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Reproducible Practice Pages PLUS Easy-to-Score Quizzes That Reinforce Spelling Rules and Skills

by Harold Jarnicki

No Boring Practice, Please © Spelling © Harold Jarnicki, Scholastic Teaching Resources

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Cover by Jaime LuceroCover illustrations Mike Moran Interior design by NEO GrafikaIllustrations by Kelly Kennedy

ISBN 0-439-53149-7Copyright © 2005 by Harold Jarnicki

All rights reserved.Printed in the U.S.A.

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Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Syllables Have the Beat . . . . . .6

The Syl-la-ble Thing . . . . . . . . . 7

Quickie Quiz: Syllables . . . . . . . 9

The Ruler of Plurals Says. . . . . 10

Quickie Quiz: Plurals . . . . . . . . 13

Suffix: Is This the End? . . . . . . 14

Groovy Suffix X-Word . . . . . . . 16

Quickie Quiz: Suffixes . . . . . . . 17

The Silent Letters . . . . . . . . . . 18

Silent Letter Mega Crossword . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Quickie Quiz: Silent Letters. . . 22

AU … It’s Painless! . . . . . . . . . . 23

Quickie Quiz: AU Words . . . . . 24

EI…IE…Oh! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Groovy EI…IE X-Word . . . . . . . 26

Quickie Quiz: EI…IE Words . . . 27

The IGH Thing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

The I’s Have It! . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Quickie Quiz: I-IGH Words . . . 30

The TION and SION Show . . . . 31

Quickie Quiz: TION and SION . 32

Soft G and C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Tongue Twisters / Soft G and C X-Word. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Quickie Quiz: Soft G and C . . . 35

Fun With PH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

What’s the PH Word?. . . . . . . . 37

Quickie Quiz: PH Words . . . . . 38

Commonly Confused Words . . 39

Commonly Confused X-Word . 43

Quickie Quiz: CommonlyConfused Words . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Answer Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45


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No Boring Practice, Please! Spelling4

magine a classroom where students do not slump in theirseats every time you announce it’s time for spelling; where

spelling lessons and practice bring exciting opportunitiesalong with a couple of laughs and a little competition; where studentsget emotionally involved in spelling fundamentals, and improvement is proudly displayed by students and recognized by teachers andparents.

You might think such a classroom is merely a figment of myimagination or a fantasy of some ambitiously naive first-yeareducation grad. I can boldly claim that such is not the case. I havebeen teaching for about 20 years and, with the help of some games, afew jokes, and other gimmicks, have witnessed students get excitedabout spelling, grammar, vocabulary, and more.

The No Boring Practice, Please! series is an extension of myclassroom and one humble step toward helping kids do what comesnaturally—learn. If you’re ready to add spice to your spelling lessons,then this book is for you.

Carefully structured as a good basic course of study, the recipe foreach lesson is simple. No Boring Practice, Please! Spelling dishes upstraight spelling practice with a dash (or splash) of fun. Inside you’llfind a concoction of reproducible pages that cover syllabication,plurals, silent letters, spelling rules (and rule breakers), commonlyconfused words, and more. Flavored with engaging illustrations and anedgy design, each practice page is easy for kids to swallow. Best of all,you can serve these pages with only a minimal amount of teacherinstruction.

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No Boring Practice, Please! Spelling 5

Each unit opens with a brief, simple explanation of a key spellingrule or concept in easy-to-understand language. Students are thenchallenged to apply what they are learning through practice pages,followed by a quick and easy-to-score quiz. Occasionally, you maywant to add an extra exercise or practice test depending on students’progress, but the units are designed to stand on their own.

You may wonder what inspired me to write this book—and the restof the No Boring Practice, Please! series. Let me start at the beginning.As a baby boomer’s hyperactive kid, I wasn’t a huge fan of school.Sitting at a desk most of the day was tough enough. Add a generoushelping of dry spelling rules and my eyes would glaze over, roll back inmy head, and send me into a near comatose state where hands onclocks ceased to move.

Years passed. After a less-than-stellar career in rock ’n’ roll, Idecided the teaching profession was a more lucrative gig. I had twospecific goals: (1) to become the teacher I never had; and (2) add alittle rock ’n’ roll to the school system.

Like it or not, we are teaching a new breed of children—one thatwatches more than four hours of values-distorting TV each day, plays mindless video games on a regular basis, and gobbles upentertainment far more than nutriment. We welcome these media-savvy kids into our classrooms and expect them to get excited aboutplurals, silent letters, and syllabication. Let’s get real!

This is what drives the No Boring Practice, Please! series. The seriesis academically sound and rich in language-skill development, but allof its information is disguised by a hip design and comical illustrationsthat have lots of kid appeal. Think of the series as whole-grain oatspackaged in a box of tutti-frutti breakfast cereal.

I know that students can get excited about doing well in spelling,and I feel gratified to be part of the process. I hope the No BoringPractice, Please! series helps teach and inspire.

May the force be with you.

Sincerely,Harold Jarnicki



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Syl lable Rules❶ Every syllable in every word must have one vowel sound.

One vowel sound = one syllablecoat, flight, dog, gate

❷ Divide between two middle consonants . . . rab-bit, little, hap-pen . . . BUT never split up a CONSONANT DIGRAPH.moth-er, feath-er, graph-ite, catch-er

❸ Sometimes a syllable can be a single vowel.o-pen, i- tem, e-vil

❹ If a syllable has a single middle vowel and a consonant on each side, divide before the first consonant. o-pen, re-port, after

❺ In words that end with a consonant plus -le(as in syllable), divide before the consonant preceding -le.little, fum-ble, bub-ble Tick-le breaks the rule!

❻ Divide any prefixes or suffixes.pre-view, hope-ful, teach-er

Name ___________________________________________ Clap

your hands and

ce-le-brate syl-la-ble

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ChDivide each word into syllables and write the number of syllables. Record the rule numbers that apply to each word. See the example.

WORD IN SYL-LA-BLES SYLLABLES RULES THAT APPLY

brother broth-er 2 1, 2

riddle

about

disappear

important

communication

Warning! Rules

work most of the

time but not

all the time.

Sy llables Have the BeatA syllable is a part of a word that has one vowel sound. Every word is made up of one or more syllables.

A consonantdigraph is

two consonantsthat make one sound.

th, ch, sh, ph, wh

It’s a-boutthe beat,

man !



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Name ___________________________________________

The Sy l-la-ble T hingDiphthong (dif-thong) is

two vowels that make

one syllable.

“Diphthong,”

now that’s a

weird word!

Write three words for each diphthong.

ou oi ow au/ou ✻ oy aw oo

Ch

Use the clues and unscramble the syllables to form words.Check off each syllable as you use it.

Ch✻ Did you know that au, ou, and aw can all have the same sound?

Vowelsa, e, i, o, u

y and w areconsidered

vowels whenthey are part of

diphthongs.

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Down1. Past tense of fight2. Pasta, spaghetti4. Happening

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oouuas in shout

oo iias in noise

ooww as in cow

aauu as in caught

oouuas in bought

ooyyas in toy

aawwas in saw

ooooas in boot


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The Sy l-la-ble T hing Continued

•Learn the Syllable Rules.

•Know what diphthong and digraph are.

•Practice dividing words into syllables.

How do I study for the test?

Make it into

a game!

Play with

a friend!


Syllable Rules: Mark each statement as TRUE (T) or FALSE (F).

_____ 1. Every syllable must have one vowel sound.

_____ 2. Every syllable must have one consonant sound.

_____ 3. Usually divide between two middle vowels.

_____ 4. Split up a consonant digraph into two syllables.

_____ 5. Sometimes a syllable can be a single consonant.

_____ 6. Sometimes a syllable can be a single vowel.

_____ 7. Divide before the consonant preceding -le, like this: un-cle.

_____ 8. A prefix is usually a syllable on its own.

_____ 9. Never split up one diphthong into two syllables.

_____ 10. Usually divide between two middle consonants.

Definitions1. Fill in the blanks to describe a consonant digraph.

A consonant digraph is _______ consonants making _______ sound.

2. Circle the consonant digraphs in this group: th sk sh tr ph

3. Fill in the blanks to describe a diphthong.

A diphthong is one _________________ made up of two _________________.

4. Circle the diphthongs in this group: uo aw wo oo oi

Name: _______________________________________

Break It Down: Divide each word into syllables.

Word In Syllables Word In Syllables

1. mother

2. cattle

3. disappear

4. communication

5. frog

6. riddle

7. important

8. item

9. open

10. catcher

11. astronaut

12. adventure

13. little

14. report

15. fought

16. alphabet

17. delicious

18. invention

19. noise

20. stronger

BBBB OOOO NNNN UUUU SSSSOrganize these syllables

into a word.

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___________ /20

SSSSccccoooorrrreeee :::: ___________ /16


(4 points)

Syllables



Name ___________________________________________

The Ruler of Plurals Says...


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Plural means more than one.

Plural Rule 1: Most nouns form their plurals by adding s.

Examples: chair chairs lizard lizards

Plural Rule 2: For nouns ending in s, x, sh, or ch, add es.

Examples: box boxes bush bushes

ChChange these singular nouns to plurals.

ChChange these singular nouns to plurals.

1. kiss

2. fox

3. knish

4. beach

5. watch

Singular Plural

6. crush

7. pass

8. tax

9. batch

10. dress

Singular Plural

1. book

2. game

3. dream

4. power

5. skateboard

Singular Plural

6. bank

7. comic

8. pizza

9. friend

10. graph

Singular Plural

Follow my rules for

plurals and you

won’t go wrong!


Find These Words

Find These Find These WordsWords

MatchIt!


Read the story below. Then fill in the blanks using the words in the Box.But first, turn each word in the Box to plural.

BOX

countryparty

citycelebrity

lotterystory

mummypossibility

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My Winning TicketsThis is one of my true ________________. Honest! It all started when Aunt Wilma bought me three

lottery tickets for my birthday. I mean, who gives a kid lottery tickets? I asked Dad to hold them for me.

Then one day, I was hanging out at home, reading about the __________________ of ancient Egypt,

when Dad broke the news: My ticket numbers came up in three different __________________!

Suddenly, my future was filled with __________________! I could travel to foreign __________________.

I could buy hundreds of basketballs. I could follow my favorite baseball team as they play in different

__________________. I could even become one of those __________________ that end up on TV talk shows!

I was planning all the __________________ I could throw for my friends to celebrate when Dad brought

me back to reality with this reminder: You have to be 18 years old to actually win the lottery! What a bummer!

Oh well … I guess my dreams can wait a few more years.

The Ruler of Plurals Says... Continued

Plural Rule 3: For nouns that end in y preceded by a consonant, change the y to an i, then add es.

Example: penny pennies lady ladies

Plural Rule 4: Most nouns ending in f or fe can be made plural by simply adding s.But the plural of some nouns that end in f or fe is formed by changingthe f to v, then adding s or es.

Examples: reef reefs knife knives

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Find the plurals for these words in the word search.

leaf

safe

chief

roof

self

kerchief

shelf

wife

Plural

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Search!

"ph"Word

Search!

MatchUp!

Strictly

Plural Correct

It!

Plural

Scramble!

Crossword

a Go-Go

Fill’em up!

FillFill’em up!em up!

Spell It!



The Ruler of Plurals Says... Continued

Across

1. Video4. Zoo7. Dodo

10. Portfolio 11. Hobo14. Pro15. Bongo15. Silo16. Lasso 17. Solo

Down

2. Duo 3. Soprano 4. Zero5. Trio 6. Mosquito8. Stereo9. Tomato

11. Hippo12. Banjo13. Hero

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Scramble!

Crossword

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Fill’em up!

Spell It!

Plural Search!

Word Search!

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MatchUp!

StrictlyPlural

Correct It!

Plural Scramble!

Plural Plural Scramble!Scramble!

Crossword a Go-Go

Fill’em up!

Spell It!

Turn the clues into plurals by adding s or es.

Unscramble the words below. Hint: They’re all pluralsof the words in the singular chart.

ox

mouse

tooth

deer

larva

goose

woman

Chinese

salmon

foot

antenna

Singular

Words

nshciee

nteennaa

ciem

onmwe

reed

efte

relvaa

hetet

smonal

seege

noex

Unscramble

Plural Rule 6: And then there are those few nouns that don’t follow any of the Plural Rules. Either the spelling of the word changes to form the plural, or the word doesn’t change at all.

Example: man men child children sheep sheep

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Plural Rule 5: For nouns ending in o preceded by a vowel, add s. For nouns ending in o preceded by a consonant, add s or es.

Examples: radio radios superhero superheroes


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Plural Rules:Mark each statement as TRUE (T) or False (F).

_____ 1. To pluralize all words that end in f, change the f to vthen add s.

_____ 2. Some words that form plurals don’t end in s.

_____ 3. Some words don’t change their spelling when they become plurals.

_____ 4. For all words that end in o, add es to change them to plurals.

_____ 5. Words that end in s do not need additional letters to become plurals.

_____ 6. If a word ends in y preceded by a consonant, change the y to i, then add es to make it plural.

_____ 7. Adding an s to the end of any word makes it plural.

_____ 8. Some words do not follow any plural rules.

Plural Forms: Spell the correct plural form of each word.

Find 10 Mistakes: Circle 10 plural words that are spelled incorrectly. Write the correct spelling on the back of this page.

1. inch

2. ox

3. chief

4. radio

5. potato

6. woman

7. goose

8. foot

9. antenna

10. tax

11. tooth

12. deer

13. penny

14. wife

15. key

16. country

17. leaf

18. piano

19. dish

20. Chinese

Singular Plural Singular Plural

Write the plural of larva:

Willy likes to play his bongoes in the forest to the hum of mosquitos. He loves

playing for childs, oxs, and puppys. One day Willy hopes to play his music in different

citys. Of course he will take his dancing gooses and mouses with him. He hopes to be

a big hit. His goal is to be one of the most famous bongo-playing heros ever. Until

then, he just bothers all the men and womans in the village.

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Name: _______________________________________

P lurals

BBBB OOOO NNNN UUUU SSSS(4 points)






Suff i x: Is This the End?

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A suffix is a syllable added

to the end of a word to

change its meaning.

Rule 1: If a word ends with a Consonant-Vowel-Consonant, double the finalconsonant when adding a suffix(a.k.a. the “CVC Rule”).

Rule 2: If a word ends in e, drop the e, then add thesuffix. If the suffix is -ed, just add -d.

For words that don’tfollow the CVC Rule,just add the suffix.

Forexample: run running

skip skippedhit hitting

For example:dance dancing dancedrace racing raced

For example: jump jumpedstart starting

BUT if the suffix beginswith a consonant like -ly or-ment, leave the e on.

For example:

love lovelyplace placement

edit edited carpet carpeting judge judgment

RRRRuuuu llll eeee BBBBrrrreeeeaaaa kkkkeeeerrrrssss !!!!

RRRRuuuu llll eeee

BBBBrrrreeeeaaaa kkkkeeeerrrrssss !!!!true truly argue argument judge judgment

CFollow the examples and fill in the charts.

flip flipping flipped hope hoping hopeful

ram place

fit care

sort shape

camp arrange

act move

WORD ADD -ing ADD -ed WORD ADD -ing ADD -ment, -l y, or -ful

As the Royal Dude of Spelling,

I command thee tomake thy spelling

better!

Name _____________________________________________

These words break Rule 1.

These wordsbreak Rule 2.



Rule3: If a word ends in a consonant plus y (as in fry), changethe y to i and add any suffix that doesn’t begin with i.

The word key ends in y, but a consonant doesn’t comebefore the y. So here the rule does not work perfectly.

For example: try trying tried tries

Pay attention: key keying keyed keys

Follow the examples and fill in the charts.

marry marrying married marries

carry

bury

ferry

play

WORD ADD -ing ADD -ed ADD -s

Suff i x: Is This the End? Continued Here the ru le

works perfectly!

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Spell these words correctly.

Write the correct form of the word on the line.

Plural

Search!

Word

Search!

"ph"Word

Search!

MatchUp!

Strictly

Plural Correct

It!

Plural

Scramble!

Crossword

a Go-Go

Fill’em up!

Spell

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MatchUp!

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Plural

Scramble!

Crossword

a Go-Go

Fill’em up!

Spell

It!

❶ happy + ness =_______________________

❷ plenty + ful =_______________________

❸ satisfy + s =_______________________

❹ healthy + ness =_______________________

❺ pity + less =_______________________

❻ beauty + ful =_______________________

❼ hurry + ed =_______________________

❽ party + s =_______________________

❾ merry + ment =_______________________

❿ funny + er =_______________________

❶ final She __________________ finished eating her broccoli.

❷ appear We saw a flash, then all of a sudden, a ghost __________________!

❸ beauty Those flowers are __________________.

❹ plan We __________________ to go to the movies yesterday.

❺ happy __________________ is a bowl full of chocolate.

That’sso cool!


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Across5. hope + ing 7. true + ly 8. open + ed

10. win + ing 11. change + able 13. prepare + ing 14. rob + ery 15. shape + ing 16. final + ly

17. control + er 20. slide + ing 23. do + ing 24. carpet + ing 25. edit + ed 26. achieve + ment 27. scoop + ing 28. write + ing

Down1. achieve + ing 2. dive + ing 3. stubborn + ness 4. fly + ing 6. recreate + tion 9. nine + ty

11. change + ing12. arrange + ment 13. plan + ed

18. fan + ed 19. judge + ment 21. lose + ing 22. hop + ing

Combine each word and suffix to complete the puzzle.

Name _____________________________________________

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I think this

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Sound out this wordand spell it correctly:

beeyootifikashun

Correctit here:

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Change It!Spell each form of the word correctly.

Spel l It Out: Combine the wordsand suffixes below. Spell the words correctly.

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1. flip

2. place

3. move

4. appear

5. hurry

6. play

7. control

8. edit

WORD ADD -ing ADD -ed

1. happy + ness

2. prepare + ing

3. recreate + tion

4. fly + ing

5. die + ing

6. beauty + fy

7. carpet + ed

8. judge + ment

9. dive + s

10. nine + ty

11. lose + ing

12. achieve + ment

13. plenty + ful

14. fan + ed

15. scoop + ing

16. healthy + ness

17. chop + ed

18. move + ment

19. sky + s

20. carry + er

A Correction! Circle each misspelled word. Then spell the words correctly on the lines below.

openned lovely sitting arrangeing trys monkeys beautyful famusrobery swimming appearance hurryed campper arguement truely

planner finaly skating satisfied skipping funnier actting

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Name: _______________________________________

Suffixes






The Silent Le t ters

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Use the words on the chart to fill in the blanks below.

Name ___________________________________________

Silent D Silent T Silent L

QQQQuuuu iiii eeeetttt ,,,, pppp llll eeeeaaaasssseeee!!!!

d...t...l.. .

k. . . g. . . b. . . h...w...u

Let's

Do it !LetLet's s

Do itDo it !Mix &

Match

Match up!

Sound

Spelling

Rap it up!

Scrambled

Up

Syllable Scramble!

Tongue Twisters!

Wednesdayhandsomehandkerchiefbadgeedge

hedgewedge

witchwatchscratchmatchbutcher

fastencastlelisten

palmcalmsalmoncalfhalf

talkwalkfolkyolkalmond

❶ Write three Silent D words that rhyme with each other.

______________________ ______________________ ______________________

❷ Write two Silent T words that rhyme with each other.

______________________ ______________________

❸ From the Silent L words, write the rhyming:

“lm” words: ______________________ ______________________

“lf” words: ______________________ ______________________

“alk” words: ______________________ ______________________

“olk” words: ______________________ ______________________

❹ Write the Silent D word that has three syllables. Put a hyphen between each syllable.

______________________

❺ Write four Silent T words that have two syllables. Put a hyphen between each syllable.

______________________ ______________________

______________________ ______________________

❻ Write two Silent L words that have two syllables. Put a hyphen between each syllable.

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❶ Give a Silent K word for each definition.

Past tense of know: ______________________

You tie it: ______________________

Helps you open a door: ______________________

Leg joint: ______________________

Used to slice bread: ______________________

❷ In the chart, all Silent K’s and Silent G’s are followed by what letter? _____

❸ Give a Silent G word for each definition.

Person from another country: ______________________

A pattern: ______________________

Type of antelope: ______________________

To chew on: ______________________

A symbol: ______________________

❹ Most Silent B’s follow what letter?_______

The only word in our list that breaks this rule is ______________________

❺ Write three rhyming Silent B words: ______________________ ______________________

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kohm: ______________________ bom: ______________________

lam: ______________________ kliming: ______________________

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❷ Write three Silent H words (other than honest) that begin with “hon-.” Hint: A dictionary may help.

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❸ Boo! What’s this Silent H word? ______________________

❹ What two Silent W words don’t begin with w. ______________________ ______________________

❺ Silent W word clues:

Past tense of write: ______________________

What a smashed-up car might be called: ______________________

Attaches hand to arm: ______________________

All of something: ______________________

Use an iron to get rid of this: ______________________

Not right: ______________________

Covers a present: ______________________

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Write all the words that follow this rule. ______________________

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Correct It!Circle the misspelled word in each sentence. Then spell it correctly on the line.

1. Please come over on wensdae. ____________________________

2. Lisin carefully to the instructions. ____________________________

3. The teacher is writing with chok. ____________________________

4. I used the egg yoke in a cookie recipe. ____________________________

5. Ouch, I banged my nee! ____________________________

6. Kliming that tree won’t be so easy. ____________________________

7. She wants to disine a cool, new dress. ____________________________

8. Don’t leave a single krum on the carpet! ____________________________

9. We no where you live. ____________________________

10. With those dark clouds, there’s no dowt it will rain. ____________________________

11. My tung is blue! ____________________________

12. Yikes! Was that a goste? ____________________________

13. Shelly is playing in the Little Leeg this year. ____________________________

14. I’ll right you a letter when I get there. ____________________________

15. Gard your bike closely. ____________________________

16. No resling inside. ____________________________

17. They want to tear that bilding down. ____________________________

18. I’ll play the gitar, while you play the drums. ____________________________

19. Only to of us are going to the show. ____________________________

20. Grandma makes delicious biskits. ____________________________

21. I felt like such a foriner when I went to Spain. ____________________________

22. My mom wants to nit me a sweater. ____________________________

23. Haff the team is going to practice now. ____________________________

24. Let’s wok. I’m too tired to run. ____________________________

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1. After riding the Cosmic Crunch, I felt quite _______________.

2. Protecting the rights of animals is a good _______________.

3. My cousin is my mom’s niece and my uncle’s _______________.

4. I love my spaghetti swimming in _______________.

5. He was very _______________ but he still broke his nose skateboarding.

6. I know my house is _______________ because I eat dinner with a ghost.

7. Okay, ladies and gentlemen, please give him a big round of _______________.

8. The word “_______________” comes from ancient Greek meaning “space sailor.”

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Name: _______________________________________

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Why are these words Rule Breakers? Circle the correct answer.

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a. The s sounds like a z. b. The au sounds like a short o. c. You forgot your lunch.

❷ aunt

a. Christmas is coming. b. The word ends in nt. c. The au sounds like a short a.

❸ laughter

a. The au doesn’t sound like aw. b. The au sounds like a short a. c. Both a and b.

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Look at that

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Correct It! Circle the 8 spelling mistakes in this story. Then spell them correctly in the Correction Box.

What’s All the Fuss?I was so happy we baught that house. It was in the perfect spot, up on a hill

overlooking the park. Perfect. At least that’s what I thaught.

Then things started to happen. That first night I heard a lot of strange noises

outside my room. Then I smelled something really putrid, like rotten tomato sawss.

I figured it was all in my imagination. “Gee, I should know better,” I laffed to

myself. “It’s not like the place could be hawnted or something!”

BOOM! I shot out of bed like a rocket.

“I’ve got to get out of here!” I yelled. “I’m getting nawseous!”

I ran to the stairs, stubbed my toe, tripped, and rolled all the way to the

bottom. Then I looked up in horror.

“What’s all the fuss?” my mom asked.

My Ant Wilma laughed, “Did the garbage trucks wake you?”

“Oh, no,” I kawt myself, “I just came down for a drink.”

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What’s Right? Circle the correctly spelled word that matches the definition.

1. For that reason. a. becaus b. becauze c. becuase d. because

2. Sound of joy and merriment. a. laughter b. lafter c. lauter d. laugter

3. Your father’s sister. a. aunt b. ant c. aunnt d. auntt

4. Past tense of teach. a. tought b. taught c. taut d. tot

5. Past tense of buy. a. bought b. bot c. baught d. bout

6. Made of tomatoes and put on spaghetti. a. ause b. saughse c. sauce d. cause

7. Momentary stop. a. paws b. pauze c. pauce d. pause

8. Female child. a. doughter b. daughter c. doter d. dauter

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ChAll the ie and ei words are misspelled. Spell the words correctly. At the end of eachsentence, write the rule number that applies to the misspelled word.

1 = Rule One 3 = Breaks Rule One2 = Rule Two 4 = Breaks Rule Two

Example: aight I spent eight dollars for my green worms. ( 2 )

❶ slay It was fun to go through the snow on a _________________. (____)

❷ theef The _________________ ran into a brick wall. (____)

❸ casheer I got a job as a _________________ at Louie’s Quick Mart. (____)

❹ reseet Ask for a _________________ just in case you want to return your CD. (____)

❺ vale The bride’s face was covered by a _________________. (____)

❻ cownterfit Security could tell that the money was _________________. (____)

❼ eethir _________________we make a run for it, or wait here until the rain stops. (____)

❽ shreek Did you hear me_________________ during that scary movie? (____)

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Now get to work!

Rule 1:Use ie when the sound is long e . . .

believe field

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receive ceiling

Rule breakers!

Words that break Rule 1:

weird neither seize

Rule 2 :Write ei when the sound is NOT long e,like when the sound is long a.

eight weight

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20. Often harmless trouble 22. Strange 23. Leader of a church25. To notice 26. A pal 28. Goods to be shipped

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11. Might cover a bride’s face 12. To get 13. Leader of a tribe 14. Sense of right and wrong 16. Alien 17. To give way

19. Someone who steals21. Spare time 22. Measure of heaviness 24. Santa’s vehicle 27. To fool

All the words in thesolution are “ie” and“ei” words.

Groovy EI. . . IE



What’s Right? Circle the correct spelling.

1. a. feild b. feeld c. field d. fielde

2. a. hight b. hieght c. height d. hite

3. a. seiling b. ceiling c. sieling d. cieling

4. a. shreek b. schriek c. shriek d. shreik

5. a. recieve b. receiv c. reeceive d. receive

6. a. thief b. theif c. theef d. thieff

7. a. forein b. foureign c. foriegn d. foreign

8. a. slei b. seighl c. sliegh d. sleigh

9. a. cashier b. casheir c. cascheir d. kashier

10. a. cheif b. chief c. chieff d. cheiff

Sound and SpellSound out the words and spell them correctly.

Spell the ei or ie word thatmeans “to take over.”

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Name _____________________________________________

I just want to say that I’m all ____________________.

I’m ready to learn day or ____________________.

Just give me the word and I take ____________________.

That’s ____________________! I’m a ____________________ ____________________.

I don’t want to argue. I don’t want to ____________________.

I’m a knowledge machine, King Arthur’s ____________________.

I’m as loose as a goose, I’m not ____________________.

That’s ____________________! I’m a ____________________ ____________________.

Now I wish I may, I wish I ____________________

Have the courage, never have a ____________________.

And I know that I can handle this ____________________

Because, I’m a ____________________ ____________________.

Oh yeah! I’m a ____________________ ____________________.

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The Cliff-HangerIt was close to midnite when it occurred. What a frite I had! Everything happened so fast. First,

there was a brite flash, then BOOM! A dynamight blast! For a couple of seconds, it got really hot.

It must have been over a hundred degrees Fahrenhiet! My throat got so tite, I could hardly

breathe! My skin was clammy. I thought this mite be it. A glowing green lite shone through my

window. I was about to hide. . . yet, something made me get out of bed and peer outside. I

looked hi and low. My eyes blurred for a moment, but when I looked up, I saw a huge dark

shadow. Its hieght must have been at least eight feet!

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Name _____________________________________________



1. flite

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Spel l it Correctly Sound out each word in the chartand spell it correctly. Beware:Some words may not have an ighcombination. . . but you’ll knowthat if you’ve studied!

What’s the Word? Write the correct word on the line.

1. Tallness _________________________

2. An explosive _________________________

3. Organism that lives off others _________________________

4. An object put into orbit around a planet _________________________

5. Sense that uses the eyes _________________________

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The T ION and SION ShowWhen you hear the sound shuhn (say reservation,station, investigation) you usually spell it -tion.

When you hear the sound zhuhn (say explosion,television, and division) you usually spell it -sion.

1. The fireworks caused a brilliant explo___________ in the sky.

2. Using subtrac___________, I solved the math problem.

3. We had much prepara___________ to do to get ready for the trip.

4. The tough competi___________ made us a stronger team.

5. My dad read the morning edi___________of the newspaper.

6. I couldn’t make that important deci___________ without help.

7. You will need some suntan lo___________ when you go to the beach.

8. Sally got her vi___________ checked at the eye doctor.

9. Mr. Hill met his wife at the train sta___________.

10. The popula___________ of China is well over a billion!

11. In my science experiment, I had to come up with a good conclu___________.

12. A frac___________ is a part of a whole thing.

Complete each word with the suffix -tion or -sion.

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Repeated addition

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Find 20 MistakesCircle each spelling error in the story. Then spell each word correctly in the chart below.

Amphibian NayshuhnWilbur couldn’t believe his eyes. Was that really a frog? Wilbur cleaned his glasses. No,

he thought, it had to be an iloozhuhn. Wilbur looked at his teacher. She was talking about

multiplykashuhn.

He looked outside again. The weather report didn’t call for prisipitayshuhn, but there was

a low dark cloud over part of the school. Was this some sort of strange aberration? Or was he

just feeling frustrayshuhn over his schoolwork?

A frog bounced off the window. Wilbur stood up quickly, knocking his chair over.

Konvursayshuhn stopped.

“Wilbur, what are you doing? The math kompuhtishuhn is tomorrow. We still have a lot of

preperashuhn to do,” said his teacher.

“F-f-f-rogs! Out the window,” said Wilbur, drawing everyone’s atencion outside. Suddenly

the room was filled with konfuzhuhn. Wilbur was covered in purrspirazion. There was a loud

explotion and more frogs fell from the sky like presipitasion. Was it an alien invation? Would

this be the day’s conclution? And then the principal’s salutashuhn could be heard.

“Students and teachers, do not worry. The Science Department wishes to apologize for

the interupption. They had an unfortunate situasion. They promise the strange precipitation

will stop shortly. You may now return to addition, subtrakshuhn, and multiplication without

further hesitashuhn. Just watch your step outside.”

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2. She has ___________________________—she’s afraid of spiders.

3. Please repeat that __________________________. I couldn’t hear you.

4. Mr. Go went to the __________________________ to buy some aspirin.

5. __________________________ activity will make you strong.

6. The solar eclipse was quite a __________________________!

7. These pictures will look great in my __________________________ album.

8. Our teacher made us include a __________________________ with our project.

9. Let’s chart our answers using a bar __________________________.

10. Just be yourself. Don’t be __________________________.

11. __________________________ is a big city in Pennsylvania.

12. A dragonfly larva is called a __________________________.

13. Mom says my teenage sister is going through a __________________________.

14. Sorry I didn’t call you. Our __________________________ was out of order.

15. Watch out for the __________________________ ghost from the green lagoon!

16. The __________________________ of Egypt were buried with most of their riches.

17. That cow can __________________________ into a three-eyed monster!

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1. In this ____________________ everyone is smiling.

2. King Tut was one of the most famous ____________________ of ancient Egypt.

3. A tadpole goes through more than one _______________ to become a frog.

4. The __________________ is ringing! Please answer it.

5. The baby genius is a __________________.

6. Dad’s story about the ghostly __________________ wasn’t scary.

7. When I saw our cat __________________ into a dog, I knew it was time to run.

8. We studied the __________________ of South America.

9. That list of books makes a good __________________.

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TO: helps indicate a direction; connection to somethingLet’s go to the Sponge Boys concert.

We all began to sing.

TOO: more than enough; also That’s too much ice cream.

Graham is coming, too.

TWO: spelling for number 2Sonya has two goldfish.

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2. _______________ of you can sit in front.

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_______________ ride on one bike.

THERE: at that placeMeet me over there.

THEI R: belonging to them Joe’s cousins like their new house.

THEY’RE: contraction for “they are”They’re good storywriters.

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5. _______________ going to meet us later.

6. _______________ in the bushes, _______________ hiding.

YOUR: belonging to youThanks for letting me borrow your bike.

YOU’RE: contraction for “you are”You’re my best friend.

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8. _______________ flowers are growing!

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ITS: belonging to itThe bird built its nest in the tree.

IT’S: contraction for “it is”It’s a lovely day.

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11. The dog gobbled down _______________ dinner.

12. If _______________ too cold, I will stay in.

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ALREADY: by this timeWe did that already.

ALL READY: prepared to do something We’re all ready to go.

1. She is _______________ to leave.

2. We have been _______________ since morning.

3. I _______________ finished.

4. Are you _______________? Let’s go!

RIGHT: correct; opposite of left; part of immediatelyJordy’s work is right.

Turn right at the corner. Come here right away.

WRITE: mark down (on paper) I want to write a story.

5. _______________ that in your book.

6. That was the _______________ thing to do.

7. _______________ that in the _______________ hand corner of the paper.

8. Do it _______________ now!

WEAR: to have onShe’s going to wear her soccer jersey.

WHERE: in what place Where are you going?

9. _______________ is the party?

10. I don’t know _______________ to put that.

11. Are you going to _______________ the red hat?

12. _______________ your swimsuit to the park.

THREW: past tense of throwThe catcher threw to second base.

THROUGH: in one side and out the other; finishedI had to climb through the window.

I’m all through with work.

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14. Can you get _______________ the maze?

15. Put the thread _______________ the eye of the needle.

16. I _______________ the ball as hard as I could.

THAN: used mainly in comparisonsIrvin is older than Katharine.

THEN: means “at that time” or “soon after”We went to the park, and then we played tag.

17. Until _______________, she had never laughed.

18. Run, _______________ walk.

19. I’d rather read _______________ dig that hole.

20. She’s looking better _______________ ever!

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WHOLE: all of itI ate the whole pie myself.

HOLE: an empty placeDon’t fall into that deep hole.

1. We need to dig a _______________.

2. I have to complete the _______________ thing.

3. Watch out for the _______________ there.

4. The _______________ team will be at the game.

BREAK: come apart; no longer work; spaceIf you break the lock, we won’t get in.

Give me a break!

BRAKE: stop; stopping deviceBrake at the red light.

5. Let’s take a ten-minute _______________.

6. Step on the _______________.

7. _______________ before you hit the fence.

8. Don’t drop the dish or it will _______________.

NO: negativeThere’s no way I’m going.

KNOW: to understand or be aware of I know the answer.

9. _______________, I think I’ll stay home.

10. Does he _______________ your name?

11. My dad will _______________ the way.

12. There was _______________ one there.

13. Jojo _______________ you were coming.

14. I _______________ the answer, but I have forgotten it.

15. We’re moving into our _______________ house.

NEW: just purchased or madeThe new car shone in the sun.

KNEW: past tense of knowI knew that yesterday.

PIECE: a part ofPlease give her a big piece of pie.

PEACE: calm I could feel peace out in the woods.

16. Can I please have a _______________ of that?

17. He is having another _______________.

18. Let’s have _______________, not war!

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WEATHER: atmospheric conditionsThe weather is so hot and humid.

WHETHER: if it happens thatI am not sure whether we are going or not.

1. Pam is going _______________ you go or not.

2. It’s been lovely _______________ this summer.

3. He’s not sure _______________ he can attend.

4. We’ll check the _______________ before going.

ACCEPT: receive or agree withI want you to accept this award.

Do you accept my idea?

EXCEPT: not includingHe likes them all except for the blue one.

5. I can go every day _______________ Monday.

6. Sam won’t _______________ her present.

7. _______________ me as I am.

8. He’ll eat any vegetable _______________ beans.

HERE: in this placeI’m here hiding in the bushes.

HEAR: sense through the ear (auditory) Can you hear the waterfall?

9. I can _______________ all the instruments.

10. Come _______________ now!

11. _______________ we go again.

12. Please _______________ what I have to say.

PLANE: aircraftWe traveled over the mountains by plane.

PLAIN: simple, not fancy I’ll wear a plain dress to the concert.

13. I’ll just have my pizza _______________ this time.

14. She is just a _______________ dog , but we love her.

15. Everything looked so tiny from the _______________.

16. It’s just _______________ old me!

PAST: before nowIn the museum, we see cool things from the past.

PASSED: went by; advanced; handed toFaster cars passed the slow one.

Sally passed into grade six!Bob passed her the ball.

17. Grandpa likes to talk about the _______________.

18. We all _______________ the drivers’ course.

19. She _______________ me when we raced.

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My Island Holiday____________ not a story that is easy to tell, but I’ll try ____________ explain the ____________ thing.

I hopped into my private ____________ at the ____________ of dawn. With a cloudless sky, the

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I had been in the air for about ____________ hours before I ____________ something was wrong—

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“____________ about time you got ____________” a woman with an English accent said. “We’ve had

everything ____________ and waiting for you for an hour. What took you so long?”

“This is all ____________ confusing,” I said. “____________ am I? Who are you?”

“____________ on Bogo-Bogo Island! ____________ the newest winner of a million dollars!”

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Syllables Have the Beat! (p. 6)Word In Syl-la-bles Number of Rules That

Syllables Applybrother broth-er 2 1, 2riddle rid-dle 2 1, 2, 5about a-bout 2 1, 3disappear dis-ap-pear 3 1, 2, 6important im-por-tant 3 1, 4, 6communication com-mu-ni-ca-tion 5 1, 2, 4, 6

The Syllable Thing (pp. 7–8)Answers may vary, but could include:

ou – out, about, snout, poutoi – oil, toil, boil, soilow – now, bow, brow, chowau/ou – taught, astronaut, fought, thoughtoy – boy, decoy, Roy, annoyaw – paw, law, claw, drawoo – shoot, toot, loot, root

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BONUS: psychologist

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The Ruler of Plural Says… (pp. 10–12)Try it!

Fill Me Instories; mummies; lotteries; possibilities; countries; cities; celebrities; parties

Find Those Words

Crossword a Go-Go

Plural ScrambleChinese deer salmonantennae feet geesemice larvae oxenwomen teeth

Quickie Quiz: Plurals (p. 13)Plural Rules

1. F 3. T 5. F 7. F2. T 4. F 6. T 8. T

BONUS: larvae

Plural Forms

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Rule 3: Try It!Word ADD -ing ADD -ed ADD -s

carry carrying carried carriesbury burying buried buriesferry ferrying ferried ferriesplay playing played plays

Spell It!

Correct It!1. finally 3. beautiful 5. Happiness2. appeared 4. planned

Groovy Suffix X-word (p. 16)

Quickie Quiz: Suffix (p. 17)Correction!

1. opened 5. famous 9. argument2. arranging 6. robbery 10. truly3. tries 7. hurried 11. finally4. beautiful 8. camper 12. acting

Change It!1. flip flipping flipped2. place placing placed3. move moving moved4. appear appearing appeared5. hurry hurrying hurried6. play playing played7. control controlling controlled 8. edit editing edited

BONUS: beautification

Spell It Out!

The Silent Letter (pp. 18–20)Let’s Do It! (p. 18)

1. edge, hedge, wedge 2. watch, scratch, match3. palm, calm; calf, half; talk, walk; folk, yolk4. hand-ker-chief5. butch-er, fas-ten, cas-tle, lis-ten 6. salm-on, al-mond

Let’s Do It! (p. 19)1. knew, knot, knob, knee, knife2. n 3. foreigner, design, gnu, gnaw, sign4. m; doubt5. thumb, numb, crumb6. comb, lamb, bomb, climbing

Let’s Do It! (p. 20)1. what, when, why, which, where2. Answers may vary, but could include: honesty, honor,honorable3. ghost4. two, sword5. wrote, wreck, wrist, whole, wrinkle, wrong, wrapper6. g; guest, guess, guitar, guard, guilty, league, tongue

Silent Letter Mega Crossword (p. 21)

Unscramble

Quickie Quiz: Silent Letters (p. 22)

BONUS: amond

AU … It’s Painless! (p. 23)Fill ’em Up!

Rule Breakers1. b 2. c 3. c

Word Search

foughtsoughtboughtbrought thought



Quickie Quiz: AU Words (p. 24)What’s Right?

1. d 3. a 5. a 7. d2. a 4. b 6. c 8. b

BONUS: because

Correct It!1. bought 3. sauce 5. haunted 7. aunt2. thought 4. laughed 6. nauseous 8. caught

EI … IE … Oh! (p. 25)Try It!

1. sleigh (2) 3. cashier (1) 5. veil (2) 7. Either (3)2. thief (1) 4. receipt (1) 6. counterfeit (2) 8. shriek (1)

Groovy EI…IE X-word (p. 26)

Quickie Quiz: EI…IE Words (p. 27)What’s Right?

Sound Out & Spell1. veil 5. eight 9. grief 13. mischief2. either 6. believe 10. freight 14. priest3. counterfeit 7. conscience 11. weight 15. leisure4. friend 8. conceited 12. niece

BONUS: seize

The IGH Thing (p. 28)Rap It Up!

Answers may vary; possible answers could be: right; night; flight; right; bright light; fight; knight; tight; right; bright light; might; fright; plight; bright light; bright light

Mix & Matchhighlight headlight uptight midnightmoonlight tonight eyesight playwright

The I’sHave It! (p. 29)

Editor Dude

Quickie Quiz: I-IGH Words (p. 30)Spell It Correctly

What’s the Word?1. height 3. parasite 5. sight2. dynamite 4. satellite

BONUS: megabyte

The TION and SION Show (p. 31)Fill ’em Up!

Syllable Scramble1. multiplication 3. relation 5. illusion2. conversation 4. incision 6. invasion

Quickie Quiz: -TION and -SION (p. 32)Find 20 Mistakes

Soft G and C (p. 33)Soft G and C Word Search

Tongue Twisters! (p. 34)Answers will vary.

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Quickie Quiz: Soft G and C (p. 35)Sound It Out

Fun With PH (p. 36)Match It!

morph – to change to another form phobia – fearphenomenon – an exceptional thing or eventbibliography – a list of books geography – study of Earth’s physical features photograph – camera picture telephone – communication devicepharmacy – drugstore Philadelphia – city in Pennsylvaniabiography – life storygraph – diagram that shows datapharaoh – Egyptian ruler phony – fake phase – stage of development phrase – a few words together physical – of a material thing

PH Word Search

What’s the PH Word? (p. 37)

Quickie Quiz: PH Words (p. 38)Spell Correctly

1. bibliography 10. phobia2. biography 11. photograph3. pharaoh 12. phony4. phantom 13. phrase5. pharmacy 14. graph6. phase 15. geography7. phenomenon 16. morph8. Philadelphia 17. nymph9. physical 18. telephone

Fill It In

Bonus: agoraphobia

Commonly Confused Words (pp. 39–42)Round 1 (p. 39)

Round 2 (p. 40)

Round 3 (p. 41)

Round 4 (p. 42)

Commonly Confused Crossword (p. 43)

Quickie Quiz: Confused Words (p. 44)It’s; to; whole; plane; break; weather; too; to; peace; two; knew;hear; whether; too; to; through; past; two; to; to; here; right;there; knew; write; There; where; past; plane; through; It’s; here;all ready; too; Where; You’re; You’re

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