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UNIT 22
A. NEW
immediate
WORDS WITH DOUBLE CONSONANTS
Some words have double consonants. Study the words in this lesson carefully in
order to remember where the double consonants occur.
whittle
committee
bulletin
Write the word that have the double consonants below. Circle the words with
three syllables. Underline the words with four syllables.
A. 1. —bb—
11. —nn—
2. —dd—
12. —nn—
3. —ff—
13. —rr—
4. —ll—
14. —rr—
vanilla
5. —ll—
15. —rr—
announce
6. —ll—
16. —rr—
connect
7. —ll—
17. —ss—
parallel
8. —mm—
18. —tt—
pressure
9. —mm—, —tt—
19. —tt—
narrow
10. —nn—
20. —tt—
horror
B. 1. —bb—
4. —mm—
lobby
antenna
terrific
interrupt
huddle
2. —dd—
pattern
3. —gg—
collide
C. 1. —mm—
blotter
2. —mm—
daffodil
3. —nn—
B. REVIEW
grammar
5. —nn—
4. —ss—
5. —tt—, —ss—
HANDWRITING MODELS
Please practice writing your words in cursive.
immediate
connect
grammar
stubborn
whittle
parallel
channel
saddle
committee
pressure
stubborn
wriggle
bulletin
narrow
saddle
lobby
horror
wriggle
permissible
antenna
huddle
permissible
immune
terrific
pattern
immune
buttress
interrupt
collide
buttress
vanilla
blotter
communication
announce
daffodil
cinnamon
channel
C. CHALLENGE
communication
cinnamon
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PRACTICE
A. Write the NEW word that complete the puzzle.
Across
3. to join
1
7. news announcement
2
9. to stop in the middle
5
14. to scrape with a knife
3
4
6
7
15. trumpet-shaped flower
16. to gather together
17. running alongside one another
18. aid for reception
8
9
10
11
Down
1. entrance hall
12
2. Design
13
3. Group working together
4. Fantastic
14
15
5. Ink absorber
6. To say publicly
8. not wide
16
9. Instant
10. Terror
11. To crash
17
18
12. Force
13. Flavoring agent
B. Write the Review words that belongs in each group.
1. spelling, vocabulary, _______________
4. squirm, twist, _______________
2. rein, horseshoes, _______________
5. mulish, unyielding, _______________
3. harbor, canal, _______________
C. Write the Challenge words that matches each clue.
1. protected
4. support
2. spice
5. to make known
3. allowable
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Spelling and Writing:
Commas
Use a comma to separate each noun in a series of three or more nouns.
Cattle, hogs, and sheep live on the farm.
Use a comma to separate each verb in a series of three or more verbs.
The dog looked, jumped, and barked.
Writing Sentences
Look at the picture. Write four sentences that tell what you see in the
picture. In two sentences, write a series of three or more nouns. In
two other sentences, write a series of three or more verbs. Use commas where necessary. In each sentence, use at least one spelling list
word such as terrific, interrupt, or pattern.
Editin g a sentencessℓ
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Use the special editing symbols to correct the sentences below. Make sure all words are
spelled correctly. Then write each edited sentence correctly.
1. she saw a dafodil a daisy and a rose.
2. the terrific player ran slid and scored.
3. We hudle talk and plan.
4. I built a loby kitchen and den.
Now edit the sentences you wrote in Writing Sentences.
□ Does each compound sentence have and, or, or but joining the simple
sentence?
□ Does a comma appear before each joining word?
□ Are all words spelled correctly?
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Capitalize
Take out
Add
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Review
Write the spelling list word that comes alphabetically between each pair of words. Think of these as
guide words at the top of a page in the dictionary.
A. 1. pal/pat
2. ten/tin
3. ice/in
4. all/ant
5. big/bud
6. can/colt
7. wet/why
8. dad/dam
9. pass/pave
10. came/con
11. hog/hot
12. hub/hug
13. cone/cot
14. ant/ape
15. bug/bun
16. van/vat
17. lip/log
18. in/ire
19. pray/pry
20. nag/navy
B. 1. set/sty
C. 1. if/in
2. sad/sag
2. pea/pet
3. gem/gun
3. cob/cot
4. cat/cot
4. bug/by
5. won/wry
5. cat/cite
Word Building
The word announce has the spelling pattern –ounce. If you know how to spell announce,
you may figure out how to spell trounce, because it has the same spelling pattern, -ounce. Narrow has the spelling pattern –arrow. If you know how to spell narrow, you may figure out how
to spell sparrow, because it has the same spelling pattern, -arrow.
Spell these words that have the spelling pattern –ounce or –arrow. Write the complete word.
-ounce
1. p__________
2. den__________
3. b____________
-arrow 4. b__________
5. m___________
6. h____________
Content Words
*Bonus*
You might use these words in your social studies lessons:
Accomplice, interrogation, confession, warrant, acquittal
Write the Content word that replaces the underlined word or words.
1. The police arrested the suspect and his partner in crime.
2. The police got a search authorization from the court.
3. The panel of judges voted for the prisoner’s release.
4. One of the suspects signed the admission of guilt.
5. Several detectives let a thorough questioning.