ACTIVITY 1: SENTENCES: Use each spelling word in a third grade sentence. (Underline the spelling word.) Ex. I know how to spell each word because I did my homework. SPELLING WORD #1:
ACTIVITY 2: SYLLABLES: Break each spelling word into syllables. Write the number of syllables next to the word. Check your work with a dictionary. SPELLING WORD #1:
ACTIVITY 3: DEFINITIONS: Write the definition for each spelling word. Ex. Impossible = Not possible SPELLING WORD #1:
ACTIVITY 4: SYNONYMS: Use a thesaurus to find a synonym (word that means the same) for each word. EX. Friends Buddies SPELLING WORD #1:
ACTIVITY 5: WORD SEARCH: Make a word search using all of the spelling words. (Have somebody solve your word search.)
ACTIVITY 6: MAKING WORDS: Create 3 new words from the letters of each spelling word. EX. Because be, cause, see EX. White hit, tie, wet SPELLING WORD #1: Word 1 Word 2 Word 3 Word 1 Word 2 Word 3 Word 1 Word 2 Word 3 Word 1 Word 2 Word 3 Word 1 Word 2 Word 3 Word 1 Word 2 Word 3 Word 1 Word 2 Word 3 Word 1 Word 2 Word 3 Word 1 Word 2 Word 3 Word 1 Word 2 Word 3 Word 1 Word 2 Word 3 Word 1 Word 2 Word 3
ACTIVITY 7: Use a thesaurus to find an antonym (word that means the opposite) for each word. EX. Friends enemies SPELLING WORD #1:
ACTIVITY 8: Use the dictionary to write the part of speech for each spelling word. If there is more than one part of speech, write them all. EX. Shack = NOUN EX. Because = CONJUNCTION SPELLING WORD #1:
ACTIVITY 9: ALPHABETIZE: Put the spelling words in alphabetical order. (A Z) Word 1 Words in Alphabetical Order A - Z 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
ACTIVITY 10: Look up the pronunciation of each word in the dictionary. Write the dictionary respelling for each word. EX. Friend FR ND SPELLING WORD #1: