Spelling

Ø      Each of these spelling words has a suffix.  A suffix is a word part that is added to the end of a word.  The two suffixes in this unit are –ful and  –less.  You can add these suffixes to many different nouns to form adjectives.

grace + ful = graceful

fear + ful = fearful

Ø      The suffixes –ful and –less have opposite meanings.  The meaning of –ful is “full of”.  The meaning of –less is “without”.  When you add the two suffixes to the same word, you make a pair of antonyms, or words that have opposite meanings.  Grateful and graceless are antonyms.  Can you name the antonyms for hopeless and fearful?

Spelling – Noun SuffixesDate:  April 4-8   __________________ 

1.    addition

2.    agreement

3.    amusement

4.    business

5.    confusion

6.    darkness

7.    department

8.    discussion

9.    education

10.           expression

11.           fairness

12.           likeness

13.           punishment

14.           refreshment

15.           requirement

16.           settlement

17.           sickness

18.           suggestion

19.           tardiness

20.           weakness 

Ø      These spelling words have three different suffixes.  –ion, -ness, -and –ment.  You can add these suffixes to words to form nouns.

suggest  + ion = suggestion

dark + ness = darkness

agree + ment = agreement

Ø      The spelling word changes when you add –ion, and –ness to some words.

·        Sometimes you must drop the letter e.

educate + ion = education

·        Sometimes you must change y to i.

tardy + ness = tardiness

·        In addition, you add –ition.

add + ition = addition

Spelling – Word FamiliesDate:    April 11-15 __________________ 

1.                entrance

2.                enter

3.                entry

4.                leadership

5.                mislead

6.                leader

7.                careful

8.                careless

9.                carefree

10.           discount

11.           counter

12.           countless

13.           account

14.           remove

15.           movement

16.           mover

17.           movable

18.           handy

19.           handle

20.           handicraft 

Ø      Each of the Spelling words belongs to one of six different word families.  A word family is  a group of words that has the same base word.

Ø      Look at the words below.  Name the base word of each word.  Name the prefix or suffix that has been added to each base word.  Then find the other Spelling words that have the same base word.

careful             leader               entrance

discount            movable           handy  

Spelling – Syllable PatternsDate:   April 26-29  __________________ 

1.                hunger

2.                reptile

3.                sample

4.                tangle

5.                whisper

6.                swallow

7.                fable

8.                jungle

9.                silver

10.           grumble

11.           target

12.           single

13.           candle

14.           blanket

15.           lantern

16.           tender

17.           stable

18.           sprinkle

19.           husband

20.           vegetable 

Ø            Each syllable has one vowel sound.  Most of the Spelling words have two syllables.

Ø            Some of the Spelling words have two consonant letters between two vowel letters.  You divide these words into syllables between two consonants.

hunger        hun-ger

Ø                  The rest of the Spelling words end with a consonant letter before le.  You divide these words before the consonant.

      sample              sam-ple

Spelling – Three Syllable WordsDate:    May 2-6 __________________ 

1.                      elephant

2.                      pajamas

3.                      electric

4.                      manager

5.                      wonderful

6.                      chocolate

7.                      artistic

8.                      remember

9.                      handkerchief

10.                 emperor

11.                 exercise

12.                 envelope

13.                 dangerous

14.                 area

15.                 serious

16.                 terrible

17.                 medium

18.                 enemy

19.                 melody

20.                 favorite 

Each of the Spelling words has three syllables.  Each syllable has one vowel sound. Say elephant, and listen for three syllables:  el e phant. When you say a word, pronounce each syllable carefully.  Make sure that you say each vowel sound.  This will help you spell the word correctly. You can hear the syllables more clearly in some words than in others.  Say these words to yourself.  Do you say all three syllables?  When you spell these words, be sure to write each syllable.