Unit 5 Week 2 Spelling - Fourth Grade PCES Teachers

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Name

Fold back the paper 1.

along the dotted line. Use the blanks to write

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each word as it is read 3.

aloud. When you finish 4. the test, unfold the

paper. Use the list at 5.

the right to correct any 6. spelling mistakes.

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Review Words 21.

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Challenge Words 24.

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Spelling: Open Syllables

1. famous 2. radar 3. razor 4. vacancy 5. beside 6. beyond 7. defend 8. delay 9. demand 10. prevent 11. secret 12. veto 13. bison 14. diver 15. cider 16. silence 17. clover 18. spoken 19. stolen 20. tulip 21. swallow 22. plastic 23. rumbles 24. request 25. sequence

Phonics/Spelling ? Grade 4 ? Unit 5 ? Week 2 127

Name

Spelling: Open Syllables

famous radar razor vacancy

beside beyond defend delay

demand prevent secret veto

bison diver cider silence

clover spoken stolen tulip

A. Fill in the missing letters of each word to form a spelling word.

1. s 2. b 3. cl 4. r 5. d 6. t 7. v 8. b 9. pr 10. st

ence ond er or er ip o ide ent en

11. f 12. c 13. d 14. r 15. s 16. d 17. sp 18. v 19. d 20. b

ous er ay ar

et end

en ancy and on

B. Write these spelling words in alphabetical order. Alphabetize them to the third letter. clover, delay, cider, defend, demand

21. 22. 23. 24. 25.

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128 Phonics/Spelling ? Grade 4 ? Unit 5 ? Week 2

Name

Spelling: Open Syllables

clover radar bison demand

cider stolen defend delay

tulip prevent famous veto

vacancy diver beside silence

secret spoken beyond razor

Write the spelling words that contain the matching sounds in the first syllable.

long e sound

long o sound

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

long a sound

9. 10. 11. 12.

13. 14. 15.

long i sound 16. 17. 18. 19.

long u sound 20.

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Phonics/Spelling ? Grade 4 ? Unit 5 ? Week 2 129

Name

Spelling: Open Syllables

famous radar razor vacancy

beside beyond defend delay

demand prevent secret veto

bison diver cider silence

clover spoken stolen tulip

A. Write the spelling word that has the same meaning as each word or phrase below.

1. next to 2. juice 3. refuse 4. opening 5. to stop

6. unknown 7. to pause 8. outside the limits 9. to request firmly 10. a lack of noise

B. Write the spelling word that best completes each sentence.

11. The detectives searched for the diamond that was

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12. Be careful that you do not cut yourself with that sharp

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13. We watched the

swim under the surface of the water.

14. The

is a sign of spring in many parts of the world.

15. The police officer used

to find out who was speeding.

16. Huge herds of

used to fill the plains of the Old West.

17. Those were the greatest words ever

!

18. The guard dog's purpose was to

the property.

19. A four-leaf

is a sign of good luck.

20. The

singer wore a floppy hat as a disguise.

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130 Phonics/Spelling ? Grade 4 ? Unit 5 ? Week 2

Name

Spelling: Open Syllables

A. Underline the six misspelled words in the paragraphs below. Write the words correctly on the lines.

Dear Ms. Fisher,

I know you are a faymous actress, but I hope you'll read my letter. I wanted to tell you that I love your movies. Your acting is beeyond belief! I bet that everyone would love to know what your seecret is to such great acting.

I just saw your last movie in which you were a deep sea divver. It must have been hard to prepare for that role. Not only did you have to swim, but you had to deefend yourself against the bad guys. I really liked the undersea raddar that you used to catch them! Please continue to make great movies!

Sincerely,

Tamika Green

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Writing Activity

B. Imagine that you are acting in a movie. Write to describe the movie. Use at least four words from the spelling list.

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