Spelling
Name
Words with /ûr/, /îr/:
Pretest
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Fold back the paper
along the dotted line.
Write the words in the
blanks as they are
read aloud. When you
finish the test, unfold
the paper. Use the list
at the right to correct
any spelling mistakes.
1.
1. clear
2.
2. nerve
3.
3. squirt
4.
4. verse
5.
5. surf
6.
6. lurk
7.
7. year
8.
8. stern
9.
9. spurts
10.
10. lurch
11.
11. blurt
12.
12. thirst
13.
13. spur
14.
14. engineer
15.
15. jeer
16.
16. sneer
17.
17. dreary
18.
18. squirm
19.
19. swerve
20.
20. yearns
Review Words 21.
21. aboard
22.
22. barge
23.
23. scarce
Challenge Words 24.
24. smear
25.
At Home: Help the student practice the words he or she
missed to prepare for the Posttest.
25. rehearse
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Spelling
Name
Words with /ûr/, /îr/:
Practice
Using the Word Study Steps
1. LOOK at the word.
2. SAY the word aloud.
3. STUDY the letters in the word.
4. WRITE the word.
5. CHECK the word.
Did you spell the word right?
If not, go back to step 1.
Where Are the Spelling Words?
Find and circle the spelling words in this puzzle.
ams p u r t s o k y e a r j e e r y u q e b l u r t j a
l u r k g r i e n g i n e e r o a n e r v e s q u i r t o s
a e r d r e a r y c e t h i r s t o g s p u r e v s u r f f r
s n e e r a s w e r v e u n v e r s e i b n e r s t e r n w
o r l u r c h y e a r n s i m a c l e a r p a s q u i r m a
Make a Puzzle
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Make up a puzzle of your own using the space on this page. Give it
to someone else to solve. Be sure to include at least five spelling
words in your puzzle.
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At Home: Review the Word Study Steps above to help the
student spell new words.
Spelling
Name
Words with /ûr/, /îr/:
Word Sort
squirm
surf
lurch
jeer
dreary
lurk
blurt
sneer
nerve
swerve
thirst
clear
squirt
stern
spur
year
verse
spurts
engineer
yearns
Sort each spelling word by finding the sound and spelling pattern
to which it belongs.
Write the words that have /ûr/ spelled:
er
ur
1.
1.
2.
2.
3.
3.
4.
4.
ir
1.
5.
6.
2.
ear
3.
1.
Write the words that have /îr/ spelled:
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ear
eer
1.
1.
2.
2.
3.
3.
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Spelling
Name
squirm
surf
lurch
jeer
Words with /ûr/, /îr/:
Word Meaning
dreary
lurk
blurt
sneer
nerve
swerve
thirst
clear
squirt
stern
spur
year
verse
spurts
engineer
yearns
Opposites
Write the spelling word whose meaning is the opposite of each clue
below.
1. smiling
4. be still
2. applaud
5. cloudy
3. cheery
6. smile warmly
Fill in the Blank
Write the spelling word that best completes each sentence.
7. Every roof dog
to be free.
8. Most dogs do not have the
9. They
in the shadows of the buildings.
is too long to be tied up.
11. The dogs would
12. They would bark in
13. Pipiolo would
14. He would
15. He tried to
16. It would take an
at anyone who passed by.
during the day.
out a bark in reply.
away from the other dogs.
them to escape.
to break their chains.
17. Lupe wanted to take Pipiolo for a run in the
18. She liked to
19. He had a great
20. Lupe sang a
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water in his mouth.
for water.
of her favorite song to him.
.
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10. A
to escape.
Spelling
Name
Words with /ûr/, /îr/:
Proofreading
Circle the misspelled words in the diary entry below. Write the
words correctly on the lines below.
Dear Diary,
The roof dogs will never jere at Pipiolo again. Today he was the enginear
of their escape. Pipiolo knew the dogs finally had the nurv to break free. He
gave them cler instructions about what to do. Then he told the dogs to wait.
A little later, a truck came up the road to the village to deliver oranges. The
dogs jumped into the back of the truck. With a lirch, the truck headed out of
the village. The roof dogs had left their drery lives behind!
1.
3.
5.
2.
4.
6.
Writing Activity
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Pretend that Pipiolo is your pet dog. Write a paragraph about
what you and Pipiolo might do together. Use four words from the
spelling list.
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