bowling __ is perfect!
Bowler 2: Then how come your ball just rolled into the __?
Bowler 1: All of a __ I just lost control of the ball.
Bowler 1: You __! I think you enjoyed my mistake.
Home Activity Your child spelled words with short vowels in VCCV pattern. Read the script aloud with
your child. Have your child spell the list words with closed eyes.
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Context Clues Choose a list word to complete each sentence of
the script. Write the word.
Because of Winn-Dixie
Name
PROOFREAD
Short Vowels VCCV
Proofread a Newspaper Column Circle five misspelled words
in the newspaper column. Write the words correctly. Then write
the sentence that has a punctuation mistake correctly.
Roof Rally
By Dan Green
Most days I idmire that little rascle, the
squirrel. That furry little mummal is always
busy. Its usual costum is to keep busy
burying food all day long. On one recent day
a squirrel decided to take a break. He brought
twenty of his cusins and held a rally on my
roof. The noise was terrible! How could this
happen? Stop it, I shouted. They scampered
over the gutter and ran away. It was good to
have peace and quiet again.
1. _______________
3. _______________
5. _______________
2. _______________
4. _______________
6. __________________________
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cannon
mignet
accident
ingune
soccor
fabrik
cannen
magnet
ecident
engine
socor
fibrak
kannon
manget
eccident
ingine
soccer
fabric
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
admire
magnet
contest
method
custom
rally
soccer
engine
sudden
finger
accident
mitten
intend
fabric
flatten
rascal
gutter
mammal
happen
cannon
Frequently
Misspelled
Words
with
cousin
Proofread Words Circle the correctly spelled word.
Write the word.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
Spelling Words
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_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
Home Activity Your child identified misspelled words with short vowels in VCCV pattern. Say each
spelling word. Ask your child to name the short vowel in the first syllable.
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Because of Winn-Dixie
Name
REVIEW
Short Vowels VCCV
Spelling Words
custom
finger
flatten
cannon
method
sudden
fabric
happen
contest
engine
intend
mammal
magnet
soccer
mitten
gutter
admire
rally
accident
rascal
Riddle Read the riddle. To find the answer, write the list word that fits
each clue. Then copy the numbered letters onto the numbered lines below.
Riddle: What weighs 5,000 pounds and wears glass slippers?
1. think highly of
____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
7
2. a meeting
____ ____ ____ ____ ____
12
3. the part that makes a car run
____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
4. attracts iron
____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
13
9
5. glove with no fingers
____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
14
6. a mischievous person
____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
8
7. your shirt is made of this
____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
8. a way of doing something
____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
1
11
9. what a steamroller can do
____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
3
10. occur
____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
10
11. a game played with a round ball
____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
6
12. something that unexpectedly happens ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
4
13. something to enter
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5
____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
2
Answer:
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1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Home Activity Your child has learned to read, write, and spell words with the short vowel pattern
VCCV. Ask your child to quiz your spelling of these words. Make a mistake with each word and have
your child correct it.
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Lewis and Clark and Me
Name
SORT
Long a and i
Generalization Long a is sometimes spelled ai, eigh, or ay: braid, weigh,
spray. Long i is sometimes spelled igh: sigh.
Word Sort Sort the list words by the spelling of their long
vowel sound.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
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9.
10.
11.
igh and ay
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ai
___________________
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eigh
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Challenge Words
ai and ay
21. ___________________
ay
22. ___________________
eigh
23. ___________________
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
ay
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___________________
igh
___________________
___________________
___________________
___________________
___________________
___________________
___________________
ai
24. ___________________
igh
25. ___________________
Spelling Words
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
sigh
right
weigh
eight
detail
height
spray
braid
bait
grain
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
slight
thigh
tight
raisin
trait
highway
frighten
dismay
freight
sleigh
Challenge Words
21. eighteen
22. mayonnaise
23. campaign
24. daylight
25. twilight
Home Activity Your child is learning to spell words with long vowel sounds spelled ai, eigh, ay, or igh.
To practice at home, have your child look at the word, say it, spell it, and then spell it with eyes closed.
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Lewis and Clark and Me
Name
PRACTICE
Long a and i
Spelling Words
sigh
height
slight
highway
right
spray
thigh
frighten
weigh
braid
tight
dismay
eight
bait
raisin
freight
detail
grain
trait
sleigh
Rhyme Time Complete the rhymes with a list word from the box.
Soccer Score
1.
The chances of scoring seemed (1)____.
2.
Young Pee Wee lacked weight, strength, and (2)____.
3.
He fell down with a (3)____.
4.
The ball bounced off his (4)____,
5.
And it soared through the goal on the (5)____.
Fishing Trip
6.
The fisherman left home at (6)____
7.
And patiently set out with his (7)____.
But the fish just weren’t bitin’.
8.
Did the fisherman (8)____
9.
Those fish that refused to be (9)____?
Winter Drive
10.
As we drove down the icy (10)____
11.
With our windshield covered with (11)____,
12.
We started to (12)____
13.
The idea of a (13)____.
14.
It was slow going, to our (14)____.
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____________
____________
____________
____________
____________
____________
____________
____________
____________
____________
____________
____________
Word Groups Write the missing list word list word that belongs in each group.
________________
18. fig, date,
________________
16. wheat, rice,
________________
19. aspect, fact,
________________
17. feature, characteristic,
________________
20. taut, close fitting,
________________
Home Activity Your child spelled words with ai, eigh, ay, and igh. Say a list word and ask your child to
write it.
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15. ponytail, pigtails,
Lewis and Clark and Me
Name
PROOFREAD
Long a and i
Proofread Directions Read the following directions for
making a wood puppet. Circle five misspelled words and
write them correctly on the lines. Change the sentence
fragments to a complete sentence and write the sentence.
Spelling Words
Make sure you all ways work carefully with tools.
Measure wood for the hight you want.
Sand the wood in the direction of the grain.
Cut ate pieces for jointed arms and legs.
Spray on paint.
Braid some wool for hair.
Glue the hair on tite.
Add detale.
Make sure the puppet. Works
with right and left hands.
1. _______________
3. _______________
5. _______________
slight
thigh
tight
raisin
trait
highway
frighten
dismay
freight
sleigh
sigh
right
weigh
eight
detail
height
spray
braid
bait
grain
Frequently
Misspelled
Words
vacation
always
might
2. _______________
4. _______________
6. _____________________________________
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Finish the Sentences Circle the underlined list word that is
spelled correctly. Write the word.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
The freight frate train has over 150 cars.
This kind of raysin raisin has no seeds.
The horses pulled the sleigh slay.
The thy thigh bone is the strongest bone in the body.
Your answer is rite right.
Generosity is a good treight trait to have.
“I forgot my homework,” he said with dismay dismeigh.
“Bring it in tomorrow,” his teacher said with a sy sigh.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
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____________
____________
____________
____________
____________
____________
____________
Home Activity Your child identified misspelled words with ai, eigh, ay, and igh. Take turns quizzing
each other on the spelling words.
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Lewis and Clark and Me
Name
REVIEW
Long a and i
Spelling Words
eight
bait
raisin
freight
weigh
braid
tight
dismay
right
spray
thigh
frighten
sigh
height
slight
highway
detail
grain
trait
sleigh
Analogies Write the list word that best completes the sentence.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Ground is to floor as scare is to ____.
Cold is to cool as plait is to ____.
Photo is to picture as moan is to ____.
Flat is to even as sled is to ____.
Cup is to mug as small is to ____.
Auto is to car as load is to ____.
Phone is to call as disappointment is to ____.
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Word Search There are nine list words hidden in the puzzle. Circle and write
each word you find.
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A
A
F
C
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F
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R
W
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Home Activity Your child has learned to read, write, and spell words with these spelling patterns: ai,
eigh, ay, and igh. Take turns saying and spelling the list words.
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Grandfather’s Journey
Name
SORT
Long e and o
Generalization Long e is sometimes spelled ee or ea: sweet, each. Long o
is sometimes spelled oa or ow: throat, rainbow.
Word Sort Sort the list words by their long e and long o
spellings.
ee and ea
1. ___________________
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
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7.
8.
9.
10.
ee
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___________________
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___________________
___________________
ea
___________________
___________________
___________________
___________________
Challenge Words
ee and ow
21. ___________________
ea and oa
22. ___________________
ee
23. ___________________
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
oa
___________________
___________________
___________________
___________________
ow
___________________
___________________
___________________
___________________
___________________
___________________
ea
24. ___________________
oa
25. ___________________
Spelling Words
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
sweet
each
three
least
freedom
below
throat
float
foam
flown
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
greet
season
croak
shallow
eagle
indeed
rainbow
grown
seaweed
hollow
Challenge Words
21. Halloween
22. speedometer
23. underneath
24. seacoast
25. cocoa
Home Activity Your child is learning to spell words with long e and long o spelled ee, ea, oa, and ow.
Have your child look at each word and point to the letters that make the long e and o sounds.
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Grandfather’s Journey
Name
PRACTICE
Long e and o
Spelling Words
sweet
below
greet
indeed
each
throat
season
rainbow
three
float
croak
grown
least
foam
shallow
seaweed
freedom
flown
eagle
hollow
Opposites Write the list words that have the opposite or almost opposite meaning
to the words below.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
sour
most
sink
dismiss
newborn
solid
above
all
deep
limits
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
_________________
_________________
_________________
_________________
_________________
_________________
_________________
_________________
_________________
_________________
Words in Context Write a list word from the box to complete
each sentence.
11. _________________
12. _________________
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
_________________
_________________
_________________
_________________
_________________
_________________
_________________
_________________
Home Activity Your child wrote words with long e spelled ee or ea and long o spelled oa and ow. Say
a word from the list and have your child write the word.
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11. The ocean waves were white with ____.
12. Twins describe two people, and triplets
describe ____ people.
13. Spring is my favorite ____.
14. When I was sick, I had a sore ____.
15. Some ocean plants are called ____.
16. When I lost my voice, I could only ____ like a frog.
17. The bald ____ is the national bird of the United States.
18. Spelling is serious business, ____.
19. I saw a ____ after the thunderstorm.
20. By the time I got the camera, the bird had ____ away.
Grandfather’s Journey
Name
PROOFREAD
Long e and o
Proofread a Menu The restaurant owner is frantic! The new
menus have errors that must be fixed before dinner tonight.
Circle five misspelled words and write them correctly. Rewrite
the sentence that has a capitalization error.
Seewead salad with vinegar and sesame seeds
Thre delight dish: shrimp, beef, and chicken
Hole crispy fried rainbow trout with lemon
butter sauce
White hollo mushroom caps stuffed with
crabmeat
Fresh vegetables in seeson
Chocolate cake with sweet whipped cream
Rootbeer float (vanilla or chocolate ice cream)
Coffee with hot milk foam
our Food is Organically grown.
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1. _______________
3. _______________
5. _______________
Spelling Words
sweet
each
three
least
freedom
below
throat
float
foam
flown
greet
season
croak
shallow
eagle
indeed
rainbow
grown
seaweed
hollow
Frequently
Misspelled
Words
whole
know
2. _______________
4. _______________
6. _____________________________________
Proofread Words Circle the correctly spelled word. Write the word
7. leest
least
lest
7.
8. egle
eagle
eegle
8.
9. shallow
shalloe
shallo
9.
10. greet
grete
graet
10.
11. throte
throwt
throat
11.
12. floan
flown
flone
12.
13. beloa
below
belo
13.
14. freedowm
fredom
freedom
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15. indeed
indead
indede
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Home Activity Your child identified misspelled words with ee, ea, oa, and ow. Ask your child to use
each list word in a sentence.
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Unit 1 Week 3 Day 3
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Grandfather’s Journey
Name
REVIEW
Long e and o
Spelling Words
least
foam
shallow
seaweed
three
float
croak
grown
each
throat
season
rainbow
sweet
below
greet
indeed
freedom
flown
eagle
hollow
Word Hunt The ten list words in the box below are hidden in the puzzle. Circle
and write each word you find. The words may go across, down, up, or diagonally.
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eagle
rainbow
indeed
freedom
least
throat
seaweed
shallow
sweet
grown
3. ____________
6. ____________
9. ____________
Word Clues Write the list word that answers the clue.
not above
say hello
empty inside
an ice cream drink
time of year
frog sound
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Home Activity Your child has learned to read, write, and spell words with ee, ea, oa, and ow.
Give your child clues about a list word. Ask your child to guess the word and spell it.
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Unit 1 Week 3 Day 4
Spelling Practice Book
The Horned Toad Prince
Name
SORT
Long e
Generalization Long e at the end of a word can be spelled ie, ey, and y:
calorie, money, happy.
Word Sort Sort the list words by the long e spelling at the
end of the word.
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2.
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5.
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Challenge Words
ey
21. ___________________
22. ___________________
23. ___________________
24. ___________________
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20.
y
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y
25. ___________________
Spelling Words
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2.
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4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
prairie
calorie
honey
valley
money
finally
movie
country
empty
city
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18.
19.
20.
rookie
hockey
collie
breezy
jury
balcony
steady
alley
trolley
misty
Challenge Words
21. frequency
22. parsley
23. journey
24. chimney
25. attorney
Home Activity Your child is learning to spell words that end with the sound of long e spelled ie, ey, and y.
Say a list word and have your child name the letters that spell the long e sound at the end of the word.
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Unit 1 Week 4 Day 1
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The Horned Toad Prince
Name
PRACTICE
Long e
Spelling Words
prairie
finally
rookie
balcony
honey
country
collie
alley
calorie
movie
hockey
steady
valley
empty
breezy
trolley
money
city
jury
misty
Rhymes Write the list word that rhymes with the underlined word.
1. Are you ready? Take it slow and ____.
2. Go to Main and First Street, Molly. That’s where you can
catch the ____.
3. He paid a lot of money for the big jar of ____.
4. Let’s make a tally of the number of cars in the ____.
5. Buffaloes are big and hairy. They used to roam
across the ____.
6. “He’s guilty!” the lawyer said with fury to the ____.
7. It was a pity he couldn’t take a trip to the ____.
8. Sailing boats is easy, when the wind is strong and ____.
9. “You’re one smart cookie,” said the coach to the ____.
1. ____________
2. ____________
3. ____________
4. ____________
5. ____________
6.
7.
8.
9.
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Synonyms Write the list word that means the same thing as
the word or phrase.
raised porch
unit of energy
film
sheep dog
ice game
cash
vale
at last
nation
hazy
unfilled
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20.
Home Activity Your child wrote words that end with the long e sound spelled ie, ey, or y. Ask your
child to say sentences using list words.
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Unit 1 Week 4 Day 2
Spelling Practice Book
The Horned Toad Prince
Name
PROOFREAD
Long e
Proofread an Ad Jan wrote this ad to sell her dog. Circle
five misspelled words. Write the words correctly. Then write
the sentence that has a capitalization mistake correctly.
Dog For Sale
This colly is a honey of a dog! Very nice
and steadey. Likes to play ball and hockie,
too. We’re not asking a lot of monie for this
fine Dog. He needs a good home because
Spelling Words
prairie
calorie
honey
valley
money
finally
movie
country
empty
city
rookie
hockey
collie
breezy
jury
balcony
steady
alley
trolley
misty
we are probablie moving to the city.
Frequently
Misspelled
Words
Call: 555-888-1234
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3.
5.
6.
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2. _______________
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4. _______________
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finally
probably
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Correct the Sentences Cross out the misspelled list word in each sentence.
Write the word correctly.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
Please put the trash cans in the ally.
It took the pioneers a long time to cross the prairy.
Every spring, we put our potted plants on the balconie.
The mistie fog made it hard to see the road.
The long trip is finallee over.
The mailbox was emptie.
The rokie had a successful season.
I like huney on my toast.
The moovy was funny.
I take the troley to the shops.
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8.
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Home Activity Your child identified misspelled words that end with the long e sound spelled ie, ey, and
y. Say a list word and spell it, stopping before the letter or letters that spell the long e sound at the end
of the word. Have your child complete the word.
Spelling Practice Book
Unit 1 Week 4 Day 3
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The Horned Toad Prince
Name
REVIEW
Long e
Spelling Words
calorie
movie
hockey
steady
prairie
finally
rookie
balcony
valley
empty
breezy
trolley
honey
country
collie
alley
money
city
jury
misty
Word Patterns Fill in the missing letters to write a list word.
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2.
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Crossword Puzzle Use the clues below to solve the puzzle.
11.
14.
17.
18.
large town
high porch
flat land
sweet liquid
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13.
14.
12.
15.
16.
Down
12. cable car
13. firm
15. small street
16. panel
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18.
Home Activity Your child has learned to read, write, and spell words that end with the long e sound.
Ask your child to quiz your spelling of these words. Make a mistake with each word and have your child
correct it.
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Unit 1 Week 4 Day 4
Spelling Practice Book
Letters Home from Yosemite
Name
SORT
Long u Sounds
Generalization Long u has two sounds, /ü/ and /yü/, and several spellings,
u-consonant-e, ew, oo, ui, and u: excuse, threw, mood, cruise, pupil.
Word Sort Sort the list words by the long e spelling at the
end of the word.
u-consonant-e
1. ___________________
2. ___________________
3. ___________________
4. ___________________
ew
5. ___________________
6. ___________________
oo
7. ___________________
8. ___________________
9. ___________________
10. ___________________
11. ___________________
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Challenge Words
oo
21. ___________________
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23.
24.
25.
ui
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u
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u
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Spelling Words
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
usual
huge
flute
mood
smooth
threw
afternoon
scooter
juice
cruise
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20.
truth
bruise
cruel
excuse
pupil
groove
confuse
humor
duty
curfew
Challenge Words
21. influence
22. aluminum
23. nutrition
24. accumulate
25. igloo
Home Activity Your child is learning to spell words with long u sounds spelled u-consonant-e, ew, oo,
ui, and u. Have your child say the words and listen for the two different long u sounds.
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Unit 1 Week 5 Day 1
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Letters Home from Yosemite
Name
PRACTICE
Long u Sounds
Spelling Words
huge
afternoon
bruise
confuse
usual
threw
truth
groove
flute
scooter
cruel
humor
mood
juice
excuse
duty
smooth
cruise
pupil
curfew
Antonyms Write the list word that has the opposite or nearly
the opposite meaning as the word.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
kind
evening
rough
dishonesty
caught
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
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Synonyms Write the list word that has the same or nearly
the same meaning as the word.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
atmosphere
instrument
ridge
sail
forgive
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
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20.
____________ the time when children must be indoors
____________ a student
____________ discolored skin caused by an injury
____________ a riding toy with a platform, wheels, and a handlebar
____________ funny or amusing quality
____________ liquid taken from fruit or vegetables
____________ enormous
____________ a task a person is required to do
____________ ordinary
____________ perplex, mix up
Home Activity Your child wrote words with long u sounds spelled u-consonant-e, ew, oo, ui, and u.
Say a list word and have your child write it.
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Definitions Write the list word that fits the definition.