Wednesday, November 2, 2016

This Week's Spelling List

Unit 2: Smart Solutions                                         
Week 3                                                           
Mrs. Cranley                                                                
                                        
                                

This week we are reading “Prudy’s Problem and How She Solved It” by Carey Armstrong-Ellis.  We will focus on the vocabulary words below.  It would be helpful if you will reinforce the meaning of these words at home with your child.  Also, below you will find our spelling words for the week.  Please practice these words at home as well.  Students are expected to practice the first 15, 20, or all 25 of the words.   Be sure to refer to the spelling rule described below.  Please listen to your child read the spelling words aloud.  
Vocabulary Words:  enormous, scattered, strain, realize, collection, shiny

Spelling Rule:  COMPOUND WORDS                                                    
compound word is smaller words joined
together.  Keep all of the letters when spelling
compound words:                       

           home + work =homework                                                                    
                                                                            
  1. sunglasses
      2.  football
      3.  homework
      4.  haircut
      5.  popcorn
      6.  railroad
      7.  snowstorm
      8.  earring
      9.  scarecrow
    10.  blueberry

   11. butterflies    
       12. lawnmower
       13.  campground
       14.  sandbox
   15.  toothbrush
CHALLENGE WORDS
16.  thumbtack
       17.  earthquake
       18.  scrapbook  
       19.  courthouse  
       20.  whirlpool

    EXTRA CHALLENGE
21. weatherproof
22. supernatural
       23. underestimate
       24. overabundance
       25. superimpose

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