Building WEEK

17 Spelling List

Spelling This Week’s Focus:

• Spell words with the /aw/ sound spelled al, ough, o, au, and aw

Skills
STEP STEP STEP

1 Read and Spell 2 Copy and Spell 3 Cover and Spell

fold
1. also

2. bought

3. cough

4. almost

5. false

6. officer

7. soft

8. stalk

9. halt

10. faucet

11. saucer

12. caution

13. lawyer

14. awesome

15. stall

16. crawl

17. awful

18. because

19.
bonus word

20.
bonus word

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Word Meaning Building Spelling Skills
Answer the questions using spelling words. 17
1. Which spelling word is a synonym for...?

a. too c. untrue

b. creep d. gentle

2. Which spelling word is an antonym for...?

a. hard c. true

b. go d. sold

3. Which spelling word means...?

a. a person who enforces the law e. to expel air noisily

b. a plumbing fixture f. for the reason that

c. a cup’s partner g. in addition

d. a person who studies the law h. to move on all fours

My Spelling Dictation
Write the sentences. Circle the spelling words.

1.

2.

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Word Study Building Spelling Skills
Write the spelling words in the correct boxes. 17
also bought cough almost false officer
soft stalk halt faucet saucer caution
lawyer awesome stall crawl awful because

a as in fall au as in caught aw as in law o as in loft ou as in trough

Match syllables to make words.

Write the complete words on the lines.

1. be some 1.

2. awe cause 2.

3. al cet 3.

4. law so 4.

5. fau yer 5.

6. sau tion 6.

7. cau most 7.

8. al cer 8.

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Edit for Spelling Building Spelling Skills
Circle the words that are spelled correctly. 17
cation almost cough allso

lawyer oficer faucet stalk

fallse bought stall crall

awful becaus awesome saucer

Circle the misspelled words in the sentences.

Write them correctly on the lines.

1. She all most dropped the sawcer.

2. The layer took great cawtion with the case.

3. It was awsome to see the baby crall.

4. He baht a saft blanket.

5. It was auful to hear him cauf.

6. The kitchen faucat was dripping becauze it was old.

7. The offisor yelled, “Hallt!”

8. That’s allso a fallse statement.

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