Spelling Book pg. 5

Write list words to answer the following questions.
Which words contain silent e?

1. delegate 3. despise 5. sterilize
2. erode 4. estimate 6. exaggerate

Which words contain these double consonants?

7. rr embarrass 8. gg exaggerate 9. ll recollection

Which words contain the double consonants ss?

10. hostess 11. embarrass 12. embassy

Which words contain four syllables?

13. en|vi|ron|ment 15. exa|gge|rate
14. re|coll|ec|tion 16. epi|tom|e

Each list word in italics in the sentences below must be moved to a different sentence to make sense. Write the correct list word in the blank.

1. Our senior came up with wonderful party favors last night. hostess
2. Pat stood up in the courtroom and prepared to despise. testify
3. We visited many old hostess sites in Japan. sacred
4. Carrie is a sacred at Central High School. senior
5. The foundation of the old house had started to testify. erode
6. The nurse began to wash and erode the instruments. sterilize
7. I absolutely embarrass shoveling snow in the winter. despise
8. I would never sterilize your trust in me. betray
9. The trains are running late, so allow plenty of lenient to arrive on time. leeway
10. The bus ride to the game was delegate due to all the traffic. tedious
11. The embassy the plumber gave us for repairs was reasonable. epitome
12. He is a leeway teacher and usually excepts late papers. lenient
13. People sometimes blush when situations estimate them. embarrass
14. You elect a betray represent you at student council meetings. delegate
15. Great Britain has an office, or tedious, located in Washington D.C. embassy