Spelling

Homework Schedule

Homework Schedule

                         in  your journal.

                        (1) Write the Correct Word (2)

                        Complete the Sentence

Tuesday:  (3)Reading Comprehension  (4)

                         Writing Extended   Response  or

                         Finish the Thought

Wednesday: (5) Write the Derivative (6) Find the

                              Example

Thursday:  Study for your test by completing   

                           a practice test in your journal. 

Friday: Post-test. 

Nightly:  Study the definition of each word. Your spelling test will be given by definition only (you will need to spell each word by knowing its definition)

                    Unit worksheet (front and back       

                    Complete word list in cursive

Tuesday-Complete one activity in your

                      spelling journal

Wednesday-Complete a 2nd activity in

                            your spelling journal

Thursday-Complete practice test in your

                          journal

All homework is due on Friday at the time of the post-test.  Please keep all work in your spelling journal.

Blue Group

study the definitions

Green Group

Unit 10

Friends and Foes

Unit 10

Long a, Long e

1.acquaint

2. aloof

3. amiable

4. betray

5. enmity

6. idealize

7. protégé

8. recluse

9. solitary

10. treacherous

11. acquaintance

12. amiability

Jason's amiability at parties made him a popular guest.

13. betrayal

14. reclusive

The reclusive woman refused to answer the telephone or the doorbell.

15. treachery

10. scary

11. neighbor

Unit 11

Necessities and Extras

Unit 11

Long i, Long o

1. accessory

2. auxiliary

3. entail

4. essence

5. excess

6. frivolous

7. imperative

8. notable

9. pertinent

10. significant

11. accessorize

Many people accessorize outfits with scarves, jewelry, and matching shoes.

12. excessive

13. frivolity

14. pertinence

The topic of making a home safe for babies is of great pertinence to new parents.

Unit 12

Activity and Inactivity

Unit 12

Vowel Sounds: /yōō/, /ōō/

1. dormant

2. frenetic

3. industrious

4. loiter

5. lull

6. restless

7. sluggish

8. spry

9. strenuous

10. vigor

11. dormancy

12. industriousness

The girls showed great industriousness in packing food for flood victims.

13. restlessness

Because of his restlessness, Ken had problems sitting still in class.

14. sluggishness

15. strenuousness

For this Unit, also complete Reading and Reasoning on page 79-80.

Unit 13

Appearance and Texture

Unit 13

Vowel /ô/

1. blunt

2. coarse

3. dense

4. dingy

5. iridescent

6. opaque

7. radiant

8. sheen

9. tinge

10. transparent

11. bluntness

12. density

13. dinginess

Despite the dinginess of his blanket, the toddler carried it with him wherever he went.

14. iridescence

15. transparency

The transparency of the wedding veil allowed all to see Helen's smiling face.

Unit 14

Stops and Delays

Unit 14

Short Vowel Sounds

1. adjourn

2. cease

3. decisive

4. detain

5. hinder

6. prolong

7. repel

8. shackle

9. tarry

10. undermine

11. adjournment

12. decisiveness

Decisiveness is an important trait for an executive to have.

13. detention

14. hindrance

His heavy backpack was a hindrance to his progress up the hill.

15. repellent

Unit 15

Usual and Unusual

Unit 15

Consonant Sounds: /sh/, /ch/

1. absurd

2. authentic

3. bizarre

4. conventional

5. exception

6. exotic

7. habitual

8. norm

9. novel

10. superlative

11. absurdity

It is an absurdity to think that standing on one foot cures hiccups.

12. authenticated

The principal called the student's mother to check the authenticity of her signature.

13. exceptional

14. abnormal

15. novelty

Complete Taking Tests on pages 99-100.

Unit 16

Family

Unit 16

Final le, el, il, al

1. ancestor

2. clan

3. compatible

4. domestic

5. filial

6. hereditary

7. kin

8. lineage

9. matrimony

10. spouse

11. compatibility

Because of their compatibility, the two cousins often played together.

12. domesticate

13. heredity

14. kindred

15. matrimonial

It is a matrimonial custom for the bride to walk down the aisle.

Unit 17

Music and Sound

Unit 17

Final en, or

1. ballad

2. choral

3. lyrics

4. opera

5. resonant

6. rhythmically

7. serenade

8. shrill

9. symphony

10. vocal

11. lyrical

12. resonance

13. shrillness

The shrillness of the monkey's cries sent shivers down my spine.

14. symphonic

The musician spent years completing his symphonic masterpiece.

15. vocalization