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In This Grade 3 Perfectly Safe 9 No Choice 15 The Word Is . . . 21 Why Does a Woodpecker Peck? 27 The Tennin’s Robe
33 Making Makingthe theTeam Team 39 Everella’s Everella’sWand Wand 45 Stop Stopthe theHungry HungryGiant GiantFish! Fish!
Based Basedon onaaLegend Legendfrom fromthe theIsland Island of ofGuam Guam
51 For Forthe theLove Loveof ofthe theGame Game 63 A Chilling Thrill
Or was it a thrilling chill?
57 Citizen CitizenCarmen Carmen
69 The White Crane A Japanese Folktale
75 He Made Trees Live Again 81 The Unwelcome Neighbor A tale from the Panchatantra
87 The Woman in the Moon A Kumeyaay Legend
L.6.2 b: Spell correctly L.6.4 b: Use common, grade appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word L.6.4 c: Consult reference materials, both print and digital, to find the pronunciation of a word or determine or clarify its precise meaning or its part of speech
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1. Underline the words with one syllable, draw a box around those with two syllables, circle those with three syllables, and double underline those with four syllables. Consult a dictionary to check your work. circumference
1. Find four words using each Latin prefix, and then write each new word’s definition. a.
effort
ilMeaning: not Word
skateboard
Word
Word
Word
Definition
Definition
Definition
illegal
consider
Definition
interrupt
against the law
sensational chief states cottage trouble
b.
theory
imMeaning: not Word
Word
Word
Word
Definition
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Definition
Definition
agony again raccoon work nature mention sequins
L.6.4 c Link to Anchor Reading Unit 1 -- Perfectly Safe
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Homework: Use each word in a sentence.
Syllables Each word is split into syllables. Each syllable has one vowel sound. Examples: underline: un-der-line definition: def-i-ni-tion
L.6.4 b Link to Anchor Reading Unit 1 -- Perfectly Safe Homework: Use two words from each group to write sentences.
Latin Prefixes Some words have Latin parts that give a hint to what the word means. Examples: illiterate, improper, irrelevant, indecent
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Spelling Words
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grammar boundaries government irregular parallel business absence opinion improper occasionally indecisive definitely illiterate raccoon attendance believe sensational receive
irMeaning: not Word
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Definition
Definition
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Definition
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1. Play a game of tic-tac-toe with a friend using the following chart. On a separate sheet, you must do what is in each box after you mark it so that you can win.
Write the words that have letters with dots.
Find the definitions of the words.
Write the words in all CAPITAL letters.
Write the words with an AB color pattern.
Rainbow write each word twice.
Write the spelling words in your favorite color.
Use the words in a sentence.
Write the words three times each.
Write each word, the vowels in orange and the consonants in purple.
inMeaning: not Word
Definition
Word
Definition
Word
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2. Use one word from each section in a sentence. a. il: _________________________________________________________ b. im: ________________________________________________________ c. ir: _________________________________________________________ d. in: _________________________________________________________
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L.6.4 b
L.6.2 b L.6.4 c
Link to Anchor Reading Unit 1 -- Perfectly Safe
Link to Anchor Reading Unit 1 -- Perfectly Safe
Homework: Come up with two more words for each Latin prefix.
Homework: Use each spelling word in a sentence.
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2. Circle the correctly spelled word in each pair. a. grammar grammer
b. abscense absence
c. irregular irreguler
d. definitely defintely
e. goverment government
f. attendence attendance
g. bussiness business
h. believe beleive
i. indecisive indecicive
j. sensational sencationel
k. improper imporper
l. racoon raccoon
m. recieve receive
n. boundaries boundries
o. oponion opinion
p. parallel parellel
q. illeterate illiterate
r. occasionally occasoinaly
3. Find the spelling words in the word search.
G E I E T A R E T I L L I Y S
O P I N I O N G E V E I L E B
Y L L A N O I S A C C O N I E
G U R E Q I I L L E C S R R E
V O W E Q G E N V W A E A R K
L.6.2 b Link to Anchor Reading Unit 1 -- Perfectly Safe
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Homework: Try to spell the words from memory.
B W V T C L J I S T D I M E I
Y U N E L E S K I L E R M G R
E X S A R I I O Z T F A A U A
K C R I C N N V L A I D R L C
F A N E N A M W E F N N G A C
P G D E L E I E S K I U J R O
E N B F S A S Q N P T O F J O
I E R C F B I S W T E B U S N
A T T E N D A N C E L Y N W O
I M P R O P E R W V Y J K H W