*** Students are writing a story using their Grammar Island book - page 94. This is due on Monday the 26th.
*** Spelling and Vocabulary test will be Tuesday Nov. 3rd. Spelling activities will also be due on that day.
This week we will identify the subject and predicate of a sentence and the direct object and indirect in a sentence.
Spelling
and Vocabulary Words
Week
11 – October 26th-30th
1. magician – an entertainer who is
skilled in producing illusion by sleight of hand
2. nephew – son of a sibling
3. bachelor – an unmarried man
4. grubby - dirty
5. ought – duty or obligation
6. rafter – any one of a set of
sloping beams that form the framework of a roof
7. coiner –a person who makes
counterfeit coins
8. cistern – a tank for storing
water
9. polite – being respectful and
considerate of other people
10. tousled – messy or unkempt hair
11. feeble – weak
12. smuggler – to import or export
goods secretly in violation of the law
13.serious – important
14. dingy – gloomy, dull
15.deserted – empty of people
Homework: Write the words 3 times - each night. In addition do the following activities.
Write a friendly letter using at least 10 of the spelling words. Make sure you have all the parts of the letter. (must complete this activity)
Than choose 2.
(1) Draw a picture hiding the spelling words in the picture.
(2) Write statement sentences for 8 of the words and questions sentences for the other 7 words. There must be (5) words in a sentence. Use correct punctuation, capitalization, and spelling. Underline the spelling word. Do Not start any of the sentences with an "A" or "The"
(3) Write your spelling words by adding one letter at a time.
Example: s
sp
spe
spel
spell
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