Transcript Spelling Lesson 1 - Alton R-IV

Spelling Lesson 31
Spelling the Vowel Plus r Sound
Spelling Tip
The /âr/ sound is often spelled
ar, are, air, ear, and ere.
glare
daring
area
scare
despair
library
beware
swear
carry
compare
therefore
repair
declare
narrate
dairy
prepare
comparison
clarify
bury
lariat
1-10. Write the Core Words in which
the /âr/ sound is spelled ar or are.
11-15. Write the Core Words in which
the /âr/ is spelled air, ear, or ere.
16-20. Write the Challenge Words.
Circle the letters that spell the vowel
plus r sound.
glare
daring
area
scare
despair
library
beware
swear
carry
compare
therefore
repair
declare
narrate
dairy
prepare
comparison
clarify
bury
lariat
Ready for a Whirlwind
According to the radio, we should ( 1 )
of the coming storm. Soon someone will
( 2 ) an emergency. People here do not get
angry and ( 3 ) at the radio when they hear
a report like this. It does not ( 4 ) them too
much. This ( 5 ) is famous for bad storms.
Weather forecasters ( 6 ) we have the worst
storms in the country. I cannot ( 7 ) them
with other storms because I have never
lived anywhere else.
glare
daring
area
scare
despair
library
beware
swear
carry
compare
therefore
repair
declare
narrate
dairy
prepare
comparison
clarify
bury
lariat
I have not been in many bad storms. ( 8 ) I
am not as brave or ( 9 ) as some people
about discussing them. Some people can
( 10 ) many a story about scary storms.
They tell about the ones they thought might
tear down their homes or blow away the
cows in the ( 11 ).
A tornado can ( 12 ) away a home in
seconds. Last year one carried off the roof
and most of the books inside the town ( 3 ).
But we do not ( 14 ) when we know a storm
is coming. We just hope we can ( 15 ) the
damage.
glare
daring
area
scare
despair
library
beware
swear
carry
compare
therefore
repair
declare
narrate
dairy
prepare
comparison
clarify
bury
lariat
Word Forms
Change the words by adding the
endings below. For some endings, drop
the final e. For others change the y to i
before adding the endings.
16. scare + s =
17. scare + ed =
18. scare + ing =
19. scare + y =
20. scary + er =
21. scary + est =
22. scary + ness =
glare
daring
area
scare
despair
library
beware
swear
carry
compare
therefore
repair
declare
narrate
dairy
prepare
comparison
clarify
bury
lariat
Look Them Over
Write the Core Word that
fits the description.
1-3. Three one-syllable words that rhyme.
4-5. Two words with double consonants
6-8. Three words that end with long e
spelled y
glare
daring
area
scare
despair
library
beware
swear
carry
compare
therefore
repair
declare
narrate
dairy
prepare
comparison
clarify
bury
lariat
Change Places
Replace the underlined words in the
sentences with the Core Words that have
almost the same meaning.
9. We can buy milk at the milk factory.
10. There are good books at the reading
place.
11. Will you fix my torn jeans?
12. It is wise to be careful of a strange dog.
glare
daring
area
scare
despair
library
beware
swear
carry
compare
therefore
repair
declare
narrate
dairy
prepare
comparison
clarify
bury
lariat
Change Places
Replace the underlined words in the
sentences with the Core Words that have
almost the same meaning.
13. The make-believe creature can
frighten people.
14. If a cat is angry, it might stare angrily
at you.
15. What is the amount of surface of the
room?
16. Do you promise that everything you
say is true?
glare
daring
area
scare
despair
library
beware
swear
carry
compare
therefore
repair
declare
narrate
dairy
prepare
comparison
clarify
bury
lariat
Go to the Base
Write the Core Word that have the same
base words as the words below.
17.
18.
19.
20.
narrator
comparative
dared
declarative
glare
daring
area
scare
despair
library
beware
swear
carry
compare
therefore
repair
declare
narrate
dairy
prepare
comparison
clarify
bury
lariat
Pick up the
Pieces
21-25. A tornado has pulled apart five
Core Words and scattered their parts.
Put two or more parts together to write the
five Core Words.
glare
daring
area
scare
despair
library
beware
swear
carry
compare
therefore
repair
declare
narrate
dairy
prepare
comparison
clarify
bury
lariat
• Write a newspaper article giving
readers advice on preparing for a
storm. You might tell people where
they should stay and the things
they might need during the storm.
• Use at least four Core Words from
this lesson.
glare
daring
area
scare
despair
library
beware
swear
carry
compare
therefore
repair
declare
narrate
dairy
prepare
comparison
clarify
bury
lariat
1-4. Here is a draft of one student’s
article. Find four misspelled words and
write them correctly.
5-6. Two periods were not put at the ends
of sentences. Copy the article and
correct all errors.
glare
daring
area
scare
despair
library
beware
swear
carry
compare
therefore
repair
declare
narrate
dairy
prepare
comparison
clarify
bury
lariat