Spelling and Vocabulary Week 28

Spelling: Words with suffixes: -less and -ness

1. sadness
2. gladness
3. needless
4. harmless
5. darkness
6. fullness
7. stillness
8. hopeless
9. fearless
10. weakness
11. bottomless
12. foolishness
13. fondness
14. effortless
15. meaningless
16. emptiness
17. motionless
18. forgiveness
19. ceaseless
20. fierceness

Vocabulary
Use your reading book's glossary to define the following and label the part of speech:
1. corridor
2. sagged
3. invasion
4. location
5. creased
6. reservation
7. shield
8. enlisted

This Week's Spelling & Vocabulary

Spelling & Vocabulary Wk. 27 Unit 5, Week 3: A Historic Journey

Spelling: Words with prefixes: dis-; in-; mis-; pre

*Monday: Write spelling words correctly in your agenda in ABC order (due Tues.).

*Tuesday (due Wed.): Categorize your words into groups according to prefixes.

*Study spelling words (Mon.-Thurs.) for Friday’s test.

*Spelling/vocabulary worksheet is due Thursday (p. 144, p. 163).

1. prewash 11. misjudge

2. disable 12. discomfort

3. discolor 13. dismount

4. mistaken 14. misunderstand

5. preheats 15. disobey

6. mistrust 16. dishonest

7. incorrect 17. injustice

8. disconnect 18. disapprove

9. preview 19. inexpensive

10. prejudge 20. indefinite

Vocabulary:

*Monday: Use the glossary to find and write each part of speech and definition on your own paper.

*Mon.-Wed. (due Thurs.): Write fabulous fifth grade sentences with AT LEAST 12 words using each vocabulary word in context. Underline the vocabulary word in each sentence.

*Study vocabulary words and definitions Mon.-Thurs. for Friday’s test.

1. instill ( ):

2. combined ( ):

3. naturalist ( ):

4. vacant ( ):

5. diverse ( ):

This Week's Spelling & Vocab

Spelling & Vocabulary Wk. 26 Unit 5, Week 2: Weslandia

Spelling: Homophones

*Monday: Write spelling words correctly in your agenda in ABC order (due Tues.).

*Tuesday (due Wed.): Categorize your words into groups by syllables.

*Study spelling words (Mon.-Thurs.) for Friday’s test.

*Spelling/vocabulary worksheet is due Thursday (p. 138, p. 156).

1. sweet 11. pier 21. suite

2. peel 12. waist 22. kernel

3. peer 13. currant

4. pole 14. presents

5. poll 15. counsel

6. peal 16. presence

7. waste 17. council

8. manner 18. stationary

9. current 19. stationery

10. manor 20. colonel

Vocabulary:

*Monday: Use the glossary to find and write each part of speech and definition on your own paper.

*Mon.-Wed. (due Thurs.): Write fabulous fifth grade sentences with AT LEAST 12 words using each vocabulary word in context. Underline the vocabulary word in each sentence. Use at least one adjective in each sentence. Circle the adjective.

*Study vocabulary words and definitions Mon.-Thurs. for Friday’s test.

1. traditional ( ):

2. civilization ( ):

3. complex ( ):

4. outcast ( ):

5. shortage ( ):

6. strategy ( ):

7. reflected ( ):

8. bedlam ( ):

Spelling and Vocabulary Week 23

This week's story is The Catch of the Day.
Spelling
1. distance
2. importance
3. balance
4. attendance
5. absence
6. performance
7. dependence
8. substance
9. disturbance
10. appearance
11. assistance
12. ignorance
13. brilliance
14. ambulance
15. residence
16. radiance
17. resistance
18. persistence
19. hesitance
20. reluctance

Vocabulary
1. riverbank
2. merchandise
3. wares
4. appreciation
5. burdens
6. unfortunate
7. educate
8. treasurer

This Week's Spelling, Vocabulary, & IRA

Spelling, Vocabulary, & IRA Wk. 20 Unit 4, Week 2: Animal Defenses Carlos and the Skunk

Spelling: More Accented Syllables

*Monday: Write spelling words correctly in your agenda in ABC order (due Tues.).

*Tuesday (due Wed.): Categorize your words into two groups: first syllable is stressed and second syllable is stressed. HINT: There are only 5 words in the second group.

*Study spelling words (Mon.-Thurs.) for Friday’s test.

*Spelling worksheet is due Thursday.

1. grownup

2. power

3. shower

4. bestow

5. August

6. allow

7. encounter

8. grouchy

9. rowdy

10. laundry

11. flawless

12. coward

13. lawyer

14. applause

15. doubting

16. arousing

17. faucet

18. trousers

19. caution

20. boundary

Vocabulary: *Use the glossary or a dictionary to find and write each part of speech. Read the definition and compare to the definition given here.

*Rewrite your vocabulary words, definitions, and part of speech on your own paper, underlining all the NOUNS, whether they are a vocabulary word or a word in the definition (due Wed.).

*Study vocabulary words and definitions Mon.-Thurs. for Friday’s test.

*Vocabulary worksheet is due Thursday.

1. arousing: (__________) stimulating to action, awakening

2. behavior: (__________) the way a person or animal acts

3. glimpse: (__________) a brief look

4. stunned: (__________) overcome with astonishment or disbelief

5. nestled: (__________) settled snugly or comfortably

6. unpleasant: (__________) not agreeable, displeasing

7. secluded: (__________) screened or hidden from view

8. arroyo: (__________) water-carved gully or channel

IRA: This week’s Independent Reading Activity is to copy five sentences from your independent reading book. Underline each pronoun and draw an arrow to its antecedent (due Friday). You need to find at least five different pronouns and you must have at least five sentences.

This Week's Spelling & Vocab

Monday: Write spelling words correctly in your agenda in ABC order (due Tues.).

Tuesday: Categorize your words by final ending sound/spelling into 7 groups (due Wed.).

Study spelling words (Mon.-Thurs.) for Friday’s test.

Spelling worksheet is due Thursday.

1. angle

2. heron

3. lengthen

4. marvel

5. woolen

6. listen

7. bushel

8. signal

9. nozzle

10. practical

11. barrel

12. captain

13. frighten

14. slogan

15. mountain

16. pretzel

17. fable

18. global

19. sandal

20. chuckle

Vocabulary: Use the glossary to complete each definition.

Study vocabulary words and definitions Mon.-Thurs. for Friday’s test.

Vocabulary worksheet is due Thursday.

1. scald: (v.) To heat to a temperature just below the __________________ point

2. permission: (n.) Consent or __________________ from someone in authority

3. autograph: (n.) A person’s __________________ written in that person’s own handwriting

4. fare: (n.) The __________________ of a ride on a bus, train, airplane, ship, or taxi

5. blurted: (v.) Said suddenly or without __________________

6. clenched: (v.) __________________ or closed tightly

7. chiseled: (v.) Cut or shaped with a sharp __________________ tool called a chisel

spectacular: (adj.) Very __________________

Week #16 Spelling and Vocabulary Lists

Spelling
1. dozen
2. beside
3. motion
4. appoint
5. season
6. phony
7. observe
8. active
9. restore
10. expert
11. reserve
12. embrace
13. coastal
14. python
15. govern
16. scorching
17. flurry
18. canvas
19. copper
20. cocoon

Vocabulary
1. gnarled
2. parched
3. landscape
4. scorching
5. gushed
6. brimming
7. scrawny
8. progress