Words marked with an asterisk (*) are challenge words.
Boom Town - week of 9/14
Short vowels - VCCV pattern
1. happen
2. lettuce
3. basket
4. winter
5. sister
6. monster
7. supper
8. subject
9. lesson
10. spelling
11. napkin
12. collar
13. traffic
14. suggest
15. puppet
*16. skillet
*17. picnic
*18. planet
*19. system
*20. pumpkin
What About Me? - week of 9/21
Plurals -s and -es
1. pennies
2. inches
3. plants
4. families
5. bodies
6. glasses
7. wishes
8. pockets
9. lists
10. copies
11. parties
12. bunches
13. crashes
14. supplies
15. pencils
*16. accidents
*17. libraries
*18. mysteries
*19. carpenters
*20. merchants
Alexander - week of 9/28
Adding -ed, -ing, -er, and -est
1. using
2. getting
3. easiest
4. swimming
5. heavier
6. greatest
7. pleased
8. emptied
9. leaving
10. worried
11. strangest
12. freezing
13. funniest
14. angrier
15. shopped
*16. included
*17. occurred
*18. supplying
*19. scarier
*20. happiest
If You Made a Million- week of 10/5
Long Vowel Digraph
1. clean
2. agree
3. teeth
4. dream
5. grain
6. coach
7. display
8. window
9. shadow
10. cheese
11. peach
12. braid
13. Sunday
14. float
15. thrown
*16. entertain
*17. complain
*18. bleachers
*19. willow
*20. wheat
No spelling the week of 10/12
Words marked with an asterisk (*) are challenge words.
Rows and Piles of Coins week of 10/19
Vowel Sounds in out and toy
1. proud
2. shower
3. hour
4. amount
5. voyage
6. choice
7. avoid
8. thousand
9. prowl
10. employ
11. bounce
12. poison
13. annoy
14. appoint
15. broil
*16. however
*17. mountain
*18. coward
*19. turmoil
*20. chowder
Words marked with an asterisk (*) are challenge words.
Penguin Chick
Syllable Patterns V/CV and VC/V
1. finish
2. pilot
3. even
4. wagon
5. music
6. silent
7. rapid
8. female
9. lemon
10. pupil
11. focus
12. robot
13. tulip
14. camel
15. salad
*16. resident
*17. spinach
*18. climate
*19. tradition
*20. innocent
A Day's Work
Words Ending in -le
1. handle
2. trouble
3. simple
4. people
5. middle
6. table
7. little
8. gentle
9. poodle
10. pickle
11. noodle
12. saddle
13. juggle
14. uncle
15. riddle
*16. example
*17. throttle
*18. obstacle
*19. miracle
*20. muscle
No spelling the week of 11/9
Prudy’s Problem and How She Solved It
Compound Words
1. sunglasses
2. football
3. homework
4. haircut
5. popcorn
6. railroad
7. snowstorm
8. earring
9. scarecrow
10. blueberry
11. butterflies
12. lawnmower
13. campground
14. sandbox
15. toothbrush
*16. thumbtack
*17. earthquake
*18. scrapbook
*19. courthouse
*20. whirlpool
Words marked with an asterisk (*) are challenge words.
Tops and Bottoms
Words with spl, thr, squ, str
1. splash
2. throw
3. three
4. square
5. throat
6. strike
7. street
8. split
9. splurge
10. thrill
11. strength
12. squeak
13. throne
14. strawberry
15. squeeze
*16. squid
*17. squander
*18. arthritis
*19. instrument
*20. strategy
No spelling the week of 11/23
William’s House
Digraphs sh, th, ph, ch, tch
1. father
2. chapter
3. other
4. alphabet
5. watch
6. English
7. weather
8. catch
9. fashion
10. shrink
11. pitcher
12. flash
13. athlete
14. trophy
15. nephew
*16. northern
*17. establish
*18. emphasis
*19. hyphen
*20. challenge
The Gardner
Contractions
1. let’s
2. he’d
3. you’ll
4. can’t
5. I’d
6. you’d
7. haven’t
8. hasn’t
9. she’d
10. they’ll
11. when’s
12. we’d
13. they’d
14. wasn’t
15. didn’t
*16. should’ve
*17. would’ve
*18. could’ve
*19. needn’t
*20. you’ve
Words marked with an asterisk (*) are challenge words.
Pushing Up the Sky
Prefixes un-, re-, mis-, dis-
1. unhappy
2. recall
3. disappear
4. unload
5. mistake
6. misspell
7. dislike
8. replace
9. mislead
10. disagree
11. rewrite
12. unroll
13. unknown
14. dishonest
15. react
*16. unfortunate
*17. discourage
*18. uncomfortable
*19. recycle
*20. mispronounce
No spelling the week of 12/21
Night Letters - week of 1/5
Consonant Sounds /j/ and /k/
1. clock
2. large
3. page
4. mark
5. kitten
6. judge
7. crack
8. edge
9. pocket
10. brake
11. change
12. ridge
13. jacket
14. badge
15. orange
*16. freckles
*17. advantage
*18. pledge
*19. Kentucky
*20. kingdom
A Symphony of Whales
Suffixes -ly, -ful, -ness, -less
1. beautiful
2. safely
3. kindness
4. finally
5. spotless
6. worthless
7. illness
8. helpful
9. daily
10. suddenly
11. wireless
12. quietly
13. fairness
14. cheerful
15. painful
*16. anxiously
*17. thoughtfully
*18. cautiously
*19. tardiness
*20. breathless
Volcanoes: Nature’s Incredible Fireworks
Words with wr, kn, mb, gn
1. thumb
2. gnaw
3. written
4. know
5. climb
6. design
7. wrist
8. crumb
9. assign
10. wrench
11. knot
12. wrinkle
13. lamb
14. knob
15. knit
*16. wrestler
*17. bologna
*18. cologne
*19. honeycomb
*20. knickknack
Words marked with an asterisk (*) are challenge words.
Wings
Irregular Plurals
1. wolves
2. knives
3. feet
4. men
5. children
6. women
7. sheep
8. heroes
9. scarves
10. mice
11. geese
12. cuffs
13. elves
14. banjos
15. halves
*16. loaves
*17. beliefs
*18. tomatoes
*19. potatoes
*20. tornadoes
Hottest, Coldest, Highest, Deepest - week of 2/9
Vowels with r
1. third
2. early
3. world
4. certain
5. dirty
6. herself
7. earth
8. word
9. perfect
10. verb
11. nerve
12. worm
13. thirsty
14. workout
15. earn
*16. determine
*17. commercial
*18. whirlwind
*19. worthwhile
*20. virtual
Words marked with an asterisk (*) are challenge words.
Rocks in His Head - week of 2/17 (4 day week)
Prefixes pre-, mid-, over-, out-
1. prepaid
2. midnight
3. overflow
4. outdoors
5. outline
6. overgrown
7. prefix
8. Midwest
9. pretest
10. midpoint
11. outgoing
12. overtime
13. overdue
14. outside
15. outfield
*16. precaution
*17. prediction
*18. midsection
*19. overweight
*20. prehistoric
America’s Champion Swimmer: Gertrude Ederle
Suffixes -er, -or, -ess, -ist
1. dentist
2. editor
3. artist
4. hostess
5. actress
6. swimmer
7. seller
8. tutor
9. tourist
10. organist
11. lioness
12. shipper
13. chemist
14. investor
15. conductor
*16. announcer
*17. pharmacist
*18. journalist
*19. commuter
*20. pianist
Fly, Eagle, Fly - week of 3/2
Syllable Pattern VCCCV
1. monster
2. surprise
3. hundred
4. complete
5. control
6. sample
7. instant
8. inspect
9. pilgrim
10. contrast
11. explode
12. district
13. address
14. substance
15. children
*16. merchant
*17. embrace
*18. purchase
*19. curtsy
*20. contract
Words marked with an asterisk (*) are challenge words.
Suki’s Kimono
Syllable Patterns CVVC, CVV
1. create
2. medium
3. piano
4. idea
5. radio
6. video
7. studio
8. violin
9. duo
10. patio
11. rodeo
12. pioneer
13. trio
14. stadium
15. audio
*16. audience
*17. radiate
*18. cereal
*19. Creole
*20. recreation
How My Family Lives in America
Homophones
1. to
2. too
3. two
4. week
5. weak
6. our
7. hour
8. stair
9. stare
10. flour
11. flower
12. write
13. right
14. new
15. knew
*16. their
*17. there
*18. they’re
*19. weather
*20. whether
Good-Bye, 382 Shin Dang Dong
Vowel Sound in ball
1. small
2. almost
3. always
4. because
5. straw
6. drawn
7. also
8. author
9. false
10. already
11. flaw
12. sausage
13. applause
14. walnut
15. lawn
*16. awesome
*17. altogether
*18. awning
*19. faucet
*20. laundry
Words marked with an asterisk (*) are challenge words.
Jalapeno Bagels
More Vowel Sound in ball
1. thought
2. fought
3. bought
4. taught
5. caught
6. walk
7. cough
8. talk
9. daughter
10. ought
11. sought
12. brought
13. trough
14. chalk
15. stalk
*16. sidewalk
*17. distraught
*18. afterthought
*19. overwrought
*20. beanstalk
Me and Uncle Romie
Suffixes -y, -ish, -hood, -ment
1. rocky
2. foolish
3. rainy
4. childhood
5. selfish
6. treatment
7. movement
8. neighborhood
9. childish
10. parenthood
11. crunchy
12. bumpy
13. payment
14. sleepy
15. shipment
*16. assignment
*17. livelihood
*18. stylish
*19. environment
*20 guilty
Words marked with an asterisk (*) are challenge words
This is the start of Unit 6. We will be doing a unit on Charlotte's Web
instead of the stories listed below.
The Story of the Statue of Liberty
Vowel Sounds in tooth and cook
1. few
2. school
3. true
4. goose
5. fruit
6. cookie
7. cushion
8. noodle
9. bookmark
10. balloon
11. suit
12. chew
13. glue
14. Tuesday
15. bushel
*16. bamboo
*17. mildew
*18. soothe
*19. barefoot
*20. renewal
Happy Birthday Mr. Kang
1. above
2. another
3. upon
4. animal
5. paper
6. open
7. family
8. travel
9. afraid
10. nickel
11. sugar
12. circus
13. item
14. gallon
15. melon
*16. character
*17. cardinal
*18. Oregon
*19. particular
*20. dinosaur
Words marked with an asterisk (*) are challenge words
Talking Walls: Art for the People
Words with -tion, -sion, -ture
1. question
2. creature
3. furniture
4. division
5. collision
6. action
7. direction
8. culture
9. vacation
10. mansion
11. fiction
12. feature
13. sculpture
14. vision
15. celebration
*16. fascination
*17. legislation
*18. manufacture
*19. possession
*20. declaration
Two Bad Ants
Multisyllabic Words
1. leadership
2. gracefully
3. refreshment
4. uncomfortable
5. overdoing
6. remarkable
7. carefully
8. unbearably
9. ownership
10. unacceptable
11. impossibly
12. reappeared
13. unprepared
14. oncoming
15. misbehaving
*16. outrageous
*17. incomprehensible
*18. undoubtedly
*19. independence
*20. disadvantage
Elena’s Serenade
Related Words
1. cloth
2. clothes
3. nature
4. natural
5. able
6. ability
7. mean
8. meant
9. deal
10. dealt
11. please
12. pleasant
13. sign
14. signal
15. signature
*16. equal
*17. equation
*18. equator
*19. major
*20. majority
