Unit 6
Reading Street Unit 6 Stories
Week 1: My Brother Martin
My Brother Martin is the biography of Martin Luther King told from his sister's point of view.
We will be learning about cause and effect and questioning.
Week 2: Jim Thorpe's Bright Path
Jim Thorpe's Bright Path is a the biography of Jim Thorpe's rise to glory.
We will be learning about fact and opinion and summarizing.
Week 3: How Tia Lola Came to Visit Stay
How Tia Lola Came to Visit Stay is a realistic fiction story.
We will be learning about sequencing and inferring.
Week 4: A Gift from the Heart
A Gift from the Heart is a drama about Native American stories.
We will be learning about generalizations and predictions.
Week 5: The Man Who Went to the Far Side of the Moon
This story is an expository text about Michael Collins, the man who traveled to the far side of the moon in Apollo 11.
We will be learning about graphic sources and background knowledge.
Reading Street Unit 6 Spelling
Spelling Words for
Unit 6 Week 1
In many words, the vowel sound gives no clue to its spelling: science,
iron, Canada. That vowel sound is a schwa.
1. stomach
2. memory
3. Canada
4. element
5. mystery
6. science
7. remember
8. forget
9. suppose
10. iron
11. gravel
12. difficult
13. fortune
14. giant
15. architect
16. normal
17. notify
18. privilege
19. cement
20. yesterday
Spelling Words for
Unit 6 Week 2
When prefixes mis-, non-, re-, and pre- are added to base words, the spelling of the base word does not change: misplace, nonsense, recover, prepay.
1. misplace
2. nonsense
3. prepay
4. repack
5. misfortune
6. remove
7. precook
8. nonstop
9. recover
10. reseal
11. misbehavior
12. reunion
13. nonfiction
14. rebound
15. prejudge
16. readjust
17. misprint
18. nonprofit
19. nonstick
20. precaution
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Spelling Words for
Unit 6 Week 3
When -less, -ment, or -ness is added to most words, the base word stays the same: hopeless, payment, goodness.
1. countless
2. payment
3. goodness
4. fairness
5. hopeless
6. treatment
7. statement
8. breathless
9. restless
10. enjoyment
11. pavement
12. flawless
13. tireless
14. amazement
15. amusement
16. greatness
17. punishment
18. timeless
19. needless
20. painless
Spelling Words for
Unit 6 Week 4
When adding -ful, -ly, or -ion to most words, the base word stays the same: careful, lonely, pollution.
1. careful
2. tasteful
3. lonely
4. powerful
5. suggestion
6. peaceful
7. recently
8. extremely
9. certainly
10. wisely
11. harmful
12. monthly
13. yearly
14. successful
15. playful
16. thoughtful
17. actually
18. pollution
19. correction
20. eagerly
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Spelling Words for
Unit 6 Week 5
Sometimes words have silent consonants: knee, often.
1. island
2. column
3. knee
4. often
5. known
6. castle
7. thumb
8. half
9. wring
10. whistle
11. autumn
12. knuckles
13. numb
14. Illinois
15. rhyme
16. climber
17. limb
18. plumbing
19. unwritten
20. clothes
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