spelling words feb 3-7

Focus this week:

ir (short) and ire (long)  

(See Below)

Green: 

-consonant blend: stir 

-homophone "fir" and "fur" 

-oddball:  'fur' due to the same sound of the homophone; and 'their' which has the /air/ sound. 

Try: 

word sort with short, long and oddball words

write 3 sentences using your words 

draw a picture and write a sentence to go with the homophone words

Yellow:

-initial consonant blends: st, th, ch, wh, tw, sk 

end consonant blends:  rd, th, rt, rl, rp, st, 

silent letters in whirl, twirl, swirl

oddball: 'their' which has /air/ sound instead of 'ir' 

homophone: spelling words are not included, but good to know: their, there, they're 

Try: 

word sort by blend

write out 5 interesting sentences using your spelling words

make your own crossword puzzle!

Purple: 

compound word: birthday 

word endings: -ly, -ier, -ing

silent letters: twirling, swirling, whirling

oddball: heir (silent h, and has /air/ sound).

Try: 

write out the root words (i.e.  first + ly = firstly)

write your own story using as many spelling words as possible.