sSpelling

Week 2

Week 9

1. chef

2. chute

3. mustache

4. chiffon

5. anxious

6. politician

7. delicious

8. mansion

9. discussion

10. vision

11. eruption

12. vacation

13. ambition

14. motion

15. group

16. cell

17. sell

18. sail

19. their

20. there

Paragraph:

Mother determined that we would be punctual to the church event in the morning. It was an unforgettable day when the temperature rose to one hundred degrees. My family spent all day performing various strength challenges along the new nature walk. Eventually exhaustion set in and we had to switch directions to find a shorter way back. When we returned home Mom said, "We have nothing to eat but chocolate ice cream."

SpSpelling Contract: Complete 3 out of 4 of the following:

1. Draw a picture and hide your spelling words in the picture.

2. Write each spelling word. Then look up each word in a dictionary and write the guide words from the page on which you found each spelling word.

3. Write each spelling word in the correct column on the back of this paper. (DIGRAPHS are two letters that work together to make only ONE sound--"ch", "sh", "th", and "wh. Some words have more than one digraph.

4. Write the paragraph above in your BEST CURSIVE handwriting.

Spelling Week 10

1. bread

2. meant

3. measure

4. ready

5. weather

6. thread

7. health

8. heavy

9. sweater

10. lead

11. read

12. reason

13. peaches

14. mean

15. idea

16. chilly

17. Chile

18. chili

Paragraph:

Are you ready? It is sweater weather and a nice day for leading the group in baking healthy peach bread. You will need to read the measurements carefully, or your bread will be heavy. Remember the mean weight should be two pounds. If for any reason you need my help, please call.

1. Write each spelling word and circle the vowels in orange.

2. Write a story using all of your spelling words.

3. Write each spelling word three times in your best cursive.

4. Write the paragraph above in your best cursive handwriting.

Spelling Week 25

1. garden

2. harmony

3. margin

4. target

5. harvest

6. market

7. argument

8. partner

9. marvelous

10. garbage

11. farther

12. sarcastic

13. harmful

14. really

15. heart

Paragraph:

Harmony is marvelous! It means we can be partners without arguments. If we are not sarcastic and harmful to each other, life will be like a garden. The art of kindness will bring a harvest of blessings. Garbage can really remain in trash cans and not in our hearts.

Spelling Week 26

1. early

2. pearl

3. heard

4. learn

5. rehearse

6. worthwhile

7. worry

8. workmanship

9. courteous

10. journey

11. journal

12. courage

13. discourage

14. nourish

15. especially

PARAGRAPH;

I must rehearse my lessons to learn them well. If I keep my journal and start early the journey will not be hard. When I nourish my courage, the workmanship will be especially worthwhile. When test day comes, I don't worry. l I meet it with a courteous smile and my pen writes pearls of wisdom on the page.

Spelling Week 27

1. border

2. torch

3. organic

4. forever

5. forty

6. force

7. morning

8. organize

9. board

10. coarse

11. course

12. court

13. warning

14. warm

15. children

PARAGRAPH;

The cross country course I began this morning is very coarse. A warning was posted at the border to remind us that the next forty miles was intended for experienced runners and not children. I had to organize the trail in my mind as I ran what seemed to be forever. I forgot the force of pain, and endurance became my torch to victory. I knew I could do it if I just did not give up.

Spelling Week 28

1. fair (light in color; a carnival)

2. fare (a toll)

3. stair (a step)

4. stare (to look at)

5. airport

6. dairy

7. where

8. very

9. terrible

10. careful

11. prepare

12. narrow

13. wear

14. tear

15. second

PARAGRAPH;

The State Fair, the airport, and a dairy farm are some of the places where you may have to pay a fare to park. Sometimes the spaces are very narrow, and you must be careful not to tear your jacket when you get out of your car. A second obstacle might be the stairs. It is terrible if you are in a wheelchair. Sometimes people just stare, when they should offer help. It is important to prepare so you can have a fun adventure!

Spelling Week 29

1. clear

2. fear

3. near

4. hear

5. gear

6. ear

7. dreary

8. rear

9. beard

10. tear

11. shear (clip off the fur)

12. sheer (light enough to see through)

13. dear (a polite form of address)

14. deer (an animal)

15. wolf

PARAGRAPH;

Can you hear the bell ring clearly through the distant fog on this dreary day? The time is near when we will shear the sheep, then weave the thread into sheer strips of wool. The sheep seem to weep tears as they are herded into the barn to have their beards shorn. In the rear of the room, I see a tiny lamb huddle next to his mother. He is as timid as a deer when meeting a wolf. I sweep away my gear and take him safely up into my warm arms.

Spelling Week 30

1. early

2. worry

3. courage

4. courteous

5. narrow

6. where

7. prepare

8. wear

9. forty

10. board

11. warm

12. farther

13. hear

14. clear

15. really

16. heart

17. especially

18. children

19. second

20. wolf

PARAGRAPH;

When you vacation farther north, you must prepare well. You should wear really warm clothing, especially when it is forty below zero. It takes courage to ride down a mountain on a narrow board where only a wolf can hear clearly through the wild winds and blinding snow. Children really should stay inside so parents will not worry.