SPELLING+AND+GRAMMAR

SPELLING RULES


 * WORDS WITHOUT VOWELS

Write your spelling words on a list but replace all the vowels with a line. Then go back to the beginning of your list and see if you can fill in the correct missing vowels. || VOWEL CIRCLE

Write each of your spelling words.

Then go back and circle all of the vowels in your spelling words! || SURROUND WORDS

Write your words carefully. Draw a box around the word. make it go up for tall letters and down for letters with tails.

people ||
 * RAINBOW WRITING

Write your words using a different colour for each letter. || ABC ORDER

Write your words in alphabetical order. Then write your words in reverse ABC order! || PYRAMID WRITING

Write your words like a pyramid. Add one letter each line like this:

better b be bet bett bette better ||
 * SCARY WRITING

Write each of your weekly spelling words in scary wiggly writing. || BUBBLE WRITING

Write each of your words in bubble letters. You may use colouring pencils or jovi's to make them look colourful. || FANCY LETTERS

Write each of your spelling words using fancy lettering. your letters could be curly or dotty or stripy. ||
 * HIDDEN WORDS

Write each spelling word and then write at least two words made from the same letters that are hide inside your spelling word.

slide

side lie led is || UPPER AND LOWER

Write each of your spelling words two times each. First in UPPERCASE Second in lowercase.

SLIDE - slide || RHYMING WORDS

Write each of your spelling words. Next to each word write a rhyming word. If necessary, your rhyming word can be a nonsense word as long as it follow the same spelling pattern. ||

To practice your speech marks try out these sentences. Beware they are tricky!

http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/online/speechmarks.htm when adding an ending or not? Try out this game to see! || Can you find the matching words with ly added? ||
 * [[image:Screen_shot_2012-04-01_at_9.04.07_PM.png width="254" height="134" align="center" link="http://www.firstschoolyears.com/literacy/word/other/prefixes/interactive/-ing.swf"]] || [[image:Screen_shot_2012-04-01_at_9.07.36_PM.png width="223" height="152" link="http://www.missmaggie.org/scholastic/fishemup2_eng_launcher.html"]] || [[image:Screen_shot_2012-04-01_at_9.12.42_PM.png width="188" height="152"]] ||
 * Have fun adding ing to words before scoring! || Do you change y at the end of a word
 * [[image:Screen_shot_2012-04-01_at_9.16.03_PM.png width="271" height="115" link="http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/phonics/3_4/flamingo/flamingos.htm"]] ||  ||   ||
 * Now this is a little trickier, can you add y or ly to the word correctly? ||  ||   ||

Don't forget your headphones and check the volume!!!! knowledge and ability to solve puzzles!!! || Practice your own words, practice vocab skills and spelling skills here. || Chase the letters to make a word, use your own words too! || Grammar and Punctuation activities - [] [] [] Sentence Clubhouse game - [] Grammar Blast Games - [] Sentences Quiz - [] Grammar Gorilla - [] Penguins on ice game - [] Grammar Ninja game - [] Sentence helper - Full Stops - [] Capital Letters and Full Stops - [] [] Good for practising fullstops, capitals, question marks and exclamation marks!
 * [[image:Screen_shot_2012-01-17_at_11.07.50_AM.png width="208" height="57" align="center" link="http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/phonics/grade2_3/name_pict/name_pic1.htm"]] || [[image:Screen_shot_2012-01-17_at_11.07.43_AM.png width="221" height="124" align="center" link="http://teacher.scholastic.com/clifford1/flash/vowels/index.htm"]] || [[image:Screen_shot_2012-01-17_at_11.07.36_AM.png width="219" height="157" align="center" link="http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/construct/"]] ||
 * Try these synonym games: ||  ||   ||
 * ||  || [[image:Screen_shot_2012-03-05_at_4.07.28_PM.png link="http://www.vocabulary.co.il/synonyms/"]] ||
 * ~ Try these antonym links to websites: ||~  ||
 * [[image:Screen_shot_2012-01-17_at_11.10.57_AM.png align="center"]] || [[image:Screen_shot_2012-01-17_at_11.11.02_AM.png width="183" height="193" align="center"]] || [[image:Screen_shot_2012-01-17_at_11.11.08_AM.png width="245" height="55" align="center"]] ||
 * These are general spelling websites for you to visit..... ||  ||
 * [[image:Screen_shot_2012-01-17_at_11.16.18_AM.png width="269" height="112" align="center" link="http://www.uclick.com/client/mwb/tmjkf/"]] || [[image:Screen_shot_2012-01-17_at_10.42.42_AM.png width="230" height="31" align="center" link="http://www.spellingcity.com/"]] || [[image:Screen_shot_2012-01-17_at_11.16.27_AM.png width="230" height="33" align="center" link="http://www.netrover.com/%7Ekingskid/Safari/safari.htm"]] ||
 * This is a game of your spelling