Introduction
Week 17
Syllable -ous and Suffix -ly
u New Content
Final syllables that end with the sounds /әs/ usually end with
-ous, as in tremendous and mysterious.
The suffix -ly is a common suffix, as in easily.
u Teacher Background
Make a copy of the Week 17 homework (Blackline Masters
page 22) for each student.
Common adjectives that end with the sounds /әs/ usually end
with -ous. The few common nouns that end with the sounds /әs/
end with us, as in cactus and circus.
In the pre-spelling activities, which begin on Day 2 this week,
the students will practice deciding between -tion and -sion.
u Words Used This Week
new words
review words
*tremendous, *proudly, *easily, *curious, *tightly, *serious,
*truly, *actually, orange, situation, signal, detective, reusable,
calm, journey
*excitable, *responsibly, *noticeable, *reliable, *acceptable,
normal, forth, sorry, hers, adventure
challenge words
cleverly, journal, mildly, splendidly, cruelly
application words
on the test
damaging, equally, curiously, actual, seriously
additional words in
daily guided spelling
adventurous, mysteriously, busily, signals, journeys,
delicious, oranges, nonrefillable, seriously, we’d’ve, reversible,
courageously, curiously
frequently
misspelled words
we’d’ve
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Day 1
Week 17
u Introduce This Week’s Words
your students open their Student Spelling Books to
page 94 and follow along as you read the words and sentences.
Have them mark the syllable boundaries in the polysyllabic
words as you read each one by syllables.
u
Have
1. tremendous. . . . . . . Number 1: tremendous. A tremendous thunderclap followed the
flash of lightning.
Tre-men-dous. n In the first syllable, underline e. Underline o-u-s.
2. proudly. . . . . . . . . . Number 2: proudly. “You played a great game!” her parents
said proudly.
Proud-ly. n Underline o-u.
3. easily . . . . . . . . . . . Number 3: easily. She is recovering from her illness, but still
tires easily.
Eas-i-ly. n Underline e-a-s. The base word is easy. The y was
changed to i before the suffix -ly.
4. curious. . . . . . . . . . Number 4: curious. I’m curious to see whether the new baby
looks like his mom or his dad.
Cu-ri-ous. n Underline i. Underline o-u-s.
5. tightly. . . . . . . . . . . Number 5: tightly. The child held tightly to his father’s hand.
Tight-ly. n Underline i-g-h.
6. serious . . . . . . . . . . Number 6: serious. She is a serious student, but she also likes
to have fun with her friends.
Se-ri-ous. n Underline i. Underline o-u-s.
7. truly. . . . . . . . . . . . Number 7: truly. The letter was signed, “Very truly yours.”
Tru-ly.
8. actually. . . . . . . . . . Number 8: actually. My uncle thought I was nine, but actually
I am ten.
Ac-tu-al-ly. n Underline t-u. Underline a-l.
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9. orange. .
. . . . . . . . . Number
9: orange. Please pass the orange juice.
Or-ange. n Underline a.
10. situation. .
. . . . . . . Number
10: situation. Broken glass on the playground created a
dangerous situation.
Sit-u-a-tion. n Underline t. Underline t-i-o-n.
11. signal. . . . . . . . . . . Number 11: signal. “Don’t forget to use your turn signal,” my dad
reminded my brother.
Sig-nal. n Underline a-l.
12. detective. . . . . . . . Number 12: detective. The detective questioned the suspect
about the clues he’d found.
De-tec-tive. n In the first syllable, underline e. n Underline i-v-e.
13. reusable . .
. . . . . . . Number
13: reusable. Many people prefer cloth napkins to
paper napkins because they are reusable and don’t have to be
thrown away.
Re-us-a-ble. n Re- is a prefix. The base word is use. Underline u. n
The e was dropped before the suffix -able. Underline a-b-l-e.
14. calm . . . . . . . . . . . Number 14: calm. My teacher is always calm; she never gets angry.
Underline a-l.
15. journey . . . . . . . . . Number 15: journey. The cross-country journey meant many long
days in the car.
Jour-ney. n Underline o-u. Underline e-y.
English words end with e-y, for example,
honey, turkey, donkey, money, journey, valley, and monkey.
MNEMONIC Several
Numbers 16–25 are review words.
u
Optional:
Have the class read the review words with you:
16. *excitable
21. normal
17. *responsibly
22. forth
18. *noticeable
23. sorry
19. *reliable
24. hers
20. *acceptable
25. adventure
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u Guided Spelling
u
Have
your students turn to page 96.
1. tremendous. . . . . . . Number 1: tremendous. A tremendous thunderclap followed the
flash of lightning. Say tremendous.
Say tremendous by syllables. n For spelling say tre-men-dous. n
First syllable? n (Offer help.) Write tre-.
Second syllable? n Write -men-.
Last syllable? n When you hear /s/ at the end of a polysyllabic
word, the last syllable usually ends with o-u-s. Finish writing
tremendous. (Check.)
2. easily . . . . . . . . . . . Number 2: easily. She is recovering from her illness, but still tires
easily. Say easily.
Base word? n Say easy by syllables. n For spelling say eas-y. n
First syllable? n It’s spelled e-a-s. Write eas-.
Second syllable? n Finish writing easy.
Easily. Suffix? n What do you have to decide? (Students: Do
we change y to i?) Does easy end with a consonant and then y?
(Students: yes) Does the suffix begin with a letter that is not i?
(Students: yes) Will you change y to i? (Students: yes) Finish
writing easily. (Check.)
3. curious. . . . . . . . . . Number 3: curious. I’m curious to see whether the new baby
looks like his mom or his dad. Say curious.
Say curious by syllables. n For spelling say cu-ri-ous. n First
syllable? n Careful. It’s spelled c-u. Write cu-.
Second syllable? n Careful. It’s spelled r-i. Write -ri-.
Third syllable? n When you hear /s/ at the end of a polysyllabic
word, the last syllable usually ends with o-u-s. Finish writing
curious. (Check.)
4. truly. . . . . . . . . . . . Number 4: truly. The letter was signed “Very truly yours.”
Say truly.
Say truly by syllables. n First syllable? n Question? n Use the last
spelling under the “hoot owl” picture. Write tru-.
Second syllable? n Finish writing truly. (Check.)
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Now you’ll write four words independently.
If you’re not sure how to spell part of the word, raise your hand
to ask me. I will write the answer.
5. proudly. . . . . . . . . . Number 5: proudly. “You played a great game!” her parents said
proudly. Say proudly.
Write proudly. (Check.)
6. tightly. . . . . . . . . . . Number 6: tightly. The child held tightly to his father’s hand.
Say tightly.
Write tightly. (Check.)
7. serious . . . . . . . . . . Number 7: serious. She is a serious student, but she also likes to
have fun with her friends. Say serious.
I’ll say the syllables for spelling: se-ri-ous. Write serious. (Check.)
8. actually. . . . . . . . . . Number 8: actually. My uncle thought I was nine, but actually
I am ten. Say actually.
I’ll say the syllables for spelling: ac-tu-al-ly. Write actually. (Check.)
u Introduce the Homework
Hand out the Week 17 homework.
u Record Words Missed
Return the students’ spelling tests from Week 16. Have them
turn to pages 88 and 89 and find any words they missed on the
test. Have them write S on the line next to the number of each
word they missed. The S is to remind them to study the word.
The first two application words, numbers 1 and 2 on the test, are
not on these pages. If the students missed any of the other three
application words, numbers 3, 4, and 5, have them mark the
form of the word that appears in their book.
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Week 17
Day 2
u Teacher Background
In the pre-spelling activities, which begin on Day 2 this week,
the students will practice deciding between -tion and -sion.
u Pre-spelling: Syllables -tion and -sion
Let’s practice using clues to decide between t-i-o-n and s-i-o-n.
fascination . .
erosion . .
Which related word is the clue for spelling t-i-o-n
or s-i-o-n? (Students: fascinate) Which letters in fascinate are
the clue? (Students: t-e) Spell the last syllable of fascination.
(Students: t-i-o-n)
. . . . . . . . Fascination.
Which related word is the clue for spelling t-i-o-n or
s-i-o-n? (Students: erode) Which letters in erode are the clue?
(Students: d-e) Spell the last syllable of erosion. (Students: s-i-o-n)
. . . . . . . . . . Erosion.
impression . . . . . . . . . Impression. Which related word is the clue for spelling t-i-o-n
or s-i-o-n? (Students: impress) Which letters in impress are the
clue? (Students: s-s) Spell the last syllable of impression.
(Students: s-i-o-n)
u Guided Spelling
u
Have
your students turn to page 97.
1. adventurous. . . . . . . Number 1: adventurous. She has an adventurous spirit and is
always ready to try new activities. Say adventurous.
Base word? n Say adventure by syllables. n For spelling say
ad-ven-ture. n First syllable? n Write ad-.
Second syllable? n Write -ven-.
Last syllable? n Finish writing adventure.
Adventurous. The suffix is -ous. It’s spelled o-u-s, but don’t write
yet. What do you have to decide? (Students: Do we drop e?) Does
adventure end with a consonant and then e? (Students: yes)
Does the suffix begin with a vowel? (Students: yes) Will you
drop e? (Students: yes) Finish writing adventurous. (Check.)
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2. signal . . . . . . . . . . . Number 2: signal. “Don’t forget to use your turn signal,” my dad
reminded my brother. Say signal.
Say signal by syllables. n First syllable? n Write sig-.
Last syllable? n Ask me how to spell the last syllable. n It’s n-a-l.
Finish writing signal. (Check.)
3. mysteriously . .
. . . . . Number
3: mysteriously. I thought my shoes had mysteriously
disappeared, but my little brother was fooling me! Say
mysteriously.
HISTORY The
English word mystery came from an old Greek word
that meant “keep a secret.” Secrets are mysterious.
Mysteriously. The base word is mystery. Say mystery by syllables. n
For spelling say mys-ter-y. n First syllable? n Careful. The vowel
sound is spelled y. Write mys-.
Second syllable?
THINK Let’s
think. The word mystery is related to mysterious.
Mysterious is a clue for spelling the second syllable of mystery.
Write -ter-.
Last syllable? n Finish writing mystery.
You are writing mysteriously. Mysteriously has two suffixes. First
suffix? n The suffix -ous is spelled o-u-s, but don’t write yet.
What do you have to decide? (Students: Do we change y to i?)
Does mystery end with a consonant and then y? (Students: yes)
Does the suffix begin with a letter that is not i? (Students: yes)
Will you change y to i? (Students: yes) Finish writing mysteriously.
(Check.)
4. orange . . . . . . . . . . Number 4: orange. Please pass the orange juice. Say orange.
Say orange by syllables. n For spelling say or-ange. n First
syllable? n Write or-.
Second syllable? n Careful. It’s spelled a-n-g-e. Finish writing
orange. (Check.)
5. journey. . . . . . . . . . Number 5: journey. The cross-country journey meant many long
days in the car. Say journey.
Say journey by syllables. n For spelling say jour-ney. n First
syllable? n Careful. The vowel sound is spelled o-u. Write jour-.
Last syllable?
MNEMONIC Here
is a mnemonic. Several English words end
with e-y, for example, honey, turkey, donkey, journey, valley, and
monkey.
Finish writing journey. (Check.)
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6. calm. . . . . . . . . . . . Number 6: calm. My teacher is always calm; she never gets angry.
Say calm.
Careful. The vowel sound is spelled a. There is a silent l after a.
Write calm. (Check.)
Now you’ll write four words independently.
7. detective. . . . . . . . . Number 7: detective. The detective questioned the suspect about
the clues he’d found. Say detective.
I’ll say the syllables for spelling: de-tec-tive. Write detective. (Check.)
8. situation . . . . . . . . . Number 8: situation. Broken glass on the playground created a
dangerous situation. Say situation.
I’ll say the syllables for spelling: sit-u-a-tion. Write situation. (Check.)
9. busily . . . . . . . . . . . Number 9: busily. The students worked busily on their art
projects. Say busily.
I’ll say the syllables for spelling: bus-i-ly. Write busily. (Check.)
10. reusable . .
. . . . . . . Number
10: reusable. Many people prefer cloth napkins to paper
napkins because they are reusable and don’t have to be thrown
away. Say reusable.
Write reusable. (Check.)
PARTNER STUDY Turn
dropped e.
MEMORY STEPS Do
to your neighbor. Explain why you
the memory steps for reusable.
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Day 3
Week 17
u Pre-spelling: Syllables -tion and -sion
Let’s practice using clues to decide between t-i-o-n and s-i-o-n.
digestion . .
Which related word is the clue for spelling t-i-o-n or
s-i-o-n? (Students: digest) Which letters in digest are the clue?
(Students: s-t) Spell the last syllable of digestion. (Students: t-i-o-n)
. . . . . . . . . Digestion.
connection . . . . . . . . . Connection. Which related word is the clue for spelling t-i-o-n
or s-i-o-n? (Students: connect) Which letters in connect are
the clue? (Students: c-t) Spell the last syllable of connection.
(Students: t-i-o-n)
admission. . . . . . . . . . Admission. Careful. Think of permit/permission. Admission.
Which re­­lated word is the clue for spelling t-i-o-n or s-i-o-n?
(Students: admit) Which letters in admit are the clue? (Students: i-t)
Spell the last syllable of admission. (Students: s-i-o-n)
u Guided Spelling
u
Have
1. reusable. .
your students turn to page 98.
. . . . . . . . Number
1: reusable. Some DVDs are reusable, whereas others
can only be used once for recording. Say reusable.
Prefix? n Write re-.
Base word? n Write use.
Reusable. Ask me, “a-b-l-e or i-b-l-e?” n It’s a-b-l-e, but don’t
write yet. What do you have to decide? (Students: Do we drop e?)
Does use end with a consonant and then e? (Students: yes) Does
the suffix begin with a vowel? (Students: yes) Will you drop e?
(Students: yes) Finish writing reusable. (Check.)
2. easily . . . . . . . . . . . Number 2: easily. He easily made three baskets in a row.
Say easily.
Base word? n Say easy by syllables. n For spelling say eas-y. n
First syllable? n It’s spelled e-a-s. Write eas-.
Second syllable? n Finish writing easy.
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Easily. Suffix? n What do you have to decide? (Students: Do
we change y to i?) Does easy end with a consonant and then y?
(Students: yes) Does the suffix begin with a letter that is not i?
(Students: yes) Will you change y to i? (Students: yes) Finish
writing easily. (Check.)
3. signals. . . . . . . . . . . Number 3: signals. It’s important not to give a dog mixed signals
when it’s being trained. Say signals.
Base word? n Say signal by syllables. n First syllable? n Write sig-.
Last syllable? n Ask me how to spell the last syllable. n It’s n-a-l.
Finish writing signals. (Check.)
4. journeys . . . . . . . . . Number 4: journeys. She went on many journeys in her life, but
her favorite was her trip to South America. Say journeys.
Base word? n Say journey by syllables. n For spelling say
jour-ney. n First syllable? n Careful. The vowel sound is
spelled o-u. Write jour-.
Last syllable?
MNEMONIC Here
is a mnemonic. Several English words end
with e-y, for example, honey, turkey, donkey, money, journey, and
monkey.
Finish writing journeys. (Check.)
5. tightly. . . . . . . . . . . Number 5: tightly. In the room full of strangers, the child clung
tightly to her mother. Say tightly.
Base word? n Question? n Use the second spelling under the
“kite” picture. Write tight.
Tightly. Suffix? n Finish writing tightly. (Check.)
6. delicious . . . . . . . . . Number 6: delicious. Those peaches are perfectly ripe and
absolutely delicious. Say delicious.
Say delicious by syllables. n For spelling say de-li-cious. n First
syllable? n (Offer help.) Write de-.
Second syllable? n Write -li-.
Last syllable? n Careful. This syllable begins with c-i. Write c-i. n
When you hear /s/ at the end of a polysyllabic word, the last
syllable usually ends with o-u-s. Finish writing delicious. (Check.)
Now you’ll write four words independently.
7. truly. . . . . . . . . . . . Number 7: truly. Our grandparents were truly delighted to see
us. Say truly.
Write truly. (Check.)
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8. oranges . .
. . . . . . . . Number
8: oranges. The woman used a tall ladder to pick the
oranges. Say oranges.
Write oranges. (Check.)
9. nonrefillable. . . . . . . Number 9: nonrefillable. The ink cartridge was nonrefillable, so
we had to buy a new one. Say nonrefillable.
Write nonrefillable. (Check.)
10. tremendous. . . . . . Number 10: tremendous. The rescue workers made a tremendous
effort to save everyone after the wreck. Say tremendous.
Write tremendous. (Check.)
PARTNER STUDY Turn
to your neighbor. Take turns telling each
other one hard part in tremendous and how you will remember it.
MEMORY STEPS Do
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the memory steps for tremendous.
Week 17
Day 4
u Pre-spelling: Syllables -tion and -sion
Let’s practice using clues to decide between t-i-o-n and s-i-o-n.
Which related word is the clue for spelling t-i-o-n
or s-i-o-n? (Students: persuade) Which letters in persuade are
the clue? (Students: d-e) Spell the last syllable of persuasion.
(Students: s-i-o-n)
persuasion. .
. . . . . . . . Persuasion.
separation . .
. . . . . . . . Separation.
Which related word is the clue for spelling t-i-o-n
or s-i-o-n? (Students: separate) Which letters in separate are
the clue? (Students: t-e) Spell the last syllable of separation.
(Students: t-i-o-n)
reflection . . . . . . . . . . Reflection. Which related word is the clue for spelling t-i-o-n
or s-i-o-n? (Students: reflect) Which letters in reflect are the
clue? (Students: c-t) Spell the last syllable of reflection.
(Students: t-i-o-n)
u Guided Spelling
u
Have
your students turn to page 99.
1. actually. . . . . . . . . . Number 1: actually. I can’t believe you actually made it on time.
Say actually.
Base word? n Say actual by syllables. n For spelling say ac-tu-al. n
First syllable? n Write ac-.
Second syllable? n Careful. It’s spelled t-u. Write -tu-.
Last syllable? n Ask me how to spell the last syllable. n It’s a-l.
Finish writing actually. (Check.)
2. situation . . . . . . . . . Number 2: situation. When they missed the last bus, they were in
an unfortunate situation. Say situation.
Say sit-u-a-tion by syllables. n For spelling say sit-u-a-tion. n First
syllable? n Careful. It’s spelled s-i-t. Write sit-.
Second syllable? n Write -u-.
Third syllable? n Write -a-.
Last syllable?
THINK Let’s think. The syllable /shn/ is usually spelled t-i-o-n.
Finish writing situation. (Check.)
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3. seriously. . . . . . . . . Number 3: seriously. After his bicycle accident, his mother spoke
to him seriously about safety. Say seriously.
Base word? n Say serious by syllables. n For spelling say se-ri-ous. n
First syllable? n Write se-.
Second syllable? n Careful. It’s spelled r-i. Write -ri-.
Last syllable? n When you hear /s/ at the end of a polysyllabic
word, the last syllable usually ends with o-u-s. Finish writing
serious.
Seriously. Suffix? n Finish writing seriously. (Check.)
4. detective. . . . . . . . . Number 4: detective. He was promoted from police officer to
detective. Say detective.
Say detective by syllables. n For spelling say de-tec-tive. n First
syllable? n (Offer help.) Write de-.
Second syllable? n Write -tec-.
Last syllable? n Finish writing detective. (Check.)
5. proudly. . . . . . . . . . Number 5: proudly. The mother watched proudly as her child
graduated. Say proudly.
Base word? n Question? n Use the first spelling under the “ouch”
picture. Write proud.
Proudly. Suffix? n Finish writing proudly. (Check.)
6. we’d’ve . . . . . . . . . . Number 6: we’d’ve. We’d’ve gone on the trip, but we couldn’t get
reservations. Say we’d’ve.
FREQUENTLY MISSPELLED WORD We’d’ve
misspelled word.
CONTRACTION We’d’ve
would have.
is a frequently
is a contraction of three words: we
Write we’d’ve. (Check.)
Now you’ll write four words independently.
7. reversible . .
. . . . . . . Number
7: reversible. This jacket is like having two in one
because it is reversible! Say reversible.
I’ll say the syllables for spelling: re-vers-i-ble. Write reversible.
(Check.)
8. courageously. . . . . . Number 8: courageously. They spoke courageously to the bully.
Say courageously.
The base word is courage. Write courageously. (Check.)
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9. calm. . . . . . . . . . . . Number 9: calm. I love to go to the library because it is such a
calm, quiet place to read. Say calm.
HISTORY The
old Greek word kauma meant “burning heat.” Then
the Romans used the word to mean “the hottest part of the day,”
then “a rest during the hottest part of the day.” Later the word
became calma, meaning “quietness.”
Write calm. (Check.)
10. curiously . . . . . . . . Number 10: curiously. The child stared curiously at the clown and
wondered what he’d do next. Say curiously.
Write curiously. (Check.)
PARTNER STUDY Turn
to your neighbor. Take turns telling each
other one hard part in curiously and how you will remember it.
MEMORY STEPS Do
the memory steps for curiously.
u Student Study
Have the students turn to pages 88 and 89. If they missed a word
on the test last week, they have put an S by it. Have them study
the words that have S by them. If they did not miss any words
on the test, have them study words that may be hard for them.
This is a brief activity of 1 or 2 minutes.
If you are differentiating instruction, remind each below-gradelevel speller to study just the starred words. The challenge words
are for the advanced spellers only.
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Day 5
Week 17
Weekly Test
For details about the weekly test, see page 93.
ALL STUDENTS
1. damaging
The damaging winds blew the branches off many trees.
(application word)
2. equally
My teacher believes in treating all children equally.
(application word)
3. curiously
The boy looked curiously at his mother when she said she had a
surprise. (application word)
4. actual
My party is tomorrow, but my actual birthday is next week.
(application word)
5. seriously
“Do you seriously expect me to believe that?” (application word)
6. responsibly
Playing responsibly means being safe and including everyone.
7. easily
I can easily finish my work by 3:00 and then we can play.
8. excitable
The puppy was very excitable and liked to jump on people.
9. truly
The man was truly proud when his son graduated from college.
10. proudly
The teacher spoke proudly about the students’ work.
11. noticeable
“I see a noticeable improvement in your handwriting,” my
teacher said.
12. tremendous
We put a tremendous amount of work into our science projects.
13. tightly
The girl clung tightly to her sister’s hand as they crossed the
busy street.
AVERAGE AND ADVANCED SPELLERS CONTINUE
14. signal
We waited at the traffic signal a long time before it turned green.
15. reusable
My mom packs my lunch in reusable containers.
16. situation
The collapsed bridge caused a dangerous situation.
17. journey
The pioneers made their journey across the plains in covered
wagons.
18. detective
The detective searched the room for clues.
19. orange
For a snack, my dad gave me an orange and some pretzels.
20. calm
When she heard us shouting, my mother told us to calm down.
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ADVANCED SPELLERS CONTINUE
21. cruelly
The cold wind stung their cheeks cruelly.
22. spendidly
The actors performed splendidly, and the audience loved
the show.
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