Spelling Lists

Spelling Words: Aug 29 - Sept 2

Compound Words

Anything	Somehow	Outfit	Sometime	Nothing
Beside	Themselves	Somewhere	Myself	Herself
Someone	Yourself	Outside	Itself	Sideways
Checkout	Outfield	Throughout	Something

Spelling Words: Mar. 14 - Mar. 18

Group 1 – Long “U” patterns in accented syllables

Reduce	Balloon	Useful
Cartoon	Doodle	Tuesday
Moody	Refuse	Raccoon
Toothache	Excuse	Noodle
Beauty	Shampoo	Pollute
Conclude	Scooter	Confuse
Cocoon	Cougar	Amuse

Group 2 – Short ‘u’ and Long ‘u’ patterns (CVC, CVCe, CVVC)

Prune	Cute	Bloom
Bump	Flute	Skunk
Tooth	Build	Trust
Grunt	Bruise	Smooth
Built	Plus	Juice
Crude	Spoon	Mule
Suit	Cruise	Moon

Spelling Words: Mar. 7 - Mar. 11

Group 1 – Long ‘a’ patterns in accented syllables

Complain	Painter	Decay
Mistake	Crayon	Parade
Chocolate	Mayor	Maybe
Escape	Bracelet	Amaze
Pavement	Basement	Explain
Railroad	Raisin	Today
Remain	Payment	Obey

Group 2 – Long ‘a’

Faith	Lay	Vane	Drain
Pray	Rate	Paint	May
Grave	Laid	Gray	Plate
Grain	Stray	Weigh	Weight
Vain	Freight	Rein	They
Wash	Tame

Spelling Words: Feb. 29 - Mar. 4

Group 1 – Long and Short “e” patters in accented syllables

Leather	Increase	Season
Compete	Reader	Heavy
Defeat	Pleasant	Feature
Sweater	Freedom	Indeed
Meaning	Steady	Extreme
Fifteen	Eastern	Repeat
Thirteen	Healthy

Group 2 – Short and Long “e”

Keep	Sweep	Vest
Next	Jeep	Team
Leaf	When	Teeth
Sleep	Week	Heat
West	Wheat	Been
Clean	Web	Weak
dress

Spelling Words: Feb. 22 - Feb. 26

Group 1 Word List

Explode	Hostess	Suppose
Lonely	Compose	Owner
Bureau	Lower	Decode
Lonesome	Remote	Loafer
Alone	Closely	Europe
Soapy	Approach	Poster
Awoke	Postage	erode

Group 2 Word List

Throat	Beast	Beet	Wait
Beach	Cream	Need	Pail
Coast	Coat	Sheep	Train
Seat	Goat	Grain	Wheel
Neat	Three	Tail	Toast
Bait	Cheek	Cheat	Road

Spelling Words: Feb. 8 - Feb. 12

Group 1 – Long ‘I’ Patterns

Delight	Ninety	Surprise
Machine	Decide	Higher
Advice	Brightly	Survive
Forgive	Driveway	Combine
Slightly	Arrive	Lightning
Provide	Sidewalk	Favorite
Invite	Highway	describe

Group 2 – Short ‘I’ and Long ‘I’

Sigh	Bliss	Night
Try	Twice	Quit
Bright	White	Dry
Fight	Cry	Whisk
Grill	Grim	Quite
High	Shy	Rise
Grime	sky

Spelling Words: Feb 1 - Feb 5 

Group 1 Word List – Suffixes (-ness, -ful, -less) 

Colorful	Goodness	Hopeless	Thankfulness
Thoughtfulness	Faithful	Happiness	Helplessness
Illness	Weakness	Restless	Peacefulness
Kindness	Painful	Penniless	Worthless
Fearful	Harmless	Dreadful	Plentiful
Truthfulness	Awareness	Gratefulness	fearless

Group 2 Word List – Short ‘u’ and Long ‘u’

Prune	Cute	Bloom
Bump	Flute	Skunk
Tooth	Build	Trust
Grunt	Bruise	Smooth
Built	Plus	Juice
Crude	Spoon	Mule
Suit	Cruise	moon

Spelling Words: Jan 11 - Jan 15

There is NO spelling this week!

Spelling Words: Jan. 4 - Jan 8

Group 1 Word List - Suffixes (-y, -ly, -ily endings)

Clearly	Quickly	Easily
Angrily	Rainy	Foggy
Snowy	Noisily	Lazily
Loudly	Quietly	Dimly
Stormy	Misty	Windy
Daily	Cloudy	Roughly
Chilly	Sleepily	Breezy
Busily	Smoothly	Merrily

Group 2 Word List – Short ‘o’ (CVC) and Long ‘o’ (CVCe and CVVC-oa)

Clock	Note	Stone
None	Crop	Chose
Whole	Cross	Slope
Boat	Joke	Float
Coat	Love	Shop
Lock	Toast	Soap
Knock	Toad

Spelling Words: Dec. 7 - 11

We now have two spelling groups. Your child should know what group he/she is in. Group 1 is working on Sort 47: Prefixes (dis-, mis-, and pre-) to go along with what we are studying in grammar. Group 2 is working on Sort 12: Short a and Long a Patterns (CVCe, CVVC –ai, and open syllables). Students’ word lists are glued into their spelling journals.

Group 1 Prefixes                                      Group 2 Short a, Long a

Dislike	Mistreat
Precious	Prefix
Disable	Mismatch
Premature	Disobey
Misplace	Preteen
Displace	Misbehave
Preview	Dishonest
Misjudge	Preheat
Disloyal	Pretest
Disappear	Precaution
Mister	Miscount
Distant	Mistrust

Blame	Drain
Taste	Past
Shade	Stand
Shape	Raise
Smash	Grain
Brain	Stray
Clay	Play
Wade	Stay
Grass	Brave
Trash	Gain
Gray	Tray
Class	Nail

Spelling Words: Nov. 30 - Dec. 4

Prefix Word List (re-, un-, oddballs)

Meaning: Re- to do again / Un- not

Recopy	Uncle	Unkind
Recycle	Unwrap	Reptile
Refill	Unselfish	Refinish
Unbutton	Unhappy	Rewrite
Retrace	Unpack	Retake
Unfair	Return	Uneven
Review	Unequal	Unbeaten
Remodel	Rescue

Spelling Words: Nov. 16 -20 

Comparatives Word List (-er, -est endings)

Calmer	Prettiest	Dirtier
Easiest	Closer	Crazier
Coolest	Calmest	Hotter
Fewest	Closest	Craziest
Weaker	Prettier	Easier
Dirtiest	Fewer	Hottest
Cooler	Weakest	Lazier
Funniest	Laziest	Funnier

Spelling Words: Nov. 9 -13 

Sort 16 – Plural Endings: Final –y

Monkeys	Babies	Ponies
Stories	Alleys	Parties
Valleys	Trays	Ladies
Fireflies	Boys	Toys
Donkeys	Candies	Duties
Berries	Journeys	Families

Spelling Words: Nov. 2 - 6 

Sort 4: Unusual Plurals

Leaf	Life	Knife	Goose
Deer	Women	Mouse	Knives
Wolves	Teeth	Geese	Mice
Loaf	Woman	Tooth	Leaves
Lives	Loaves	Sheep	Wolf

Spelling Words: Oct. 26 - 30

There is no spelling this week!

Spelling Words: Oct. 19 - 23

Add –es -ch  ending

Add –es -sh ending

Add –es -x ending

Add –es -s ending

Add –s

Foxes	Guesses	Brushes	Speeches	Splashes
Scratches	Horses	Mixes	Churches	Crashes
Voices	Peaches	Eyelashes	Kisses	Sketches
Leashes	Changes	Branches	Places	Ashes

Spelling Words: Oct. 12 - 16

1. bye

2. hymn

3. him

4. its

5. missed

6. buy

7. wring

8. tide

9. tied

10. mist

11. ring

12. it’s

13. in 

14. inn

15. by

16. pail

17. pale

18. plane

19. plain

20. meet

21. meat

22. here

23. hear

Spelling Words: Sept 28 - Oct 2

Lightweight	Headfirst	Downstairs	Snowflake	Bookmark
Downtown	Bookworm	Snowstorm	Daylight	Headlight
Snowplow	Flashlight	Headphones	Downpour	Cookbook
Sunlight	Headstrong	Snowball	Scrapbook	Countdown

Spelling Words: Sept. 21 - 25

Lie	I’ll
Dye	Sight
Lye	I
Night	Thyme
Fined	Eye
Write	Might
Side	Hi
Site	Sighed
Time	Knight
Die	Find
Right	Aisle
High	mite

Spelling Words: Sept. 14-18

Rein	Sale
Waist	Break
Rain	Ate
Pale	Pair
Pain	Rays
Pear	Vein
Eight	Weigh
Pail	Vain
Pane	Vane
Waste	Sail
Raise	Way
Brake	Pare