This Week's Spelling List

Unit 5: Culture                                                       Week 2                                                

                

                                                               

This week we are reading “How My Family Lives in America.”  We will focus on some vocabulary words in this story.  It would be helpful if you reinforce the meaning of these words at home with your child.  You will also find our spelling words for the week.  Please listen to your child read each word aloud and talk about the meaning. 

Vocabulary Words:  famous, public, mention, twist, custom, popular, overnight, admire

Spelling Rule:  Homophones—words that sound the same, but have different meanings

1.  to     2.   too     3.   two     4.   week     5.   weak     6.   our     7.   hour     8.   stair     9.   stare    10.  flour

11.   flower        12.   write     13.   right     14.   new  15.   knew

                             EXTRA CHALLENGE WORDS

16.  their        17.  there        18.  they’re        19.  weather        20.  whether                      EXTRA CHALLENGE     21.   thrown   22.   throne         23.   threw         24.   through         25.   allowed         26.   aloud