Write the list word that contains he same prefix, root, or base word as the word given.
1. telephone: xylophone
2. quarter: quartet
3. stereogram: stereophonic
4. synthetic: synthesizer
5. decimal: decibel
6. melodious: medley
7. podiatry: podium
8. audition: auditorium
Write the list words containing the elements given below.
ia
9. aria
10. pianist
ue or ae
11. maestro
12. fugue
Write the list words containing one or two syllables.
13. maestro
14. fugue
15. medley
16. quartet
17. encore
18. rhythm
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Friday, October 9, 2009
Spelling lesson 27 bonus words
Write the bonus word that matches each definition clue.
1. computer memory, especially on a disk or drive.
storage
2. put together systematically.
structured
3. visual representation.
graphic
4. written material describing how to run a program or operate a computer.
documentation
5. the act of controlling or handling.
management
6. rapid recording and handling of large amounts by a computer.
data processing
7. a device for transmitting computer information by telephone.
modem
8. the printed output of a computer by a printer onto paper.
printout
9. a movable indicator or marker on a computer screen.
cursor
10. changing a disk from one computer to make it readable by another computer.
conversion
1. computer memory, especially on a disk or drive.
storage
2. put together systematically.
structured
3. visual representation.
graphic
4. written material describing how to run a program or operate a computer.
documentation
5. the act of controlling or handling.
management
6. rapid recording and handling of large amounts by a computer.
data processing
7. a device for transmitting computer information by telephone.
modem
8. the printed output of a computer by a printer onto paper.
printout
9. a movable indicator or marker on a computer screen.
cursor
10. changing a disk from one computer to make it readable by another computer.
conversion
Thursday, October 8, 2009
spelling lesson 27 proofreading
Many people were cynikal about the usefulness of the microprocessor when it was first invented in 1971. One reason for the reaction may have been the publicity that surrounded the invention, which rose to mythycal heights. Still, it's safe safe to say that most of the people who remember the introduction of the microprocessor would be amazed by it's many uses today. This syntetic chip is made from siliconcrystalls. Less than a square inch in size, each chip serves as the "brain" for such devices as microwave ovens and cell phones. Removing this tiny "brain" would paralize even huge cars.
1. cynical
2. mythical
3. synthetic
4. silicone crystals
5. paralyze
1. cynical
2. mythical
3. synthetic
4. silicone crystals
5. paralyze
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Spelling Lesson 27 analogies and hidden words
Write a list word to complete each analogy.
1. Real is to factual as imaginary is to mythical.
2. Oxygen is to breathe as food is to eat.
3. Melt is to solidify as hot is to cold.
4. Sympathetic is to friend as uncaring is to enemy.
5. Square is to box as cylinder is to tin can.
6. Flute is to clarinet as cymbals are to drums.
You will find part of a list word in italic type in each of the following clues. Write the list word on the line.
1. It towers amid the stones. pyramid
2. The symbol @ means "at" or "each." symbolic
3. An ant is the opposite size of an elephant. antonym
4. No one would want to clone a storm. cyclone
5. He gave his sis a summary of the movie.
6. Put a lid on the container or the liquid contents will harden.
1. Real is to factual as imaginary is to mythical.
2. Oxygen is to breathe as food is to eat.
3. Melt is to solidify as hot is to cold.
4. Sympathetic is to friend as uncaring is to enemy.
5. Square is to box as cylinder is to tin can.
6. Flute is to clarinet as cymbals are to drums.
You will find part of a list word in italic type in each of the following clues. Write the list word on the line.
1. It towers amid the stones. pyramid
2. The symbol @ means "at" or "each." symbolic
3. An ant is the opposite size of an elephant. antonym
4. No one would want to clone a storm. cyclone
5. He gave his sis a summary of the movie.
6. Put a lid on the container or the liquid contents will harden.
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Spelling lesson 27 word analysis
Write the list words in which y spells the short i sound.
1. antonym
2. mythical
3. sympathetic
4. synthetic
5. cylinder
6. physician
7. symbolic
8. cymbals
9. crystals
10. oxygen
11. typical
12. cynical
13. synopsis
14. pyramid
Write the list words in which y spells the long i sound.
15. paralyze
16. python
17. cyclone
18. hydrogen
19. encyclopedia
1. antonym
2. mythical
3. sympathetic
4. synthetic
5. cylinder
6. physician
7. symbolic
8. cymbals
9. crystals
10. oxygen
11. typical
12. cynical
13. synopsis
14. pyramid
Write the list words in which y spells the long i sound.
15. paralyze
16. python
17. cyclone
18. hydrogen
19. encyclopedia
Monday, October 5, 2009
Spelling lesson 27 vocab
Match the list words with the definition or synonym.
1. harden: solidify
2. tornado: cyclone
3. doctor: physician
4. outline: synopsis
5. usual: typical
6. mocking: cynical
7. legendary: mythical
8. artificial: synthetic
9. caring: sympathetic
10. reference book: encyclopedia
11. instruments: cymbals
12. immobilize: paralyze
1. harden: solidify
2. tornado: cyclone
3. doctor: physician
4. outline: synopsis
5. usual: typical
6. mocking: cynical
7. legendary: mythical
8. artificial: synthetic
9. caring: sympathetic
10. reference book: encyclopedia
11. instruments: cymbals
12. immobilize: paralyze
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Spelling lesson 26 proofreading
Write the misspelled list words.
Before they comence with their own work, new writers can learn a great deal by reading stories by other authors. For example, many writers believe that the setting is of great signifikance in a story. Joan Lowery Nixon says that the description of the setting can help to create and maintain suspense. Other authors believe that the esence of writing is in the story itself. As evidense, Jane Yolen says that too few writers today care enough about storyteling.
Whatever type of writing a writer has a preference for, the important thing to remember is to tell a story with a clear beginning, middle, and end.
1. commence
2. significance
3. essence
4. evidence
5. storytelling
Before they comence with their own work, new writers can learn a great deal by reading stories by other authors. For example, many writers believe that the setting is of great signifikance in a story. Joan Lowery Nixon says that the description of the setting can help to create and maintain suspense. Other authors believe that the esence of writing is in the story itself. As evidense, Jane Yolen says that too few writers today care enough about storyteling.
Whatever type of writing a writer has a preference for, the important thing to remember is to tell a story with a clear beginning, middle, and end.
1. commence
2. significance
3. essence
4. evidence
5. storytelling
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