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Spelling and Vocabulary #4
Worksheets are due on Friday. On Friday, you will have a quiz over the new words
from this week plus 5 spelling words and 5 root words from previous weeks.
This week’s spelling words:
This week’s root words:
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believe
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alter
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height
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cosm
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necessary
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doc
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rhythm
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don
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separate
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fug
believe (verb) - to have confidence in the
truth, the existence, or the reliability of
something.
I believe in the Tooth Fairy.
height (noun) - extent or distance upward.
The balloon stopped rising at a height of
500 feet.
necessary (adjective) - being essential,
indispensable or requisite.
Spelling is a necessary part of writing well.
rhythm (noun) - movement or procedure with
uniform or patterned recurrence of a
beat, accent or the like.
The poem had a very unique rhythm.
separate (verb) - to keep apart of divide.
The teacher had to separate the two
students who were always talking.
Spelling words were collected through the most common misspelled words as identified through several online
sources including dictionary.com, yourdictionary.com and a number of other middle school spelling lists.
Root Words
Root words are found in your student planner on page 38. For each of this week’s
root words, write the definition, provide two examples of words containing the
root, draw an illustration of the root and write a sentence with a word that
contains the root which explains or shows that you understand the meaning of
that word ( for connection).
Definition:
Illustration:
2 Examples:
doc
Connection (a sentence using one of the
examples, which shows you understand the meaning
of the word used):
Definition:
Illustration:
2 Examples:
fug
Connection (a sentence using one of the
examples, which shows you understand the meaning
of the word used):
Definition:
Illustration:
2 Examples:
don
Connection (a sentence using one of the
examples, which shows you understand the meaning
of the word used):
Definition:
Illustration:
2 Examples:
alter
Connection (a sentence using one of the
examples, which shows you understand the meaning
of the word used):
Definition:
Illustration:
2 Examples:
cosm
Connection (a sentence using one of the
examples, which shows you understand the meaning
of the word used):
Writing Our Spelling Words
To become better readers and writers, we will practice writing our spelling words.
Re-write each word 20 times. Print neatly!
believe
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Spelling Pyramids
For each spelling word, write the word one letter at a time to build a pyramid.
(See the example.)
example
e
ex
exa
exam
examp
exampl
example
believe
height
necessary
rhythm
separate
Using Our Spelling Words
Write a creative story that includes at least FOUR of this week’s spelling words.
Circle each of the spelling words. Your story must be at least five sentences long
for credit and show you understand the words you chose. (You may use other word
forms.)
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