Spelling
There is a spelling list for each story which coincides with the weekly reading stories. A pre-test will be given at the beginning of the week followed by a posttest at the end of the week. If a student gets 100% on the pre-test, no posttest will be needed.
Spelling/Vocabulary List
Week of March 18-21
Analyze: to separate into parts and explain
Argue: to prove points by using facts
Cause: to tell what happened
Effect: to tell why something happened
Cite: to quote as an example
Compare: to find similarities
Contrast: to find differences
Conclusion: The end or finish of something
Convey: to carry out or transfer information
Criticize: to find weaknesses
Week of March 25-28
Evaluate: to find strengths
Decide: to make a choice
Define: to explain exactly what something means
Describe: to tell all you know
Discuss: to tell all you know
Draw: to come to a conclusion
Explain: to tell how and why
Generalize: to summarize without going into details
Identify: to recognize and explain
Illustrate: to give examples
Week of April 1-5
22. Imply: to express or suggest something indirectly
23. Interpret: to explain the meaning in your own words
24. Justify: to argue in support of something
25. List: to write a series of names or numbers in a row
26. Paraphrase: to restate the meaning in your own words
27. Point out: to show an exact detail or meaning
28. Prove: to show correctness by using fact
29. Respond: to give an answer
Week of April 8-12
30. Review: to re-examine the main points of something
31. Show: to give information
32. State: to express in words
33. Summarize: to pull together the main point
34. Support: to provide evidence
35. Tell: to say or make known in words
36. Trace: to list chronologically
Unit 1
"Old Yeller"
Adding -ed and -ing
1. answered
2. answering
3. traveled
4. traveling
5. chopped
6. chopping
7. qualified
8. qualifying
9. panicked
10. panicking
11. interfered
12. interfering
13. omitted
14. omitting
15. magnified
16. magnifying
17. patrolled
18. patrolling
19. skied
20. skiing
Words With Short Vowels
"Mother Fletcher's Gift"
1. damage
2. gentle
3. injury
4. palace
5. cottage
6. honesty
7. mustard
8. legend
9. clumsy
10. message
11. modify
12. ruffle
13. glimpse
14. strict
15. dungeon
16. fender
17. fantastic
18. dignity
19. property
20. cannon
Vowel Sounds with r
"Viva New Jersey"
1. porch
2. margin
3. ignore
4. corridor
5. servant
6. worth
7. concern
8. ornament
9. shore
10. purchase
11. attorney
12. artistic
13. disturb
14. kernel
15. barge
16. particle
17. market
18. perhaps
19. detergent
20. nervous
Difficult Spellings
"Saving the Rain Forests"
1. fierce
2. preserve
3. briefcase
4. preferable
5. weird
6. soldier
7. retrieve
8. rectangle
9. piece
10. model
11. deceit
12. bushel
13. perceive
14. multiple
15. perception
16. pinnacle
17. perfume
18. fuel
19. vegetable
20. preliminary
Plural or Possessive
"Hachiko"
1. country's
2. countries'
3. countries
4. its
5. ours
6. theirs
7. hers
8. library's
9. libraries'
10. libraries
11. niece's
12. nieces'
13. nieces
14. crow's
15. crows
16. witness's
17. witnesses'
18. witnesses
19. secretary's
20. secretaries'
Unit 2
Multisyllabic Words
"The Universe"
1. possibility
2. linear
3. ridiculous
4. artificial
5. calculator
6. competitive
7. curiosity
8. organization
9. individual
10. encyclopedia
11. peony
12. tarantula
13. correspondent
14. cauliflower
15. optimistic
16. enthusiastic
17. sophisticated
18. satisfactory
19. irritable
20. simultaneously
Latin Roots
"Emperor's Silent Army"
1. suspend
2. numeral
3. pendulum
4. conservatory
5. pendant
6. reserve
7. deduction
8. appendix
9. conductor
10. numerous
11. novelty
12. impending
13. novel
14. preserve
15. numerator
16. induct
17. productive
18. pending
19. reservoir
20. innovative
Final Syllable Patterns
" Stones, Bones, & Petroglyphs"
1. ancestor
2. escalator
3. appetizer
4. outspoken
5. hospital
6. encounter
7. identical
8. durable
9. grumble
10. shoulder
11. abandon
12. lengthen
13. sponsor
14. skeleton
15. governor
16. cinnamon
17. superior
18. forbidden
19. endeavor
20. interior
Schwa
"Good-bye to the Moon"
1. different
2. opinion
3. instance
4. ingredients
5. sentence
6. material
7. communicate
8. invitation
9. American
10. complete
11. hesitate
12. discipline
13. brilliant
14. jewelry
15. elementary
16. lasagna
17. substitute
18. dramatic
19. vitamin
20. desperate
Suffixes -ian, -ant, -ent, -ist
"Egypt"
1. musician
2. tenant
3. vegetarian
4. participant
5. politician
6. student
7. soloist
8. occupant
9. novelist
10. specialist
11. custodian
12. scientist
13. resident
14. motorist
15. descendant
16. historian
17. comedian
18. merchant
19. patient
20. chemist
Unit 3
Unusual Spellings
"Hatchet"
1. crescent
2. language
3. vehicle
4. exhibit
5. examine
6. Michigan
7. parachute
8. unique
9. conquer
10. rhyme
11. penguin
12. exertion
13. exotic
14. brochure
15. symptom
16. antique
17. exhausted
18. heirloom
19. rhinoceros
20. bureau
Multisyllabic Words
"When Marian Sang"
1. international
2. prehistoric
3. untrustworthy
4. constellation
5. honorary
6. disagreement
7. preparation
8. Philadelphia
9. promotional
10. constitution
11. unbreakable
12. biodegradable
13. coordination
14. compassionate
15. impossibility
16. entirely
17. executive
18. companionship
19. unthinkable
20. predicament
Using just enough letters
"Learning to Swim"
1. nuclear
2. helicopter
3. anxious
4. appreciate
5. plastic
6. familiar
7. athletic
8. escape
9. apologize
10. Washington
11. pastime
12. exquisite
13. lantern
14. fulfill
15. souvenir
16. tragedy
17. sherbet
18. algebra
19. icicles
20. escort
Compound Words
"Juan Verdades"
1. field trip
2. someone
3. snowflakes
4. polka dot
5. roller coaster
6. solar system
7. thunderstorm
8. leftovers
9. cell phone
10. whitewash
11. lightning rod
12. myself
13. life jacket
14. bulldozer
15. masterpiece
16. area code
17. cliffhanger
18. hour hand
19. wheelchair
20. rain forest
Homophones
"Morning Traffic"
1. heel
2. heal
3. symbol
4. cymbal
5. herd
6. heard
7. patients
8. patience
9. capitol
10. capital
11. straight
12. strait
13. aisle
14. isle
15. stationery
16. stationary
17. sheer
18. shear
19. bread
20. bred
Unit 4
"Into the Ice"
1. hydrant
2. chronic
3. archive
4. synonym
5. antonym
6. democracy
7. hydrogen
8. aristocrat
9. dehydrated
10. chronicle
11. hydroplane
12. chronology
13. archaic
14. homonym
15. synchronize
16. hydraulic
17. archaeology
18. anarchy
19. hydroelectric
20. bureaucracy
"The Chimpanzees I Love"
1. discontent
2. decline
3. outward
4. dispatch
5. unwavering
6. destruction
7. disintegrate
8. outstanding
9. uncommon
10. outburst
11. outrageous
12. defensive
13. unappetizing
14. disillusioned
15. disarray
16. unconscious
17. outskirts
18. unfasten
19. disenchanted
20. decompose
"Black Frontiers"
1. precious
2. commercial
3. especially
4. ancient
5. gracious
6. position
7. question
8. suggestion
9. friction
10. lotion
11. potion
12. digestion
13. artificial
14. glacier
15. cautious
16. efficient
17. sensational
18. vicious
19. official
20. ration
"Deep Sea Danger"
Related Words
1. poem
2. poetic
3. direct
4. direction
5. origin
6. original
7. combine
8. combination
9. repeat
10. repetition
11. critic
12. criticize
13. history
14. historic
15. academy
16. academic
17. inspire
18. inspiration
19. depart
20. departure
"Inventing the Future"
1. electricity
2. equality
3. society
4. specialty
5. celebrity
6. recognition
7. description
8. reduction
9. tradition
10. loyalty
11. security
12. clarity
13. popularity
14. certainty
15. cruelty
16. subscription
17. reputation
18. intention
19. deception
20. penalty
Unit 5
"View From Saturday"
1. activate
2. negative
3. friendship
4. objective
5. representative
6. attractive
7. creative
8. membership
9. partnership
10.compassionate
11.fortunate
12.considerate
13.secretive
14.scholarship
15.restrictive
16.affectionate
17.cooperative
18.originate
19.township
20.relationship
"Harvesting Hope"
1. ivory
2. cocoa
3. lilac
4. gorilla
5. pretzel
6. safari
7. kayak
8. crocodile
9. fiesta
10. dandelion
11. monsoon
12. slalom
13. amateur
14. boutique
15. suede
16. poncho
17. hammock
18. bungalow
19. sequin
20. burrito
"The River That Went to the Sky"
1. old-fashioned
2. daydream
3. summertime
4. follow-up
5. knee-deep
6. foothills
7. nevertheless
8. self-control
9. themselves
10. baby-sit
11. make-believe
12. sunburn
13. bloodhound
14. fine-tune
15. great-grandmother
16. roller-skating
17. folklore
18. empty-handed
19. self-esteem
20. runner-up
"Gold"
1. mileage
2. moisture
3. heroism
4. storage
5. passage
6. organism
7. journalism
8. failure
9. mixture
10. postage
11. luggage
12. departure
13. patriotism
14. optimism
15. acreage
16. percentage
17. enclosure
18. voltage
19. temperature
20. mannerism
"Greensburg Goes Green"
1. bisect
2. triangle
3. universal
4. semicircle
5. biceps
6. bilingual
7. tricycle
8. university
9. semifinal
10. uniform
11. bifocals
12. reunion
13. unison
14. semicolon
15. unicorn
16. semiprivate
17. triplicate
18. semisweet
19. semiannual
20. biplane
Unit 6
"Don Quixote and the Windmills"
1. bakery
2. scenery
3. vocabulary
4. temporary
5. surgery
6. inventory
7. directory
8. imaginary
9. discovery
10. pottery
11. machinery
12. nursery
13. voluntary
14. honorary
15. satisfactory
16. introductory
17. advisory
18. bribery
19. secondary
20. bravery
"Ancient Greece"
1. alternate
2. alternative
3. office
4. official
5. economy
6. economics
7. normal
8. normality
9. restore
10. restoration
11. indicate
12. indicative
13. gene
14. genetic
15. excel
16. excellence
17. adapt
18. adaptation
19. crime
20. criminal
"The All-American Slurp"
1. proceed
2. precede
3. advise
4. advice
5. formerly
6. formally
7. further
8. farther
9. personal
10.personnel
11.immigrate
12.emigrate
13. college
14. collage
15. descent
16. dissent
17. persecution
18. prosecution
19. envelope
20. envelop
"The Aztec News"
1. memorize
2. advertise
3. service
4. realize
5. justice
6. exercise
7. recognize
8. organize
9. civilize
10. apprentice
11. supervise
12. sacrifice
13. sympathize
14. enterprise
15. minimize
16. cowardice
17. improvise
18. paradise
19. vocalize
20. compromise
"Where Opportunity Awaits"
1. vision
2. suspect
3. visible
4. donate
5. spectator
6. visor
7. current
8. excursion
9. revise
10. pardon
11. prospective
12. provision
13. supervisor
14. inspector
15. spectacle
16. concur
17. recur
18. visitor
19. donor
20. donation
A Boy Called Christmas
Spelling List
December 4-8
Chapters 10-19
stern
revolting
ignorant
disbelief
mysterious
ferocious
collided
gingerly
craggy
anguish
contentedly
menace
beckoned
engraved
quivered
hindsight
tunic
empathetically
tantalizing
eagerly
A Boy Called Christmas
Spelling List
December 11-15
Himalayas
aurora
trudging
clog
timber
council
looming
dodging
blustery
desperately
solemn
fret
urgent
pleaded
glumly
momentarily
agony
convict
bleak
gloomy