This Week's Spelling List

Unit 4: One of a Kind                                         

Week 4                                                                  

                                       

                                                

This week we are reading “America’s Champion Swimmer: Gertrude Ederle by David A. Adler.  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:  strokes, drowned, stirred, continued, current, medals, celebrate

         

     Spelling Rule:  The suffixes prefixes -er, -or, ess,-ist often refer to people: swimmer, editor, actress, artist

1.   dentist      2.   editor      3.   artist      4.   hostess      5.   actress      6.   swimmer      7.   seller      8.   tutor      9.   tourist    10.  organist

11.   lioness       12.   shipper    13.   chemist    14.   investor 15.   conductor

 EXTRA CHALLENGE WORDS

16.  announcer       17.  pharmacist       18.  journalist       19.  commuter       20.  pianist                             EXTRA CHALLENGE  21.   heiress  22.   squabbler       23.   coordinator       24.   agriculturist       25.   acupuncturist