Spelling Activities

Term 2, 2013 The following activities are to be completed for homework each week. All students must complete the activities using their own list words. Remember each week there is a different activity.

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Activities Alphabetical Order Place the list words in alphabetical order. This will help with your dictionary skills. Synonyms Choose ten of your spelling words and write at least one synonym for each. Try not to use the thesaurus, choose words you know and understand. Extra Words Look at your spelling list carefully and see if you can find another word within the word. For e.g. Wheat heat eat. Sentences Choose six spelling words and write an interesting sentence. Try not to start your sentence with I or My. Game Time Write out your whole spelling list twice on separate pieces of paper for each word. Make sure you cut out each paper the same size. Then play memory, go fish or snap with a parent, sibling or friend. Dictionary Meanings Find five words from your list and write out the definitions of these words using a dictionary. Try to find words that you are unfamiliar with or unsure of their meaning. Complex Sentences Write out five sentences using your spelling words however include more than one list word in your sentence. Challenge yourself and see if you can write an interesting sentence using 4 list words in the one sentence. Missing Vowels Choose ten of your spelling words and write them without the vowels. See if you can recognize the words without the vowels. Remember vowels are a, e, i, o, and u. Grammar Draw up a table with three columns and eleven rows. In each column write verb, noun and adjective. Place the first ten spelling words in the correct column. If you are unsure what a verb, noun or adjective is, look it up in the dictionary. Game Time Using all your spelling words, create a crossword. Make sure you have the clues written on the side of your spelling book.

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