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Theme 3- Week 1: Long VowelsDictionary SkillsWe have been learning about long vowels. Look at the words below and circle all of the words that include initial long vowel sounds.

True or False?Pick 10 of your spelling words and write statements to explain their meaning. Some of the statements should be true, and others should be false. Be sure to write True or False next to each statement and underline each spelling word. DO NOT SOLVE.Examples:

You go to preschool when you are 12 years old. True or FalseIf you uncover a pot you take the lid off. True or False

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Theme 3- Week 1: Long VowelsWord Practice

Words-in-WordsChoose 10 of your spelling words and then write at least two words that you can make from each. You may scramble the letters to create new words.Example: shower show owe row

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Theme 3- Week 1: LONG Vowels: Homework Name:

Alliterative Phrases or SentencesChoose 10 of your spelling words and write five alliterative phrases or sentences. An alliteration uses the same initial letter. You may include a word or two that do not begin with the same initial letter. Be sure to underline your spelling words.Examples: Deep down in the dungeon tiny town sheep shout

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Theme 3- Week 2: NounsDictionary Skills

SynonymsChoose 10 spelling words and next to each one write a synonym. A synonym is a word that means the same. Use a dictionary or thesaurus for help, if needed.Example: large big----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Theme 3- Week 2: Nouns

Scrambled WordsPick 10 of your spelling words and write them on the left side of your paper, but scramble the letters of each word. Next to each word, leave a blank line, and write a clue or an illustration.

Example: cholos________ a place where you learn

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Theme 3- Week 2: Nouns: Homework Name:

Choose ten of your spelling words and write each one in a new sentence. Underline ALL of the nouns in each sentence. USE A RULER

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Theme 4- Week 1: Proper Nouns: Dictionary Skills

AntonymsChoose 10 spelling words and write an antonym next to each word. An antonym is a word that means the opposite. Use a dictionary or thesaurus for help, if needed.

Example: hot cold

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Jupiter Frankenstein Antarctica first Challenger soon American Cuba Congress Parliament Thomas Edison

Theme 4- Week 1: Proper Nouns:

Proofreading PracticePick 8 spelling words. For each word write a group of words that look like your spelling word, but are misspelled slightly. Don’t forget to include the correct spelling word to the group of words, too. DO NOT SOLVE.Example: righht

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Theme 4- Week 1: Proper Nouns: Homework Name:

Silly SentencesChoose 10 of your spelling words and write 10 silly sentences. Underline each spelling word.Bonus: Choose one of your silly sentences and illustrate it.Example: Silly iguanas like licking yams.

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Theme 4- Week 2: Reference Materials:

Using a Thesaurus

Use a Thesaurus to find synonyms for the words in brackets. When you have found a suitable synonym, write it in the blank space.

Aunt Skeeter and the (bad) ______________ Itch.

It was a (very) _________________ hot day out on the Bluebell farm. Aunt Skeeter had been (working)____________________ in the garden since daybreak. She looked up at the (hot)__________________ sun and wished she were swimming in the (cool)__________________ creek down the road. All at once a (good)_________________ idea came to her mind. She decided a swim was just what she needed. She (ran)___________________ down to the creek and (jumped)___________________________ right in! A smile spread across Aunt Skeeter's face as she floated on the water. However, her (nice)_________________________ swim didn't last for long. All of a sudden, Aunt Skeeter let out a (cry)______________________ that could be heard in the next county. She jumped up out of the water like she'd been shot from a cannon. She wiggled and squirmed as she tried to (find)_______________________________ the source of her discomfort. After one (big)__________________________________ shake, a (fat)________________________________ catfish came flopping out of Aunt Skeeter's overalls. Seeing the catfish made Aunt Skeeter (laugh)_____________________________so hard that that she had the hiccups for two days!!


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Money CodeChoose 10 spelling words. Using the money chart, add up the cost of each of your words. Number your paper and write the words and their values.

Example: thing t (5¢) + h (10¢) + i (15¢) + n (5¢) + g (5¢) = 40¢----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Definition MatchChoose 5 of your spelling words. List these words on the left side of your paper. Then write the definitions of each word on the right side of the paper but mix them up so a partner would be able to match the words and definition. DO NOT SOLVE.

Word Definition

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