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Unit 1 • Take Action
Contents
Rescue Teams Pretest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
The Summer Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
of the Swans Word Sort. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Short Vowels Word Meaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Proofreading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Posttest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
A Lost City Pretest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Lost City, The Discovery Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
of Machu Picchu Word Sort. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Long Vowels Word Meaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Proofreading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Posttest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Science for All Pretest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Time For Kids: Gecko Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Glue, Cockroach Scouts, Word Sort. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
and Spider Silk Bridges Word Meaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
ei or ie Proofreading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Posttest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Sharing Traditions Pretest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

The Magic Gourd Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
r controlled vowels Word Sort. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Word Meaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Proofreading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Posttest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Protecting Wildlife Pretest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Interrupted Journey Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Compound Words Word Sort. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Word Meaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Proofreading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
© Macmillan /McGraw-Hill
Posttest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Unit Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 32
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Unit 2 • Saving the Day
Team Spirit Pretest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

How Tia Lola Came to Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Visit Word Sort. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Plurals Word Meaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Proofreading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Posttest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
The Solar System Pretest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

The Night of the Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Pomegranates Word Sort. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Inflected Endings Adding Word Meaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
-ed, -ing Proofreading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Posttest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Helping Hands Pretest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Time For Kids: Zoo Story Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Words with ô, ou, oi Word Sort. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Word Meaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Proofreading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Posttest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Tales of Old Pretest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Rumplestiltskin’s Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Daughter Word Sort. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
VCCV and VCCCV Word Meaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Patterns Proofreading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Posttest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Sled Dogs as Heroes Pretest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

The Great Serum Race Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
V/CV and VC/C Patterns Word Sort. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Word Meaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Proofreading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Posttest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Unit Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63, 64
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Unit 3 • Great Ideas
The Old Southwest Pretest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Juan Verdades: The Man Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Who Couldn’t Tell a Lie Word Sort. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Accented Syllables Word Meaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Proofreading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Posttest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Putting It in Writing Pretest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Nothing Ever Happens Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
on 90th Street Word Sort. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
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Final r Word Meaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Proofreading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Posttest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Energy Pretest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Time For Kids: Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Building Green Word Sort. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Final n and l Word Meaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
Proofreading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Posttest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Archeology Pretest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
The Emperor’s Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Silent Army Word Sort. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Words with Prefixes Word Meaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Proofreading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Posttest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88
Show Time Pretest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

The Case of the Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Phantom Poet Word Sort. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Adding -ion, -ation Word Meaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Proofreading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Posttest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Unit Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95, 96
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Unit 4 • Achievements
Uncommon Champions Pretest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Seeing Things His Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Own Way? Word Sort. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
More Words with -ion Word Meaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
with Spelling Changes Proofreading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Posttest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Oceanography Pretest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Exploring the Titanic Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Words with -ive, -age, -ize Word Sort. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Word Meaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Proofreading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Posttest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Helping Others Pretest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Time For Kids: Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Saving Grace Word Sort. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Prefixes, Suffixes, Base Word Meaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Words Proofreading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Posttest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Cycling Pretest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Major Taylor Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Vowel Alternation Word Sort. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Word Meaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Proofreading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Posttest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Pieces from the Past Pretest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

A Single Shard Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Consonant Alternation Word Sort. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Word Meaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Proofreading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Posttest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Unit Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127, 128
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Unit 5 • Turning Points
Mentors Pretest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Breaking Through Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Homophones Word Sort. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Word Meaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Proofreading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Posttest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Smart Thinking Pretest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Ta-Na-E-Ka Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Latin Roots Word Sort. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Word Meaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Proofreading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Posttest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Money Matters Pretest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Time For Kids: Many Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Countries, One Currency: Word Sort. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Europe and the Euro Word Meaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Greek Roots Proofreading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Posttest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Collections Pretest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Honus and Me Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Suffixes -able and -ible Word Sort. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Word Meaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Proofreading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Posttest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Taking a Stand Pretest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Let It Shine: Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Stories of Black Women Word Sort. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Freedom Fighters Word Meaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Suffixes -ant, -ent; Proofreading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
-ance, ence Posttest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Unit Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159, 160
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Unit 6 • Yesterday, Today, and Tomoorrow
Great Designs Last Pretest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Forever Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Leonardo’s Horse Word Sort. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Greek and Latin Prefixes Word Meaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Proofreading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Posttest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Time Travel Pretest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

LAFFF Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Greek Suffixes Word Sort. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Word Meaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Proofreading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Posttest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Keeping in Touch Pretest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

Time For Kids: Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
These Walls Can Talk Word Sort. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Absorbed Prefixes Word Meaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Proofreading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Posttest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Print, Past and Present Pretest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

Breaking Into Print: Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Before and After the Word Sort. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Printing Press Word Meaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Words from Mythology Proofreading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Posttest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Volcanoes, Past Pretest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

and Present Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
The Dog of Pompeii Word Sort. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Words from Around Word Meaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
the World Proofreading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Posttest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Unit Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191, 192
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Spelling
Short Vowels:
Name Pretest
Fold back the paper 1. 1. gram

along the dotted line.
2. 2. clash
Write the words in the
blanks as they are 3. 3. dense
read aloud. When you
finish the test, unfold 4. 4. dread
the paper. Use the list 5. 5. prank
at the right to correct
any spelling mistakes. 6. 6. strict
7. 7. drill
8. 8. swan
9. 9. prod
10. 10. shrunk
11. 11. scuff
12. 12. clutch
13. 13. threat
14. 14. dwell
15. 15. fund
16. 16. text
17. 17. rank
18. 18. brink
19. 19. mock
Review Words 20. 20. plaid
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21. 21. stuff

22. 22. batch
Challenge Words 23. 23. sense
24. 24. guest
25. 25. cleanse
At Home: Help the student practice the words he or she

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Grade 6/Unit 1
Spelling
Short Vowels:
Name Practice
Using the Word Study Steps

1. LOOK at the word.
2. SAY the word aloud.
3. STUDY the letters in the word.
4. WRITE the word.
5. CHECK the word.
Did you spell the word right?
If not, go back to step 1.
Find Rhyming Words

Circle the word in each row that rhymes with the spelling word on
the left.
1. drill drink still swell
2. threat pet treat three
3. rank rant blank rink
4. shrunk shriek rung trunk
5. fund run stunned funk
6. gram grant cram train
7. dense fence dentist ease
8. mock stick moist lock
9. plaid pleat said glad
10. clash splash class juice
Write a poem of at least 4 lines. Include two of the spelling words

in your poem.
At Home: Review the Word Study Steps to help the student

2 The Summer of the Swans spell new words.
Grade 6/Unit 1
Spelling
Short Vowels:
Name Word Sort
gram prank prod threat rank

clash strict shrunk dwell brink
dense drill scuff fund mock
dread swan clutch text plaid
Write the spelling words with each of the spelling patterns.

Short a spelled: Short i spelled:
a i
1. 11.
2. 12.
3. 13.
4.
Short o spelled:
ai
a
5. 14.
Short e spelled: o
e 15.
6. 16.
7. Short u spelled:
8.
u
ea 17.
9. 18.
10. 19.
20.
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Grade 6/Unit 1
Spelling
Short Vowels:
Name Word Meaning
gram prank prod threat rank

clash strict shrunk dwell brink
dense drill scuff fund mock
dread swan clutch text plaid
Definitions
Write the spelling word that matches each definition.
1. a unit of measurement
2. the edge or verge
3. to brood
4. status
5. words on a page
6. a joke or a trick
Sentence Completion
Fill in the blank with the appropriate spelling word.
7. All the students in the sixth grade participated in a
rescue mission.
8. Our team wore shirts with khaki pants.
9. We used a to make a wooden raft.
10. We floated over the pond where we saw the
yesterday.
11. The of drowning in such shallow water was unlikely.
12. The underbrush was so it was hard to walk through it.
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Grade 6/Unit 1
Spelling
Short Vowels:
Name Proofreading
Proofreading Activity
There are five spelling mistakes in this story. Circle the misspelled
words. Write the words correctly on the lines below.
At midnight, I awoke to find the rain outside dripping in through my
bedroom window. I put on my plade bathrobe and walked outside to see
if I could stop it. I was surprised to see that the land around my house
was covered in dence fog. As I was trying to prodd the window closed,
I thought of the thret of being stranded in my house alone for days. This
scared me so much that I forgot about the window and ran back into my
house, full of dred.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Writing Activity
Scary experiences can be fun to read about or write about. Do you
like to read about such adventures? Write about a scary adventure.
Use five spelling words in your writing.
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Grade 6/Unit 1
Spelling
Short Vowels:
Name Posttest
Look at the words in each set below. One word in each set is
spelled correctly. Use a pencil to fill in the circle next to the correct
word. Before you begin, look at the sample set of words. Sample
A has been done for you. Do Sample B by yourself. When you are
sure you know what to do, you may go on with the rest of the page.
Sample A: Sample B:
lump tacke
lumpe taak
lumpp tack
luump takk
1. gram 6. stricte 11. scuf 16. texte

gramm strockt scufe texet
grame strekt scuff text
gremm strict scof tixt
2. clashe 7. dril 12. clutch 17. rank
claash drill cluch ranke
clash drile cluche renke
clahsh drihl clutche renk
3. denss 8. swan 13. thret 18. brink
dens swon thrat brinke
dehns swahn threate briink
dense swane threat brinkk
4. dred 9. prode 14. dwel 19. moock
dread prod dwele mocke
dreade prodd dwell mock
drede prood dwal moke
5. prank 10. shrunke 15. fund 20. plad

pranke shruhnk funde plaid
prenk shrenk fundd pladd
praank shrunk fuund plade
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Grade 6/Unit 1
Spelling
Long Vowels:
Name Pretest
Fold back the paper 1. 1. slope

2. 2. acute
blanks as they are 3. 3. remote
finish the test, unfold 4. 4. bathe
the paper. Use the list 5. 5. gaze
any spelling mistakes. 6. 6. rhyme
7. 7. keen
8. 8. tile
9. 9. fuse
10. 10. bleach
11. 11. loan
12. 12. tote
13. 13. foal
14. 14. foe
15. 15. coax
16. 16. bleak
17. 17. cue
18. 18. pave
19. 19. meek
20. 20. shrine
Review Words 21. 21. grasp

22. 22. dread
23. 23. shrunk
Challenge Words 24. 24. trait
25. 25. capsule

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Spelling
Long Vowels:
Name Practice

4. WRITE the word.
5. CHECK the word.
Find the Words

Find and circle the spelling words in the puzzle below. The words
will be found from left to right, or top to bottom.
A s l o p e A C b f t o t e b l e a k m E f O f
T H R I E k c U a u S U t E L O T c u e T o T o
H r h y m e o P t s h r i n e H W u R e p a v e
R I A b l e a c h e U S l o a n I t S k T l U N
E N A C D n x r e m o t e Z g a z e R L S M A O
Make a Puzzle
Make up a puzzle of your own using the space on this page. Give
it to someone else to solve. Be sure to use at least five spelling
words in your puzzle.

8 Lost City • Grade 6/ Unit 1 spell new words.
Spelling
Long Vowels:
Name Word Sort
slope gaze fuse foal cue

acute rhyme bleach foe pave
remote keen loan coax meek
bathe tile tote bleak shrine
Write the spelling words with each of the spelling patterns below.
Long a spelled: Long o spelled

a_e o_e
1. 11.
2. 12.
3. 13.
Long e spelled: oa
14.
ee
15.
4.
16.
5.
ea oe
6. 17.
7. Long u spelled
Long i spelled: u_e
y 18.
19.
8.
i_e ue
9. 20.
10.
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Spelling
Long Vowels:
Name Word Meaning
slope gaze fuse foal cue

acute rhyme bleach foe pave
remote keen loan coax meek
bathe tile tote bleak shrine
Synonyms
A synonym is a word that means the same as another word. Write
the spelling word that matches each synonym.
1. carry
2. stare
3. enthusiastic
4. signal
5. distant
6. colt
Antonyms
An antonym is a word that means the opposite of another word.
Write the spelling word that matches each antonym.
7. friend
8. separate
9. strong
10. rise
11. mild
12. lively
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Spelling
Long Vowels:
Name Proofreading
There are five spelling mistakes in this paragraph. Circle the

misspelled words. Write the words correctly on the lines below.
When Randy is left to take care of his little brother, they play at being
explorers. Randy takes his horse, his brother takes his fole, and together
they paive the way into a forgotten city. When they reach the tyle floor
of the bathroom, the room becomes an ancient shryn. Playtime makes it
much easier for Randy to coks his brother to sleep.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Writing Activity
Have you ever played at being an explorer? What did you do and
where did you go on your explorer’s expedition? Write a letter to
a friend describing such an adventure as if it were real. Use five
spelling words.
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Spelling
Long Vowels:
Name Posttest
Sample A: Sample B:
doom taik
dume taak
duum take
doome tehk
1. slopp 6. ryhme 11. lon 16. bleek

slope rhyme loane bleke
sloop rhime loan blek
slohp ryme lohn bleak
2. acoot 7. kene 12. tote 17. cyu
acut keen tott cue
acyute ken toat kyoo
acute kein toht cu
3. remote 8. tile 13. foal 18. pav
reemote til fole paive
reemot tihl fohl pave
remot tale foll paiv
4. bayth 9. foose 14. fo 19. meak
bethe fus fow meke
bathe fuse foh mek
beth fyuse foe meek
5. gaze 10. bleech 15. coxe 20. shrin
gass bleach coax shrine

geze bleche cohx shrihn
gez blech cokes shriin
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Spelling
Name ie or ei: Pretest
Fold back the paper 1. 1. reins

2. 2. freight
blanks as they are 3. 3. siege
finish the test, unfold 4. 4. yield
the paper. Use the list 5. 5. review
any spelling mistakes. 6. 6. foreign
7. 7. shield
8. 8. ceiling
9. 9. retrieve
10. 10. grieve
11. 11. sleigh
12. 12. seize
13. 13. belief
14. 14. neither
15. 15. reign
16. 16. relieve
17. 17. niece
18. 18. eighty
19. 19. wield
20. 20. diesel
Review Words 21. 21. gaze

22. 22. tile
23. 23. bleach
Challenge Words 24. 24. receipt
25. 25. leisure

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Spelling
Name ie and ei: Practice

4. WRITE the word.
5. CHECK the word.
What’s Missing?
Fill in the missing letters to form spelling words.
1. ei e 11. di
2. ei ing 12. rei s
3. re 13. nei
4. ghty 14. nie
5. ie e 15. lief
6. ield 16. lie e
7. ie 17. eight
8. ie e 18. yie
9. ei n 19. f
10. sl 20. eve
Write the Words

Use the lines below to practice writing the spelling words.

14 Time For Kids • Grade 6/Unit 1 spell new words.
Spelling
Name ie and ei: Word Sort
reins review retrieve belief niece

freight foreign grieve neither eighty
siege shield sleigh reign wield
yield ceiling seize relieve diesel
ei ie
1. 10.
2. 11.
3. 12.
4. 13.
5. 14.
6. 15.
7. 16.
8. 17.
9. 18.
19.
20.
Alphabetical Order
Use the lines below to write the spelling words in alphabetical
order.
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Spelling
ie and ei:
Name Word Meaning
reins review retrieve belief niece

freight foreign grieve neither eighty
siege shield sleigh reign wield
yield ceiling seize relieve diesel
Sentence Completion
1. Many of the everyday objects we use were invented in
countries.
2. The engine was named after its inventor.
3. Water skiis were invented over years ago.
4. My is working on an invention for my brother, her
father.
5. of the Wright brothers gave up until they could fly.
6. The driver held the as he drove the horses.
Synonyms
Write the spelling word that is a synonym for each word below.
7. rule
8. mourn
9. grab
10. fetch
11. help
12. surrender
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Spelling
ie and ei:
Name Proofreading
There are five spelling mistakes in this letter. Circle the misspelled
Dear Aunt Anita,
My vacation in Colorado is very enjoyable. We certainly are lucky that
my father invented a new type of snow-making machine! Since I arrived, it
feels like I have skied the mountain aty times. Last night, my mother and I
took an old-fashioned sliegh ride in the snow. I even was allowed to hold the
rains. When I pulled them close to me, the horses would yeild. It was loads
of fun. I think tomorrow we are going to go sledding. I’ll tell you all about it
when I get home. I miss you.
Your neice,
Julie
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Writing Activity
Julie’s father brought her family to Colorado because he invented a
special kind of snow-making machine. What other inventions might
require someone to go away on business? Write a postcard as if you
were on such a trip. Use five spelling words in your postcard.
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Spelling
Name ie or ei: Posttest
Sample A: Sample B:
tried recieve
tryed reiceve
tride receive
treid riecive
1. reins 6. foriegn 11. sleigh 16. relieve

reinz foreign sliegh reilive
riens forein slei rielive
rienz forien slie eleive
2. frieght 7. sheild 12. seize 17. neice
freight shield sieze necie
freit shielde sezie niece
friet sheilde sezei necei
3. seige 8. cieling 13. beilef 18. eigty
siege celeing bielef iegty
sieg ceiling belief eighty
seig celieng beleif eigthy
4. yeild 9. retreive 14. neither 19. weild
eild reitreve niether wield
yield retrieve netheir weilde
ield rietreve nethier wielde
5. reivew 10. greive 15. riegn 20. deisel
review grevie reign deseil

rievew grevei rieghn desiel
reveiw grieve reighn diesel
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Spelling
r-Controlled Vowels:
Name Pretest
Fold back the paper 1. 1. search

2. 2. starve
blanks as they are 3. 3. thorn
finish the test, unfold 4. 4. reward
the paper. Use the list 5. 5. sparkle
any spelling mistakes. 6. 6. bargain
7. 7. parched
8. 8. pursue
9. 9. servant
10. 10. torch
11. 11. earnest
12. 12. mourn
13. 13. fierce
14. 14. pierce
15. 15. urge
16. 16. wharf
17. 17. court
18. 18. weird
19. 19. veer
20. 20. burnt
Review Words 21. 21. freight

22. 22. yield
23. 23. seize
Challenge Words 24. 24. sphere
25. 25. aeronautics

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Spelling
Name Practice

4. WRITE the word.
5. CHECK the word.
Alphabetical Order
search sparkle servant fierce court

starve bargain torch pierce weird
thorn parched earnest urge veer
reward pursue mourn wharf burnt
Write the spelling words in alphabetical order.

1. 11.
2. 12.
3. 13.
4. 14.
5. 15.
6. 16.
7. 17.
8. 18.
9. 19.
10. 20.

20 The Magic Gourd • Grade 6/ Unit 1 spell new words.
Spelling
Name Word Sort

är spelled: ôr spelled:
ar or
1. 9.
2. 10.
3. ar
4. 11.
îr spelled: 12.
ier our
5. 13.
6. 14.
eir ûr spelled:
7. ear
eer 15.
8. 16.
ur
17.
18.
19.
er
20.
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Spelling
Name Word Meaning

Analogies
Write the spelling word that completes each analogy.
1. Dock is to as park is to garage.
2. Open is to close as retreat is to .
3. Thirst is to drink as is to eat.
4. Teacher is to classroom as judge is to .
5. Laugh is to chortle as is to grieve.
Completions
Use a spelling word to complete the following sentences.
6. He lost control of his car and it started to off the road.
7. She offered a to anyone with information about their
lost family heirloom.
8. Our customs seemed to Uta.
9. In Egypt, it is common to with the street vendors.
10. The weather conditions allow them to spend more
time at home, inside with their families.
More Analogies
Write some analogies of your own on the lines below. Use at least
one spelling word in each analogy.
11.
12.
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Spelling
Name Proofreading
There are five spelling mistakes in this story. Circle the misspelled
Long ago when James was a young boy, he worked as a mayor’s servent
and lived in a shed behind the mansion. Late one night, the mayor’s wife
came to James’s door with an ernest request. Her husband had gone for a
walk and had not yet returned hours later. She didn’t need to irge James to
find her husband. James took a tortch and went to serch for him. Hours later,
James found and rescued the mayor. The next day the news was all over the
small town, and James became a hero. Over the years, the story of James’s
adventure grew until it became a grand tale.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Writing Activity
How might the story of James’s simple adventure have changed
over the years? Write a tale that might have grown from it. Use five
spelling words in your story.
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Spelling
Name Posttest
Sample A: Sample B:
sport bork
spart barke
sporte bark
spohrt bohrk
1. search 6. bargain 11. ernest 16. worf

sirch borgen erneast wharf
sertch bargen ernast warf
seartch borgain earnest whorf
2. starv 7. partched 12. mourn 17. cort
starfe portched morne corte
starve parched moarn court
storv porched moorn coart
3. thorne 8. pursoo 13. feerce 18. wierd
thorn porsoo feirce weerd
thornn pursue fierce weird
thohrn porsue ferce werde
4. reworde 9. survunt 14. peirce 19. vier
reeward survent pearce veir
reeword servant pierce veer
reward servent perce vere
5. sporkle 10. tortch 15. urge 20. burnet
sparkle torche urg burnt

sporkel torch oorge boornt
sparkel tohrch erge burnte
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Spelling
Compound Words:
Name Pretest
Fold back the paper 1. 1. heartbeat

2. 2. northwest
blanks as they are 3. 3. seaweed
finish the test, unfold 4. 4. eyelid
the paper. Use the list 5. 5. seashell
any spelling mistakes. 6. 6. twenty-five
7. 7. wading pool
8. 8. nearsighted
9. 9. brother-in-law
10. 10. old-fashioned
11. 11. full-time
12. 12. windshield
13. 13. watermelon
14. 14. science fiction
15. 15. self-respect
16. 16. flashbulb
17. 17. after-school
18. 18. teenager
19. 19. fingernail
20. 20. question mark
Review Words 21. 21. fierce

22. 22. urge
23. 23. bargain
Challenge Words 24. 24. barbed wire
25. 25. fire escape

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Grade 6/ Unit 1
Spelling
Compound Words:
Name Practice

4. WRITE the word.
5. CHECK the word.
Finish the Word

Complete each word below to form a spelling word.
1. north 11. beat
2. self- 12. -in-law
3. pool 13. shell
4. bulb 14. five
5. full 15. weed
6. mark 16. old-
7. near 17. fiction
8. ager 18. eye
9. nail 19. melon
10. wind 20. -school
Use Compound Words

Write two sentences on the lines below. Use a compound word in
each sentence.
21.
22.

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Grade 6/ Unit 1
Spelling
Compound Words:
Name Word Sort
heartbeat seashell brother-in-law watermelon after-school

northwest twenty-five old-fashioned science fiction teenager
seaweed wading pool full-time self-respect fingernail
eyelid nearsighted windshield flashbulb question mark
Sort each spelling word according to whether it is written as one word, as

two words, or with a hyphen. Write each word on the appropriate line below.
One Word: Two Words:
1. 12.
2. 13.
3. 14.
4.
Hyphenated:
5.
15.
6.
16.
7.
17.
8.
18.
9.
19.
10.
20.
11.
Write two sentences using as many compound words as you can

in each sentence.
21.
22.
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Grade 6/ Unit 1
Spelling
Compound Words:
Name Word Meaning
heartbeat seashell brother-in-law watermelon after-school

northwest twenty-five old-fashioned science fiction teenager
seaweed wading pool full-time self-respect fingernail
eyelid nearsighted windshield flashbulb question mark
Finish the Set

Write the spelling word that belongs in each group.
1. pupil, lashes,
2. toddler, adult,
3. period, comma,
4. knuckle, palm,
5. three, fourteen,
6. antique, classical,
7. apple, peach,
8. south, east,
9. sister, nephew,
10. pulse, breathing
Write About It
Use one of the sets of words above in a short piece of writing
about a topic of your choice.
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Grade 6/ Unit 1
Spelling
Compound Words:
Name Proofreading
There are five misspelled spelling words in this story. Circle the
Manuel lost his glasses at his fulltime job. Manuel is near-sited and so
he had great difficulty driving home. He was headed home when suddenly
he felt a big bump under his car, and something red splattered against the
winsheeld. He thought he had hit an animal, so his hartbeat began to race.
He pulled over to the side of the road to see what he had hit. Squinting to
get a better look, Manuel let out a chuckle. In the middle of the road was a
crushed water-melon.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Writing Activity
If you were a conservationist, what kind of adventures might you
have? Write about a day in the life of a conservationist. Use five
spelling words in your writing.
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Grade 6/ Unit 1
Spelling
Compound Words:
Name Posttest
Sample A: Sample B:
firsthand bloobery
fursthend blooberry
foorsthand blueberry
fuhrsthand bluberry
1. heart beat 6. twenty-five 11. full time 16. flash bulb

heartbeat twenty five fulltime flash-bolb
heart-beat twentyfive fultime flashbulb
heartbeet tuentee-five full-time flash-bulb
2. north west 7. wading pool 12. windshield 17. afterschool
north-west wading-pool wind shield after-school
northwest wadingpule wind sheeld after skool
noorthwest wadingpool wind-shield after school
3. seaweed 8. near sited 13. water melon 18. teen-ager
sea weed nearsited water-melon teen ager
sea-weed nearsighted watermelon tenager
seewead near sighted wattermellon teenager
4. eye lid 9. brother in law 14. sciencefiction 19. finger nail
eye-lid brotherinlaw science-fiction finger-nail
ayelid brother in-law science fiction finger nale
eyelid brother-in-law sciense fiction fingernail
5. seeshel 10. old fashioned 15. self-respect 20. questionmark
sea-shell old-fashoned selfrespect question mark

seashell old-fashioned self respect queschunmark
sea shell oldfashioned self respact question-mark
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Grade 6/ Unit 1
Spelling
Name Unit 1 Review Test
Read each sentence. If an underlined word is spelled wrong, fill in

the circle that goes with that word. If no word is spelled wrong, fill
in the circle below NONE. Read Sample A, and do Sample B.
NONE
A. The twenty-five ernest actors waited patiently for their A.
A B
cue to take the stage.
C NONE
B. I had to search the Internet to retrieve information for B.
E F
my report on the northwest.
G NONE
1. The tour group took a sleigh to a remote location to 1.
A B
view an ancient srine.
C NONE
2. The 700-page text of the sience fiction novel was dense. 2.
E F G NONE
3. At the farm, I fed the orphaned fol watermelon so he 3.
A B
would not starve.
C NONE
4. I dread the bleak day my pet will die, as I will morn his loss. 4.
E F G NONE
5. My weird grandmother said I was so dirty I might have 5.
A
to bayth in bleach.
B C NONE
6.
6. The warriors of the highest rank know how to wield a

E F
sword and hold a shield.
G NONE
7. During the carriage ride, I had to seize the reins to 7.
A B
make the horses yeeld.
C
Review Test • Grade 6/Unit 1 31

Spelling
NONE
8. At atey years old, my grandmother is very meek and 8.
E F
old-fashioned.
G NONE
9. My brother-in-law played a prank on my niece. 9.
A B C NONE
10. I tried to coax the swan back into the wading pool. 10.
E F G NONE
11. The words greeve and relieve rhyme. 11.
A B C NONE
12. The student who raised the most money for the school 12.
funed won a keen reward.
E F G NONE
13. The truck was carrying a large frate when it began to 13.
A
veer off the road and head into the wharf.
B C NONE
14. I found neither seaweed nor a seashel on the beach. 14.
E F G NONE
15. The teenager wore blue sparkle eye shadow on her eyelid. 15.
A B C NONE
16. She likes to gaze at the fearce light from the torch. 16.
E F G NONE
17. The nearsighted servant cleaned the seiling. 17.
A B C NONE
18. Due to a clash over a loan, my friend is now my fo. 18.
E F G NONE
19. I urge you to be careful when you pick a rose, the 19.
A
thorn might pierce you.
B C NONE
20. After-skool, I would like to pursue full-time work. 20.
E F G
32 Review Test • Grade 6/Unit 1

Spelling
Name Plurals: Pretest
Fold back the paper 1. 1. echoes

2. 2. photos
blanks as they are 3. 3. data
finish the test, unfold 4. 4. scarves
the paper. Use the list 5. 5. volcanoes
any spelling mistakes. 6. 6. shelves
7. 7. media
8. 8. bacteria
9. 9. wolves
10. 10. dominoes
11. 11. solos
12. 12. thieves
13. 13. wives
14. 14. cuffs
15. 15. staffs
16. 16. buffaloes
17. 17. sheriffs
18. 18. tornadoes
19. 19. sopranos
20. 20. loaves
Review Words 21. 21. old-fashioned

22. 22. windshield
23. 23. question mark
Challenge Words 24. 24. halves
25. 25. wharves

How Tía Lola Came to Stay
Grade 6/Unit 2
Spelling
Name Plurals: Practice

4. WRITE the word.
5. CHECK the word.
Find the Words

Find and circle the spelling words in the puzzle below.
A B M T O R N A D O E S R A H W O L V E S M N P
S H E L V E S D O U C S T T H I E V E S V W R O
O L D M P C S A P P H O T O S V O L C A N O E S
L A I D E U E T D D O M I N O E S O E S M R A N
O S A B U F F A L O E S A R P S H E R I F F S H
S S T A F F S O P E S O P R A N O S E N O E D R
L O A V E S C A R V E S A B N O B A C T E R I A
Make a Puzzle
Make up a puzzle of your own using the space on this page. Give
it to someone else to solve. Be sure to use at least five spelling

34 spell new words.
Grade 6/Unit 2
Spelling
Name Plurals: Word Sort
echoes photos data scarves volcanoes

shelves media bacteria wolves dominoes
solos thieves wives cuffs staffs
buffaloes sheriffs tornadoes sopranos loaves
-oes -ves
1. 12.
2. 13.
3. 14.
4. 15.
5. 16.
17.
-os
6. -ffs
7. 18.
8. 19.
20.
-a
9.
10.
11.

35
Grade 6/Unit 2
Spelling
Plurals:
Name Word Meaning
echoes photos data scarves volcanoes

shelves media bacteria wolves dominoes
solos thieves wives cuffs staffs
buffaloes sheriffs tornadoes sopranos loaves
Definitions
1. ways of communication such as television or radio
2. animals related to dogs that hunt in packs
3. persons who steal
4. a game involving tiles with dots
5. sound waves meet a large surface and bounce back
6. the ends of sleeves that cover the wrists
7. flat boards used for storage or display
8. parasitic organisms
9. persons with the highest singing voice
10. images made using a camera
11. officers of the law
12. information
13. cloth worn to keep the neck warm
14. sung by one person
15. oxen with heavy horns
16. destructive whirling winds accompanied by funnel-shaped clouds

36
Grade 6/Unit 2
Spelling
Name Plurals: Proofreading
The day my friend Mickey returned from vacation, he came running
over to my house to show me his fotos. He had some incredible pictures.
There was one of Mickey herding a group of bufaloes. There was another
of him standing on the tops of volcanos. Mickey showed me another picture
of him defending himself against a pack of wolfs. The last picture was of
him standing firmly on the ground while winds from gigantic tornadose
destroyed everything around him.
“Why, Mickey!” I exclaimed. “Seems like you had a really amazing
vacation.”
“No,” Mickey said sheepishly. “I spent my whole vacation at my
grandmother’s house creating these silly pictures on her computer.”
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Writing Activity
Have you ever imagined doing something similar to the things that
Mickey does in his photos? Write about an adventure you would
like to take in your life. Use five spelling words.

37
Grade 6/Unit 2
Spelling
Name Plurals: Posttest
Sample A: Sample B:
potatos pianos
pottatos piannos
potatoes pianoes
potattoes piannoes
1. echoss 6. photoes 11. dayta 16. scarfes

eckos photoss data scareves
echoes fotos datta scarves
ekose photos daatta scarvees
2. volcanoes 7. shelfes 12. meedia 17. backteria
volcanose shelves midea bactterria
volcanoss shelfs meddia bakteria
volkanoes schelevs media bacteria
3. wolfs 8. dawminoes 13. solos 18. thifes
woolves dominos sewlos theeves
woolfes dominoes colos theives
wolves dominnoes soloz thieves
4. wifes 9. kuffs 14. sttafs 19. bufalos
wives cufs staves buffaloes
wivse cuffs staffs bufaloes
wavies cuffss stafs buffalos
5. cherifs 10. tornados 15. sopranoes 20. loaves

sherifz tornadoes soapranos loafs
sheriffs tornadoz sospranoes lowves
sherifs torrnadoes sopranos loafes

38
Grade 6/Unit 2
Spelling
Adding -ed, -ing :
Name Pretest
Fold back the paper 1. 1. sloped

2. 2. stifling
blanks as they are 3. 3. marveled
finish the test, unfold 4. 4. sipped
the paper. Use the list 5. 5. encouraged
any spelling mistakes. 6. 6. permitting
7. 7. orbiting
8. 8. credited
9. 9. labored
10. 10. patrolling
11. 11. referred
12. 12. regretting
13. 13. totaled
14. 14. unraveling
15. 15. uttered
16. 16. reviving
17. 17. glimmering
18. 18. accused
19. 19. confiding
20. 20. hovered
Review Words 21. 21. echoes

22. 22. shelves
23. 23. media
Challenge Words 24. 24. interpreted
25. 25. swiveling

The Night of the Pomegranate
Grade 6/Unit 2
Spelling
Adding -ed, -ing :
Name Practice

4. WRITE the word.
5. CHECK the word.
Missing Letters
1. reg t ing 11. l ed
2. t ed 12. rev ing
3. h ed 13. u ed
4. o ing 14. g ing
5. c ing 15. a ed
6. sl ed 16. r ed
7. en aged 17. veled
8. si ed 18. cr
9. eling 19. pa ing
10. perm 20. ling
Write the Words


40 spell new words.
Grade 6/Unit 2
Spelling
Adding -ed, -ing :
Name Word Sort
sloped stifling marveled sipped encouraged

permitting orbiting credited labored patrolling
referred regretting totaled unraveling uttered
reviving glimmering accused confiding hovered
Drop the final e Dropping –ing or –ed
1. 9.
2. 10.
3. 11.
12.
Double the final consonant
13.
4.
14.
5.
15.
6.
16.
7.
17.
8.
18.
Write About It

41
Grade 6/Unit 2
Spelling
Adding -ed, -ing :
Name Word Meaning
sloped stifling marveled sipped encouraged

permitting orbiting credited labored patrolling
referred regretting totaled unraveling uttered
reviving glimmering accused confiding hovered
Synonyms
Write the spelling word that matches each synonym.
1. approved
2. apologizing
3. spoken
4. allowing
5. summed
6. wondered
Antonyms
7. praised
8. easy
9. dejected
10. sunk
11. destroying
12. guzzled

42
Grade 6/Unit 2
Spelling
Adding -ed, -ing :
Name Proofreading
As I sat in the park and siped my lemonade, I marvelled at what a
beautifully clear day it was. The sky was blue and flawless. Then all of a
sudden, out of nowhere, a small glimmerring disc came orbitting out of the
sky and hoverd above my head before plummeting to the ground. I sat there
amazed for a minute, as the disc came to a halt by my feet. Had I just come
into contact with something from another planet? Slightly afraid, I looked
down at my feet, only to discover that what I had seen was just your average
frisbee.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Writing Activity
Did you ever think about the possibility of life on other planets?
Write a letter to an alien explaining your life on Earth. Use five
spelling words.

43
Grade 6/Unit 2
Spelling
Adding -ed, -ing :
Name Posttest
Sample A: Sample B:
travelling tiped
travilling tieped
traveling tipped
travelin tippd
1. slouped 6. stiflign 11. marveled 16. siped

slopd stiffling maveled sippde
clopped stiflinng marrveld sipped
sloped stifling marvld sipd
2. encouraged 7. permiting 12. orbitting 17. creadeted
incourages prmitting orbiting creddited
enncouraged pirmitting orbittin kredited
encourjd permitting orbtng credited
3. laburd 8. putroling 13. referd 18. regreting
labored patroling referred regrettin
laborred patrolling reffered regretting
labord patrollin reffird regritteng
4. glimerin 9. accused 14. confidin 19. havered
glimmering akused confiding hoverred
glimering accussed conffiding hovered
glimaring acused konfiding hoverd
5. totld 10. unraveling 15. utered 20. raviving

totuled unravveling utterred reviving
totaled unravelling utterd revivving
totalled unravling uttered reving

44
Grade 6/Unit 2
Spelling
ou, oi, au, oo :
Name Pretest
Fold back the paper 1. 1. vault

2. 2. slouch
blanks as they are 3. 3. poise
finish the test, unfold 4. 4. scrawl
the paper. Use the list 5. 5. noodle
any spelling mistakes. 6. 6. blouse
7. 7. boost
8. 8. sooty
9. 9. fraud
10. 10. sought
11. 11. scowl
12. 12. employ
13. 13. thaw
14. 14. groove
15. 15. corduroy
16. 16. browse
17. 17. rookie
18. 18. scoot
19. 19. avoid
20. 20. snoozed
Review Words 21. 21. sipped

22. 22. credited
23. 23. regretting
Challenge Words 24. 24. drowsy
25. 25. boisterous

missed to prepare for the Posttest. Time for Kids • Grade 6/Unit 2 45
Spelling
ou, oi, au, oo :
Name Practice

4. WRITE the word.
5. CHECK the word.
Word Scramble
Unscramble each set of letters to make a spelling word.
1. lwarcs 11. gutohs
2. otbso 12. twah
3. divao 13. lowsc
4. stoyo 14. orkoie
5. wosreb 15. rrooducy
6. talvu 16. tosoc
7. oolend 17. obules
8. plemoy 18. daruf
9. dezosno 19. hlucos
10. voroge 20. eiops
Write the Words


46 Time for Kids • Grade 6/Unit 2 spell new words.
Spelling
ou, oi, au, oo :
Name Word Sort
vault slouch poise scrawl noodle

blouse boost sooty fraud sought
scowl employ thaw groove corduroy
browse rookie scoot avoid snoozed
-au -oo
1. 10.
2. 11.
12.
-ou
13.
3.
14.
4.
15.
5.
16.
-oi
-ow
6.
17.
7.
18.
-aw
-oy
8.
19.
9.
20.
Time for Kids • Grade 6/Unit 2 47

Spelling
ou, oi, au, oo :
Name Word Meaning
vault slouch poise scrawl noodle

blouse boost sooty fraud sought
scowl employ thaw groove corduroy
browse rookie scoot avoid snoozed
Sentence Completion
1. My sister’s overalls are made out of blue .
2. We had to let the frozen meat before we cooked it.
3. My mother says I must always sit up straight, as it is impolite to
.
4. When they discovered the hidden , they found the
stolen jewels.
5. After a long day at the beach, we came home and .
6. The ice cream cone dripped all over my new .
7. I like to through the new releases at the music store.
8. The restaurant is looking to a new chef.
9. Before I leave I the address of where I am going on a
piece of paper.
10. The best new athlete wins the of the year award.
11. After getting in trouble at school, Shawna wore a on
her face.
12. I couldn’t see over the counter so I asked for a .
13. The walls of the old building were very from all the
candles.
14. My father walked to the podium with great grace and .
15. The museum officials were relieved to discover that the masterpiece was
not a .
16. Mayank was happy to find his lucky pencil stuck in a .
48 Time for Kids • Grade 6/Unit 2

Spelling
ou, oi, au, oo :
Name Proofreading
When The Noodal House first opened, I thought it might be a nice place
to work. I applied for a job and they agreed to imploy me. Because I was the
last person they hired, they called me “rooky” and teased me a lot for not
knowing how to do everything. After a week, I began to go to work with a
scowel on my face. This is not the type of work environment that I had sawt.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Writing Activity
Did you ever have a job? Write about a job you have had, or would
like to have someday. Use five spelling words.
Time for Kids • Grade 6/Unit 2 49

Spelling
ou, oi, au, oo :
Name Posttest
Sample A: Sample B:
powch mowse
paoch mose
pouch mouse
puoch muose
1. valt 6. clouch 11. poose 16. skrawl

vualt slouch poise scrarawl
vault slooch posie scrowl
vautl sluoch piose scrawl
2. noodle 7. bluse 12. bost 17. sewty
knewdle blowse boust soty
nodel bluse boost sooty
newdle blouse bewst soote
3. frawd 8. sought 13. scool 18. imploy
fraud suot scoll emply
fruad sout scwol empoly
frad soght scowl employ
4. thaw 9. grouve 14. korduory 19. brawse
thuw groov corduroy browse
thoow groove cordroy browes
thaaw grooev cordouroy brose
5. roockee 10. scoot 15. afoid 20. snoized

rooike socot avoid snewzed
rokie scott avowd snoozed
rookie scewt avood snozed
50 Time for Kids • Grade 6/Unit 2

Spelling
VCCV, VCCCV Patterns:
Name Preteset
Fold back the paper 1. 1. factor

2. 2. banner
blanks as they are 3. 3. victim
finish the test, unfold 4. 4. mental
the paper. Use the list 5. 5. formal
any spelling mistakes. 6. 6. pantry
7. 7. ballot
8. 8. prosper
9. 9. pumpkin
10. 10. muffler
11. 11. ragged
12. 12. kingdom
13. 13. barren
14. 14. necklace
15. 15. wallet
16. 16. ponder
17. 17. funnel
18. 18. dwelling
19. 19. snapshot
20. 20. fabric
Review Words 21. 21. blouse

22. 22. employ
23. 23. thaw
Challenge Words 24. 24. verdict
25. 25. garment

Rumpelstiltskin’s Daughter
Grade 6/Unit 2
Spelling
Name Practice

4. WRITE the word.
5. CHECK the word.
Find Rhyming Words

the left.
1. mental lintel gentle mindless
2. dwelling rebel climbing swelling
3. snapshot plot blank cap
4. ponder winner wander wonder
5. pumpkin bumpkin stumped flint
6. funnel run tunnel camel
7. factor tractor lecture alligator
8. banner runner junior manor
9. necklace glass reckless trace
10. ballot bullet slot palette
Write a poem of at least 4 lines. Include two of the spelling words

in your poem.

52 spell new words.
Grade 6/Unit 2
Spelling
Name Word Sort
factor banner victim mental formal

pantry ballot prosper pumpkin muffler
ragged kingdom barren necklace wallet
ponder funnel dwelling snapshot fabric
VCCV VCCCV
1. 15.
2. 16.
3. 17.
4. 18.
5. 19.
6. 20.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
Alphabetical Order
Use the lines below to write the spelling words in alphabetical order.
53
Grade 6/Unit 2
Spelling
Name Word Meaning
factor banner victim mental formal

pantry ballot prosper pumpkin muffler
ragged kingdom barren necklace wallet
ponder funnel dwelling snapshot fabric
Matching Meanings
1. poster
2. infertile
3. consider
4. cloth
5. sufferer
6. cupboard
7. house
8. vote
9. empire
10. photograph
11. uneven
12. successful
13. proper
14. scarf
15. country
16. apparatus
54
Grade 6/Unit 2
Spelling
Name Proofreading
Last year, I started a small detective business in my town. When a crime
occurs people come to me to try to solve it. I have yet to have a case go
unsolved. Today, around 4:30 p.m., my friend Jahlani Philips came to me. He
said that his mother had been on her way to her friend’s house last night for
dinner when she noticed that the neckless she intended to wear was missing.
I immediately followed him to his house to interview the viktim. Once
there I asked her if she had any pictures of the stolen goods. She handed us
a snapposht of the diamond jewelry. I then asked Jahlani’s mother to recall
her activities from yesterday. She explained that she had been wearing
the jewelry all day, but took it off in the afternoon while she was making
a pumcken pie for the dinner party. When she went to put it back on, she
realized it had been stolen.
“Where did you take off your jewelry?” I asked.
“Why in my bedroom, of course, and I placed it back into my jewelry box
just like I always do. When I returned to get it for the party, it was gone.”
“Do you mind if I have a look around?” I asked, heading for the kitchen.
“Not at all,” she replied.
First, I checked the refrigerator, which did not contain the stolen goods.
But upon opening the door to the pantree, I uncovered the missing property.
Jahlani’s mother was so happy with my discovery, she gave me a hug.
1. 2. 3.
4. 5.
Writing Activity
Have you ever lost something important to you? Write about a time
when you thought you had lost an important object and how you felt
when you found it. Use five spelling words.
55
Grade 6/Unit 2
Spelling
Name Posttest
Sample A: Sample B:
maner tunel
mannir tunnil
manner tunnel
mannr tunell
1. faktor 6. necklace 11. viktum 16. mentale

facter neclace victim mentl
factor neklace victum mentul
factr necklaec victm mental
2. barren 7. banr 12. wallit 17. mufler
barrin banner walet muffler
barrn bannir wallt mufflir
barrne baner wallet mufflr
3. ragged 8. cingdom 13. firml 18. ponder
ragad kingdum forml pondir
ragid kingdm formal pondr
raggde kingdom formil pondre
4. pantree 9. funil 14. fabrec 19. dwellin
pantri funnel fabrik dwellen
pantry funel fabric dwelling
patnyr funnle fabrc dwellng
5. balit 10. snapshot 15. prosper 20. pumcin

ballit snapsot prospir pumkin
balot cnapshot prospr pumpkin
ballot snapshott prossper pumpkine
56
Grade 6/Unit 2
Spelling
V/CV, VC/V Patterns:
Name Pretest
Fold back the paper 1. 1. brutal

2. 2. secure
blanks as they are 3. 3. panic
finish the test, unfold 4. 4. cabins
the paper. Use the list 5. 5. fever
any spelling mistakes. 6. 6. voter
7. 7. vanish
8. 8. nylon
9. 9. detect
10. 10. resist
11. 11. labor
12. 12. focus
13. 13. rival
14. 14. recite
15. 15. topic
16. 16. amid
17. 17. unit
18. 18. rotate
19. 19. vital
20. 20. lament
Review Words 21. 21. victim

22. 22. wallet
23. 23. snapshot
Challenge Words 24. 24. mural
25. 25. civic

The Great Serum Race
Grade 6/Unit 2
Spelling
Name Practice

4. WRITE the word.
5. CHECK the word.

1. 11.
2. 12.
3. 13.
4. 14.
5. 15.
6. 16.
7. 17.
8. 18.
9. 19.
10. 20.
Write the Words


58 spell new words.
Grade 6/Unit 2
Spelling
Name Word Sort
brutal secure panic cabins fever

voter vanish nylon detect resist
focus rival recite topic amid
unit rotate vital lament withdraw
Crossword Puzzle
Use the clues to complete the puzzle.
1
2 3
5 6
7 8
10
ACROSS DOWN
2. At eighteen it is important to 1. When I am bored, I find it difficult
become a . to .
4. My paper is the Civil 3. We activities during
War. gym class.

5. When we went camping we 6. War is often extremely .
stayed in . 8. I have to my poem at
7. She was sick with a high . the fair.
10. My costume was made with 9. Before the exam, I began to
and feathers. .

59
Grade 6/Unit 2
Spelling
Name Word Meaning
brutal secure panic cabins fever

voter vanish nylon detect resist
focus rival recite topic amid
unit rotate vital lament withdraw
Analogies
Complete each analogy with the appropriate spelling word.
1. Lock is to open as unprotected is to .
2. Happy is to joy as mourn is to .
3. Calm is to peaceful as fear is to .
4. Appear is to materialize as disappear is to .
5. Friend is to foe as enemy is to .
Phrase Completion
Write the spelling word that completes each phrase.
6. registered
7. log
8. stockings
9. term paper
10. low grade
More Analogies
Write some analogies of your own on the lines below. Use at least
one spelling word in each analogy.
11.
12.

60
Grade 6/Unit 2
Spelling
Name Proofreading
Last year, before my brother went off to college, my family took a
vacation to Maine for a week. We stayed in cabends umid the trees and tried
to forus on just spending time together. Though I still see my brother all the
time, I can’t ressist thinking that our vacation last summer will remain a
vitale memory for me.
1. 2. 3.
4. 5.
Writing Activity
Have you ever had to say goodbye to good friends or family
members when they moved away? Write a description of what it
was like for them to leave. Use at least five spelling words.

61
Grade 6/Unit 2
Spelling
Name Posttest
Sample A: Sample B:
nevr banesh
nevre bannish
never banish
nevir banush
1. brutil 6. lament 11. cecure 16. vital

burtal lamen secre vitil
brutal lument secure vitl
brutl lametn secrue vitale
2. nilon 7. resist 12. panec 17. vanish
nylonn resest pannic vanush
nylon ressist panc vanesh
nyln resit panic vanich
3. datect 8. cabuns 13. unit 18. labur
ditect cabins unet labr
dettect cabenns unut labor
detect cabinns unitt laberr
4. rotat 9. topic 14. fevur 19. fokus
rotatee topec fevor fockus
rotate topac fever focis
rotatte topick fervar focus
5. votur 10. resite 15. rivele 20. emid

votir recite rivalle ammid
votr recit rivul amed
voter recitte rival amid

62
Grade 6/Unit 2
Spelling

NONE
A. On the shelves were book’s about wolves and buffalos. A.
A B C NONE
B. As the thieves cracked opened the valt, they were caught B.
E F
by the sheriffs.
G NONE
1. My aunt thinks that the fit of your blowse can determine if 1.
A
you slouch or stand with poise.
B C NONE
2. I had to browse through piles of sooty things at the yard 2.
E F
sale to find the necklace.
G NONE
3. She had a fever, she snoozd, and did not leave her dwelling. 3.
A B C NONE
4. After his wallet was stolen, Jason became the victim of identity 4.
E F
frawd.
G NONE
5. As part of the student elections, I encouraged voter turnout 5.
A B
and was a ballot counter.
C NONE
6. We marveled at the glimmerring photos. 6.
E F G NONE
7. Listening to the wives speak, it was hard to believe the 7.

A
datta that was uttered.
B C NONE
8. The chef hovered over his loaves of bread as though it were 8.
E F
a kingdom.
G
Unit Review Test • Grade 6/ Unit 2 63

Spelling
NONE
9. The rookie cop was nervously patroling the area, every so often 9.
A B
pulling at his cuffs and jacket.
C NONE
10. I sought cordoroy scarves to buy for all my friends. 10.
E F G NONE
11. In the pantry were all the ingredients for my famous pumpkin 11.
A B
noodle pudding.
C NONE
12. During tornados log cabins fall down like dominoes. 12.
E F G NONE
13. When I feel sekure, I know nothing brutal will happen and I do 13.
A B
not panic.
C NONE
14. It is illegal to resist arrest or avoid the police when you are 14.
E F
accussed of a crime.
G NONE
15. He was regreting confiding in the media. 15.
A B C NONE
16. The unit of sopranoes created powerful echoes. 16.
E F G NONE
17. After the snowstorm, the muffler needed to thaw and the car 17.
A B
needed a booste.
C NONE
18. Nylon fabric was vital for the costumes we made for the play. 18.
E F G NONE
19. My topic was to focus on underwater volcanose. 19.
A B C NONE
20. For the sixth grade party everyone had to scrawl their name 20.
E
on a banner, but the pen got stuck in a groove in the floor.
F G
64 Unit Review Test • Grade 6/ Unit 2

Spelling
Accented Syllables:
Name Pretest
Fold back the paper 1. 1. ignore

2. 2. wealthy
blanks as they are 3. 3. fulfill
finish the test, unfold 4. 4. healthy
the paper. Use the list 5. 5. enroll
any spelling mistakes. 6. 6. accept
7. 7. parchment
8. 8. dismay
9. 9. debate
10. 10. prepare
11. 11. repair
12. 12. applaud
13. 13. forlorn
14. 14. shoulder
15. 15. abroad
16. 16. flounder
17. 17. saunter
18. 18. falter
19. 19. install
20. 20. bounty
Review Words 21. 21. voter

22. 22. recite
23. 23. topic
Challenge Words 24. 24. jaunty
25. 25. cauldron

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Spelling
Accented Syllables:
Name Practice

4. WRITE the word.
5. CHECK the word.
Missing Letters
1. fl er 11. ful
2. parch 12. de e
3. heal y 13. laud
4. roll 14. i ore
5. bo y 15. saun r
6. f er 16. may
7. pare 17. a pt
8. fo rn 18. broad
9. we y 19. sh lder
10. in 20. re r
Write the Words

Use the lines to practice writing the spelling words.

66 Juan Verdades • Grade 6/ Unit 3 spell new words.
Spelling
Accented Syllables:
Name Word Sort
ignore wealthy fulfill healthy enroll

accept parchment dismay debate prepare
repair applaud forlorn shoulder abroad
flounder saunter falter install bounty
Sort each spelling word by the accented syllable.
First syllable Second syllable

1. 9.
2. 10.
3. 11.
4. 12.
5. 13.
6. 14.
7. 15.
8. 16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
Alphabetical Order
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Spelling
Accented Syllables:
Name Word Meaning
notice wealthy fulfill healthy enroll

accept parchment dismay debate prepare
repair applaud forlorn shoulder abroad
flounder saunter falter install bounty
Synonyms
1. argue
2. mend
3. rich
4. register
5. stroll
6. stumble
Antonyms
7. boo
8. penalty
9. ignore
10. ill
11. deny
12. demolish
Use the Spelling Words

Write two sentences on the lines below. Use a spelling word in

each sentence.
13.
14.
68 Juan Verdades • Grade 6/ Unit 3

Spelling
Accented Syllables:
Name Proofreading
There are five spelling mistakes in the paragraph below. Circle the
When Juan Verdades met Araceli he could not ignor the beauty and
charm of the young girl. He wanted to marry her but felt the girl would
not marry a man who was not wellthy enough to fulfil her every dream.
However, Juan could not change who he was. Even when tested, his true
nature could not faulter. In the end Juan stayed true to his truthful nature
and was greatly rewarded. Araceli was able to see that he was just as
good as he said he was, and acepted him just the way he was.
1. 3. 5.
2. 4.
Writing Activity
Think of a time when you felt like someone was testing your character
to see if you would change under pressure. Write a short paragraph
explaining what happened and whether or not you stayed as true to
yourself as Juan Verdades. Use five spelling words.
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Spelling
Accented Syllables:
Name Posttest
Sample A: Sample B:
ribate boldir
rebat boldr
rebate bolder
reebate bowlder
1. egnor 6. aplowd 11. dismay 16. wellthy

ignre applaud dissmay wealthe
ignore aplaud desmay wealthy
ignoer appluad dismae waelthe
2. fullfill 7. flounder 12. sawnter 17. fourlon
fulfil flownder sauntr forlorn
fullfel fluonder saunter forlon
fulfill floudr sauntir fourlorn
3. healthy 8. inroll 13. prepair 18. dibate
helthy enrol prepar debate
healty enroll pripare debeight
healthe enrell prepare debte
4. acept 9. parcment 14. install 19. fallter
accept parchmint enstall faltre
akecept parchmunt enstal falter
acceptt parchment instal flatir
5. bountee 10. abroad 15. sholder 20. repair

bownty abrod shoulder repare
bounty abrad sholdr ripari
bountey abrood shouldr repar
70 Juan Verdades • Grade 6/ Unit 3

Spelling
Final schwa-r:
Name Pretest
Fold back the paper 1. 1. actor

2. 2. stroller
blanks as they are 3. 3. scatter
finish the test, unfold 4. 4. gutter
the paper. Use the list 5. 5. platter
any spelling mistakes. 6. 6. customer
7. 7. ancestor
8. 8. flavor
9. 9. mirror
10. 10. vinegar
11. 11. bachelor
12. 12. behavior
13. 13. calendar
14. 14. waiter
15. 15. singular
16. 16. maneuver
17. 17. observer
18. 18. wander
19. 19. traitor
20. 20. janitor
Review Words 21. 21. healthy

22. 22. accept
23. 23. prepare
Challenge Words 24. 24. clamor
25. 25. rescuer

Nothing Ever Happens on 90th
Street • Grade 6/ Unit 3
Spelling
Final schwa-r:
Name Practice

1 2
3 4
3. STUDY the letters
in the word. 5 6
4. WRITE the word.

5. CHECK the word. 7 8
Did you spell the
word right? If not,
go back to step 1.
9
10
Crossword Puzzle
ACROSS DOWN
1. Eva enjoyed the soup but felt it 2. When the ball hit the deliveryman,
had too much . the pizza landed in the
6. Mr. Change brought over a .
of trout. 3. Mr. Sims is a great
7. I wish I could play field hockey, but on Broadway.
I’m only an . 4. The soup had more
9. Eva liked witnessing the unusual when Mrs.

on 90th Martinez added spices.
Street. 5. When the pizza fell the toppings
10. Being a at began to .
the 90th Street Café would be an 8. Baby Joshua sat in a
interesting job. .

72 spell new words.
Spelling
Final schwa-r:
Name Word Sort
actor stroller scatter gutter platter

customer ancestor flavor mirror vinegar
bachelor behavior calendar waiter singular
maneuver observer wander traitor janitor
Place the spelling words in their appropriate column according to

their final schwa-r.
-ar -er
1. 12.
2. 13.
3. 14.
15.
-or
16.
4.
17.
5.
18.
6.
19.
7.
20.
8.
9.
10.
11.
Alphabetical Order

73
Spelling
Final schwa-r:
Name Word Meaning
actor stroller scatter gutter platter

customer ancestor flavor mirror vinegar
bachelor behavior calendar waiter singular
maneuver observer wander traitor janitor
Word Meanings
1. a water drain alongside a road
2. referring to one person or thing
3. to throw things around
4. a disloyal person
5. the manner in which one conducts oneself
6. a large flat serving dish
7. a quality of food or drink detected by the senses
8. a skillful movement or action
9. buggy
10. a buyer of goods or services
11. an unmarried man
12. member of your family who lived a long time ago

13. chart showing days, weeks, months in a year
14. surface that reflects the image in front of it
15. to get lost; to stray

74
Spelling
Final schwa-r:
Name Proofreading
Interesting events happen at the most unlikely of times. Watching the
street on a boring day can prove to be one of the most entertaining events.
Try to be a careful obzurver. You never know who will walk by. The
neighborhood ackter may wondar by rehearsing a monologue. The wayter
from the local restaurant may run across the street to the deli to stock up on
extra vineger. The daily activities of those in your neighborhood can often be
quite unusual and exciting.
1. 3. 5.
2. 4.
Writing Activity
Think about a time when something unusual happened that you didn’t
expect. Write a paragraph about that particular day. Use five spelling
words.

75
Spelling
Final schwa-r:
Name Posttest
Sample A: Sample B:
senator similir
senater similar
cenator similurr
senatr simillar
1. flavir 6. custimer 11. bachelor 16. behavir

flavor customer bachelir behaveor
flavr customar bachalor behavor
flavar kustomer bahelor behavior
2. calinder 7. cinguler 12. stroler 17. janitor
calendar singulur strollar jantor
calender singullir stroller janator
kalendar singular strollr janiter
3. ancestor 8. vineger 13. plater 18. manewver
ancestore vingr plattar maneuver
ancester vinagar platter manuver
ansecter vinegar platir manuvere
4. wator 9. scater 14. gutter 19. obserrvar
waitir skattir guter obsrver
waiter scatter guttir observir
waitor skatter gutir observer
5. mirrer 10. abroad 15. traitor 20. actir

mirror abrod trator aktor
mirar abrad traiter actor
miror abrood traittor actar

76
Spelling
Final schwa-n
Name and schwa-l :
Pretest
Fold back the paper 1. 1. burden

2. 2. carton
blanks as they are 3. 3. hasten
finish the test, unfold 4. 4. cable
the paper. Use the list 5. 5. civil
any spelling mistakes. 6. 6. dwindle
7. 7. gallon
8. 8. fumble
9. 9. normal
10. 10. novel
11. 11. basin
12. 12. whistle
13. 13. villain
14. 14. urban
15. 15. organ
16. 16. satin
17. 17. curtain
18. 18. peril
19. 19. gravel
20. 20. dangle
Review Words 21. 21. customer

22. 22. flavor
23. 23. calendar
Challenge Words 24. 24. vertical
25. 25. veteran

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Spelling
Final schwa-n
Name and schwa-l :
Practice

4. WRITE the word.
5. CHECK the word.
Find Rhyming Words

Put an X on the one word that rhymes with the spelling word on the left.
1. dangle eagle angle angel
2. cable cobble kettle table
3. satin Latin saffron cretin
4. novel grovel gravel barrel
5. carton apron Spartan plankton
6. dwindle thimble candle kindle
7. curtain certain maintain attain
8. whistle castle wrestle missile
9. gravel crave cradle travel
10. normal formal female thermal
11. fumble stumble thumb plum
12. basin base mason baking

78 Time for Kids • Grade 6/ Unit 3 spell new words.
Spelling
Final schwa-n
Name and schwa-l :
Word Sort
burden carton hasten cable civil

dwindle gallon fumble normal novel
basin whistle villain urban organ
satin curtain peril gravel dangle
-an -al
1. 11.
2.
-el
-ain 12.
3. 13.
4.
-il
-en 14.
5. 15.
6.
-le
-in 16.
7. 17.
8. 18.
19.
-on
20.
9.
10.
Time for Kids • Grade 6/ Unit 3 79

Spelling
Final schwa-n
Name and schwa-l :
Word Meaning
burden carton hasten cable civil

dwindle gallon fumble normal novel
basin whistle villain urban organ
satin curtain peril gravel dangle
Analogies
1. 16 fluid ounces : one pint as 128 fluid ounces : one
2. flower : rose as book :
3. country : rural as city :
4. smooth : rough as paved :
5. police officer : criminal as hero :
6. delay : procrastinate as speed :
Sentence Completion
7. It was a heavy to carry all the luggage at once.
8. When she finished the last of the milk, she threw out the
9. Now that they have television there are 500 available

channels.
10. I must buy a new , to block the sun.
11. I think I will buy pajamas because I heard they are

very comfortable.
12. The kettle will when the water is boiling.
80 Time for Kids • Grade 6/ Unit 3

Spelling
Final schwa-n
Name and schwa-l :
Proofreading
Although Earth is mostly water, it contains little that is useable. The
amount of water used every day places a heavy burdin on Earth’s natural
resources. There are many ways you can reduce the amount of water you
waste each day. For example, showering uses less water than filling up the
entire bassen for bathing. Placing a milk cartin outside to collect rain water
for your indoor plants is another way that you can save water. If we do not
make strides toward saving water, we will hassen the destruction of one of
our greatest natural resources, and the availability of fresh, clean, usable
water may be in perral.
1. 3. 5.
2. 4.
Writing Activity
There are many things we could do to help save the earth. Write a
short paragraph about a program in your neighborhood that was
set up to be environmentally friendly. Use five spelling words.
Time for Kids • Grade 6/ Unit 3 81

Spelling
Final schwa-n
Name and schwa-l :
Posttest
Sample A: Sample B:
virtical veterin
vurtical veterran
vertical veteran
vertikal vertern
1. sivil 6. normal 11. cartin 16. fumbell

cival normall carton fumbl
civil normill carrton fumbal
civill normil cartone fumble
2. dwindal 7. organ 12. erban 17. kabel
dwindel orgin irban kable
dwindale organe urrban cable
dwindle orgun urban caball
3. novel 8. burrdan 13. peril 18. kirtan
noval burdene peral kurtain
novell burden perill cirtain
novle berden perull curtain
4. wistle 9. villain 14. catin 19. bacin
whistel vilan satin basun
whstle villane saten basin
whistle villin satun basen
5. gravel 10. dangull 15. hastin 20. galon

gravil dangel hastene gallon
gravele dangal hasun gallun
gravle dangle hasten gallin
82 Time for Kids • Grade 6/ Unit 3

Spelling
Simple Prefixes:
Name Pretest
Fold back the paper 1. 1. unknown

2. 2. incredible
blanks as they are 3. 3. superhuman
finish the test, unfold 4. 4. prolong
the paper. Use the list 5. 5. outpost
any spelling mistakes. 6. 6. independent
7. 7. incomplete
8. 8. enlist
9. 9. enrich
10. 10. enlarge
11. 11. superstar
12. 12. supermarket
13. 13. outfield
14. 14. outlaw
15. 15. outstanding
16. 16. outcry
17. 17. proclaim
18. 18. uncommon
19. 19. untangle
20. 20. unhook
Review Words 21. 21. curtain

22. 22. cable
23. 23. gallon
Challenge Words 24. 24. indistinct
25. 25. unequal

The Emperor’s Silent Army
Grade 6/ Unit 3
Spelling
Simple Prefixes:
Name Practice

4. WRITE the word.
5. CHECK the word.
Alphabetical Order
1. 11.
2. 12.
3. 13.
4. 14.
5. 15.
6. 16.
7. 17.
8. 18.
9. 19.
10. 20.
Write the Words

84 spell new words.
Grade 6/ Unit 3
Spelling
Simple Prefixes:
Name Word Sort
unknown outstanding incredible unhook superhuman

prolong untangle outpost enlist independent
supermarket incomplete enlarge uncommon outfield
outcry enrich proclaim outlaw superstar
Sort the spelling words according to their prefix.
en- super-
1. 11.
2. 12.
3. 13.
in- pro-
4. 14.
5. 15.
6.
out-
un- 16.
7. 17.
8. 18.
9. 19.
10. 20.
Review Alphabetical Order


85
Grade 6/ Unit 3
Spelling
Simple Prefixes:
Name Word Meaning
unknown outstanding incredible unhook superhuman

prolong untangle outpost enlist independent
supermarket incomplete enlarge uncommon outfield
outcry enrich proclaim outlaw superstar
Sentence Completion
1. I need to pick up eggs at the .
2. My uncle decided to in the army.
3. The photograph was too small, so I had to it.
4. We watched the baseball game from bleachers in the .
5. There was such an , that the workers went on strike.
6. The town had to the keeping of wild animals as pets.
Matching Meanings
7. celebrity
8. unidentified
9. supplement
10. self-ruled
11. unravel
12. lengthen
Use the Spelling Words

Write two sentences on the lines below. Use a spelling word in

each sentence.
13.
14.

86
Grade 6/ Unit 3
Spelling
Simple Prefixes:
Name Proofreading
Upon discovery of some unnown artifacts, the town put together a
team to uncover the historical significance of their find. Many independant
scientists teamed together to untangal the mysteries of the ancient pieces.
There was incredable joy when the scientists began to uncover facts about
the pieces they discovered. The lead scientist even became a suparstar in the
community for his contributions to the project.
1. 3. 5.
2. 4.
Writing Activity
Write a story about discovering an historical object, perhaps one
you found in an attic or basement that revealed something you
didn’t know about your family. Use five spelling words.

87
Grade 6/ Unit 3
Spelling
Simple Prefixes:
Name Posttest
Sample A: Sample B:
endiscitn unekaul
indisstinct unnequal
indistinct unequal
indistink unequall
1. unknown 6. outfled 11. outlow 16. superhuman

unnown outfeild outlaww suparhuman
unknon outfield outlw supperhumn
unknownn outfild outlaw seperhewman
2. superistar 7. outstandin 12. outkry 17. enlarge
supperstar outstanding outkri inlarje
superstar oustanding outkr enlarj
superstr oustanding outcry enlareg
3. supirmarkit 8. encredible 13. proclam 18. prolon
supermarket incredable proklain prolng
suprmarkit incredibel proclaim prolawng
supurmarket incredible proklam prolong
4. unkomn 9. independent 14. inrich 19. unhuk
uncommun endependent encirh unhook
uncommon inddependent enrich unhewk
uncomon independnt enrish unhooc
5. outposte 10. untangle 15. enlist 20. encomplete

outposst untangal inlist inkomplete
outpst untangel enlisst incomplete
outpost untangl enliss incomplet

88
Grade 6/ Unit 3
Spelling
Adding -ion, -ation :
Name Pretest
Fold back the paper 1. 1. inspire

2. 2. inspiration
blanks as they are 3. 3. consult
finish the test, unfold 4. 4. consultation
the paper. Use the list 5. 5. separate
any spelling mistakes. 6. 6. separation
7. 7. illustrate
8. 8. illustration
9. 9. instruct
10. 10. instruction
11. 11. observe
12. 12. observation
13. 13. react
14. 14. reaction
15. 15. connect
16. 16. connection
17. 17. hesitate
18. 18. hesitation
19. 19. represent
20. 20. representation
Review Words 21. 21. incomplete

22. 22. supermarket
23. 23. outfield
Challenge Words 24. 24. evaporate
25. 25. evaporation

The Case of the Phantom Poet
Grade 6/ Unit 3
Spelling
Name Practice

1. LOOK at the word. 4. WRITE the word.
2. SAY the word aloud. 5. CHECK the word.
Find the Words
Find and circle the spelling words hidden in each set of letters.
Then write them on the line provided.
1. r e a c o n n e c t i o b s e r v a
2. t a t i o i n s p i l l u s t r a t e
3. c o n n c o n s u l t a t i n g s a
4. h e s i t a t i o n a t i o n a t s
5. r e p r e a c t i o b s e r v a t i
6. c o u s i n s t r u c t i o n r s a
7. b e s a s e p s e p a r a t i o n
8. r e p r e s e n t a c t i o n e r e
9. n i o t a r o b s e r v a t i o n
10. j u b a n i j i m i n s p i r e
Make a Puzzle
Make up a puzzle of your own using the space on this page. Give it
to someone else to solve. Be sure to include at least five spelling

90 spell new words.
Grade 6/ Unit 3
Spelling
Name Word Sort
inspire inspiration consult consultation separate

separation illustrate illustration instruct instruction
observe observation react reaction connect
connection hesitate hesitation represent representation
Sort each spelling word according to how each changes when

adding -ion or -ation. Write the words as follows.
No Suffix Drop final e when adding suffix

1. 11.
2. 12.
3. 13.
4. 14.
5. 15.
6.
Add -ation
7.
16.
8.
17.
9.
10. Add -ion
16.
17.
18.
Write the Words

91
Grade 6/ Unit 3
Spelling
Name Word Meaning
inspire inspiration consult consultation separate

separation illustrate illustration instruct instruction
observe observation react reaction connect
connection hesitate hesitation represent representation
Sentence Completion
1. The on the magazine cover was beautiful.
2. I like to the penguins and dolphins at the aquarium.
3. In New Orleans I will to my flight to New York.
4. The doctor offers a free to new patients.
5. Her speech was an to the whole school.
6. If she eats peanuts she will have a strong allergic .
7. When my cousins fight, my aunt has to them.
8. During the school fair, I was asked to the art squad.
9. To put the chair together, I had to follow the manual.
10. She did not to ride the scariest rollercoaster.
11. The captain had to his crew on how to set sail.
12. The artist used the computer to the drawings in the
book.
13. If you need help with your taxes, you should an
accountant.
14. Mr. Rivera made the that the ground was wet.

92
Grade 6/ Unit 3
Spelling
Name Proofreading
Solving a mystery is often a difficult task. However, with a thorough
investigation and careful observattion you may be able to solve the case.
First you must seperate fact from fiction, by determining what you know
to be true or false. It may be necessary to consolt with experts to determine
how best to go about solving your mystery. They may be able to offer a
conection based on the information you collected, that you may not have
noticed at first. Following their instrucsion may make it easier for you to
solve your case.
1. 3. 5.
2. 4.
Writing Activity
Write a set of instructions for a task you know how to do well.
Then, trade papers with a partner to check if your instructions are
clear. Use five spelling words.

93
Grade 6/ Unit 3
Spelling
Name Posttest
Sample A: Sample B:
ivaporate ivaporation
evaporeight evaporasion
evaporate evaporation
evaporite evaporration
1. enstruction 6. reaktion 11. consult 16. abserve

instruktion reaction konsult observ
instrucsion reacton cunsult observe
instruction reacshon consut obsirve
2. observation 7. ensiperation 12. represintasion 17. hesatate
obsirvation inspiration representation hezitate
observasion insperation representetion hesetate
observaton insparation reprecentation hesitate
3. enspire 8. conection 13. consaltation 18. illustration
inspre connection consutaion elustration
inspere konection consulation ilustration
inspire reacshon consultation illustrasion
4. ellustrate 9. reakt 14. ceparate 19. connect
illustrate recta siparate konnect
ilustrate react separate conect
illustreight reatc separte konectt
5. hesitasion 10. reprezent 15. ceparation 20. renstruct

hesitation reprecent separition enstruckt
hisitation represent separasion instruckt
hesatation repreesent separation instruct

94
Grade 6/ Unit 3
Spelling

NONE
A. When the patron bumped into the wayter the platter he A.
A B
carried began to falter.
C NONE
B. The janiter did not hesitate to get to work to install the B.
E F G
new heating system. NONE
1. To their dismay the actor was unable to form a 1.
A B
connecsion with the audience.
C NONE
2. I must stop by the supermarket to pick up vinegar to 2.
E F
flaver the soup.
G NONE
3. The quarterback made many incredible plays despite 3.
A
one early maneuver that resulted in a fumble.
B C NONE
4. After a consoltation from an interior designer, we 4.
E
decided to go with a satin curtain.
F G NONE
5. The welthy man began to prepare for his trip abroad. 5.
A B C NONE
6. My ancestor wrote a poem on parchment paper that I 6.
E F
found to be an inspiration.
G NONE
7. The sack of gravel placed a burden on his showlder. 7.
A B C
Review Test • Grade 6/ Unit 3 95

Spelling
NONE
8. After the orgen transplant he would be quite healthy 8.
E F
and not in peril.
G NONE
9. Henry will react without hesitasion which makes him 9.
A B
superhuman in my eyes.
C NONE
10. Aplaud the outstanding performance of the superstar. 10.
E F G NONE
11. The customer was happy to axept the carton of goods. 11.
A B C NONE
12. The town was repaid for all the money the outlaw was 12.
E F
able to swindle.
G NONE
13. The traitor could not observe himself in the mirrur. 13.
A B C NONE
14. By learning how to whistle, Danica was able to fulfill 14.
E F
an incomplet dream.
G NONE
15. City hall could not ignore the civil outcry. 15.
A B C NONE
16. Untangle the cabal before you connect it. 16.
E F G NONE
17. The observer watched the basin fill with a galun. 17.
A B C NONE
18. The bachelor had a forlorn reaction. 18.
E F G NONE
19. Enlist the best artist to create an illastration for your novel. 19.
A B C NONE
20. Consult a tutor and do not prolong the unnown. 20.
E F G
96 Review Test • Grade 6/ Unit 3

Spelling
More Words
Name with -ion :
Pretest
Fold back the paper 1. 1. admit

2. 2. admission
blanks as they are 3. 3. permit
finish the test, unfold 4. 4. permission
the paper. Use the list 5. 5. explain
any spelling mistakes. 6. 6. explanation
7. 7. exclaim
8. 8. exclamation
9. 9. include
10. 10. inclusion
11. 11. explode
12. 12. explosion
13. 13. divide
14. 14. division
15. 15. decide
16. 16. decision
17. 17. omit
18. 18. omission
19. 19. collide
20. 20. collision
Review Words 21. 21. separation

22. 22. instruction
23. 23. connection
Challenge Words 24. 24. expand
25. 25. expansion

Seeing Things His Own Way
Grade 6/ Unit 4
Spelling
More Words
Name with -ion :
Practice

4. WRITE the word.
5. CHECK the word,
Missing Letters
1. explos
2. explan
3. laim
4. decis
5. exclam
6. collis
7. cide
8. lode
9. permis
10. inclus
11. lide
12. admis
13. omis
14. lude
15. divis

98 spell new words.
Grade 6/ Unit 4
Spelling
More Words
Name with -ion :
Word Sort
admit admission permit permission explain

explanation exclaim exclamation include inclusion
explode explosion divide division decide
decision omit omission collide collision
Sort by Spelling Changes

t to ss-
1.
2.
3.
dropping i
4.
5.
de to s
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Write the Words


99
Grade 6/ Unit 4
Spelling
More Words
Name with -ion :
Word Meaning
admit admission permit permission explain

explanation exclaim exclamation include inclusion
explode explosion divide division decide
decision omit omission collide collision
Sentence Completion
1. With the coupon we were allowed free to the museum.
2. We decided to the profits evenly among the five of us.
3. The car was beyond recognition after the .
4. I have to ask my parents for to go to my friend’s party.
5. Before the lights went out in the building we heard a loud
.
6. My grandmother wanted me to to her why I was late
for dinner.
7. My little cousin likes it when I her in our basketball
games.
8. Pendo and Tiki get upset when their kites .
9. Susan needs to obtain a from the park to play tennis.
10. I have to if I want to take swimming or boxing classes.
11. Our teacher decided to our lowest grade on a test.
12. My mom always says it takes a strong person to when
he or she is wrong.
13. You can use an mark to end a sentence that conveys
strong emotion.
14. This year in school we will learn long .
15. The local theater has to make a on which play they
will produce next.

100
Grade 6/ Unit 4
Spelling
More Words
Name with -ion :
Proofreading
After watching a documentary on rock climbers, Raphael made a decition
that he would like to try it. He read a book on the subject that gave a clear
explanasion of how to train. He asked the coach at his school to inclued
him in the school’s training team. After several months of training, Raphael
felt confident enough to ask his coach for permision to try out for the rock
climbing team at the local gym. His coach agreed and Raphael was so happy
after the tryouts to learn that the gym would addmit him to the rock climbing
competition. For Raphael, his dedication to making the competition was
more impressive and rewarding than whether or not he won.
1. 2. 3.
4. 5.
Writing Activity
Have you ever worked really hard to try to achieve a specific goal?
Write a short paragraph about a goal that required determination to
achieve. Use five spelling words.

101
Grade 6/ Unit 4
Spelling
More Words
Name with -ion :
Posttest
Sample A: Sample B:
xpand expansion
expan xpantion
expand expantion
expadn expannsion
1. addmit 6. inclusion 11. desicion 16. explanation

admitt enklusion dacision explaination
admit enclusion decisun explanasion
admt inklusion decision explunation
2. pirmision 7. devide 12. collision 17. enclude
permision divide kollision inclewd
permission davide colision include
pirmission divied collition inclded
3. exclaimation 8. kolide 13. addmtion 18. xplosion
axclamation collide addmission explosion
exclamasion kollide admission explotion
exclamation colide admession exploshun
4. ixplain 9. omission 14. devision 19. decide
explan amision divition dacide
explian omistion division deside
explain omissiun devison decied
5. explode 10. amit 15. pirmit 20. exklaim

ixplode omitt permit exclaim
explood omiet permitt excliam
exploed omit permt exclaime

102
Grade 6/ Unit 4
Spelling
Words with
Name -ive, -age, -ize :
Pretest
Fold back the paper 1. 1. vocalize

2. 2. explosive
blanks as they are 3. 3. recognize
finish the test, unfold 4. 4. passage
the paper. Use the list 5. 5. storage
any spelling mistakes. 6. 6. modernize
7. 7. positive
8. 8. negative
9. 9. criticize
10. 10. organize
11. 11. creative
12. 12. realize
13. 13. advantage
14. 14. attractive
15. 15. percentage
16. 16. emphasize
17. 17. wreckage
18. 18. specialize
19. 19. sympathize
20. 20. secretive
Review Words 21. 21. permission

22. 22. explanation
23. 23. decision
Challenge Words 24. 24. progressive
25. 25. scrutinize

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Spelling
Words with
Practice

1. LOOK at the word. 1 2
2. SAY the word 3
aloud. 4 5
3. STUDY the
6
letters in the
word. 7
4. WRITE the
word.
8
5. CHECK the
word. Did
you spell the 9
word right? If
not, go back to
step 1.
Crossword Puzzle
ACROSS DOWN
1. My grandfather likes to 1. Fireworks are highly
ideas he finds .
important. 2. The explorers were looking for a
6. We put the extra furniture into new to Asia.
. 3. Preparing for the exam proved to
8. The flowers and the art work be a huge .
helped to make the room more 4. I joined the art club to explore my
. talents.
9. Min was upset about the 5. The class was very
feedback on when planning the surprise party.
her art project.
7. On my last visit to the planetarium,
I began to how
fascinating the solar system is

104 Exploring the Titanic • Grade 6/ Unit 4 spell new words.
Spelling
Words with
Word Sort
vocalize explosive recognize passage storage

modernize positive negative criticize organize
creative realize advantage attractive percentage
emphasize wreckage specialize sympathize secretive
Write the spelling words by word ending.

-age -ize
1. 12.
2. 13.
3. 14.
4. 15.
5. 16.
17.
-ive
18.
6.
19.
7.
20.
8.
9.
10.
11.
Alphabetical Order
Exploring the Titanic • Grade 6/ Unit 4 105

Spelling
Words with
Word Meaning
vocalize explosive recognize passage storage

modernize positive negative criticize organize
creative realize advantage attractive percentage
emphasize wreckage specialize sympathize secretive
Synonyms
1. optimistic
2. pathway
3. harmful
4. recite
5. focus
6. volatile
7. fraction
8. commiserate
9. mysterious
10. systematize
11. benefit
12. condemn
13. imaginative
14. update
15. appealing
106 Exploring the Titanic • Grade 6/ Unit 4

Spelling
Words with
Proofreading
Carmen found that the interests she had as a child were instrumental in
choosing a career as an adult. The ocean and beach by her home allowed
her the advantige of exploring her interest in marine life. She soon began to
reelize that one day she hoped to pursue a career in which she could study
these animals. She learned a lot through books and could reconize all the
animal life she saw at the beach near her home. She continued to study and
eventually became a biologist. She went on to spesalize in marine biology.
Carmen found that growing up near the ocean was a very positiv experience
for her chosen career.
1. 2. 3.
4. 5.
Writing Activity
What do you like to do more than anything? Write a story about
how you might take this passion and turn it into a career. Use five
spelling words.
Exploring the Titanic • Grade 6/ Unit 4 107

Spelling
Words with
Posttest
Sample A: Sample B:
progresuve skrutinize
progresive screwtanize
progressive scrutinize
prograssive scrutanize
1. voculize 6. wreckage 11. kriticize 16. ixplocine

vocilize reckage critisize explocine
vocalize wrecage criticize xplosive
vocalise wrecaje critacize explosive
2. rekognize 7. sympathize 12. orrganize 17. spesialise
rekognise sympathise organize specialise
recognize simpathize organise spechilize
recognise cympathize orgunize specialize
3. creative 8. pasage 13. cecretive 18. modernize
kreative passage cekretive modurnize
cretive pasaje sekretive moderrnize
creativv passuge secretive moredenize
4. storige 9. realize 14. advantaje 19. negative
storaje realise advantige negitive
storage eelise advantaeg negutive
storuge reelize advantage negetive
5. 10. 15. imphasise 20. pirsentage
uttractive positive
attractive pozitive emphasize persentige
attraktive posutive emphasise percentage
atractive posetive emphasiez pircentage
108 Exploring the Titanic • Grade 6/ Unit 4

Spelling
Prefixes, Suffixes,
Name Base Words:
Pretest
Fold back the paper 1. 1. unfairness

2. 2. disgraceful
blanks as they are 3. 3. unsuccessful
finish the test, unfold 4. 4. outlandish
the paper. Use the list 5. 5. outsider
any spelling mistakes. 6. 6. discouragement
7. 7. incorrectly
8. 8. enforcement
9. 9. reminder
10. 10. enclosure
11. 11. unselfish
12. 12. delightful
13. 13. unevenly
14. 14. disapproval
15. 15. disappointment
16. 16. repayment
17. 17. designer
18. 18. departure
19. 19. unhappiness
20. 20. enjoyment
Review Words 21. 21. passage

22. 22. positive
23. 23. realize
Challenge Words 24. 24. displeasure
25. 25. informal

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Spelling
Prefixes, Suffixes,
Name Base Words:
Practice

4. WRITE the word.
5. CHECK the word.
Alphabetical Order
1. 11.
2. 12.
3. 13.
4. 14.
5. 15.
6. 16.
7. 17.
8. 18.
9. 19.
10. 20.
Write the Words


110 Saving Grace • Grade 6/ Unit 4 spell new words.
Spelling
Prefixes, Suffixes,
Name Base Words:
Word Sort
unfairness disgraceful unsuccessful outlandish outsider

discouragement incorrectly enforcement reminder enclosure
unselfish delightful unevenly disapproval repayment
disappointment designer departure unhappiness enjoyment
Sort the spelling words according to their prefix and suffix.

de- re- -ish
1. 14. 28.
2. 15. 29.
3.
un- -ly
dis- 16. 30.
4. 17. 31.
5. 18.
-ment
6. 19.
32.
7. 20.
33.
en- -al 34.
8. 21. 35.
9. 36.
-er
10.
22. -ness
in- 23. 37.
11. 24. 38.
out- -ful -ure

12. 25. 39.
13. 26. 40.
27.
Saving Grace • Grade 6/ Unit 4 111

Spelling
Prefixes, Suffixes,
Name Base Words:
Word Meaning
unfairness disgraceful unsuccessful outlandish outsider

discouragement incorrectly enforcement reminder enclosure
unselfish delightful unevenly disapproval repayment
disappointment designer departure unhappiness enjoyment
Matching Meanings
1. wrongly, falsely or inaccurately
2. dislike of somebody or something
3. a boundary surrounding something
4. not resulting in a favorable outcome
5. setting off on an expedition
6. something not equal or just
7. a sum of money paid back to a lender
8. to compel obedience of the law
9. a feeling of sadness or irritation
10. somebody who is not part of the group
11. causing shame
12. pleasure derived from an experience
13. something that is used so as not to forget
14. bizarre or extremely unusual
15. somebody who makes or uses design
112 Saving Grace • Grade 6/ Unit 4

Spelling
Prefixes, Suffixes,
Name Base Words:
Proofreading
Jude experienced great unhappyness when he failed his science exam.
He failed because he answered most of the questions incorrectley. When his
friends were discussing how well they had done on the exam, Jude felt like
an outsidr. His teacher told him that he should not feel discoragment toward
the class. His teacher felt that if Jude studied extra hard for the next exam he
would be able to experience the injoyment of doing well in the class. Jude’s
teacher turned out to be correct. Jude studied hard and asked for extra help
for the next exam and did very well.
1. 2. 3.
4. 5.
Writing Activity
Did you ever feel like you had to work twice as hard for something
that came more easily to a friend? Write a story about the
experience and what you learned from it. Use five spelling words.
Saving Grace • Grade 6/ Unit 4 113

Spelling
Prefixes, Suffixes,
Name Base Words:
Posttest
Sample A: Sample B:
dizpleasure informall
disspleasure enformal
displeasure informal
displesure innformal
1. unfareness 6. outsider 11. diskouragement 16. dizgracful

unfarness outsidir discorogemnt disgraceful
unfairnez outsidr discouragement disgracefull
unfairness outsidder discuragment dissgracefull
2. encorrectly 7. inforsement 12. disppointment 17. reminder
incorrectly enforsement desappoint remindr
enkorectly enforcement disapointmint remindir
encorectly enforcment disappointment remindur
3. unsuccessful 8. owtlandish 13. injoymint 18. inclosure
unnsucessfull outlandesh enjoyment enclosure
unsucesfull outlandush enjoymint enclosire
unsuccessfull outlandish enjayment enklosure
4. unselfish 9. repament 14. unevanly 19. dissaproval
unsellfish repaymint unevenly disaproval
unselfsh repayment unevenlee disapprovil
uncellfish repaymnt unevunly disapproval
5.
delitful 10. designer 15. deepartur 20. unhappiness

delightfull deziner departure unhappeness
delightful designir depature unhappyness
deliteful designa depparture unhappyniss
114 Saving Grace • Grade 6/ Unit 4

Spelling
Vowel Alternation:
Name Pretest
Fold back the paper 1. 1. compete

2. 2. competition
blanks as they are 3. 3. metal
finish the test, unfold 4. 4. metallic
the paper. Use the list 5. 5. final
any spelling mistakes. 6. 6. finally
7. 7. nation
8. 8. national
9. 9. moment
10. 10. momentous
11. 11. crime
12. 12. criminal
13. 13. reside
14. 14. resident
15. 15. origin
16. 16. original
17. 17. ignite
18. 18. ignition
19. 19. refer
20. 20. reference
Review Words 21. 21. incorrectly

22. 22. departure
23. 23. unhappiness
Challenge Words 24. 24. acquire
25. 25. acquisition

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Spelling
Vowel Alternation:
Name Practice

4. WRITE the word.
5. CHECK the word.
Find Rhyming Words

the left.
1. metal settle retail hospital
2. refer suffer occur after
3. reside cupid rustle divide
4. competition completion position missile
5. national notional emotional rational
6. momentous momentum delicious apprentice
7. ignition function caution musician
8. compete discrete abrupt create
9. crime team rhyme lemon
10. reference deference prance clearance
11. finality jollity morality frailty
12. nation station mission suction
13. ignite delight crate align

14. final regal little vinyl
15. original petal cable aboriginal

116 Major Taylor • Grade 6/ Unit 4 spell new words.
Spelling
Vowel Alternation:
Name Word Sort
compete competition metal metallic final

finality nation national moment momentous
crime criminal reside resident origin
original ignite ignition refer reference
Alphabetical Order
1. 11.
2. 12.
3. 13.
4. 14.
5. 15.
6. 16.
7. 17.
8. 18.
9. 19.
10. 20.
Make a Puzzle
Major Taylor • Grade 6/ Unit 4 117

Spelling
Vowel Alternation:
Name Word Meaning
compete competition metal metallic final

finally nation national moment momentous
crime criminal reside resident origin
original ignite ignition refer reference
Sentence Completion
1. The bald eagle is our bird.
2. There were seven members in the jazz band.
3. The police officer worked very hard to try to capture the .
4. Mo’s birthday was a occasion.
5. You have to put the key in the to start the car.
6. The coach asked me to in the state track races.
7. The ring was more expensive than the plastic one.
8. I used a match to the wood for the bonfire.
9. Winning the spelling bee was a great in my life.
10. I in a four story brick building.
11. Dylan needed to list a personal on his job application.
12. Sunset red was the color I picked to paint my room.
13. The Safety Force is a group of superheroes who fight .
14. I practiced for several weeks to prepare for the gymnastic
.
15. A local was given an award for her contributions to the

town.
118 Major Taylor • Grade 6/ Unit 4

Spelling
Vowel Alternation:
Name Proofreading
Today was a truly momentis occasion in my life. I was so happy because
I won a qualifying race of the nasional bike tournament for children. The
compitition was eight miles long. We raced through the streets of the
neighborhood in which I rezide. During the finle mile I knew I was winning
because there was nobody racing near me. I was so proud when I won.
1. 2. 3.
4. 5.
Writing Activity
What’s one accomplishment that you are very proud of? Write a
diary entry about your accomplishment and what made it special.
Use five spelling words.
Major Taylor • Grade 6/ Unit 4 119

Spelling
Vowel Alternation:
Name Posttest
Sample A: Sample B:
acquire akuisition
akuire acquisition
uckuire accweesition
ackuire acquizishon
1. compeet 6. ignision 11. momentt 16. metil

compet ignetion moment metal
compete igniton momunt metull
kompete ignition momment metale
2. momentus 7. fynil 12. awrigin 17. nasion
momentous finil orijin nation
momintous final origine nattion
momentaus finull origin natoin
3. finaly 8. orijinull 13. egnite 18. kompatition
finalle original ignight compatition
finaley originale ignitt competition
finally originull ignite competision
4. nasional 9. refer 14. krime 19. criminull
nationull rafer crimm criminal
national reffer criem crimenal
nationul referr crime kriminal
5. 10. 20.
metalic rezident 15. refference rezide

metallik resident referunce residde
matallic resudent referance reside
metallic residunt reference resied
120 Major Taylor • Grade 6/ Unit 4

Spelling
Consonant
Name Alternation:
Pretest
Fold back the paper 1. 1. crumb

2. 2. crumble
blanks as they are 3. 3. design
finish the test, unfold 4. 4. designate
the paper. Use the list 5. 5. solemn
any spelling mistakes. 6. 6. solemnity
7. 7. muscle
8. 8. muscular
9. 9. reject
10. 10. rejection
11. 11. create
12. 12. creation
13. 13. public
14. 14. publicity
15. 15. prejudice
16. 16. prejudicial
17. 17. magic
18. 18. magician
19. 19. office
20. 20. official
Review Words 21. 21. competition

22. 22. criminal
23. 23. resident
Challenge Words 24. 24. complicate
25. 25. complication

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Spelling
Consonant
Name Alternation:
Practice

4. WRITE the word.
5. CHECK the word.
Find the Words

1. m a g i c r e a t e n a t e l y
2. p u b l i c i t r e j e c i a l
3. p u b p r e j u d i c i a l e t e
4. m u s c u l s o l e m n a t e
5. p r e j u d i c e a t i o n
6. c r e a t c r u m b i l i o n
7. d e s i n g i n g o f f i c i a l
8. m u s c u l a r e a l i t r a t e
9. p r e d e s i g n a t i l i t y
10. o f f i c e a l a r p u b i a t e
11. s o l e m m u s c l e a t l y
12. r e j e c r e j e c t i n a l i c e
13. c r u m a g i c a b l e u l a r
14. c r e a t i o n o f f i c u l a t e

122 A Single Shard • Grade 6/ Unit 4 spell new words.
Spelling
Consonant
Name Alternation:
Word Sort
crumb crumble design designate solemn

solemnity muscle muscular reject rejection
create creation public publicity prejudice
prejudicial magic magician office official
Sort the spelling words by consonant sound changes.
silent/sounded
1.
2.
3.
4.
/t/ to /sh/
5.
6.
/k/ to /sh/
7.
/k/ to /s/
8.
/s/ to /sh/
9.
10.
A Single Shard • Grade 6/ Unit 4 123

Spelling
Consonant
Name Alternation:
Word Meaning
crumb crumble design designate solemn

solemnity muscle muscular reject rejection
create creation public publicity prejudice
prejudicial magic magician office official
Word Meanings
1. to give something a name
2. physically strong
3. to break up into small bits
4. a place where work is conducted
5. advertising used to create interest
6. making something exist
7. tricks and illusions
8. a very small piece of bread
9. to do with people or the community
10. a plan used in the creation of something
11. a person in an authoritative position
12. a person who does tricks or illusions
13. conducting oneself as serious or sincere
14. preconceived ideas about a person
15. to refuse to accept something
124 A Single Shard • Grade 6/ Unit 4

Spelling
Consonant
Name Alternation:
Proofreading
One day during the summer, Maxwell sat in the park with a group of
friends and showed them the new magick tricks he had learned. His friends
were impressed with his new skills, and soon a crowd of people had formed
to watch Maxwell perform. Maxwell decided that this would be a good way
to spend his summer. He decided to dezignate a specific place and time each
day when he would perform his show. To make it oficial , he asked his sister
to help him dezine a poster. The poster said, “Every day at 4:00 on the Great
Lawn in Panorama Park come witness the amazing talents of Maxwell the
Master Magition.”
1. 2. 3.
4. 5.
Writing Activity
Have you ever turned your talents into a rewarding job? Write a
story about a talent that you would like to use in your career. Use
at least five spelling words.
A Single Shard • Grade 6/ Unit 4 125

Spelling
Consonant
Name Alternation:
Posttest
Sample A: Sample B:
komplicate komplicasion
compliceight complcation
complicate cawmplication
cawmplicate complication
1. krumb 6. rejektion 11. majcian 16. create

crumb rejecsion majician kreate
krum rejectun magician creight
crammb rejection magision creete
2. krumble 7. creasion 12. publik 17. design
crumbel kreation pablic dezign
krumbel creation public desen
crumble kreasion publuc desine
3. publicity 8. dezignate 13. offise 18. solemn
publisity decignate office solem
publicitee desugnate ofice solum
publicuty designate offuse solenm
4. solumnity 9. oficial 14. muscle 19. pregudise
solenity offishall musle prejudice
solemnaty official mussl prejudize
solemnity oficiale muscell prejadice
5. muskulir 10. prejudisial 15. majic 20. reject

muskular pregudicial magic rejeckt
musculir prejudicial magik rrejekt
muscular prejudishall magick regect
126 A Single Shard • Grade 6/ Unit 4

Spelling

in the circle below NONE. Read Sample A and do Sample B.
NONE
A. Julian felt disappointment and unhappyness when he A.
A B
lost the competition.
C NONE
B. The designer was delighted to realize his creativ talents. B.
E F G NONE
1. After the collision there was an explosion in the reckage. 1.
A B C NONE
2. They decided to modernize the room with a metallic dezign. 2.
E F G NONE
3. I felt discouragment from the negative feedback and 3.
A B
disapproval.
C NONE
4. Dayshawn incorectly answered four questions on his 4.
E
math final on long division.
F G NONE
5. The criminel committed a disgraceful crime. 5.
A B C NONE
6. The enclosure was set up for the national office. 6.
E F G NONE
7. The outsider was questioned about his nation of origen. 7.
A B C NONE
8. Please vocalize an explaination concerning your decision 8.
E F G NONE
9. Kelly felt the rejection of his application for admition was 9.
A B
based on prejudice.
C

Spelling
NONE
10. When the magician decided to ignight the prop, the 10.
E F
crowd feared it would explode.
G NONE
11. The original façade at the place where I reside is 11.
A B
beginning to crumble.
C NONE
12. It was a deliteful moment when the bird ate the crumb. 12.
E F G NONE
13. A resident in my building has an attractive, muscular 13.
A B C
physique. NONE
14. Do not permit those with an unfair advantage to compeet.14.
E F G NONE
15. I had to organise the furniture in order to designate 15.
A B
what should be placed in storage.
C NONE
16. A large percentage of the public rejected the plans to 16.
E F
kreate a new town hall.
G NONE
17. Alma had an exclamasion of enjoyment when she could divide.17.
A B C NONE
18. He consulted the refereance to explain the muscle’s purpose. 18.
E F G
NONE
19. I had to critisize him for making the metal table unevenly. 19.
A B C NONE
20. I sympathize with the man who did the unsuccessful 20.
E F
magic trick.
G

Spelling
Homophones:
Name Pretest
Fold back the paper 1. 1. lesson

2. 2. lessen
blanks as they are 3. 3. aisle
finish the test, unfold 4. 4. isle
the paper. Use the list 5. 5. I’ll
any spelling mistakes. 6. 6. navel
7. 7. naval
8. 8. pane
9. 9. pain
10. 10. miner
11. 11. minor
12. 12. vain
13. 13. vane
14. 14. vein
15. 15. principal
16. 16. principle
17. 17. idle
18. 18. idol
19. 19. sheer
20. 20. shear
Review Words 21. 21. crumble

22. 22. rejection
23. 23. publicity
Challenge Words 24. 24. hanger
25. 25. hangar

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Spelling
Homophones:
Name Practice

4. WRITE the word.
5. CHECK the word.
Find the Words

A R P R I N C I P L E B C A
P W L E S S O N A C R E A B
R A V A L M H C A P C E L D
I N A V E I N I J R O K N L
A C L A M N O V A I N O A P
I R E L R O S A I N S O V O
S H E E R R E N ’ C T R E N
L U R S I ’ L E L I D O L R
E S V S V A R A R P S T E V
L S A E M P P T P A N E A R
E H R N A V A L O L S A L A
V E R E H S I D L E R A H M
I A A A M I N E R R I ’ L L
L R O N O L A F E S V R E L

130 Breaking Through • Grade 6/Unit 5 spell new words.
Spelling
Homophones:
Name Word Sort
lesson lessen aisle isle I’ll

navel naval pain pane miner
minor vain vane vein principal
principle idle idol sheer shear
Sort the spelling words by the number of syllables in each word.

one
1. 11.
2. 12.
3. 13.
4. 14.
5. 15.
6. 16.
7. 17.
8. 18.
two three
9. 19.
10. 20.
Write the Words

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Spelling
Homophones:
Name Word Meaning
lesson lessen aisle isle I’ll

navel naval pain pane miner
minor vain vane vein principal
principle idle idol sheer shear
Synonyms
1. chief
2. panel
3. passageway
4. lecture
5. hero
6. clip
7. suffering
Antonyms
8. working
9. major
10. increase
11. humble
12. pleasure
13. opaque
14. spine
132 Breaking Through • Grade 6/Unit 5

Spelling
Homophones:
Name Proofreading
misspelled words. Write the words correctly on the line below.
Of all the important people in Zhora’s life, her elementary school
principle, Mr. Reiner, was one of the most influential. Mr. Reiner taught
Zhora one very important lessen in life—the importance of working hard
and not being idol. Mr. Reiner explained that life can be difficult and pane
is inevitable, but to remain true to your goals and persisitently work toward
them. Zhora will always remember Mr. Reiner’s poignant words, and
considers him her idel.
1. 2. 3.
4. 5.
Writing Activity
Is there someone in your life who once gave you some really
important advice? Write a thank-you letter to that person for the
wisdom he or she bestowed upon you. Use five spelling words.
Breaking Through • Grade 6/Unit 5 133

Spelling
Homophones:
Name Posttest
Sample A: Sample B:
hangir hangar
hangurr hangarr
hanger handger
hangerr hangir
1. lessun 6. pane 11. minur 16. lessin

leson payne minier lessun
lesson paen minre lescen
lescon panne miner lessen
2. asle 7. isle 12. naevel 17. minir
aisel isel navull minur
aisle isell naval minor
aell iull navall minnor
3. vain 8. vayine 13. principal 18. idel
vaaine vanne princapil idal
vaen vaine prinsipal idol
vainn vane princupal idoll
4. Illl 9. navell 14. idl 19. prinsiple
I’ll navull idle princaple
iull navle idel principle

aull navel idell principall

5. vien 10. sher 15. pian 20. sher
veinn shaer paine shere
veine shear payn sherr
vein sherr pain sheer
134 Breaking Through • Grade 6/Unit 5

Spelling
Latin Roots:
Name Pretest
Fold back the paper 1. 1. audience

2. 2. benefit
blanks as they are 3. 3. factory
finish the test, unfold 4. 4. flexible
the paper. Use the list 5. 5. reduce
any spelling mistakes. 6. 6. credit
7. 7. dictionary
8. 8. section
9. 9. incredible
10. 10. structure
11. 11. insect
12. 12. audio
13. 13. introduce
14. 14. prediction
15. 15. destruction
16. 16. education
17. 17. inject
18. 18. reflection
19. 19. objection
20. 20. dejected
Review Words 21. 21. lessen

22. 22. aisle
23. 23. principle
Challenge Words 24. 24. manufacture
25. 25. dictate

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Spelling
Latin Roots:
Name Practice

3. STUDY the letters in the word. Did you spell the word right?
Missing Letters
1. pre tion 11. ob tion
2. struc 12. ins
3. dit 13. bene
4. fac 14. sec
5. educ 15. de ed
6. ject 16. i duce
7. ible 17. in ible
8. dest tion 18. re e
9. dio 19. dict ary
10. re tion 20. aud ce
Make a Puzzle

136 Ta-Na-E-Ka • Grade 6/Unit 5 spell new words.
Spelling
Latin Roots:
Name Word Sort
audience benefit factory flexible reduce

credit dictionary section incredible structure
insect audio introduce prediction destruction
education inject reflection objection dejected
Sort each spelling word according to the Latin root it contains.

Write the words with the following Latin roots:
aud fac
1. 8.
2.
flec/flex
bene 9.
3. 10.
cred ject
4. 11.
5. 12.
13.
dict
6. sect
7. 14.
15.
Write a Poem
Use the spelling words to write a poem of at least four lines.
Ta-Na-E-Ka • Grade 6/Unit 5 137

Spelling
Latin Roots:
Name Word Meaning
audience benefit factory flexible reduce

credit dictionary section incredible structure
insect audio introduce prediction destruction
education inject reflection objection dejected
Sentence Completion
1. During the wedding nobody made any to the nuptials.
2. My grandmother is diabetic and she has to herself
with insulin.
3. In the car we listen to tapes of our favorite musicians.
4. Ms. Nance says we should always look up words we don’t know in the
.
5. Hubert works long hard days in the luggage .
6. Cody tries to the number of calories he eats when he
is on a diet.
7. During the summer my schedule is very .
8. In science class we are studying the of genetic
material called DNA.
9. Miss Rugpathi asked us to make a about the result of
the science experiment.
10. During the baseball game we sat in the closest to the
field.
11. During the movie the could not stop laughing.
12. Kristy felt when she did not win the talent show.
13. The town was overwhelmed by the of the tornado.
14. Entomologists can learn a lot even if they just study one type of
.
138 Ta-Na-E-Ka • Grade 6/Unit 5

Spelling
Latin Roots:
Name Word Meaning
The hurricane that struck the town of Short Falls left a path of distruction.
The local television station hosted an evening to benafit those who had lost
so much to the natural disaster. The audiance for the program heard many
incredable stories that night. There was no objection to a repeat performance
of the educashon program.
1. 2. 3.
4. 5.
Writing Activity
Did your town or neighborhood ever come together for a specific
cause? Write a paragraph describing this event. Use five spelling
words.
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Spelling
Latin Roots:
Name Posttest
Sample A: Sample B:
mannufacture diktate
manufactere dicteight
manufacture dictate
manufactire dictaet
1. benafit 6. prudiction 11. entroduce 16. factoree

bennefit predicsion introduce factory
benefit predicktion introduse factary
benefitt prediction introdues factry
2. flexuble 7. reduce 12. kredut 17. destruction
flexeble reduse credet distruksion
flexiball redoose credut destrucsion
flexible redusce credit dastrction
3. diktionary 8. educasion 13. inject 18. awdience
dictionaree educashon ingect audiennce
dictionary educataation injectt audience
dictunary education enject audewnce
4. encredable 9. awbjected 14. cektion 19. reflection
incredible objeckted secktion reefletion
incrdable objectid section reflecshion

incredable objected secshion reflecsion

5. strukture 10. insect 15. degectid 20. awdio
stuckture ensect dejected audeo
strucktare inseckt dejektid audio
structure insekt dejekted audo
140 Ta-Na-E-Ka • Grade 6/Unit 5

Spelling
Greek Roots:
Name Pretest
Fold back the paper 1. 1. aerial

2. 2. aerospace
blanks as they are 3. 3. autobiography
finish the test, unfold 4. 4. paragraph
the paper. Use the list 5. 5. biography
any spelling mistakes. 6. 6. biology
7. 7. diagram
8. 8. microwave
9. 9. hydrant
10. 10. grammar
11. 11. catalog
12. 12. thermometer
13. 13. microscope
14. 14. microphone
15. 15. chronic
16. 16. program
17. 17. hydrogen
18. 18. dialogue
19. 19. thermal
20. 20. symphony
Review Words 21. 21. credit

22. 22. dictionary
23. 23. principle
Challenge Words 24. 24. graphic
25. 25. logical

Many Countries, One Currency:
Europe and the Euro • Grade 6/Unit 5
Spelling
Greek Roots:
Name Practice

1. LOOK at the word. 5. CHECK the word.
2. SAY the word aloud. Did you spell the word right?
4. WRITE the word.
Crossword Puzzle 2
y
Use the clues to complete 3
m e
the puzzle. 4
h p r
5 6
o g r y h o
o o s
n n p
7
i i h y a
8
c c c
9
e r e
DOWN
1. I enjoyed the orchestra’s beautiful rendition of the .
2. At the science museum I liked the exhibit.
3. My grandmother has a cough.
4. The fire contains water to fight fires.
5. The photographer took photos while skydiving.
ACROSS
5. When I get older I will write my .

6. Water is composed of and oxygen.
7. I can’t wait to read the new of my favorite singer.
8. I ordered new shoes from a sneaker .
9. My doctor used a to take my temperature.

142 spell new words.
Spelling
Greek Roots:
Name Word Sort
aerial aerospace autobiography paragraph biography

biology diagram microwave hydrant grammar
catalog thermometer microscope microphone chronic
programs hydrogen dialogue thermal symphony
Sort each spelling word according to the Greek root it contains.

Write the words with the following Greek roots:
aer hydr
1. 13.
2. 14.
bio log
3. 15.
4. 16.
5. 17.
chron micro
6. 18.
19.
gram
20.
7.
8. phon
9. 21.
22.
graph
10. scope
11. 23.
12.

143
Spelling
Greek Roots:
Name Word Meaning
aerial aerospace autobiography paragraph biography

biology diagram microwave hydrant grammar
catalog thermometer microscope microphone chronic
program hydrogen dialogue thermal sympathy
Finish the Set

Write the spelling word that belongs in each group.
1. monologue, conversation,
2. chemistry, astronomy,
3. oven, toaster,
4. word, sentence,
5. agenda, schedule,
6. nitrogen, oxygen,
7. atmosphere, outerspace,
8. soaring, high,
9. spelling, punctuation,
10. slide, specimen,
11. kindness, compassion,
12. constant, unceasing,
13. fire truck, firefighter, fire
14. novel, ,
15. drawing, outline,
16. radio transmitter, speaker,

144
Spelling
Greek Roots:
Name Proofreading
Mr. Gotay asked each member of his class to write a paragraf about his
or her father for homework. At first, Jimmy was bored with the assignment.
His father spent most of his time at work and Jimmy wasn’t really sure what
he did there. But following his teacher’s instruction, he began to ask his
father questions about his occupation and other interests. He learned that his
father’s job was very interesting. He used a microscoop to examine bacteria
in an attempt to help cure kronic diseases. Jimmy also learned that his father
loved to sing and longed to be on stage with a microfone in his hand. Jimmy
decided he would write a biografee about his dad and include all the new and
exciting things he learned.
1. 2. 3.
4. 5.
Writing Activity
Is there something that you have come to appreciate that you did
not initially value? Write an account of a person or experience that
allowed you to see the importance of something that you did not
originally take note of. Use five spelling words.

145
Spelling
Greek Roots:
Name Posttest
Sample A: Sample B:
graphik lojical
graphick logecal
graphic logical
graphec logicall
1. arial 6. biolojy 11. program 16. outobiographee

aerial bilogee progrum autobiography
aeriul biolowgy progrm autobiographee
aeriall biology programm autobigraphy
2. grammar 7. hidrojen 12. biographee 17. catulog
gramar hydrojen biografy catelawg
grammer hydrogen biography catalogg
grammur hydrgen biogaphy catalog
3. paragraf 8. thermometer 13. dyalog 18. erospase
paragrah thirmomter dialogue arospace
paragraph thermometir dialog aerospace
parugraph thermomiter dilogue aeruspace
4. khronuc 9. digram 14. mykrofone 19. mecrowave
cronic dyagram microfone microwave
chronic diagrm microphone microave
mikrowave
chronuc diagram microphon

5. hidrent 10. credet 15. mykroscope 20. symphony
hydrint creddit microskope simfonee
hydrunt credit microscope symfony
hydrant kredit mecroscope symmphony

146
Spelling
Suffixes
Name -ible, -able :
Pretest
Fold back the paper 1. 1. terrible

2. 2. impossible
blanks as they are 3. 3. valuable
finish the test, unfold 4. 4. noticeable
the paper. Use the list 5. 5. considerable
any spelling mistakes. 6. 6. available
7. 7. horrible
8. 8. believable
9. 9. audible
10. 10. predictable
11. 11. remarkable
12. 12. reversible
13. 13. changeable
14. 14. reliable
15. 15. acceptable
16. 16. probable
17. 17. admirable
18. 18. dependable
19. 19. profitable
20. 20. lovable
Review Words 21. 21. biography

22. 22. microphone
23. 23. program
Challenge Words 24. 24. eligible
25. 25. legible

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Spelling
Suffixes
Name -ible, -able :
Practice

4. WRITE the word.
5. CHECK the word.
Find the Words

Then write them on the line.
1. d e p e n o t i c e a b l e
2. b e l i b e l i e v a b l e
3. t e r r e l i a b l e i b l e
4. a v a i m p o s s i b l e
5. l o v a b l e p e n d a b l e
6. a l w p r o v i t a v a i l a b l e
7. p r e d i c t a b l e i e a b l e
8. n o t i c a c c e p t a b l e
9. c o n s i d e r a b l e b b l e
10. p r e r e v e r e m a r k a b l e
11. c o n r e v a l u a b l e i b l e
12. h o r r i b c h a n g e a b l e
13. r e l i a d m i r a b l e i b l e
14. p r e p r o b a b l e r a t i o n
15. p r e d e p e n d a b l e i b l e

148 Honus and Me • Grade 6/Unit 5 spell new words.
Spelling
Suffixes
Name -ible, -able :
Word Sort
terrible impossible valuable noticeable considerable

available horrible believable audible predictable
remarkable reversible changeable reliable acceptable
probable admirable dependable profitable lovable
Sort the spelling words according to their suffix.
-able -ible
1. 16.
2. 17.
3. 18.
4. 19.
5. 20.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
Honus and Me • Grade 6/Unit 5 149

Spelling
Suffixes
Name -ible, -able :
Word Meaning
terrible impossible valuable noticeable considerable

available horrible believable audible predictable
remarkable reversible changeable reliable acceptable
probable admirable dependable profitable lovable
Matching Meanings
1. extraordinary
2. expensive
3. splendid
4. suitable
5. substantial
6. endearing
7. obvious
8. lucrative
9. likely
10. expected
11. plausible
12. ready
13. variable
Synonyms
Choose another spelling word that is synonymous with the
spelling words listed below.

14. reliable
15. horrible
150 Honus and Me • Grade 6/Unit 5

Spelling
Suffixes
Name -ible, -able :
Proofreading
Sidney Quinn has a remarkible collection of miniature automobiles.
Sidney has been collecting cars for a considerible amount of time—nearly
eighty years. He always gets excited when a new miniature car model
becomes avalable. His collection has proved to be very profatabell, as some
of his cars are incredibly valueable. But Sidney does not collect for the
money he makes, he collects because he loves his miniature automobiles.
1. 2. 3.
4. 5.
Writing Activity
Do you have any collections? Write a paragraph describing
something you collect or a collection of someone you know. Use at
least five spelling words.
Honus and Me • Grade 6/Unit 5 151

Spelling
Suffixes
Name -ible, -able :
Posttest
Sample A: Sample B:
elligable legable
eligibell legabell
eligible legible
eligable legibell
1. konsiderable 6. lovable 11. remarkable 16. immposible

considerable loveble remarkabell impossible
conciderable lovabell remarckabell imposable
considerabell lovabl remmarkable impossebell
2. reversable 7. terribell 12. changable 17. believable
reversibell terruble changeable beeleevable
reverrsible terrible changebell beleivable
reversible terible changabell believeable
3. awdible 8. acceptable 13. avalable 18. reeliable
auidbell aceptable available reliabell
audable acceptible avialabell reliabel
audible acceptabell aavailable reliable
4. valuable 9. probabell 14. admirable 19. noticable
valuble probubel admirubell noticeuble
valueable probabl admiroble noticeable
noticabell
valuabell probable admireble

5. horible 10. dependabell 15. profitable 20. predictabell
horribell dependbull profituble predictable
horribull dependable profittable predicteble
horrible dependeble profitabell pridictable
152 Honus and Me • Grade 6/Unit 5

Spelling
Suffixes -ent, -ant,
Name -ence, -ance :
Pretest
Fold back the paper 1. 1. experience

2. 2. evident
blanks as they are 3. 3. persistent
finish the test, unfold 4. 4. intelligent
the paper. Use the list 5. 5. defiance
any spelling mistakes. 6. 6. constant
7. 7. violence
8. 8. permanent
9. 9. president
10. 10. incident
11. 11. important
12. 12. excellent
13. 13. fragrance
14. 14. acquaintance
15. 15. conference
16. 16. disappearance
17. 17. occurence
18. 18. nuisance
19. 19. observant
20. 20. hesitant
Review Words 21. 21. terrible

22. 22. noticeable
23. 23. profitable
Challenge Words 24. 24. elegance
25. 25. diligent

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Spelling
Name -ence, -ance :
Practice

4. WRITE the word.
5. CHECK the word.
Missing Vowels
Fill in the missing vowels to form spelling words.
1. pr s d 11. h s t nt
2. d s pp r nc 12. v d nt
3. p rs st nt 13. c nst nt
4. xc ll nt 14. nc d nt
5. d f nc 15. nt ll g nt
6. xp r nc 16. cq nt nc
7. c nf r nce 17. p rm n nt
8. bs rv nt 18. n s nc
9. mp rt nt 19. fr gr nc
10. v l nc 20. cc rr nc
Write the Words


154 Let It Shine • Grade 6/Unit 5 spell new words.
Spelling
Name -ence, -ance :
Word Sort
experience evident persistent intelligent defiance

constant violence permanent president incident
important excellent fragrance acquaintance conference
disappearance occurrence nuisance observant hesitant
Sort the spelling words according to their suffixes.
-ant -ance
1. 12.
2. 13.
3. 14.
4. 15.
16.
-ent
5. -ence
6. 17.
7. 18.
8. 19.
9. 20.
10.
11.
Write About It
Let It Shine • Grade 6/Unit 5 155

Spelling
Name -ence, -ance :
Word Meaning
experience evident persistent intelligent defiance

constant violence permanent president incident
important excellent fragrance acquaintance conference
disappearance occurrence nuisance observant hesitant
Word Meanings
1. paying careful attention to
2. a meeting
3. the person who holds the head position
4. a person who is less known than a friend
5. a pleasant smell
6. of a very high quality or standard
7. refusal to conform
8. activity or events that in time increase skill
9. a person or thing that is annoying
10. lasting forever
11. showing high levels of thought
12. having significant value
13. no longer being seen
14. reluctant to say or do something
15. use of physical force to damage
16. unchanging, invariable

17. clear to the vision or understanding
18. existing for a longer time; continuously
156 Let It Shine • Grade 6/Unit 5

Spelling
Name -ence, -ance :
Proofreading
Last summer the town pool passed a rule that no child under twelve
could swim without a parent present. They decided to pass this rule
following an insident involving a ten-year-old boy who was a newsance to
the swimmers and sunbathers. He never caused any vilance, but everyone
was annoyed with him. Due to that one boy the pool board decided to close
the pool to everyone under twelve who didn’t have a parent to look after
them. My friends and I decided to stand up for ourselves. We wrote the pool
board a letter explaining how emportant the pool was to us and what a great
expeeriance it was for us to enjoy the pool with the other residents in our
town. I guess our argument was persuasive. Three days after the new rule
went into effect it was overturned.
1. 2. 3.
4. 5.
Writing Activity
Don’t you feel great when you stand up for something you believe
in? Write an account in which you stood up for something you
really wanted and your efforts paid off. Use at least five spelling
words.
Let It Shine • Grade 6/Unit 5 157

Spelling
Name -ence, -ance :
Posttest
Sample A: Sample B:
ellegance dillijent
ellagance diligent
elegance dilligent
elagence dilignt
1. ixperience 6. fragrance 11. ivident 16. akquaintance

expirience fragrunce evident acquantence
experrience fragranc evidennt acquaintance
experience fragranss evadent acquintence
2. pirsistent 7. permanent 12. prezidnet 17. entilligent
pirsistunt pirmanent presudent intelligent
percistent permanint presedent intellijent
persistent perrmanent president intelligant
3. difince 8. encedent 13. excillent 18. important
defianse incedent excellent importint
defiance incident excelent immportant
defianss incadent excallent importunt
4. conference 9. dissapearance 14. accurence 19. konstant
confrence disappearanse occurrance constant
konference disappearance occurrence constent
dissappearance connstant
konfrunce ockurrence
5. violense 10. nuisance 15. obbservant 20. hezitant
vilince newsance obsirvant hesitunt
violance nusance observint hesitant
violence nuisanse observant hesutant
158 Let It Shine • Grade 6/Unit 5

Spelling

in the circle below NONE. Read Sample A and do Sample B.
NONE
A. It is importent for a president to be intelligent. A.
A B C NONE
B. The biography I am reading is so remarkable, it is B.
E F
barely believeable.
G NONE
1. It is a great benefit to own a relieable dictionary. 1.
A B C NONE
2. Andre’s weather vane was so notisable that his 2.
E F
neighbors took an objection to it.
G NONE
3. The singer was barely audible to the audience and 3.
A B
needed a microphon.
C NONE
4. The doctor looked through the medical catalog when he 4.
E
wanted to purchase a new microscope and thermometer.
F G NONE
5. Mrs. Briggs felt that her lesson on grammer was a very 5.
A B
valuable one.
C
NONE
6. The miner was angered by the horribal occurrence of 6.
E F G
bad weather. NONE
7. When I developed the excellent fragrance I gave it to 7.
A B
an acquaintance.
C

Spelling
NONE
8. The diagram shows an arial view of the factory. 8.
E F G NONE
9. A permanant police officer was placed on duty in an 9.
A
attempt to reduce violence.
B C NONE
10. His chronic cough caused him to experiance pain. 10.
E F G NONE
11. My reflection was in the glass pane on the microwave. 11.
A B C NONE
12. I knelt in the aisal to make an audio of the symphony. 12.
E F G NONE
13. In biology you can learn if there is any hidrogen in a vein. 13.
A B C NONE
14. A dependable search party was sent in response to 14.
E
the disappearance of the miner.
F G NONE
15. I’ll write the rest of my autobiography someday. I’ve 15.
A B
just written the first paragraf.
C NONE
16. The insect is a newsance to that factory. 16.
E F G NONE
17. The doctor has to injekt the available medicine directly 17.
A B
into my vein.
C NONE
18. My principal is my idol because he is so admirable. 18.
E F G NONE
19. Caitlin was very observant during the incredible conference. 19.
A B C NONE
20. Should I focus my education on naval or airospace studies. 20.
E F G

Spelling
Greek and Latin
Name Prefixes: Pretest
Fold back the paper 1. 1. co-worker

2. 2. commission
blanks as they are 3. 3. transformation
finish the test, unfold 4. 4. proportion
the paper. Use the list 5. 5. cooperate
any spelling mistakes. 6. 6. intersection
7. 7. profession
8. 8. transparent
9. 9. submit
10. 10. interrupt
11. 11. postpone
12. 12. companion
13. 13. submarine
14. 14. postwar
15. 15. transform
16. 16. suburb
17. 17. combine
18. 18. interfere
19. 19. transfer
20. 20. copilot
Review Words 21. 21. experience

22. 22. intelligent
23. 23. persistent
Challenge Words 24. 24. profound
25. 25. subscribe

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Spelling
Greek and Latin
Name Prefixes: Practice

4. WRITE the word.
5. CHECK the word.
Find Rhyming Words

Circle the word in each row that does not rhyme with the spelling
word on the left.
1. interfere cavalry volunteer pioneer
2. transform reform storm alarm
3. interrupt abrupt corrupt script
4. profession admission obsession discretion
5. proportion distortion emotion contortion
6. postwar beware décor explore
7. transfer prefer confer laughter
8. submit transmit allot permit
9. commission contortion tradition ambition
10. submarine routine shine caffeine
11. combine assign decline fringe
12. transparent clearance parent apparent
13. intersection direction temptation perfection

14. postpone cyclone alone crown
15. transportation vacation selection sensation

162 Leonardo’s Horse • Grade 6/Unit 6 spell new words.
Spelling
Greek and Latin
Name Prefixes: Word Sort
co-worker commission transformation proportion cooperate

intersection profession transparent submit interrupt
postpone companion submarine postwar transform
suburb combine interfere transfer copilot
Sort the spelling words by their prefix.

co- pro-
1. 12.
2. 13.
3.
sub-
com- 14.
4. 15.
5. 16.
6.
trans-
inter- 17.
7. 18.
8. 19.
9. 20.
post-
10.
11.
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Spelling
Greek and
Name Latin Prefixes:
Word Meaning
co-worker commission transformation proportion cooperate

intersection profession transparent submit interrupt
postpone companion submarine postwar transform
suburb combine interfere transfer copilot
Matching Meanings
1. impede
2. delay
3. assist
4. disturb
5. associate
6. community
7. crossroads
8. relocate
9. payment
10. friend
11. act of changing
12. ratio
13. mix
14. occupation
15. alter
16. hand in
17. diving equipment
18. obvious; clear
164 Leonardo’s Horse • Grade 6/Unit 6

Spelling
Greek and Latin
Name Prefixes: Proofreading
Each year the Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School holds a design
competition. Imani and her companyon Bartholomew decided to work
together for the competition. They wanted to design a playground for their
community in a suberb of New York City. They knew if they could coperate
and comebine their talents they would have a good chance of winning. They
were eager to submitt their design. They were even happier to find out that
they had won.
1. 2. 3.
4. 5.
Writing Activity
Were you ever really excited to find out that you had won
something? Write a letter to a friend explaining how you felt after
you had won. Use five spelling words.
Leonardo’s Horse • Grade 6/Unit 6 165

Spelling
Greek and Latin
Name Prefixes: Posttest
Sample A: Sample B:
profund subskribe
profownd subsckribe
profound subscribe
proffound subbscribe
1. cooworker 6. submitt 11. kopilot 16. intersection

ko-worker submit copielut entersection
co-worker submmitt copilet intersesion
co-worcker subbmit copilot intersecshon
2. subburb 7. transform 12. cummision 17. interrupt
suberb transformm commision interupt
suburb transferm commizion enterrupt
subirb tranzform commission inturupt
3. proporttion 8. enterfere 13. posspone 18. combine
proporzion interrfere postpone combene
proportion interfear postpon combien
proporstion interfere postpoen commbine
4. profession 9. kompanion 14. subbmarine 19. tranzformasion
profesion compainon submareen transformation
proffesion compaineon submarine transsformation
profeszion companion submarene transformazion
5. kooperate 10. transfer 15. postwir 20. tranzparent

coopireight tranzfer postwar transparint
cooperate transfir postwr transsparent
cooperrate transsfer postwarr transparent
166 Leonardo’s Horse • Grade 6/Unit 6

Spelling
Absorbed Prefixes:
Name Pretest
Fold back the paper 1. 1. immigrate

2. 2. impatiently
blanks as they are 3. 3. accompany
finish the test, unfold 4. 4. announce
the paper. Use the list 5. 5. arrive
any spelling mistakes. 6. 6. collect
7. 7. arrest
8. 8. irregular
9. 9. illuminate
10. 10. accommodate
11. 11. collaborate
12. 12. immature
13. 13. suffix
14. 14. illogical
15. 15. immigration
16. 16. suppress
17. 17. illegal
18. 18. support
19. 19. correspond
20. 20. assembly
Review Words 21. 21. cooperate

22. 22. profession
23. 23. suburb
Challenge Words 24. 24. impractical
25. 25. suffocate

missed to prepare for the Posttest. LAFFF • Grade 6/Unit 6 167
Spelling
Absorbed Prefixes:
Name Practice

4. WRITE the word.
5. CHECK the word.
Find the Words

I L L O G I C A L A C C O M
D A S S E M B L Y F P E G R
R I U P I M A N N O U N C E
I M P A T I E N T L Y A C I
M M P C O G A H A J I G O L
M A R C A R R E S T L I L L
I T E O B A R R U S L R L U
G U S M C T I X P A E R A M
R R S P O E V P P R G E B I
A E H A L H E N O A A G O N
T P R N L L D S R E L U R A
I D E Y E I H I T H K L A T
O N M A C C O M M O D A T E
N I X H T S U F F I X R E C
C O R R E S P O N D L E K Y

168 LAFFF • Grade 6/Unit 6 spell new words.
Spelling
Absorbed Prefixes:
Name Word Sort
immigrate impatiently accompany announce arrive

collect arrest irregular illuminate accommodate
collaborate immature suffix illogical immigration
suppress illegal support correspond assembly
Sort the spelling words by their prefix.

a- im-
1. 13.
2. 14.
3. 15.
4. 16.
5.
ir-
6.
17.
co-
su-
7.
18.
8.
19.
9.
20.
il-
10.
11.
12.
LAFFF • Grade 6/Unit 6 169

Spelling
Absorbed Prefixes:
Name Word Meaning
immigrate impatiently accompany announce arrive

collect arrest irregular illuminate accommodate
collaborate immature suffix illogical immigration
suppress illegal support correspond assembly
Synonyms
1. proclaim
2. childish
3. aid
4. gather
5. meeting
6. escort
Antonyms
7. release
8. reasonable
9. authorized
10. express
11. darken
12. leave
170 LAFFF • Grade 6/Unit 6

Spelling
Absorbed Prefixes:
Name Proofreading
Salvatore often imagined what it would be like to travel to another
time. His family had moved from Italy to New York when he was ten. He
imagined that living in another century would be similar to how he felt when
his family decided to emmigrate. He supposed the immigrasion process
would be much more difficult if you traveled back in time to the eighteenth
century. Salvatore guessed that if he were to arive back then things would
seem more irreguler and ilogical than when he moved from Italy.
1. 2. 3.
4. 5.
Writing Activity
Did you ever fantasize about time travel? Imagine that you have
traveled back in time. Write a letter to a friend describing your
experience. Use at least five spelling words.
LAFFF • Grade 6/Unit 6 171

Spelling
Absorbed Prefixes:
Name Posttest
Sample A: Sample B:
kooperate proffession
coperate profeshon
cooperate profession
coopereight profesion
1. imigrate 6. illogical 11. sufix 16. empatiently

emmigrate ilogical suffix impationetly
emigrayte ellogical cuffix impatiently
immigrate elogical suffex impashontly
2. ackompany 7. anounce 12. arrive 17. erregular
accompany annonce arive iregular
akcompany unnounce arivve irregulir
accompeny announce urrive irregular
3. accommodate 8. suport 13. corespond 18. colaborate
ackomodate suppert correspond kollaborate
accumadate support correspnd cullaborate
akommodate supportt corrispond collaborate
4. arest 9. supres 14. ilegal 19. immigration
arrest suppres ellegal imigration
urrest suppress illegal emmigration
arresst supress illegall immigrashion
5. imature 10. iluminate 15. asembly 20. collect

emmature elluminate assemmbly kollect
immature illumminate asemmbly colect
immattir illuminate assembly collectt
172 LAFFF • Grade 6/Unit 6

Spelling
Greek Suffixes:
Name Pretest
Fold back the paper 1. 1. democrat

2. 2. democracy
blanks as they are 3. 3. physician
finish the test, unfold 4. 4. zoology
the paper. Use the list 5. 5. telepathy
any spelling mistakes. 6. 6. sympathy
7. 7. technology
8. 8. biologist
9. 9. pianist
10. 10. geologist
11. 11. musician
12. 12. ecology
13. 13. apology
14. 14. politician
15. 15. tourist
16. 16. heroism
17. 17. technician
18. 18. novelist
19. 19. archaeology
20. 20. specialist
Review Words 21. 21. announce

22. 22. collect
23. 23. illegal
Challenge Words 24. 24. electrician
25. 25. mythology

These Walls Can Talk
Grade 6/Unit 6
Spelling
Greek Suffixes:
Name Practice

4. WRITE the word.
5. CHECK the word.
ACROSS 1 2
1. a piano player
5. a doctor
6. advances in tools and 3 4
knowledge
7. a person who creates
music
DOWN 5
1. a person who participates

in politics 6
2. a person who visits a

place far from their home
7
3. communication of the
minds
4. a person who is particularly

knowledgeable in a specific
field

174 spell new words.
Grade 6/Unit 6
Spelling
Greek Suffixes:
Name Word Sort
democrat democracy physician zoology telepathy

sympathy technology biologist pianist geologist
musician ecology apology politician tourist
heroism technician novelist archaeology specialist
Sort the spelling words by their suffix.

-crat/-cracy -logy/-logist
1. 12.
2. 13.
14.
-ician
15.
3.
16.
4.
17.
5.
18.
6.
-pathy
-ism/-ist
19.
7.
20.
8.
9.
10.
11.

175
Grade 6/Unit 6
Spelling
Greek Suffixes:
Name Word Meaning
democrat democracy physician zoology telepathy

sympathy technology biologist pianist geologist
musician ecology apology politician tourist
heroism technician novelist archaeology specialist
Sentence Completion
1. After a week of stomach pains, Lenore decided to consult a
.
2. Mike’s wasn’t enough to make her feel better.
3. Denise wants to be a because she loves to study
plants and animals.
4. Antonia is very interested in animals and is considering studying
.
5. Farhad likes , the study of ancient cultures.
6. When Duke’s turtle died I sent him a card.
7. Ashley is a republican, but her sister is a .
8. The cable company sent a to install our television.
9. He was a world renowned in gemology.
10. Lance takes guitar lessons and dreams of becoming a famous
.
11. Mo and Beau are such good friends they always know what the other is
thinking; it’s like they have mental .
12. Drew is working on a book and hopes to be a professional

.
13. We studied in our environmental science class.
14. Computer has grown substantially in the past ten years.

176
Grade 6/Unit 6
Spelling
Greek Suffixes:
Name Proofreading
My father is a physitian and my mother is a geolagist. I think they both
assumed I would follow them into the sciences when I grow up, but I think I
would rather be a piannist. I’ve been playing piano since I was four years old.
Being a myusician requires a lot of practice as well as technical and artistic
proficiency. I believe the dedication involved in playing an instrument is very
similar to the focus and intelligence needed to be a specialest in the sciences.
1. 2. 3.
4. 5.
Writing Activity
What would you like to be when you grow up? Write a short
paragraph about the career you would like to pursue, and steps
you think you would need to take to obtain it. Use five spelling
words.

177
Grade 6/Unit 6
Spelling
Greek Suffixes:
Name Posttest
Sample A: Sample B:
illegal collect
ilegall colect
ellegal collectt
illegell kollect
1. sympathy 6. musishon 11. demmocracy 16. apallogy

simpathy muscishion dumocracy apology
smmpathy musisian democracy appology
sympathee musician demokracy apologee
2. pianist 7. pollitician 12. arkeology 17. zology
peanist politician archeology zoollogy
pianisst politishon archaology zoology
peanisst polotician archaeology soology
3. fysician 8. turist 13. ekology 18. technology
phisician tourist eckology tecknology
physician turrist eecology tecnology
physishon tourest ecology tecchnolgy
4. novelist 9. geeologist 14. biologist 19. tecknician
novalist jeologist byologist technician
novulist geolojist biolugist teccnision
novellist geologist bioligist teknician
5. tellepathy 10. speculist 15. heroesm 20. demmucrat

telepethy speciallist heroism democrat
telepathy speshalist heroizm demokrat
tellpethy specialist herroism democratt

178
Grade 6/Unit 6
Spelling
Words from
Name Mythology:
Pretest
Fold back the paper 1. 1. iris

2. 2. nectar
blanks as they are 3. 3. cosmetics
finish the test, unfold 4. 4. chaos
the paper. Use the list 5. 5. solar
any spelling mistakes. 6. 6. geography
7. 7. mania
8. 8. titanic
9. 9. romance
10. 10. geometry
11. 11. helicopter
12. 12. nocturnal
13. 13. psychology
14. 14. phobia
15. 15. terrain
16. 16. amnesia
17. 17. tantalize
18. 18. hygiene
19. 19. mercury
20. 20. marathon
Review Words 21. 21. musician

22. 22. democracy
23. 23. sympathy
Challenge Words 24. 24. lethal
25. 25. hypnotize

missed to prepare for the Posttest. Breaking into Print • Grade 6/Unit 6 179
Spelling
Words from
Name Mythology:
Practice

4. WRITE the word.
5. CHECK the word.
Missing Letters
1. metry 11. cos ics
2. hyg 12. geo y
3. ter 13. mer
4. tar 14. urnal
5. ology 15. ro ce
6. ch s 16. ocean
7. mara 17. so
8. ir 18. bia
9. ti ic 19. sia
10. tanta 20. heli ter
Write the Words


180 Breaking into Print • Grade 6/Unit 6 spell new words.
Spelling
Words from
Name Mythology:
Word Sort
iris nectar cosmetics chaos solar

geography oceanic titanic romance geometry
helicopter nocturnal psychology phobia terrain
amnesia tantalize hygiene mercury marathon
Alphabetical Order
1. 11.
2. 12.
3. 13.
4. 14.
5. 15.
6. 16.
7. 17.
8. 18.
9. 19.
10. 20.
Write About It
Use ten of the spelling words above in a short piece of writing
Breaking into Print • Grade 6/Unit 6 181

Spelling
Words from
Name Mythology:
Word Meaning
iris nectar cosmetics chaos solar

geography oceanic titanic romance geometry
helicopter nocturnal psychology phobia terrain
amnesia tantalize hygiene mercury marathon
Word Meanings
1. active at night
2. concern for personal cleanliness and health
3. fear of, or anxiety about something
4. colored part of the eye
5. extraordinary in size or strength
6. aircraft that moves with spinning blades
7. state of complete disorder or confusion
8. taking place in a large amount of water
9. chemical element found in thermometers
10. loss of memory
11. sweet liquid from flowers
12. love affair
13. concerning the sun
14. long distance running race
15. scientific study of human behavior
16. the study of the earth

17. to tease
18. beauty products
182 Breaking into Print • Grade 6/Unit 6

Spelling
Words from
Name Mythology:
Proofreading
Mr. Casey asked his students to write essays on what they felt has been
the greatest invention of all time. Hakeem wrote about the helicoptar, even
though he had never been in one. Sharon wrote about cosmetiks, even
though her mother wouldn’t let her wear any. Petra felt that advances in
personal hygeene were important, but she had a germ phobea. Mr. Casey
found many of the class’s essays tanttalizzing, but claimed that the printing
press was the most important invention because without it, we wouldn’t have
books or the ability to share ideas.
1. 2. 3.
4. 5.
Writing Activity
What do you think is the most important contribution to modern
society? Write a paragraph describing something you think is
essential to the way we live. Use five spelling words.
Breaking into Print • Grade 6/Unit 6 183

Spelling
Words from
Name Mythology:
Posttest
Sample A: Sample B:
democracy simpathee
demmocracy symmpathy
dimocracy sympathy
democracee cympathy
1. irris 6. geography 11. psichology 16. rowmance

iras geeographee psychology rommance
irriss geographye pssychology romance
iris gegraphy psykology romanse
2. geeometree 7. fobia 12. mania 17. nektarr
geometree phobia mannia nectur
geometry phoobia mannea nectir
jeometry phobea manea nectar
3. cozmetics 8. teraine 13. helacopter 18. mercury
cossmetucs terrain helicoptir merckury
cosmmetics terrane helicopter merrcury
cosmetics tirrain helicoppter merkury
4. tanntalize 9. kaos 14. hygiene 19. titanic
tanntalise chaoss higene titanick
tantalize khaos hyjene tittanic
tantalise chaos hygene titannic
5. nokturnal 10. marathon 15. solir 20. amnezia

noctirnal marrathon sollar amnesia
nocturnal maratthon soler ammnesia
nawcturnal maruthon solar anmnesia
184 Breaking into Print • Grade 6/Unit 6

Spelling
Words from
Name Around the World:
Pretest
Fold back the paper 1. 1. bazaar

2. 2. bronco
blanks as they are 3. 3. sombrero
finish the test, unfold 4. 4. caribou
the paper. Use the list 5. 5. denim
any spelling mistakes. 6. 6. gong
7. 7. plaza
8. 8. igloo
9. 9. pizza
10. 10. barbecue
11. 11. canoe
12. 12. chocolate
13. 13. pajamas
14. 14. plateau
15. 15. poodle
16. 16. apricot
17. 17. balcony
18. 18. yacht
19. 19. cruise
20. 20. ballet
Review Words 21. 21. solar

22. 22. geography
23. 23. marathon
Challenge Words 24. 24. gondola
25. 25. kindergarten

missed to prepare for the Posttest. The Dog of Pompeii • Grade 6/Unit 6 185
Spelling
Words from
Practice

3. STUDY the letters in the word. Did you spell the word right?
Missing Vowels
Fill in the missing vowels to form spelling words.
1. ch c l t 11. pl t
2. gl 12. pl z
3. c r b 13. s mbr r
4. y cht 14. cr s
5. p dl 15. pr c t
6. b rb c 16. c n
7. g ng 17. d n m
8. br nc 18. p j m s
9. b ll t 19. b lc ny
10. b z r 20. p zz
Make a Puzzle
words in your puzzle. © Macmillan/McGraw-Hill

186 The Dog of Pompeii • Grade 6/Unit 6 spell new words.
Spelling
Words from
Word Sort
bazaar bronco sombrero caribou denim

gong plaza igloo pizza barbecue
canoe chocolate pajamas plateau poodle
apricot balcony yacht cruise ballet
Sort the spelling words by number of syllables.

one three
1. 14.
2. 15.
3. 16.
17.
two
18.
4.
19.
5.
20.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
The Dog of Pompeii • Grade 6/Unit 6 187

Spelling
Words from
Word Meaning
bazaar bronco sombrero caribou denim

gong plaza igloo pizza barbecue
canoe chocolate pajamas plateau poodle
apricot balcony yacht cruise ballet
Finish the Set

Write the spelling word or words that belong in each group.
1. jeans, dungarees,
2. terrace, veranda,
3. retriever, collie,
4. tap, salsa,
5. market, fair,
6. valley, mountain,
7. teepee, townhouse,
8. vanilla, strawberry,
9. marketplace, town square,
10. derby, panama,
11. nightgown, lingerie,
12. slice, pepperoni,
13. deer, buck,
14. boat, kayak,
15. orange, apple,
16. boat, ship,
188 The Dog of Pompeii • Grade 6/Unit 6

Spelling
Words from
Proofreading
Last night I had the strangest dream. I was walking my poodal and all of
a sudden a large gonga in the center of the town plasa began to ring, alerting
everyone that the volcano was preparing to erupt. I ran home, packed my
paagamuz, and headed out of town. I was scared that if I stuck around I
would wind up like barbacue from the lava of the volcano.
1. 2. 3.
4. 5.
Writing Activity
Have you ever had a really silly dream? Write a short story about it.
Use at least five spelling words.
The Dog of Pompeii • Grade 6/Unit 6 189

Spelling
Words from
Posttest
Sample A: Sample B:
jeeography marrathon
geographee maratthon
geography marathon
geogruphy maruthon
1. bazar 6. gong 11. piza 16. pewdle

bazzar gawng pezza poodle
bazaar gonng pessa poodel
baazar gongg pizza poodell
2. barbecue 7. paajamas 12. plaatoe 17. bronko
baarbekue pajamazz plateau broncco
barbecew pajamas platoe bronnco
barbbecue pajamus platteau bronco
3. somebrero 8. kanoo 13. egloo 18. chocolate
sommbrero canew igloo chokolate
sombrrero canoe iglew chawcolate
sombrero caneoe iggloo chockolate
4. pllaza 9. apricot 14. kariboo 19. ballcony
plaza aprikot carribou balkony
plazza appricot caribuo balcony
plasa apricott caribou balcoknee
5. dennim 10. yacht 15. crewse 20. balet

denum yaacht cruise ballett
denim yachit criuse ballat
denimm yackt cruize ballet
190 The Dog of Pompeii • Grade 6/Unit 6

Spelling

NONE
A. The winner of the marathon took a cruise on a yaht. A.
A B C NONE
B. It is illegal to hunt cariboo on the plateau. B.
E F G NONE
1. The politisian was impatiently waiting in a suburb. 1.
A B C NONE
2. Each co-worker gets a commission on the order they 2.
E F
submit.
G NONE
3. The balkony was built to accommodate a barbecue grill. 3.
A B C NONE
4. A postwar country had a transformation to a democracee. 4.
E F G NONE
5. The geologist used a submarin to explore oceanic waves. 5.
A B C NONE
6. The pilot and copilot must cooperate to fly the 6.
E F
helicoptar.
G NONE
7. The geography class had to collect samples from the 7.
A B
terraine.
C NONE
8. The bilogist was a specialist in the profession. 8.
E F G NONE
9. The democrat gave a speech to the assembly on her 9.
A B
plans to change immigration laws.
C
Review Test • Grade 6/Unit 6 191

Spelling
NONE
10. The archeologist was to accompany her companion to 10.
E F G
the formal dinner. NONE
11. The novelist was happy to anounce the release of her 11.
A B
new romance guide.
C NONE
12. Is it bad hygene to eat pizza in your pajamas? 12.
E F G NONE
13. The pianist worked with another musician to write the 13.
A B
score for the ballet.
C NONE
14. In the chef’s special dessert he decided to combine 14.
E
apricot with chocolat.
F G NONE
15. The torist had never seen an igloo or a canoe. 15.
A B C NONE
16. At the bazaar, I bought a sombrero and a plastic bronco. 16.
E F G NONE
17. The fysician checked the iris of my eye, and took my 17.
A B
temperature with a thermometer filled with mercury.
C NONE
18. After his arrest he decided to postpon his apology. 18.
E F G NONE
19.
19. The community could not suppress their suport for

A B
her brave act of heroism.
C NONE
20. The poodle liked the nectar of the flowers planted in 20.
E F
the garden at the plaza.
G
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Mentors Pretest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Smart Thinking Pretest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Money Matters Pretest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Collections Pretest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Taking a Stand Pretest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

-ance, ence Posttest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

Unit Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159, 160

Great Designs Last Pretest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Time Travel Pretest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

Keeping in Touch Pretest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

Print, Past and Present Pretest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

Volcanoes, Past Pretest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

Unit Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191, 192

Fold back the paper 1. 1. gram

21. 21. stuff

At Home: Help the student practice the words he or she

Using the Word Study Steps

Find Rhyming Words

Write a poem of at least 4 lines. Include two of the spelling words

At Home: Review the Word Study Steps to help the student

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Write the spelling words with each of the spelling patterns.

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12. The underbrush was so it was hard to walk through it.

4 The Summer of the Swans

The Summer of the Swans 5

1. gram 6. stricte 11. scuf 16. texte

5. prank 10. shrunke 15. fund 20. plad

6 The Summer of the Swans

Fold back the paper 1. 1. slope

Review Words 21. 21. grasp

At Home: Help the student practice the words he or she

Using the Word Study Steps

Find the Words

At Home: Review the Word Study Steps to help the student

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Long a spelled: Long o spelled

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