Tuesday, September 6, 2011

This Week's Spelling & Vocabulary

Unit 1, Week 4 Story: Pipiolo and the Roof Dogs

Spelling and Vocabulary: words with /ur/ and /ir/

Tuesday – copy your spelling words into your agenda in ABC order – due Wednesday

Wednesday – sp. 3x each due Thursday – 2x cursive and 1x print – due Thursday

Thursday – finish sp/voc worksheet due Friday

Tuesday – Friday – study spelling and vocabulary nightly for tests on Friday

1. clear 11. blurt

2. nerve 12. thirst

3. squirt 13. spur

4. verse 14. engineer

5. surf 15. jeer

6. lurk 16. sneer

7. year 17. dreary

8. stern 18. squirm

9. spurts 19. swerve

10. lurch 20. yearns


Vocabulary

Use your reading book glossary to identify the part of speech and complete the definitions for your vocabulary words – due Wednesday – finish for HW Tuesday if not finished in class!

Study nightly spelling and vocabulary definitions for your tests on Friday!


  1. cooperation (noun) – working with ____________________________ or others for a ___________________ purpose.

  2. celebration ( ) – the act of _______________________ with __________________


  1. fragrance ( ) – a ______________________ or ____________________ smell

  2. variety ( ) – a number or ____________________ of different things; things of ___________________ kinds or ___________________

  3. canceled ( ) - did _______________ with, stopped, or ___________________ off

  4. moistened ( ) – dampened or made _____________________ wet

  5. theory ( ) – an ________________ that explains a group of _____________ or an ___________________; something that has not been _____________________ true

  6. transformed ( ) – changed in _______________, form, or ___________________

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