Spelling
Name
VCCV Pattern:
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. dentist
2.
2. jogger
3.
3. fifteen
4.
4. flatter
5.
5. mutter
6.
6. mustang
7.
7. absent
8.
8. hollow
9.
9. empire
10.
10. blizzard
11.
11. culture
12.
12. goggles
13.
13. summon
14.
14. champion
15.
15. kennel
16.
16. valley
17.
17. fragment
18.
18. gallop
19.
19. vulture
20.
20. pigment
Review Words 21.
21. sprawls
22.
22. sprouts
23.
23. mouthful
Challenge Words 24.
25.
At Home: Help the student practice the words he or she
missed to prepare for the Posttest.
24. clammy
25. hammock
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Spelling
Name
VCCV Pattern:
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.
Fill in the missing letters of each word to form a spelling word.
1. ke
2. cha
el
ion
11. pi
ent
12. fra
ent
3. vu
ure
13. va
ey
4. ho
ow
14. cu
ure
15. ga
op
5. a
ent
6. mu
er
16. su
on
7. mu
ang
17. bli
ard
8. fla
9. e
10. go
er
18. fi
een
ire
19. jo
er
les
20. de
ist
Use the spelling words above to write a poem of at least 4 lines.
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21.
22.
23.
24.
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At Home: Review the Word Study Steps above to help the
student spell new words.
Spelling
Name
VCCV Pattern:
Word Sort
absent
empire
gallop
summon
fragment
valley
mutter
dentist
champion
hollow
pigment
goggles
jogger
mustang
vulture
blizzard
fifteen
kennel
flatter
culture
This week’s spelling words have two consonants between two
vowels. Sort the words according to the spelling pattern for the
double consonants between the vowels.
repeated consonants
different consonants
1.
1.
2.
2.
3.
3.
4.
4.
5.
5.
6.
6.
7.
7.
8.
8.
9.
9.
10.
10.
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Alphabetical Order
Use the lines below to write the spelling words in alphabetical order.
1.
6.
11.
16.
2.
7.
12.
17.
3.
8.
13.
18.
4.
9.
14.
19.
5.
10.
15.
20.
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Spelling
Name
absent
empire
gallop
summon
fragment
VCCV Pattern:
Word Meaning
valley
mutter
dentist
champion
hollow
pigment
goggles
jogger
mustang
vulture
blizzard
fifteen
kennel
flatter
culture
We Go Together
Write the spelling word that matches each clue below.
1. snow storm
8. empty inside
2. run
9. not here
3. winner
10. bird of prey
4. to praise
11. small piece
5. eye protection
12. color in paint
6. between mountains
13. tooth doctor
7. dog’s home
14. wild horse
Complete the Sentence
Finish each sentence using a spelling word.
15. The ruler took great pride in his
.
16. We could hear the unhappy child
had wonderful art and architecture.
18. My mother runs to stay healthy; she is a
19. A judge can
20. There will be
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you to be in court.
candles on her birthday cake.
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17. The Greek
under his breath.
Spelling
Name
VCCV Pattern:
Proofreading
Circle each incorrectly spelled word in this diary entry. Write the
words correctly on the lines below.
I like to read about the old West. There are great stories about the cullture
of the ranchers and cowboys. I like to imagine what it would be like to galop
away on a mustang. Cowboys and cowgirls faced danger often. They could
be lost in a valey or caught in a blizzerd. Even in a safe place, they could
be hurt by a fragmment of stone thrown from a horse’s hoof. The wide and
empty range must have felt like the cowboy’s emmpire.
1.
3.
5.
2.
4.
6.
Writing Activity
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Write a letter to Bob or another cowboy or cowgirl. Use four words
from the spelling list.
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Name
VCCV Pattern:
Posttest
Look at the words in each set below. One word in each set is
spelled correctly. Use a pencil to fill in the circle next to the correct
word. Before you begin, look at the sample set of words. Sample
A has been done for you. Do Sample B by yourself. When you are
sure you know what to do, you may go on with the rest of the page.
Sample A:
Sample B:
" scalop
$ scallop
& scalllop
( scallup
1. !
#
%
'
abssent
absint
abbsent
absent
6. "
$
&
(
muttter
mutter
muttar
muttur
11. !
#
%
'
joger
jogger
joggerr
joggir
16. "
$
&
(
flater
flatter
flattur
flattar
2. "
$
&
(
vallee
valley
vallie
valey
7. !
#
%
'
goggles
gogles
ghoggles
goggels
12. "
$
&
(
kennal
kennul
kennel
kennle
17. !
#
%
'
fragment
fragmint
fragmunt
fraggment
3. !
#
%
'
pigment
pigmint
piggment
pigmunt
8. "
$
&
(
fivteen
fifteen
fiftene
fiffteen
13. !
#
%
'
summun 18. " holow
summonn
$ haullow
sumon
& hollo
summon
( hollow
4. "
$
&
(
blizzard
blissard
blizard
blisard
9. !
#
%
'
gallup
galop
ghallop
gallop
14. "
$
&
(
champion 19. ! vulture
champyon
# vulchure
champeon
% vultire
champiun
' vulcher
5. !
#
%
'
emppire
empeir
empyre
empire
10. "
$
&
(
denttist
dentisst
dentist
denntist
15. !
#
%
'
musttang 20. " culcher
musstang
$ culchure
mustang
& culture
mustange
( cullture
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! umpirre
# ummpire
% umpyre
' umpire