Unit 3: People and Nature
Week 4
Week 4
This week we are reading “A Symphony of Whales” by Steve Schuch. We will focus on some vocabulary words in this story. It would be helpful if you will reinforce the meaning of these words at home with your child. Also, on this newsletter you will find our spelling words for the week. Please practice these words at home as well. The words in italics are our challenge spelling words. Finally, the words in the boxes contain the phonics rules we are practicing. Please listen to your child read these words aloud.
Vocabulary Words: anxiously, bay, blizzards, channel, melody, chipped, surrounded, symphony, supplies
Spelling Rule: SUFFIXES: -ly, -ful, -ness, -less
When adding -ly, -ful, -ness, -less, most base words stay the same. When the base words ends in y, change the y to i: beauty è beautiful. Adding suffixes usually does not change the pronunciation of the base word.
1. beautiful
2. safely
3. kindness
4. finally
5. spotless
6. worthless
7. illness
8. helpful
9. daily
10. suddenly
|
11. wireless
12. quietly
13. fairness
14. cheerful
15. painful
|
EXTRA CHALLENGE WORDS
16. anxiously
17. thoughtfully
18. cautiously
19. tardiness
20. breathless
EXTRA CHALLENGE
21. absentmindedly
22. alphabetically
23. consciousness
24. homelessness
25. chronologically
|
No comments:
Post a Comment