Transcript Spelling Unit #1

Spelling Unit #2
Spelling “rule” of the week:
Write ie when the sound is long e, except
after c.
Say: “i before e, except after c, or when
sounded like a, as in neighbor or weigh.”
Exceptions: seize, leisure, either, neither, protein
Focus Rule Words:
1) conceive (right after c)
to visualize or consider; to become pregnant
2) relieve (to make a situation better)
3) weight (sounded like a)
4) eight (sounded like a)
5) perceive (right after c) ; to recognize or
understand
Academic Verbs:
6) summarize to rewrite only the most important parts of
a passage in your OWN WORDS
To summarize an article, include only the main points
of each paragraph.
7) paraphrase to rewrite a small segment of text in your
own words
I paraphrased the speaker’s statement by putting it
into my own words.
8) generalize to make a broad statement about
something--specific facts or details are omitted
If I were to generalize, I’d say most students bring
their lunches.
Commonly misspelled words:
9) grateful
Be grateful, not hateful!
10) character
Think of a character doing the “cha-cha-cha.”
11) separate
There’s a rat in separate.
Roots/prefixes/suffixes:
com = together
junct = to join
con = together tion = the act of or state of
12) combination the act of bringing
together
13) conjunction a part of speech--a word
that joins words together
14) junction a place where two things join
15) capitalization the act of capitalizing
Commonly confused words:
16) your (possessive pronoun, used for
ownership)
That’s your book.
17) you’re (contraction of “you are”)
You’re a great speller!
Review Words:
18) beginning (two n’s)
19) a lot (two words)
20) receive (i before e except after c or when sounded
as a)