Bonus Spelling Week 1
Consonant Blends
best
shall
kind
dress
tree
start
most
thank
wash
which
back
must
Bonus Spelling Week 2
Consonant blends
sing
part
much
hold
work
both
first
thing
bring
hand
start
third
Bonus Spelling Week 3
VCe
hope
give
write
ate
fire
gave
name
face
same
love
glove
came
Bonus Spelling Week 4
Double consonants
fall
small
carry
happy
tell
funny
all
yellow
well
ferry
little
cross
Bonus Spelling Week 5
CVVC
been
coat
tree
keep
dear
each
year
goes
seem
loan
read
deal
Bonus Spelling Week 6
r controlled vowel
ear
near
more
door
sure
order
color
sir
corn
card
birth
surprise
Bonus Spelling Week 7
Digraphs and Diphthongs
found
house
grow
own
though
early
show
warm
clothes
round
these
school
Bonus Spelling Week 8
Spelling Patterns
hop
hopped
hopping
hope
hoped
hoping
hopes
hike
hikes
hiking
hiked
hiker
Bonus Spelling Week 9
Abbreviations
Mrs.
Mr.
Dr.
TX
USA
Mon.
Tues.
Wed.
Thurs.
Fri.
Sat.
Sun.
Bonus Spelling Week 10
Contractions
do not
don’t
did not
didn’t
is not
isn’t
should not
shouldn’t
would not
wouldn’t
cannot
can’t
Bonus Spelling Week 11
ed endings (ed, d, t)
stopped (t)
helped (t)
planted (ed)
salted (ed)
cared (d)
planned (d)
rested (ed)
called (d)
picked (t)
played (d)
hopped (t)
walked (t)
Bonus Spelling Week 12
Contractions
who is
who’s
who has
who’s
it is
it’s
you are
you’re
there is
there’s
she would
she’d
Bonus Spelling Week 13
Suffixes
amazement
darkness
slowly
dancing
gliding
dried
tried
hurries
hurried
begged
running
hotter
Bonus Spelling Week 14
Prefixes
unusual
unhappy
midterm
multitask
preview
reunion
nonfiction
unafraid
unaware
prehistoric
antibiotic
prearrange
Bonus Spelling Week 15
Tricky words
i before e: believe
field
yield
fiend
e follows c: receive
ceiling
e sounds like a: rein
lei
weigh
sleigh
weight
weird
Bonus Spelling Week 16
Homophones/Homonyms
they’re
there
their
hear
here
know
no
to
two
too
its
it’s
Bonus Spelling Week 17
Homophones/Homonyms
aide
aid
buy
bye
by
dear
deer
let’s
lets (means follow)
one
won
Bonus Spelling Week 18
Homophones/Homonyms
plane
plain
see
sea
through
threw
waist
waste
your
you’re
tea
tee
Bonus Spelling Week 19
Blends
through
thrifty
splash
three
script
strike
strong
thread
thrill
stretch
stranger
street
Bonus Spelling Week 20
Verb Tense
dance
danced
will dance
paint
painted
will paint
call
called
will call
fly
flown
will fly
Bonus Spelling Week 21
Verb Tense
do
did
had done
go
went
had gone
give
gave
had given
swim
swam
had swum
Bonus Words Week 22
Throwing out worn out words: little
Use these instead:
small
tiny
petite
compact
microscopic
Throwing out worn out words: said
Use these instead:
shouted
whispered
replied
exclaimed
asked
Bonus Words Week 23
Throwing out worn out words: nice
Use these instead:
kind
courteous
thoughtful
gracious
considerate
Throwing out worn out words: walked
Use these instead:
strolled
hiked
marched
trudged
traveled
Bonus Words Week 24
Throwing out worn out words: funny
Use these instead:
silly
amusing
humorous
witty
hilarious
Throwing out worn out words: ran
Use these instead:
hurried
raced
sprinted
dashed
rushed
Bonus Words Week 25
Throwing out worn out words: very
Use these instead:
awfully
dreadfully
exceptionally
extraordinarily
fantastically
incredibly
marvelously
wonderfully
Bonus Words Week 26
Throwing out worn out words: got
Use these instead:
accomplished
acquired
earned
gained
gathered
obtained
received
retrieved
Bonus Words Week 27
Throwing out worn out words: fun
Use these instead:
enjoyable
entertaining
exciting
fantastic
festive
incredible
joyous
splendid
Bonus Words Week 28
Throwing out worn out words: little
Use these instead:
teeny
tiny
diminutive
compact
microscopic
petite
wee
small
minuscule
slight
minute
Bonus Words Week 29
Throwing out worn out words: nice
Use these instead:
kind
benevolent
thoughtful
gracious
considerate
decent
congenial
agreeable
courteous
warm
cordial
humane
Bonus Words Week 30
Throwing out worn out words: funny
Use these instead:
jocular
amusing
humorous
witty
comical
hysterical
sidesplitting
hilarious
laughable
silly
nonsensical
Bonus Words Week 31
Throwing out worn out words: sad
Use these instead:
downcast
depressed
woeful
gloomy miserable
sorrowful
unhappy
dejected
forlorn
melancholy
mournful
crestfallen
Bonus Words Week 32
Throwing out worn out words: pretty
Use these instead:
beautiful
lovely
glamorous
attractive
elegant
cute
exquisite
gorgeous
stunning
handsome
striking
fair
Bonus Words Week 33
Throwing out worn out words: good
Use these instead:
great
pleasant
marvelous
delightful
fuperior
wonderful
splendid
superb
grand
terrific
amazing
excellent
Bonus Words Week 34
Throwing out worn out words: laughed
Use these instead:
snickered
giggled
roared
chuckled
chortled
crowed
guffawed
cackled
howled
hee-hawed
bellowed
Bonus Words Week 35
Throwing out worn out words: saw
Use these instead:
glimpsed
noticed
observed
sighted
spotted
stared at
glanced at
gazed at
eyed
examined
watched
Bonus Words Week 36
Throwing out worn out words: like
Use these instead:
love
admire
appreciate
fancy
adore
idolize
prefer
cherish
care for
favor
enjoy
treasure
