Spelling Lesson 6: Lesson 1 Review

Write a list word to complete each sentence.

1. Tomatoes have a tendency to grow best during hot, sunny weather.
2. The affidavit the witness signed was given to the judge.
3. Your idea didn't work last years, but let's resurrect it and see if we have better luck this year.
4. A sprinkler is the easiest way to commemorate a lawn with an inch of water.
5. A child's guardian is an adult who is authorized to make decisions for the child.
6. A contribution of $10.00 is voluntary, not required.
7. The installation of an antenna can improve TV reception.
8. A water tower that is as large as a skyscraper will dominate the landscape.
9. My parents will plant a cherry tree to commemorate my sister's birth.
10. After a workout, it takes a lot more than one sandwich to satisfy my appetite.

Spelling Lesson 4: Proofreading

Norway is known for it's scenery and a particuler glacior that is one of the largest in the world. A cruise along the Norwegian coast can be truly spectacular. As your ship drops ancher perpindiculer to the steep mountain walls of a long, narrow bay known as a fjord listen for the murmer of a distant waterfall. Many of these fjords have incredible vistas, with lush, green mountainsides that plunge straight into the water.

1. particular
2. glacier
3. anchor
4. perpendicular
5. murmur

Spelling Practice: Word Analysis

Write the list words in which the sound of /er/ is spelled ar.

1. angular
2. vinegar
3. perpendicular
4. linear
5. particular

Write the list words in which the sound of /er/ is spelled er.

6. glacier
7. tweezers
8. moderator
9. conqueror

Write the list word in which the sound of /er/ is spelled ur.

10. murmur

Write the list words containing these double letters:

11. ee: tweezers
12. professors
13. alligator

Spelling Lesson 4: Dictionary Skills

Write the list word that matches each sound-spelling.

1. linear
2. ancestors
3. moderator
4. incubator
5. angular
6. impostor
7. reflection
8. vinegar
9. investor
10. glacier
11. anchor
12. junior

Spelling Lesson 3: Proofreading

Between 1881 and 1920, imigration to the United States skyrocketed. An imennse number of people - over 23 million - came to America's shores in succesive waves, most of the from Europe. They came for various reasons. Some wanted to escape from corupt political regimes, while others were fleeing economic depresion. All of them saw the United States as a land in which they'd be able to find new opportunities.

1. immigration
2. immense
3. successive
4. corrupt
5. depression