Name _________________________ Date ______________ th Third Grade Spelling List 8 Week

Verbs with ed/ing endings; suffix ing Spelling Strategies

Say a word correctly. Think about what the word looks. Look for small words in spelling words. Dont leave out or mispronounce sounds. Write the sounds in the correct order. Think about how the spelling pattern looks. Write it, look at it, and decide if it looks correct. Spin-pin, in Cupcake- cup, cake

1. swimming swam getting coming came having doing ended happened happening started joked received smiled smiling

Pretest: Monday in class, students rewrite each missed spelling word and bring home the quiz with a spelling contract. Remember to practice your missing words. Ask a friend or relative to read you work to make sure that all words are correct and sentences make sense. Each spelling word must be circled each time it appears.

Choose 4 activities and complete by Friday: Circle Add pts. Words Within Words see if you can identify smaller words in your spelling words. E.g. justice has the word ice in it. 25 2. Consonant Circle, Circle all of the consonants in your words 25 3. Design a code and write any 10 words in the code. Ask a friend to crack the code. 25 4. Dictate the sentences to prepare for Fridays test 25 5. Dictionary use a dictionary to answer the following questions for 25 Ten Words. How many different meanings does your word have? Look up the words and write meanings for each word. Sentences for What part of speech is your word? Dictation Name the guide words and page numbers 1.The note he received 6. Draw a picture and hide the words in the picture 25 told who is getting the 7. Flash Cards Make cards for each word and use them for studying. 25 prize. 8. Mini Comic Book. Illustrate & write 10 spelling words 25 1. 2. Are you coming to the 9. Practice-Test Take a practice test with a family member or friend. 25 swimming party 10. Rhyming Word Choose 10 words. Find a rhyming word for each word. Im having? E. G. cries tries, fries, pies 25 2. 3. Cassie joked 11. Scramble the first 15 spelling words. Ask a friend to unscramble about what the words. 25 happened after the party 12. Syllables Divide all words into syllables. 25 ended. 13. Vowel Circle write each word & circle the vowels (a, e, i, o, u). 25 3. Reading 14. Writing Use as many of the spelling words, and other word forms Vocabulary as you write a story. Proofread your spelling. 25 separate 15. Writing Trace the words in cursive (Spellingcity.com) 25 ashamed 16. Word Sort Arrange your words into word families or patterns. 25 borders 17. Word Search Mix up words on the page and add letters to fill up the squares. Exchange word searches and circle the words listed advice and circle the words that are listed. 25 borrow 18. Write or Type (using home row) each word ten times. 25 patch 19. WOW word of the week activity. 25 serious 20. My Creative Work-Out (Description). ________________ 25 W.O.W. Spellingcity.com Username: sharonleaskbrooks A = 100-90 23. rd
Password: 3 _grade B = 89-80 DO Over =Below 70 points C = 79-70 My points for this week _______

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