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**Spelling Words**

 

Week 15 April 28-May 2

 

Week 14 April 21-25

LN

headings - short o and long o, oddball

 

lost, drove, road, chose, boat, love, goat, soap, knock, slope, foam, load, whole, none, toast, soft, toad, coat, float, cross, stone

 

WW

headings - aw, au, oddball

 

saw, caught, lawn, cause, paw, straw, fault, law, claw, sauce, taught, draw, laugh, haul, pause, yawn, haunt, hawk, crawl, dawn, launch, vault, shawl, drawn, raw

 

SA1

headings - prefixes un, re, dis, mis

 

unopened, repackage, discontinue, mislead, reinstall, misfortune, distrust, reaction, unheated, reconsider, disorder, misconduct, unread, mistake, unattached, disengage, misplace, misstep, reform, disease, unplanned, unglued, reassure, disclose

 

SA2

headings - cher, ture, sure, ure, oddball

 

catcher, picture, measure, figure, danger, failure, pressure, rancher, capture, future, treasure, teacher, mixture, senior, pleasure, creature, culture, pasture, leisure, pitcher, injure, torture, posture

 

DR

headings - base word, derived word

 

impose, imposition, suffice, sufficient, humidity, Iran, humid, Palestinian, mediocre, precocious, Iranian, Palestine, ferocity, Oregonian, impede, Oregon, impediment, Jefferson, specific, Jeffersonian, ferocious, specify, precocity, mediocrity

 

Week 13 March 17-21

LN

headings - contractions and word pairs

 

I am, can not, can't, that's, it's, I'm, didn't, don't, do not, was not, I'll, he is, that is, did not, wasn't, I will, it is, is not, he's, isn't

 

WW

headings - oo sounds, oddball

 

soon, good, cool, crook, fool, wood, could, noon, groom, hood, root, stood, tool, hook, troop, foot, hoop, should, brook, stool, proof, wool, would, soot, roost

 

SA1

headings - f sounds, ph-, -ph-, gh, silent gh

 

phrase, alphabet, enough, daughter, physics, dolphin, elephant, cough, nephew, tough, phantom, naughty, orphan, laughter, trophy, photocopy, telephone, taught, caught, paragraph, fought, photograph, homophone, rough

 

SA2

headings - people who do things, words used to compare

 

dancer, bigger, actor, beggar, dreamer, sooner, better, smaller, driver, farmer, burglar, creator, fresher, jogger, younger, writer, older, sailor, smoother, swimmer, visitor, editor, stranger, voter

 

DR

headings - unaccented schwa, accented short vowel 

 

moral, morality, mental, general, individuality, generality, individual, mentality, central, brutal, personality, brutality, personal, neutrality, centrality, eventual, originality, eventuality, musical, normality, musicality, original, neutral, normal

 

Week 12 February 24-28

LN

headings - short a, ar, oddball

 

cat, star, car, far, farm, drag, crab, jar, snap, bark, crash, art, war, card, trap, yard, are, dark, drag, shark, park, arm, part

 

WW

headings - oi, oy

 

boy, point, join, soil, noise, soy, spoil, coy, coil, joy, foil, moist, joint, boil, toy, voice, coin, broil, ploy, toil, oil, hoist, enjoy, decoy, choice

 

SA1

headings - silent letters (t, g, w, k, h, gh)

 

castle, design, wrinkle, honest, through, knuckle, bought, whistle, honor, fasten, resign, wrestle, rhyme, listen, thought, often, brought, knowledge, wreckage, soften, rhythm, assignment, though, answer

 

SA2

headings -  er, or, ar

 

spider, color, collar, doctor, brother, sugar, rather, dollar, favor, solar, cover, silver, weather, flavor, mother, flower, father, mirror, after, rumor, motor, tractor, grammar, harbor

 

DR

headings - base word (with schwa), derived word

 

similar, similarity, familiar, familiarity, fragile, fragility, combine, combination, invite, invitation, mobile, mobility, legal, legality, perspire, perspiration, metal, metallic, preside, president, prohibit, prohibition, oppose, opposition

 

 

Week 11 February 10-14

LN

headings - short o, or, oddball

 

sock, fork, fox, for, corn, fort, word, drop, rot, born, sort, your, shop, work, torn, short, pond, spot, sport, storm, trot, rock, horn

 

WW

headings - ar, schwa+r, or

 

jar, earn, torn, search, snort, hoarse, hard, pearl, horse, worth, core, serve, worst, chore, boar, nerve, bore, yard, spur, score, lurk, march, snore, sir

 

SA1

headings - 1st syllable, 2nd syllable, qu=k

 

question, equal, antique, frequent, quality, equip, squirrel, liquid, racquet, require, squirm, inquire, quaint, equator, sequence, sequel, quotation, conquer, quizzes, banquet, request, equipment, mosquito, queasy

 

SA2

headings - final syllables: le, el, al, il

 

cattle, model, final, pencil, level, April, total, saddle, angel, novel, fossil, metal, couple, cancel, fragile, jewel, special, vowel, signal, journal, angle, evil, towel, local

 

DR

headings - long vowel/short vowel pair, long vowel/schwa pair

 

volcano, volcanic, compose, composition, reptile, compete, ritual, competition, rite, reptilian, admiration, serene, conspire, conspiracy, admire, custody, serenity, define, page, divine, paginate, definition, custodian, divinity

 

 

 

It's Baaack! 

Week 10 January 27-31/February 3-7 (since 1/28-1/31 were snow days)

LN

headings - short vowels bfore nt, nd and nk

 

went, hand, pink, send, wink, hunt, and, land, bank, ant, junk, wind, print, stink, plant, blank, spent, blend, stand, drink, thank, trunk, want, think

 

WW

headings - ur, ure, ur-e, oddball

 

turn, sure, curve, pure, burn, hurt, curl, church, lure, nurse, cure, purse, hurl, burst, churn, curse, surf, purr, curb, turkey, purple

 

SA1 (formerly SA)

headings - -ck, -ck-, -ic, -x (the sound of k), oddball

 

shock, chicken, magic, relax, quick, pocket, attic, nickel, traffic, complex, topic, stomach, pickle, picnic, attack, metric, buckle, index, fabric, electric, ticket, hammock, plastic, perplex

 

SA2 (NEW group)

headings - VCle, VCCle (doublet), VCCle

 

title, little, simple, middle, able, tremble, cable, single, settle, bottle, table, muscle, cradle, apple, paddle, rattle, jungle, bridle, bugle, battle, handle, candle, sample, rifle

 

 

DR

headings - long vowel, short vowel

 

type, typical, mine, revise, natural, breath, nature, mineral, revision, athletic, nation, gratitude, breathe, grateful, crime, humanity, athlete, national, criminal, humane, ignite, precise, ignition, precision

 

 

No Spelling this week.

 

Week 9 December 9-13

LN

headings: short vowel words that end in -ng, -mp

 

rang, jump, king, camp, song, bump, sing, rung, lamp, limp, sang, ring, pump, gang, ramp, bring, wing, swing, stamp, long, stump, lump, thing, plump

 

WW

headings: - or, ore, oar, w+or, oddball

 

form, shore, board, word, four, horn, store, roar, work, north, more, soar, world, floor, corn, fork, wore, worm, poor, storm, horse, tore, oar

 

 

SA

headings: -g, gu-, -gue, oddball

 

guess, tongue, ladybug, gauge, zigzag, vague, league, guard, shrug, fatigue, iceberg, catalogue, guitar, language, guide, guilty, plague, intrigue, argue, guest, strong, guidance, dialogue, synagogue

 

DR

headings: silent consonants, sounded consonants

 

sign, signature, bomb, soften, resignation, design, columnist, bombard, soft, muscular, designate, muscle, autumn, condemnation, haste, moisten, hasten, resign, column, autumnal, solemn, moist, solemnity, condemn

 

 

Week 8 December 2-6

LN

headings - short vowels with final digraphs

 

cash, rich, moth, class, path, boss, kiss, math, much, with, toss, wish, such, cloth, miss, rush, bath, pass, guess, fresh, grass, wash, brush, push

 

WW

headings - ir, ire, ier, oddball

 

bird, fire, drier, third, girl, birth, tire, flier, shirt, fir, whirl, hire, pliers, swirl, thirst, chirp, crier, skirt, stir, twirl, wire, dirt, fur, first

 

SA

headings - ce=s, ss=s, ge=j, age=ij

 

notice, recess, budget, bandage, police, princess, midget, garbage, sentence, science, actress, manage, luggage, office, gadget, address, message, practice, package, compass, village, distance, surgeon, courage

 

DR

headings - base -de, sion, base -it, ission

 

explode, explosion, admit, admission, decide, invasion, omit, permission, submit, decision, conclusion, omission, protrude, invade, intrude, submission, protrusion, permit, intrusion, conclude, division, allude, divide, allusion

 

 

 

Week 7 November 18-22

LN

headings - short vowels with final blends

 

ask, gift, best, fast, desk, lost, must, last, just, cost, lift, melt, raft, help, fist, milk, soft, mask, tusk, nest, list, left, dust, half

 

WW

headings = er, ear, eer, oddball

 

her, deer, ear, perch, fear, spear, steer, earth, herd, clear, rear, cheer, heard, peer, fern, dear, year, near, learn, germ, clerk, beard, term

 

SA

headings - (initial sounds) soft c, hard c, soft g, hard g

 

cement, gentle, correct, gather, circle, common, gossip, gutter, golden, central, contest, college, giraffe, garage, century, custom, cereal, genius, cider, general, collect, gingerbread, gymnast, cyclist

 

DR

headings - base -te, e-drop+ion, base-ce, e-drop+tion

 

congratulate, congratulation, produce, production, decoration, create, reduction, introduction, reduce, illustrate, reproduction, creation, imitation, generation, indicate, reproduce,  indication, decorate, introduce, illustration, generate, imitate, translation, translate

 

Week 6 November 4-8

LN

headings - short e, short o, short u with initial blends

 

trot, club, sled, fret, plot, drop, glum, bled, flop, gruff, slug, plum, dress, cross, drum, plug, frog, drug, fluff, slob, truck, from, gloss, slot

 

WW

headings - ar, are, air, oddball

 

care, hair, part, fair, start, harm, pare, chair, wear, sharp, pair, stare, where, dark, square, hare, pear, heart, shark, fare, bear, stair, bare

 

SA

headings - unaccented initial syllables: a-, de-, be-, oddball

 

again, debate, beyond, degree, another, believe, divide, depend, awhile, among, between, desire, develop, aboard, upon, against, beneath, afraid, because, aloud, defend, agreed, begun, direct

 

DR

headings - base -t, +ion, base -ic, +ian

 

assert, assertion, magic, magician, invention, digest, music, suggestion, optic, optician, digestion, invent, clinic, adoption, musician, diagnostic, logician, suggest, adopt, insertion, logic, insert, diagnostician, clinician

 

 

Week 5 October 21-25

LN

headings:  short a, short i (with initial blends)

 

flag, slip, glad, clip, brag, flat, plan, drill, clap, grip, trap, grab, cram, drip, flip, crab, slid, drag, slam, slap, brat, grill, skip, spin

 

WW

headings:  long vowel patterns: CVCC, CVVC, CVCe, CV/CVV open syllable, oddball

 

sold, bleed, wave, glow, hold, steep, tone, crew, grind, sneak, slide, dry, crow, bind, school, jail, soak, scene, drew, light, pool, way, feast

 

SA

headings:  final syllable: en, on, ain, in, oddball

 

broken, dragon, mountain, cousin, eleven, cotton, gallon, captain, hidden, heaven, cabin, ribbon, bargain, chosen, napkin, mission, apron, fountain, stolen, bacon, mitten, violin, curtain, penguin

 

DR

headings:  base -ct, -ct+ion, base -ss, -ss+ion, oddball

 

subtract, subtraction, express, expression, distinct, oppress, elect, distinction, predict, detection, oppression, election, possess, confession, extinction, profess, congressional, possession, prediction, profession, detect, extinct, congress, confess

 

 

Week 4 October 7-11

LN

headings:  short a, i and e with initial diagraphs

 

ship, chat, when, this, whip, shed, than, chip, chin, what, that, them, wham, then, thin, chill, check, which, shell, shack, shall, chick, chap, thick 


WW

headings:  short i and long i  short i CVC, long i CVCe,  igh VCC, y CV

 

might, quick, why, write, high, night, twice, quite, cry, bright, sky, quit, fight, fly, flight, sight, rise, try, since, white, sigh, shy, right 


SA

headings:  final syllables spelled like (sounds like) 

                 -cher (chur), -ture (chur), -sure (zhur), -ure (yur), oddball

 

catcher, picture, measure, figure, danger, failure, pressure, rancher, capture, future, treasure, teacher, mixture, senior, pleasure, creature, culture, pasture, leisure, pitcher, injure, torture, posture 


DR

headings:  suffixes ness, ful, less, combination

 

looseness, delightful, breathless, emptiness, bountiful, thoughtlessness, disgraceful, fanciful, tactlessness, politeness, fruitless, friendliness, respectful, priceless, flawlessness, thoughtless, flawless, attentiveness, scoreless, tactful, rigorousness, insightful, tactless, massiveness

 

Week 3 September 23 - 27

LN

headings: CVC words with short e, short i, short o, short u, oddball (2)

 

bed, pig, sock, cup, let, saw, hid, pop, not, her, mix, his, mud, six, yes, miss, cub, hot, wet, bus, tell, bug, get, sun

 

WW

headings: short u CVC, long ue CVV, long u sound-ew CVV,oddball (3)

 

thumb, new, due, grew, truth, flew, plump, chew, do, blue, brush, glue, few, junk, true, stuck, flew, stew, knew, clue, blew, dew, trunk, sew

 

SA

headings: VCle, VCCle doublet, VCCle

 

title, little, simple, middle, able, tremble, cable, single, settle, bottle, table, muscle, cradle, apple, paddle, rattle, jungle, bridle, bugle, battle, handle, candle, sample, rifle

 

 

DR

headings: -er, -est, -ier, -iest

 

kinder, kindest, emptier, emptiest, stranger, cleaner, earlier, quietest, trickier, fanciest, crummier, strangest, cleanest, quieter, earliest, trickiest, murkiest, harsher, crummiest, harshest, shinier, fancier, shiniest, murkier 

 

Week 2  September 16 - 20

LN

headings: short i, short u, oddball

 

pig, cup, zip, bit, but, big, jug, pin, tub, rip, will, him, cut, rub, hum, win, fun, six, nut, run, put, did, gum

 

WW

headings:  short o CVC, long o CVCe, long oa CVVC, log ow CVV

 

froze, coal, show, stock, slow, globe, coach, blow, grow, lose, Rome, roast, flow, throw, row, long, close, oat, mow, know, wrote, roam, loaf

 

SA

headings:  er (sound like ur), ear (sounds like ur), ear/ere/eer (sounds like ear)

 

mercy, early, nearby, career, severe, earthquake, spearmint, sermon, teardrop, kernel, pearly, yearbook, sincere, hermit, learner, rehearse, appear, thermos, adhere, dreary, cheerful, yearn, serpent, merely

 

DR

headings:  pre, fore, post, after

 

prewar, postwar, forethought, afterword, foreword, afterthought, preseason, forearm, postcolonial, afternoon, predate, preoccupied, postseason, prejudge, preposition, postdate, forecourt, predetermine, foreordain, prefix, foreknowledge, forewarn, aftertaste, preexisting

 

Week 1 September 9-13

LN

headings: short a, short o in CVC words, oddball

 

cat, sock, jam, sad, map, job, got, top, fox, hop, has, had, ran, box, wag, lot, mop, was, hot, boy, cab, mom, ham

 

WW

headings: short a, long a in CVCe, CVVC-ai, CVV ay words

 

lay, trade, Spain, glass, stay, raise, grain, brave, play, clay, stand, slave, nail, tray, stray, gray, gain, taste, aid, hay, shape, past, pray

 

 

SA

headings: er, ir, ur, oddball

 

nervous, thirty, sturdy, firmly, person, purpose, perfect, further, dirty, hurry, birthday, certain, spirit, mermaid, Thursday, perhaps, turtle, thirsty, birdbath, service, furnish, during, merry, purple

 

DR

headings: review of prefixes un, re dis, mis

 

unopened, repackage, discontinue, mislead, reinstall, misfortune, distrust, reaction, unheated, reconsider, disorder, misconduct, unread, mistake, unattached, disengage, misplace, misstep, reform, disease, unplanned, unglued, reassure, disclose

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comments (1)

Rich Yoest said

at 9:56 pm on Oct 28, 2010

That is an easy spelling list to do.

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