Spelling Lesson 9

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Spelling Lesson 9

• Spelling Homophones

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Words that sound alike but have different
meanings and spellings are called homophones.

• Use knowledge of homophones such as be/bee,
  hear/here, sea/see
• Use context clues to verify meaning and to
  determine appropriate homophone usage

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SPELLING LIST WORDS

• through threw
• hour our
• hole whole
• there their theyre
• weak week
• knows nose
• tale tail

I bet I can outspell any one of you third grade
spelling whizzes! Just ask me a word! I CAN
SPELL ANYTHING! Voltman
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Spelling Bonus Words

• attentively summarizing
• respond vowel
• dictionary glossary
• thesaurus encyclopedia
• reference central idea

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through threwhour ourhole wholethere their
theyre
Spelling List Words
weak weekknows nosetale tail
weak weekknows nosetale tail
Bonus Words

• attentively summarizing respond
• vowel dictionary glossary
• thesaurus encyclopedia
• reference central idea

• attentively summarizing respond
• vowel dictionary glossary
• thesaurus encyclopedia
• reference central idea

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respond

• Ask and respond to questions from teachers and
  other group members.

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attentively

• Listen attentively by making eye contact, facing
  the speaker, asking questions, and summarizing
  what is said.

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summarizing

• A summary is a short statement of the main points
  (as in a book or report).

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vowel

• Use knowledge of all vowel patterns.

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dictionary

• Find meanings of words.
• Alphabetical order.
• Dictionary is divided into sections, front,
  middle, and back.
• Find correct spelling of words.
• Guidewords list the first and last word on the
  page.
• Think of other uses of the dictionary.

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glossary

• A list of the hard or unusual words found in a
  book
• Find the glossary pages in each of your text
  books.

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thesaurus

• A book of words and their synonyms
• Find the thesaurus in your English book and learn
  to use it.

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encyclopedia

• A work that contains information on all subjects
  or one that covers a certain subject thoroughly
  usually with articles arranged alphabetically.
• Explore the encyclopedias in the classroom and
  the library.
• There are also electronic encyclopedias.

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reference

• Reference books such as dictionaries,
  encyclopedias, thesauruses, almanacs, etc.
• Use a reference book to gather information for a
  report.

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central idea

• 3.9 The student will write descriptive
  paragraphs.a) Develop a plan for writing.b)
  Focus on a central idea.c) Group related
  ideas.d) Include descriptive details that
  elaborate the central idea.e) Revise writing for
  clarity.

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through threwhour ourhole wholethere their
theyre
I bet I can outspell any one of you third grade
spelling whizzes! Just ask me a word! I CAN
SPELL ANYTHING! Voltman
weak weekknows nosetale tail
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through threw

• Jerry went (through / threw) Mr. McGregors
  backyard on his way to Grandmas house.
• Mary (through / threw) that baseball right
  (through / threw) Mrs. Browns bedroom window.

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hour our

• Did anyone see (hour / our) new homework
  assignment sheet?
• The (hour / our) that we are in spelling class
  passes by so quickly.

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hole whole

• The (hole / whole) team loved Radio or James
  after they got to know him.
• The little boy lost his sleigh bell because he
  had a (hole / whole) in his robe pocket.

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there their theyre

• (There / Their / Theyre) grandmas house is
  through the woods.
• The children went (there / their / theyre)
  everyday right after school.
• (There / Their / Theyre) going to spend the
  night with (there / their / theyre) grandma,
  tonight.

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weak week

• Bobby was too (weak / week) to go on the camping
  trip.
• He had missed school all (weak / week) because he
  was very sick.

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knows nose

• His (knows / nose) was red from so much sneezing
  and sniffling.
• Who (knows / nose) when Billy will come back to
  school?

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tale tail

• The storyteller told us a (tail / tale) about
  two cities.
• The little dogs (tail / tale) wagged back and
  forth as he waited to be fed.

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through threwhour ourhole wholethere their
theyre
Spelling List Words
weak weekknows nosetale tail
weak weekknows nosetale tail
Bonus Words

• attentively summarizing respond
• vowel dictionary glossary
• thesaurus encyclopedia
• reference central idea

• attentively summarizing respond
• vowel dictionary glossary
• thesaurus encyclopedia
• reference central idea

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