Spelling

Our spelling program:

The first five words on the spelling list follow a rule that we will be learning and discussing throughout the week. Numbers 6 - 10 are high frequency words, no excuse words for 4th grade, or frequently misspelled words.

How to do the choice assignments:

Use the spelling choice board to practice your spelling words. You need to select 1 assignment to complete Monday - Thursday for a total of 4 choices each week.  You may not repeat a choice twice in one week. Your spelling does not need to be turned in. This work is done to help you learn the spelling pattern and to learn your words.  Spelling tests will be on Friday.

Week 1 (8/18 - 8/22)

This week's rule is DROP THE FINAL -E: When a verb ends in a final e, drop the e before adding -ed or -ing. 

*****For numbers 1-5 select one form of the spelling word to do the choice assignment for the night.  

1. vote, voted, voting

2.  close, closed, closing

3. trade, traded, trading

4. taste, tasted, tasting

5.  smile, smiled, smiling

6. strong

7. getting

8. excited

9. except

10. favorite

Week 2 (8/25- 8/29)

 This week's rule is DOUBLE LETTER: in a one-syllable word with one short vowel ending in one consonant, double the final consonant before adding a suffix that starts with a VOWEL, such as -ed, -er, -ing, -y, -ish, -est. 

*****For numbers 1-5 select one form of the spelling word to do the choice assignment for the night.  

1. big, bigger, biggest

2. fog, foggy, fogging

3. dot. dotted, dotting

4. pet. petting, petted

5. wet, wetter, wettest

6. people

7. friends

8. buses

9. laugh

10. everybody

Week 3 (9/1 - 9/5)

This week's rule is DOUBLE LETTER: in a one-syllable word with one short vowel ending in one consonant, do NOT double the final consonant before adding a suffix that starts with a CONSONANT, such as -ful, -ly, -ment, -ness.

*****For numbers 1-5 select one form of the spelling word to do the choice assignment for the night.  

1. ship, shipment

2. mad, madly

3. fit, fitness

4. fret, fretful

5. red, redness

6. blew

7. blue

8. example

9. hour

10. our

Here is a spelling page you can use with this week's words. The words are written in cursive for you to practice. This is NOT required, but use if you would like.

Here is the choice board if you need it. You also have a paper copy that was sent home.

Week 4 (9/8 - 9/12)

This week's rule is CHANGE Y TO  "I":  When a base word ends in y, change the y to i before adding a suffix (-es, -ed, -est, -er)

*****For numbers 1-5 select one form of the spelling word to do the choice assignment for the night.  

1. carry, carries, carried

2. cry, cries, cried

3. worry, worries, worried

4. busy, busied. busiest

5. try, tries, tried

6. actually

7. daily

8. ready

9. against

10. easy

Here is a spelling page you can use with this week's words. The words are written in cursive for you to practice. This is NOT required, but use if you would like. 

Here is the choice board if you need it. You also have a paper copy that was sent home.

Week 5 (9/15 – 9/19)

This week's rule is PLURALS WITH Y: When making a singular noun plural that ends in y, change the 'y' to 'i' and add -es IF ther is a consonant before the y 

*****For numbers 1-5 select one form of the spelling word to do the choice assignment for the night.  

1. berry, berries

2.  bunny, bunnies

3. puppy, puppies

4. penny, pennies

5.  spy, spies

6. reason

7. among

8. busy

9. else

10. several

Here is a spelling page you can use with this week's words. The words are written in cursive for you to practice. This is NOT required, but use if you would like. 

Here is the choice board if you need it. You also have a paper copy that was sent home.

Week 6 (9/22 - 9/26)

This week's rule is PLURALS WITH Y : when making a singular noun plural that ends in y, do NOT  change the 'y' to and 'i' IF there is a vowel before the 'y'. 

*****For numbers 1-5 select one form of the spelling word to do the choice assignment for the night.  

1. boy, boys

2. toy, toys

3. turkey, turkeys

4. play, plays

5. valley, valleys

6. before

7. familiar

8. should

9. form

10. shown

 Here is a spelling page you can use with this week's words. The words are written in cursive for you to practice. This is NOT required, but use if you would like. 

Here is the choice board if you need it. You also have a paper copy that was sent home.

Week 7 (9/29 - 10/3)

 This week's rule is CONTRACTIONS WITH NOT: when making a contraction, you write the words as one and put an apostrope (') where the letter(s) have been removed.

 *****For numbers 1-5 select one form of the spelling word to do the choice assignment for the night.  

1. can not, can't

2. does not, doesn't

3. do not, don't

4. could not, couldn't

5. will not, won't

6. built

7. half

8. simple

9. certain

10. heart

Here is a spelling page you can use with this week's words. The words are written in cursive for you to practice. This is NOT required, but use if you would like. 

Here is the choice board if you need it. You also have a paper copy that was sent home.

Week 8 (10/6 - 10/10)

 This week's rule is CONTRACTIONS CONTINUED: when making a contraction, you write the words as one and put an apostrophe (') where the letter(s) have been removed. 

*****For numbers 1-5 select one form of the spelling word to do the choice assignment for the night.  

1. that is, that's

2. I am, I'm

3. we are, we're

4. you are, you're

5. they are, they're

6. since

7. compare

8. instead

9. someone

10. close

Here is a spelling page you can use with this week's words. The words are written in cursive for you to practice. This is NOT required, but use if you would like.

Here is the choice board if you need it. You also have a paper copy that was sent home.

FALL BREAK October 13th - October 17th

Week 9 (10/20 - 10/24)

 This week's rule is ADDING THE SUFFIX -ABLE: If the suffix is attached to a base word that can stand alone (depend), it is usually spelled 'able'. Base words that end in 'e' drop the 'e' and add 'able' (i.e. desirable) UNLESS they have a soft c or g ending when they keep the final e. 

*****For numbers 1-5 select one form of the spelling word to do the choice assignment for the night.  

1. profit, profitable

2. use, useable

3. notice, noticeable

4. manage, manageable

5. desire, desirable

6. interest

7. speak

8. clothes

9. just

10. special 

Here is a spelling page you can use with this week's words. The words are written in cursive for you to practice. This is NOT required, but use if you would like. 

Here is the choice board if you need it. You also have a paper copy that was sent home. 

Week 10 (10/27 - 10/31)

 This week's rule is ADDING THE SUFFIX -IBLE 

*****For numbers 1-5 select one form of the spelling word to do the choice assignment for the night.  

1. visible

2. terrible

3. horrible

4. possible

5. reduce, reducible

6. describe

7. kept

8. state

9. decision

10. large

Here is a spelling page you can use with this week's words. The words are written in cursive for you to practice. This is NOT required, but use if you would like. 

Here is the choice board if you need it. You also have a paper copy that was sent home.

Week 11 (11/3 - 11/7)

 This week's rule is ADDING THE PREFIX -OVER: The prefix 'over' means too much

1. overdue

2. overact

3. overhead

4. overrule

5. overpaid

6. themselves

7. dependent

8. leave

9. though

10. develop

No Spelling November 10th - November 14th due to school holidays on Monday and Tuesday

Week 12 (11/17 - 11/21)

 This week's rule is ADDING THE PREFIX -IN: The prefix 'in' means not.

1. incomplete

2. inappropriate

3. inexpensive

4. inactive

5. invisible

6. near

7. through

8. different

9. number

10. throw

Thanksgiving Break November 24th - November 28th

Week 13 (12/1 - 12/5)

 This week's rule is ADDING THE PREFIX -NON: The prefix 'NONr' means not.

1. nonsense

2. nonstop

3. nonfiction

4. nonprofit

5. nonviolent

6. difference

7. possible

8. together

9. dinner

10. rain

Week 14 (12/8 - 12/12)

 This week's rule is ADDING THE PREFIX -DE: The prefix 'de' means down, away, not or  opposite

1. deactivate

2. decompose

3. decode

4. decrease

5. denominator

6. tried

7. during

8. receive

9. week

10. around

Week 15 (12/15 - 12/19)

 This week's rule is ADDING THE PREFIX -UNDER: The prefix 'under' means below or less than

1. underline

2. underpass

3. undershirt

4. underground

5. undercover

6. because

7. these

8. which

9. never

10. weather

Winter Break December 20th - January 4th 

Week 16 (1/5 - 1/9)

 This week's rule is OPEN SYLLABLE V/CV: An open syllable ends with a vowel which has a long sound (it says its own name). An open syllable may have a single final vowel such as in, be, or go, or it may be part of a longer word (open) 

1. famous

2. demand

3. human

4. silence

5. motor

6. common

7. explain

8. language

9. heavy

10.  square