Monday, November 28, 2011

This Week's Spelling & Vocabulary

Spelling and Vocabulary Lists: Unit 3, Week 4 My Great-Grandmother’s Gourd

Spelling: Accented syllables

Monday – Write spelling words CORRECTLY in your agenda in ABC order – due Tues.

Wednesday – Complete the spelling worksheet (p. 86) – due Thurs.

Thursday - 5x each for 4 students (3 cursive/2 print)- due Friday.

Study your spelling words Monday – Thursday for your test on Friday!

1. dozen 11. reserve

2. beside 12. embrace

3. motion 13. coastal

4. appoint 14. python

5. season 15. govern

6. phony 16. scorching

7. observe 17. flurry

8. active 18. canvas

9. restore 19. copper

10. expert 20. cocoon

Vocabulary

Study vocabulary words and definitions each night Monday through Thursday for your test on Friday.

Complete the vocabulary worksheet (p. 96) – due Thursday.

Vocabulary sentences are due Friday. (Ten students are exempt because they wrote such great sentences last time.)

1. gnarled – (adj.) having many rough, twisted knots

2. parched – (adj.) dry or thirsty

3. landscape – (n.) the stretch of land or scenery viewed from one point or place

4. scorching – (adj.) causing intense heat to dry or burn the surface of something

5. gushed – (v.) poured out suddenly and in large amounts

6. brimming – (adj.) full to the upper edge of a container

7. scrawny – (adj.) thin, bony, or skinny

8. progress – (n.) a forward movement or gradual betterment

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