SPELLING GAMES

SPELLING TASK BOARDTERM 3 2010GROUP 1 GROUP 2GROUP 3

Topic - A Taste of Asia

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GROUP ONE THE TIGERS

Week 1PrefixesReinforce common and uncommon prefixes

Week 2Unit words

Introduct. to Asia

Week 3Long“EE” sound as in “Chinese”“ie”,”oe”,”eo” etc...

Week 4“si” sound as in “tension”“ci” sound as in “special”

Week 5

Greek &Latin origins

Week 6“ie” soundsMetaphors and similes

Week 7SuffixesAdjectives

Week 8“sci” soundCapital letters

Week 9Apostrophes of possessionCompound words

Week 10REVISION

WEEK ONE- GROUP ONE – THE TIGERS

Spelling List - Prefixes

invisible

impolite insane

unclean disobey

unwell unlock

uncooked disobey

supermarket untrue

midday return

outburst unfair

LSCWC EVERYDAY

Word shapes Choose 10 words from your list and draw an

empty shape box for each word

SyllablesBreak each word into syllables and say each

one out aloudTake a ball outside and bounce the ball for

each syllable in your list words.

Write each word using one colour for the consonants and another for the vowels.

ADD A PREFIX FROM THE BOX IN FRONT OF EACH WORD.

SUPER SEMI AUTO OVER OUT IL TRI POST UN NON TELE IN

_____________________CIRCLE _____________________SONIC _____________________ FAIR _______________________VISION ________________________PONE _________________________LAW __________________________CYCLE __________________________ACTIVE _________________________SMOKING _________________________GROWN _________________________MOBILE __________________________LEGAL

PREFIXES WORDS

WEEK TWO- GROUP ONE – THE TIGERS

Spelling List - Unit Words The magic of Asia

• -Asia

bow costume

sumo blossom

judo festival

flag lucky

rice country

tiger family

tea East

PUZZLE TIME

Create a word search using all your list words.

LSCWC EVERY DAY

Complete these sentences using the list words:

1. _____ is the staple food in most Asian countries.

2. The ______ wrestlers ____ to each other. 3. Cherry _________ decorated the boughs of

the trees. 4. A national _______ is still worn for special

occasions. 5. In Japan there is a _________ for _________. 6. A popular sport from ________ is _________.

WEEK THREE- GROUP ONE – THE TIGERS

Spelling List - Long “ee” sound• -

Chinese

field either

free Australia

leaf machine

speak equal

easy movie

neat people

money cheese

LSCWC EVERY DAY

Add the vowel teams to spell these words: fr- - f - - ld l - - f sp - - k - - sy n - - t - - ther mov - - p- - ple ch - - se

MORE WORDS ENDING IN “Y” MAKING THE “EE” SOUND

Write the plural form of these words. If the letter before the “Y” is a consonant,

change the “Y” to “ies” If the letter before the “Y” is a vowel, just

add “s”

body_____________chimney______________

fairy______________ monkey______________ story ____________ country______________ donkey____________

melody_______________ key_______________ bunny________________

COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES

Complete the table

Adjective Comparative Superlative

sunny

happy

prettier

loveliest

uglier

easy

heavy

WEEK FOUR- GROUP ONE – THE TIGERS

Spelling List - sound patterns- “sh” sound

• -

fish

shark chef

shore sure

mushroom tissue

special pension

ocean option

station magician

excursion shoe

ADD YOUR OWN WORDS

Using your list words complete the following for each word:

______________ ____________________ Word part of speech

___________________________________________ ____________________________________________ Sentence Synonyms___________________________________ Antonyms___________________________________ Homophones________________________________

_

ANAGRAMSAN ANAGRAM IS USING THE SAME LETTERS OF A WORD TO MAKE A NEW WORD

Can you make anagrams for any of your list words?

Have a go!

WEEK FIVE- GROUP ONE – THE TIGERS

Spelling List - Greek and Latin origins

• -

aeroplane

hydroplane aquarium

autobiography annual

microscope video

geography radio

photocopy multiply

telephone triangle

television bicycle

LUCKY NUMBERS 9=IR1=AJS 4=DMV 7=GPY 2=BKT5=ENW 8=HQZ 3=CLU 6=FOX

People have believed in the magic of numbers for a long time. It may have started with Pythagoras, a famous Greek mathematician.

Look at the value of the letters in this chart based on the Roman alphabet.

Write your name with the value of each letter underneath and then add up the numbers.

Add the two digits together and you have your lucky number.

E.g Pedro= 7+5+4+9+6=31 3+1=4(lucky no.)!

SENTENCES MISSING LIST WORDS 1.The _______ cassette has been replaced by the DVD. 2. I played the ___________ in the school band. 3. We used a _____________ to look at the small particles. 4.We have tropical fish in the ______________. 5. I found the author’s __________________ very

interesting. 6.The Royal Melbourne Show is an __________ event. 7. _____________ is the study of maps and countries. 8.It is faster to travel to Tasmania on an ______________

rather than the ferry. 9.We made a ______________ of the document. 10. Couch potatoes watch too much____________________.

Now write your own sentence for the remaining 5 words.

WEEK SIX- GROUP ONE – THE TIGERS

Spelling List - metaphors and similes

ie =long “e” sound ie=long “i” soundthief

piece tried

niece replied

chief lied

died field

fried shield

cried believe

dried battlefield

LONG VOWELS – WORDS WITH “IE”

Can you find more words that make these sounds?

“ie” =long e sound “ie”= long i sound

A SHORT STORY

Use your list words to write an interesting narrative.

WEEK SEVEN- GROUP ONE – THE TIGERS

Spelling List Using Suffixes

helpful

doubtful inventive

useless membership

careless active

powerful hardship

thoughtless friendship

restful attractive

colourful brilliant

A SUFFIX IS A SYLLABLE ATTACHED TO THE END OF A WORD. IT THE WAY THE WORD IS USED

The suffixes “ful” and “less” create words of opposite meanings

Complete by adding the suffixes “ful” and “less”to these words:

Now write the meaning for each, noting how the suffix has changed the word to mean the opposite.

help help doubt doubt

use use power power

care care thought thought

rest rest colour colour

ADD “ATE, IVE 0R SHIP” TO THESE WORDS:

A. champion B. product C. affection D. owner E. member-Now find another 5 words for each of these

suffixes :“ate, ive, or ship”

ate ive ship

WEEK EIGHT- GROUP ONE – THE TIGERS

Spelling List “c”, “sc”, “ps”, “st” making “s” sound

Capital letters cent

trace castle

office grocer

circle place

cycle price

scissors celery

muscle rice

listen scene

MAKING THE “S” SOUND

Make as many words as you can for each “s” sound

• s sc

ps

• st

HOMONYMS

scent c- - - - s- - - scenes- - n sight s - - - Find the dictionary meaning for each

SILENT LETTERS

Li - - en Ca- - le Thi- - le

WEEK NINE GROUP ONE – THE TIGERS

Spelling List Apostrophes of possession Compound Words

bathroom

bedroom mudpie

padlock cowbell

lunchbox walkway

raindrops eyebrow

notebook farmyard

gemstone horseshoe

wishbone postcard

JOIN THE PIECES TO MAKE WORDS THAT ARE COMPOUND WORDS.

A bed gem

bath post cow eye pad wish mud

note

B room book

brow stone

pie lock bell room card bone

APOSTROPHES THAT BELONG

Re-write each sentence making the object belong

1. The book belongs to Pete. It is __________ book. 2. The cat has brown fur. The __________ fur is brown. 3. The man has a tall sister. The ___________ tall sister. 4. The dog found a bone. It is the __________ bone. 5. The students have green eyes. The ___________ eyes are green

GROUP 2THE SPELLING BEES

Week 1PrefixesReinforce common and uncommon prefixes

Week 2

Unit Words

Week 3Long“EE” sound as in “Chinese”Comparatives and superlatives

Week 4“si” sound as in “tension”“ci” sound as in “special”

Week 5

Greek &Latin origins

Week 6“ie” sounds

Metaphors and similes

Week 7

Adjectivessuffixes

Week 8“sci” soundCapital letters

Week 9Apostrophes of possessionCompound words

Week 10REVISION

WEEK ONE – GROUP 2 – THE SPELLING BEES

Spelling list - Prefixes

antiperspirant

anticlockwise irrelevant

impossible misfortune

deport non-smoking

irregular untrue

disobey semi-final

illegal precooked

informal afternoon

LSCWC EVERYDAY

Write an interesting sentence for each word

ALPHABETICAL ORDER

List Words Alphabetical order

impossible

deport

anticlockwise

irregular

disobey

illegal

informal

irrelevant

misfortune

non-smoking

untrue

semi-final

precooked

afternoon

antiperspirant

WEEK TWO – GROUP 2 – THE SPELLING BEES

Spelling list - Unit words

Asia

Eastern sushi

language happiness

noodles pilgrim

tradition staple

continent music

immigrant century

priest tour

CREATE A STORY

Write a narrative using all of the list words using them in context with our unit focus- “A taste of Asia”

A TASTE OF ASIA

Draw whatever comes into your mind when you say the word “Asia”.

Finish the sentence below: When I think of Asia I see

____________________________________________.

Refer to your list words for inspiration and ideas.

WEEK THREE – GROUP 2 – THE SPELLING BEES

Spelling list - Long “ee” sound

Chinese

cheered routine

cleanest recipe

eagles equal

season brief

hurrying concrete

receive believe

frontier teacher

ALPHABETICAL ORDER

Chinese

cheered

cleanest

eagles

season

hurrying

receive

frontier

routine

recipe

equal

brief

concrete

believe

teacher

LONG “EE” SOUNDFIND OTHER WORDS THAT HAVE THE LONG “EE” SOUND IN THEM

ee ie ei e i

WEEK FOUR – GROUP 2 – THE SPELLING BEES

Spelling list - Sound patterns “sh” sound

shown

leash tension

shredded permission

official machinery

musician conscience

oceanic issue

information surely

nutrition chalet

ADD YOUR OWN WORDS

Using your list words complete the following for each word:

______________ ____________________ Word part of speech

___________________________________________ ____________________________________________ Sentence Synonyms___________________________________ Antonyms___________________________________ Homophones________________________________

_

ANAGRAMSAN ANAGRAM IS USING THE SAME LETTERS OF A WORD TO MAKE A NEW WORD

Can you make anagrams for any of your list words?

Have a go!

WEEK FIVE – GROUP 2 – THE SPELLING BEES

Spelling list - Greek and Latin origins

aerobics

hydrofoil aquatic

autograph annually

periscope audit

geology radioactive

photograph multicultural

phonogram unicycle

telepathy bicentenary

LUCKY NUMBERS 9=IR1=AJS 4=DMV 7=GPY 2=BKT5=ENW 8=HQZ 3=CLU 6=FOX

People have believed in the magic of numbers for a long time. It may have started with Pythagoras, a famous Greek mathematician.

Look at the value of the letters in this chart based on the Roman alphabet.

Write your name with the value of each letter underneath and then add up the numbers.

Add the two digits together and you have your lucky number.

E.g Pedro= 7+5+4+9+6=31 3+1=4(lucky no.)!

GREEK AND LATIN PREFIXES

What do these prefixes mean? 1. mono 2. bi 3. quad 4. dec 5. mille 6. tri 7. quin 8. octo 9. cent 10. homo

WEEK SIX – GROUP 2 – THE SPELLING BEES

Spelling list - Metaphors and similes ie= long “e” sound ie= long “i” sound

briefly

thieves minefield

relieves airfield

pieces friendship

retrieve shield

shriek grief

fielding befriend

disbelieve chiefs

METAPHORS AND SIMILES ARE ADJECTIVES THAT COMPARE AND ARE SIMILAR IN MEANING

Complete these sentences using the appropriate similes making comparisons between adjectives and animals.

1. As fast as a________________. 2. As shy as __________________. 3. As cute as___________________. 4. As sly as a ___________________.

5. As cuddly as a _______________.6. As soft as a ___________________.Now make 4 of your own.

YOU

Write a passage about yourself, reflecting on your personality. Then making comparisons between you and animals.

List your traits, feeling, descriptions and then find animals to compare yourself with.

Use sentences like : “I’m as happy as a ____________ when I

__________”. “When I run, I’m as _________ as a

__________”.

Include at least 5 comparisons.

WEEK SEVEN – GROUP 2 – THE SPELLING BEES

Spelling list Suffixes

impression

service business

foolish education

reliable familiarise

appointment tiresome

security racist

nervous socialise

partnership amusement

SUFFIXES

Create a word find using all of your list words.

ADD THE SUFFIXES GIVEN:

Apply rules for words ending in “E” and “Y”

Impress+ion = Serve+ ice= Fool + ish= Rely + able = Secure + ity = Educate + ion = Amuse + ment = Familiar + ise= Busy + ness = Nerve + ous =

WEEK EIGHT – GROUP 2 – THE SPELLING BEES

Spelling list “c”, “sc”, “ps”, “st” making “s” sound

Capital letters

cement

ambulance cyclist

cellar juicy

twice scent

sentence scenery

decide discipline

circus psychology

council glisten

PROOF READ AND COMPLETE USING YOUR LIST WORDS

as the c_______ enjoyed the s________ he was distracted by a s_____ in the air his bicycle wheel got caught on some broken c______ and he fell off his bike an a_________ was called to take him to hospital he was seen t_____ by the p____________ department before being released to go home.

Now finish the story using the rest of your list words.

ADD THE CORRECT “S” SOUND WITHOUT LOOKING AT YOUR LIST WORDS

-ement ambulan-e -yclist -ellar jui-y twi-e --ent -enten-e --enery de-ide di--ipline -ircus --ychology oun-il gli--en

WEEK NINE – GROUP 2 – THE SPELLING BEES

Spelling list Apostrophes of possession Compound Words

myself

skateboard summertime

icecream downstairs

rollercoaster takeaway

deadend newspaper

basketball screwdriver

courthouse torchlight

everywhere stopwatch

WRITE THE LIST WORDS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER AND THEN COMPOSE AN INTERESTING PARAGRAPH USING AT LEAST TEN OF THE LIST WORDS

WRITE THE MEANING FOR EACH WORD. JUMBLE THEM UP AND GET A FRIEND TO MATCH THEM UP.

myself skateboard summertime icecream downstairs rollercoaster takeaway deadend newspaper basketball screwdriver courthouse torchlight everywhere stopwatch

GROUP 3THE RACERS

Week 1PrefixesReinforce common and uncommon prefixes

Week 2

Unit Words

Week 3Long“EE” sound as in “Chinese”Comparatives and superlatives

Week 4“si” sound as in “tension”“ci” sound as in “special”

Week 5

Greek &Latin origins

Week 6

“ie” soundsMetaphors and similes

Week 7Suffixes Adjectives

Week 8“sci” soundCapital letters

Week 9Apostrophes of possessionCompound words

Week 10REVISION

WEEK ONE – GROUP 3- THE RACERS

Spelling list - Prefixes

antisocial

semiconscious irreverent

debrief destabilise

disappear prehistoric

illogical cataclysm

impatient precaution

irreplaceable semiprecious

mispronounce catastrophe

LSCWC EVERYDAY

Find the dictionary meaning for each word and then write each word in an interesting sentence.

FIND WORDS,ADD PREFIXES AND SAY THE NEW WORDS

pre(before)

after(afterwards)

fore(in front)

semi(half)

A NUMBER OF PREFIXES CHANGE A WORD TO AN ANTONYM- LIST SOME WORDS FOR EACH

Anti- De- Dis- Il- In-

Im- Ir- Mis- Non- Un-

WEEK TWO – GROUP 3- THE RACERS

Spelling list - Unit Words

Asian

Eastern wrestler

interpretation assimilation

origami determination

mountainous continent

terrain llama

Oriental Western

sacred travelling

WHAT IS A THESAURUS?

You use a dictionary to find the meanings and pronunciations of words. You use a thesaurus to find words that are similar in meaning.

Look up your list words in a thesaurus and list all the different words to represent each word.

See if you can find the most!

HOMOPHONES Use the appropriate homophone to complete these

sentences: Deer/dear 1.In Japan many a _____ roams in parks. 2. Beef is very ______in most Asian countries. Main/mane 3. The Eastern traveller stroked the long _______ of the

white horse. 4. Rice is the _____, or staple food in Indonesia. Bough/bow 5. The sumo wrestlers ________ to each other. 6. Cherry blossoms covered the _________ of the tree.

WEEK THREE – GROUP 3- THE RACERS

Spelling list - Long “ee” sound

engineer

procedure tiers

least quay

reasoning geometry

caffeine sequins

spiel phoenix

sequel shield

odyssey theatre

FIND THE DICTIONARY MEANING FOR EACH WORD.

engineer

procedure tiers least quay reasoning geometry caffeine sequins spiel phoenix sequel shield odyssey theatre

WRITE A MYSTERY STORY USING ALL THE LIST WORDS. UNDERLINE THE LONG “EE” SOUNDS

WEEK FOUR – GROUP 3- THE RACERS

Spelling list -sound pattern – “sh” sound

shrub

leash tuition

sheik emission

shrapnel champagne

physician moustache

delicious chauffeur

oceanarium conscientious

fictitious surety

ADD YOUR OWN WORDS

Using your list words complete the following for each word:

______________ ____________________ Word part of speech

___________________________________________ ____________________________________________ Sentence Synonyms___________________________________ Antonyms___________________________________ Homophones________________________________

_

ANAGRAMSAN ANAGRAM IS USING THE SAME LETTERS OF A WORD TO MAKE A NEW WORD

Can you make anagrams for any of your list words?

Have a go!

WEEK FIVE – GROUP 3- THE RACERS

Spelling list -Greek and Latin origins

aeronautical

hydrometer auditory

autopsy multimillionaire

stethoscope unique

photosynthesis bicentennial

telepathy tricuspid

aqueous radiogenic

annuity videoconference

PHOBIAS= FEARS

1. triskaidekaphobia (noun) Whoever built this 40 storey building must

have triskaidekaphobia because there is no 13th floor!

What fear does this word describe? 2. xenophobia (noun) Xenophobia has long been a cause of wars

and cultural misunderstandings. What fear does this word describe? List synonyms and antonyms for this word.

Find another 5 “phobias” and their meanings.

GREEK AND LATIN PREFIXESCREATE FAMILY TREES USING THESE GREEK AND LATIN ROOTS.

What do these prefixes mean? 1. mono 2. bi 3. quad 4. dec 5. mille 6. tri 7. quin 8. octo 9. cent 10. homo

WEEK SIX – GROUP 3- THE RACERS

Spelling list -Metaphors and Similes ie-long “e” sound ie=long “i”

sound

piercing

retriever wielded

defied friezes

thieving aggrieve

diesel glockenspiel

shrieked afield

shielded believer

priest debrief

ALPHABETICAL ORDER AND DICTIONARY MEANINGS

Put your list words in alphabetical order and then find the dictionary meaning for each word.

YOU

Write a passage about yourself, reflecting on your personality. Then making comparisons between you and animals.

List your traits, feeling, descriptions and then find animals to compare yourself with.

Use sentences like : “I’m as happy as a ____________ when I

__________”. “When I run, I’m as _________ as a __________”.

Include at least 5 comparisons. Make a book to share.

WEEK SEVEN – GROUP 3- THE RACERS

Spelling list Suffixes

affectionate

considerate apparent

fortunate pollutant

obligate convenient

creative insurance

confidence coincidence

clearance hesitant

persistent ignorant

WRITE:

- seven words with ation suffixes in alphabetical order

- five words with tion suffixes in alphabetical order

- eight words with ion in alphabetical order

ADD A SUFFIX TO EACH WORD IN BRACKETS TO FORM A LIST WORD

1. The student was very (consider) of the young preppie who was crying.

2. The (insure) did not cover our claim. 3. The problem in the river was caused by a

(pollute). 4. The kitten was very (affect). 5. Myer’s held their yearly (clear). 6. It was (appear) that the burglar was guilty. 7. We were very(fortune) to win the lottery. 8. The art students were very (create).

WEEK EIGHT – GROUP 3- THE RACERS

Spelling list “c”, “sc”, “ps”, “st” making “s” sound

Capital letters

centipede

cereal abscess

exception scented

icicle disciple

cicada resuscitate

cinnamon miscellaneous

pseudonym psalm

cymbal mistletoe

WRITE THE MISSING “S” SOUND FOR EACH LIST WORD AND THEN PUT THEM IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER

-entipede

-ereal ab—e-- ex-eption --ented i-icle di--iple -icada re-us--itate -innamon mi--ellaneou- --eudonym --alm -ymbal mi--letoe

PROOF READ AND ADD THE APPROPRIATE CAPITALS.

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WEEK NINE – GROUP 3- THE RACERS

Apostrophes of possession and compound words

teenage

doughnut guidebook

polkadot meanwhile

mouthorgan whoever

copyright handwritten

worthwhile shareholder

guesswork wheelbarrow

spreadsheet livestock

POSESSIVES   

Rewrite the following phrases using an apostrophe.  1. The book belonging to the girl.  2. The wand belonging to the wizard.  3. The mobile phone belonging to the teacher.  4. The nest belonging to the birds.  5. The acorn belonging to the squirrel.  6. The pond belonging to the frogs. 7. The hole belonging to the mice.   Add apostrophes and an s if necessary to the following to show that one thing

“owns” the other. The first has been completed for you.  owl Sally = Sally’s owl  whiskers cat =  moon orbit =  windows houses =  ants nest = camera film = postmen letters =  kittens mother =  holidays schools =  surgery doctors =

COMPOUND WORDS

Match 2 words to make a compound word

How many more can you come up with?

teen wheel guess mean guide dough who copy

share

polka

book work while age right holder dot dog ever barrow