SPELl-a-thon lists
Please see the letter that came home about the SPELL-A_THON. Your child has told me which list he/she would like to challenge and I have sent home that paper list. You may discuss this with them and let me know if you decide otherwise.
Homework: Fundraise! Fundraise! Fundraise! Study your words.
Test on April 2- First 13 words from your child's selected list.
Test on April 9- Last 12 words from your child's selected list.
SPELL-A-THON April 15- ALL 25 words!!
Homework: Fundraise! Fundraise! Fundraise! Study your words.
Test on April 2- First 13 words from your child's selected list.
Test on April 9- Last 12 words from your child's selected list.
SPELL-A-THON April 15- ALL 25 words!!
Grade 4 List
1. again 2. brought 3. often 4. world 5. turned 6. pair 7. every 8. house 9. began 10. large 11. always 12. mouth 13. off 14. their 15. favourite 16. while 17. different 18. our 19. light 20. planet 21. together 22. because 23. strange 24. along 25. started |
Grade 5 List
1. another 2. great 3. accident 4. thought 5. caught 6. important 7. believe 8. nerve 9. didn’t 10. between 11. everyday 12. through 13. heard 14. Tuesday 15. field 16. around 17. let’s 18. headache 19. Canadian 20. island 21. that’s 22. join 23. February 24. calm 25. upon |
Grade 6 List
1. without 2. guest 3. parliament 4. language 5. second 6. tomorrow 7. neighbour 8. tonight 9. government 10. copies 11. necessary 12. really 13. minute 14. weather 15. enough 16. friend 17. responsible 18. receive 19. taught 20. beautiful 21. country 22. almost 23. lodge 24. usually 25. throw |
The ‘FSZL’ (fizzle) rule: When f, s, z, and l follow a vowel at the end of a one-syllable word, they’re usually doubled. (Test March 26)
- stuff
- grass
- fuzz
- shell
- bass
- fluff
- smell
- buzz
- stiff
- whizz
HOMOPHONES – WORDS THAT SOUND THE SAME BUT ARE SPELLED DIFFERENTLY. THEY ALSO HAVE DIFFERENT MEANINGS. (TEST MARCH 12)
- knight
- night
- which
- witch
- be
- bee
- its
- it’s
- whole
- hole
- here
- hear
Homophones – words that sound the same but are spelled differently. They also have different meanings. (Test MArch 5)
You will receive a sentence and have to know which homophone goes correctly in the context of the sentence.
- your
- you’re
- their
- there
- they’re
- our
- are
- too
- to
- two
- know
- no
RULE: A word is formed from two or more words by omitting or combining sounds and adding an apostrophe.
- you’d
- could’ve
- haven’t
- I’d
- they’d
- we’ve
- shouldn’t
- couldn’t
- they’ll
- we’ll
RULE: the letter q is always followed by a ‘u’ (Test feb 12)
Please take next week to finish your BOOK REPORT. Spelling and dictée will resume the week of Feb 11-14.
Here is a great video that talks about our spelling rule for the week! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZyrgXYRAjo
- squid
- quick
- equal
- queen
- quite
- liquid
- quest
- qualify
- squeeze
- quiet
Here is a great video that talks about our spelling rule for the week! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZyrgXYRAjo
Rule: when a word ends in a silent ‘e’, drop the ‘e’ before adding an ‘ing’ (Test Jan 29)
- moving
- tasting
- racing
- hiding
- chasing
- wiping
- loving
- changing
- hoping
- storing
Rule: We add the suffix "SION" to a word to make it a noun
- confusion
- obsession
- explosion
- comprehension
- extension
- permission
- expansion
- collision
- depression
- expression
Rule: i before e except after c. (test on Jan 15)
- niece
- ceiling
- believe
- shield
- movie
- deceive
- field
- achieve
- friend
- piece
No homework over Christmas Break
New words will come home on Jan 8
Next Test Jan 15
Next Test Jan 15
Christmas spelling (test Dec 11)
No spelling rule this week, instead we will go with a theme! Students will be tested on all 10 words and a dictation.
1. winter
2. Christmas
3. merry
4. stocking
5. snowman
6. wreath
7. present
8. reindeer
9. holly
10. mistletoe
Homework this week looks like this:
1. winter
2. Christmas
3. merry
4. stocking
5. snowman
6. wreath
7. present
8. reindeer
9. holly
10. mistletoe
Homework this week looks like this:
Rule: The suffix –FUL can be added to a word to form adjectives. It is always spelt with one L
Suffixes are groups of letters added to the end of other words to make new words. When a suffix is added to a word it changes how that word is used in writing.
- grateful
- faithful
- hopeful
- careful
- helpful
- useful
- handful
- meaningful
- awful
- joyful
Compound words are two words that are joined together to create a new meaning. Closed form compound words DO NOT use a hyphen.
- firefly
- keyboard
- handshake
- doghouse
- firework
- meatball
- popcorn
- overdue
- goldfish
- sunlight
RULE: The prefixes UN and DIS changes the meaning to not, or the opposite of. (test Nov 20)
Prefixes are added to the beginning of a root word to change the meaning of that word. However, the spelling of the root word does not change.
- unlikely
- unpopular
- unfit
- unbolt
- unhealthy
- dislike
- dislodge
- disbelief
- discard
- discolour
Rule: The suffixes er and est are added to adjectives or describing words to mean more or most. (test on Nov 13)
Suffixes are groups of letters added to the end of other words to make new words. When a suffix is added to a word it changes how that word is used in writing.
- truer
- shortest
- later
- longest
- louder
- darker
- strongest
- weaker
- sweetest
- brighter
Rule: The suffix ER can change a noun to mean a person who does an action. (Test Nov 6)
Suffixes are groups of letters added to the end of other words to make new words. When a suffix is added to a word it changes how that word is used in writing.
- teacher
- cheater
- painter
- dieter
- gardener
- biker
- dealer
- skater
- player
- banker
The prefix RE changes the meaning to back or again. (test Oct 30)
PREFIXES ARE ADDED TO THE BEGINNING OF A ROOT WORD TO CHANGE THE MEANING OF THAT WORD. HOWEVER, THE SPELLING OF THE ROOT WORD DOES NOT CHANGE.
- reseal
- replace
- recycle
- replay
- rewrite
- refresh
- retell
- renew
- revisit
- reconsider
RULE: IF A WORD ENDS IN CH, S, SH, X, OR Z FORM THE PLURAL BY ADDING ES. FOCUS WORDS ENDING IN SH & X & Z (test Oct 23)
- ashes
- rashes
- lenses
- brushes
- dishes
- boxes
- mixes
- buses
- taxes
- glasses
RULE: IF A WORD ENDS IN CH, S, SH, X, OR Z, FORM THE PLURAL BY ADDING ES. FOCUS CH WORDS
- ranches
- arches
- branches
- churches
- matches
- stitches
- watches
- peaches
- inches
- batches
SPELLING Lesson 3: DOUBLE THE B WHEN ADDING ING
- rubbing
- subbing
- scrubbing
- robbing
- grabbing
- dabbing
- fibbing
- lobbing
- clubbing
- jabbing
SPELLING Lesson 2: DOUBLE THE P WHEN ADDING ED
1. tipped
2. ripped
3. gripped
4. tripped
5. stopped
6. dropped
7. hopped
8. clipped
9. tapped
10. trapped
2. ripped
3. gripped
4. tripped
5. stopped
6. dropped
7. hopped
8. clipped
9. tapped
10. trapped
Lesson 1: DOUBLE THE P WHEN ADDING ING
- hopping
- shopping
- dropping
- stopping
- stepping
- shipping
- snipping
- gripping
- flapping
- mopping
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