Spelling Lesson #1: The long a sound.
Spelling Focus: The long a sound can be spelled a, a-consonant-silent
e, ai, ay, eigh. The ay spelling is found at the end of words, and the ai spelling
is found in the middle of words.
Core Words
male |
bacon |
freight |
grain |
erase |
stray |
scale |
state |
weigh |
trail |
frame |
railway |
paste |
brave |
weight |
sway |
aim |
crayon |
claim |
brain |
Review Words
stage |
mail |
train |
spray |
eight |
Challenge Words
agent |
basic |
chamber |
glacier |
neighbor |
Spelling Lesson #2: The long e sound.
Spelling Focus: The long e sound can be spelled e, e-consonant-silent
e, ee, ea, and y at the ends of words.
Core Words
seaweed |
east |
jockey |
reef |
shield |
wheat |
beetle |
donkey |
bleed |
jeans |
scream |
field |
least |
grease |
sleek |
yield |
sneak |
steel |
crease |
beach |
Review Words
free |
street |
neat |
clean |
please |
Challenge Words
female |
measles |
niece |
screech |
wreath |
Spelling Lesson #3: The long o sound.
Spelling Focus: The long sound can be spelled o, o-consonant-silent
e, ow, or oa.
Core Words
bowl |
cobra |
groan |
shadow |
coach |
grove |
shown |
odor |
stow |
narrow |
coax |
loan |
blow |
hollow |
coast |
flow |
minnow |
throw |
grown |
window |
Review Words
only |
spoke |
over |
goal |
know |
Challenge Words
bulldozer |
cocoa |
elbow |
overflow |
though |
Spelling Lesson #4: The long i sound.
Spelling Focus: The long i sound can be spelled i, i-consonant-silent
e, igh, or y.
Core Words
idle |
knight |
supply |
pipeline |
mild |
grind |
type |
pirate |
mighty |
find |
spite |
skylight |
mile |
slight |
pilot |
lighthouse |
blind |
flight |
style |
midnight |
Review Words
child |
pipe |
prize |
high |
dry |
Challenge Words
dynamite |
hydrant |
icicle |
rhyme |
tighten |
Spelling Lesson #5: The /oo/ and /yoo/ sounds.
Spelling Focus: The /oo/ sound can be spelled oo, oo-consonant-silent
e, o-consonant-silent e, u-consonant-silent e, ue, u-consonant-silent e, ui,
u-consonant-silent e, or ew.
The /yoo/ sound can be spelled ue, ew, iew.
Core Words
cue |
rescue |
few |
view |
move |
truce |
due |
true |
drew |
crew |
ooze |
boost |
proof |
droop |
troop |
stoop |
suit |
fruit |
juice |
bruise |
Review Words
root |
school |
chew |
grew |
flute |
Challenge Words
group |
issue |
screwdriver |
smooth |
value |
Spelling Lesson #6: Reviews spelling words from lessons 1-5.
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Spelling Lesson #7: Vowel Sounds in Two-Syllable
Words.
Spelling Focus: Many two-syllable words use the short vowel
patterns: consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) or vowel-consonant (VC).
Core Words
windmill |
cannot |
dentist |
until |
solid |
cactus |
tablet |
contact |
success |
admit |
cockpit |
product |
infect |
within |
comment |
napkin |
suggest |
insect |
credit |
invent |
Review Words
plant |
bread |
film |
sunset |
thump |
Challenge Words
lettuce |
minimum |
progress |
punish |
traffic |
Spelling Lesson #8: The /ou/ and /oi/ Diphthong
Sounds.
Spelling Focus: The /ou/ diphthong sound can be spelled ou
or ow. The ou spelling pattern occurs more often than the ow spelling.
The /oi/ diphthong sound can be spelled oi or oy. The oy spelling is mostly
found at the end of a word and sometimes at the end of a syllable, as in loyal.
Core Words
choice |
plow |
about |
destroy |
found |
joint |
allow |
employ |
bounce |
moist |
soybean |
tower |
hoist |
ground |
oyster |
outside |
foil |
topsoil |
spout |
poison |
Review Words
mouth |
coin |
broil |
loyal |
royal |
Challenge Words
account |
appoint |
enjoyment |
rejoice |
trousers |
Spelling Lesson #9: The /k/ Sound.
Spelling Focus: The /k/ sound can be spelled c or k at the
beginning of words. A few words have the /k/ sound spelled ch, as in chorus.
The /k/ sound spelled ck is found at the end of a word, as in back.
Core Words
check |
stuck |
struck |
attack |
woodchuck |
nickel |
bucket |
jacket |
ticket |
picket |
pocket |
rocket |
socket |
lucky |
hockey |
stocking |
picnic |
attic |
rustic |
shriek |
Review Words
deck |
trick |
snack |
stack |
magic |
Challenge Words
atomic |
frantic |
heroic |
plastic |
poetic |
Spelling Lesson #10: The /s/ and /j/ Beginning
Sounds.
Spelling Focus: The /s/ sound can be spelled c or s. The c
is called the "soft c" and is usually followed by the vowels e, i,
or y.
The /j/ sound can be spelled with a g. This g is called the "soft g"
and is usually followed by the vowels e, i, or y.
Core Words
ceiling |
giraffe |
celery |
gem |
cider |
gentleman |
center |
genie |
citrus |
general |
cereal |
gerbil |
gingerbread |
cement |
citizen |
genius |
circle |
cell |
cedar |
certain |
Review Words
circus |
city |
germ |
gentle |
giant |
Challenge Words
century |
cinnamon |
cymbals |
genuine |
geography |
Spelling Lesson #11: Abbreviations
Spelling Focus: An abbreviation is a short way of writing a
word. It usually begins with a capital letter and ends with a period.
Core Words
Fri. |
St. |
Sun. |
Sept. |
Rd. |
Mar. |
Tues. |
Blvd. |
Nov. |
Wed. |
Oct. |
Ave. |
Mon. |
Jan. |
Aug. |
Apr. |
Thurs. |
Dec. |
Sat. |
Feb. |
Review Words
it's |
don't |
didn't |
aren't |
haven't |
Challenge Words
abbreviate |
avenue |
boulevard |
period |
shorten |
Spelling Lesson #12: Reviews spelling words from lessons 7-11.
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Spelling Lesson #13: The /ch/ Digraph Sound.
Spelling Focus: The /ch/ sound can be spelled ch or tch.
Core Words
fetch |
pinch |
drench |
couch |
watch |
clutch |
torch |
ranch |
scratch |
reach |
hutch |
perch |
hunch |
stretch |
branch |
twitch |
church |
thatch |
patch |
sketch |
Review Words
speech |
batch |
catch |
match |
pitch |
Challenge Words
cinch |
patchwork |
splotch |
starch |
wrench |
Spelling Lesson #14: The /j/ Sound.
Spelling Focus: At the end of some words, the /j/ sound can
be dge or ge.
Core Words
wedge |
bandage |
bridge |
cottage |
fudge |
sausage |
trudge |
garbage |
lodge |
hedge |
badge |
cabbage |
edge |
manage |
luggage |
judge |
damage |
dodge |
ledge |
package |
Review Words
gym |
page |
huge |
hinge |
large |
Challenge Words
average |
fragile |
image |
pledge |
voyage |
Spelling Lesson #15: Spelling
Plural Nouns.
Spelling Focus: Add –s to most words to make them plural.
Add the plural –es to many nouns ending in s, x, ch, sh.
Add –s to nouns ending in y preceded by a vowel.
Change the final y to i before adding –es when the noun ending in y is
preceded by a consonant.
Core Words
ferries |
crutches |
monkeys |
leashes |
blueberries |
taxes |
dollars |
countries |
inches |
trolleys |
radishes |
suitcases |
brushes |
eagles |
umbrellas |
ashes |
numbers |
shoelaces |
sandwiches |
bicycles |
Review Words
hobbies |
puppies |
guesses |
flashes |
eyelashes |
Challenge Words
dragonflies |
galleries |
marshes |
relishes |
smudges |
Spelling Lesson #16: The /s/
Sound.
Spelling Focus: When the /s/ sound is followed by the letters
i, e, or y, it is often spelled c or sc as in city or science.
Core Words
notice |
recess |
advice |
spruce |
twice |
sentence |
prance |
device |
surface |
princess |
faucet |
slice |
chance |
office |
prince |
splice |
iceberg |
spice |
brace |
price |
Review Words
mice |
place |
since |
police |
pencil |
Challenge Words
crevice |
distance |
fancy |
instance |
science |
Spelling Lesson #17: Spelling
Names of Helpers.
Spelling Focus: The suffixes –er and –or mean "one
who."
Core Words
actor |
ballplayer |
bricklayer |
landscaper |
doctor |
builder |
dancer |
sailor |
creator |
plumber |
printer |
inventor |
ranger |
roofer |
singer |
swimmer |
teacher |
decorator |
welder |
manager |
Review Words
baker |
driver |
farmer |
trucker |
writer |
Challenge Words
author |
conductor |
baby-sitter |
governor |
moderator |
Spelling Lesson #18: Reviews spelling words from lessons 13-17.
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Spelling Lesson #19: The /ur/ Sound.
Spelling Focus: The /ur/ sound can be spelled or, er, ear,
ir, or ur.
Core Words
earthworm |
pearl |
world |
purse |
serve |
birth |
further |
fern |
early |
thirst |
urge |
term |
learn |
word |
burst |
twirl |
worth |
heard |
worst |
urgent |
Review Words
burn |
curb |
hurt |
nurse |
shirt |
Challenge Words
perfect |
purpose |
overheard |
search |
earnest |
Spelling Lesson #20: Words with –er
or –est.
Spelling Focus: The ending –er means "more"
when added to an adjective.
The ending –est means "most" when added to an adjective.
Core Words
heavy |
hungriest |
prettier |
ugliest |
dizzy |
happier |
heaviest |
pretty |
hungrier |
drowsiest |
ugly |
dizzier |
happy |
heavier |
hungry |
prettiest |
uglier |
drowsy |
happiest |
dizziest |
Review Words
easy |
dirty |
noisy |
foggy |
frisky |
Challenge Words
chilly |
empty |
gloomy |
healthy |
windy |
Spelling Lesson #21: Special Plurals.
Spelling Focus: When a word ends with f or fe, change the f
to a v before adding –es.
Core Words
life |
leaves |
thief |
loaves |
wives |
elf |
scarf |
shelves |
lives |
loaf |
wolves |
leaf |
elves |
self |
scarves |
wife |
selves |
shelf |
thieves |
wolf |
Review Words
deer |
blush |
calf |
half |
knife |
Challenge Words
apatosaurus |
fisher |
geese |
oxen |
women |
Spelling Lesson #22: Words with re- or un-.
Spelling Focus: The prefix re- means "again."
The prefix un- means "not."
Core Words
unhook |
redo |
unfit |
rewind |
uncover |
review |
unfold |
rename |
untie |
reheat |
unfair |
renew |
unbeaten |
remove |
unpaid |
retake |
replace |
unfriendly |
rearrange |
reappear |
Review Words
rerun |
unsafe |
rethink |
repaint |
unseen |
Challenge Words
refinish |
reverse |
unequal |
unfinished |
unplanned |
Spelling Lesson #23: Homophones.
Spelling Focus: Homophones are words that sound alike but have
different spellings and meanings.
Core Words
poll |
forth |
threw |
waste |
beet |
role |
foul |
minor |
sight |
through |
beat |
flower |
fourth |
roll |
fowl |
flour |
waist |
pole |
miner |
site |
Review Words
fair |
stair |
stare |
hole |
whole |
Challenge Words
byte |
knead |
need |
principal |
principle |
Spelling Lesson #24: Reviews spelling words from lessons 19-23.
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Spelling Lesson #25: Spelling the Schwa Sound.
Spelling Focus: The vowel sound in the unstressed syllable
of a word is usually the schwa sound.
Core Words
problem |
woman |
season |
happen |
custom |
even |
bottom |
garden |
person |
mitten |
cannon |
eleven |
lesson |
open |
button |
kitten |
reason |
ribbon |
dragon |
horizon |
Review Words
widen |
wooden |
chosen |
children |
frighten |
Challenge Words
crimson |
dolphin |
dungeon |
opinion |
watermelon |
Spelling Lesson #26: Words with –ly.
Spelling Focus: The suffix –ly means "in a certain
way." The suffix –ly is added to adjectives to make them adverbs.
Core Words
barely |
lively |
lonely |
freely |
frankly |
harshly |
quickly |
eagerly |
suddenly |
totally |
willingly |
angrily |
happily |
luckily |
merrily |
noisily |
sleepily |
speedily |
steadily |
sturdily |
Review Words
hardly |
loudly |
softly |
slowly |
narrowly |
Challenge Words
calmly |
cowardly |
personally |
secretly |
usually |
Spelling Lesson #27: Words with –tion,
-ture, or –ure.
Spelling Focus: The /shen/ sound can be spelled –tion.
The /cher/ sound can be spelled –ture. The letters –ure at the end
of a word can be pronounced different ways.
Core Words
condition |
pasture |
action |
failure |
feature |
nation |
nature |
mention |
posture |
station |
picture |
motion |
creature |
caption |
furniture |
lotion |
caution |
question |
location |
direction |
Review Words
whirl |
hurry |
purple |
turtle |
squirrel |
Challenge Words
attention |
creation |
departure |
lecture |
moisture |
Spelling Lesson #28: Number Words.
Spelling Focus: A cardinal number, such as "twelve,"
shows how many there are of something. An ordinal number, such as "eighth,"
shows the order of something in a series.
Core Words
seventy |
fourteen |
eighth |
billion |
fifty |
sixteen |
forty |
twelve |
million |
seventeen |
sixty |
second |
hundred |
thirteen |
fifth |
ninety |
fifteen |
eighteen |
twenty |
nineteen |
Review Words
one |
nine |
thirty |
eighty |
fourth |
Challenge Words
binary |
decimal |
digit |
tenth |
trillion |
Spelling Lesson #29: Easily Misspelled Words.
Spelling Focus: Many words are not spelled the way they sound.
Core Words
hours |
route |
young |
cousin |
goes |
canoe |
ewe |
answer |
sugar |
sure |
shall |
obey |
ocean |
often |
oven |
ton |
front |
island |
wash |
whose |
Review Words
buy |
done |
once |
color |
their |
Challenge Words
against |
beauty |
heart |
machine |
toward |
Spelling Lesson #30: Reviews spelling words from lessons 25-29.
Spelling Lesson #31: The Vowel Plus r Sound.
Spelling Focus: The /ar/ sound can be spelled are, ar, air,
ear, and ere.
Core Words
parakeet |
glare |
therefore |
dairy |
tear |
beware |
despair |
swear |
compare |
daring |
repair |
snare |
area |
declare |
carry |
nightmare |
narrate |
spare |
library |
scare |
Review Words
dare |
share |
square |
bear |
wear |
Challenge Words
bury |
clarify |
comparison |
lariat |
prepare |
Spelling Lesson #32: Spelling Words with
the –ful and –less Suffixes.
Spelling Focus: The suffix –ful means "full of."
The suffix –less means "without."
Core Words
joyful |
careless |
careful |
thankless |
helpful |
harmless |
fearful |
hopeless |
playful |
painless |
useful |
helpless |
hopeful |
thankful |
cloudless |
harmful |
homeless |
painful |
useless |
skillful |
Review Words
peaceful |
endless |
hairless |
sleepless |
shapeless |
Challenge Words
powerful |
respectful |
sightless |
thoughtful |
wonderful |
Spelling Lesson #33: Spelling Words with
the Prefix ex-.
Spelling Focus: The /egz/ sound can be spelled ex-.
The /eks/ sound can be spelled ex-.
The prefix ex- means "former, earlier, or out."
Core Words
exit |
exact |
examine |
example |
excite |
excuse |
exchange |
exclude |
exclaim |
expand |
expect |
expert |
expensive |
explain |
explode |
explore |
express |
extend |
extra |
extreme |
Review Words
mix |
six |
box |
fox |
rocks |
Challenge Words
excavate |
excellent |
exhaust |
exhibit |
extend |
Spelling Lesson #34: Compound Words.
Spelling Focus: Compound words are made up of two complete
words. None of the letters are taken out of the words. The spelling of each
word stays the same.
Core Words
anyone |
everywhere |
someplace |
sometimes |
stoplight |
headlight |
headquarters |
basketball |
touchdown |
grandstand |
pigpen |
outline |
footprint |
yardstick |
billboard |
brainstorm |
steamboat |
waterfall |
rattlesnake |
firecracker |
Review Words
rainbow |
anything |
playground |
horseback |
spaceship |
Challenge Words
background |
earthquake |
grapevine |
salesperson |
stagecoach |
Spelling Lesson #35: Words Ending with –ing.
Spelling Focus: Adding –ing to a verb shows that an action
is happening now.
Core Words
swimming |
walking |
dancing |
exploring |
napping |
painting |
building |
relaxing |
boating |
bowling |
camping |
climbing |
fishing |
golfing |
reading |
skiing |
surfing |
biking |
riding |
jogging |
Review Words
sailing |
drawing |
diving |
hiking |
skating |
Challenge Words
exercising |
picknicking |
practicing |
snorkeling |
vacationing |
Spelling Lesson #36: Reviews spelling words
from lessons 31-35.
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