Tuesday, February 14, 2017

This Week's Spelling List

Unit 4: One of a Kind                                              Week 2                                                                                                               
 

                                                               
This week we are reading “Hottest, Coldest, Highest, Deepest” by Steve Jenkins.  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.  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:  depth, peak, outrun, average, deserts, tides, waterfalls


Spelling Rule:  The vowel sound /er/ can be spelled eriror, and ear:

                                                                                               certain, third, word, early


  1.  third
     2.   early
     3.   world
     4.   certain
     5.   dirty
     6.   herself
     7.   earth
     8.   word
     9.   perfect
    10.  verb

 11.   nerve   
    12.   worm
    13.   thirsty
    14.   workout
 15.   earn

                                 EXTRA CHALLENGE WORDS
  16.  determine
        17.  commercial
        18.  whirlwind
        19.  worthwhile
        20.  virtual

                     EXTRA CHALLENGE
    21.   illustrator
  22.   circulation
       23.   respiration
       24.   superconductor
       25.   circumference

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