Transcript Spelling Lesson 1 - Alton R-IV

Spelling Lesson 19
Spelling the /ûr/ Sound
Spelling Tip
The /ûr/ sound can be spelled
er, ear, ir, or, or ey.
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1-6. Write the Core Words in which
the /ûr/ sound is spelled er or ear.
7-11. Write the Core Words in which
the /ûr/ sound is spelled ir or ur.
12-15. Write the Core Words in
which the /ûr/ sound is spelled or.
16-20. Write the Challenge Words.
Circle the letters that spell the /ûr/
sound.
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Early Warning System
Sometimes I feel the ( 1 ) to visit
the garden all alone. The best time is
( 2 ) in the morning as the sun comes
up. The ( 3 ) of a new day is a good
time to ( 4 ) the garden’s secrets. I sit
still and watch without saying a single
( 5 ). If I get a sudden ( 6 ) I fill myself
up with fruit juice.
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My favorite garden animal is the
earthworm. Farmers around the ( 7 ) think
these animals are ( 8 ) their weight in gold.
Finding them is like finding a ( 9 ) in an
oyster! If I watch carefully, I can see its
head ( 10 ) through the soil as it digs. With
( 11 ) study, I learn that the earthworm digs
tunnels through the soil. Each tunnel it digs
can ( 12 ) to prepare the soil for growing
plants.
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Thunder sends an early warning
signal, and I know my ( 13 ) of
watching is over for the day. When
garden animals have no hiding place,
their ( 14 ) enemy is bad weather.
They always run for cover after they
have ( 15 ) thunder.
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Adjectives
Change the nouns to adjectives by adding
the ending –y. Remember to drop the final
e before adding y. Write each sentence.
16. It was a very _____speech. (word)
17. This is ____vegetable soup. (water)
18. I have a _____dog. (thirst)
19. We like to have ____teeth. (pearl)
20. Our ___stew is popular. (spice)
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Rhyme and Write
Write a Core Word to complete each
sentence. The Core Word will rhyme
with the underlined word.
1. The loud chirping soundû meant we had
_____the bird.
2. A desire to know things is a yearn to
_____.
3. When you need more than ever before
it is your worst _____.
4. A strong desire to mix is an _____ to
merge.
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Break the Code
Use the code below to write Core Words.
= ir
= ear
5. f
9.
6. b
10. w
7. b
11. w
8. s
ve
= ly
= th
= er
=ur
= st
= or
12. t
d
m
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Add and Subtract
Write the Core Words
that are answers to the
math problems below.
13. Earliest – iest + y =
14. Service – ic =
15. Clearing – c – ing + n =
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Use the
Dictionary
Write the Core Words that are in
the sound spellings below.
16. /pûrl/
17. /wûrth/
18. /wûrld/
19. /sûrv/
20. /wûrst/
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•Earthworms live under the soil.
Oysters live underwater.
•Pretend you live in one of those
places.
•Write about what it must be like or
how you spend your time.
•Use at least four Core Words from
this lesson.
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Here is the draft of a student’s
description.
Find four misspelled words
Write them correctly.
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