Name _________________________ Date ______________ th Third Grade Spelling List 8 Week

Verbs with ed/ing endings; suffix ing 1. swimming 2. swam 3. getting 4. coming 5. came 6. having 7. doing 8. ended 9. happened 10. happening 11. started 12. joked 13. received 14. smiled 15. smiling Spelling Strategies
Say a word correctly. Think about what the word looks. Look for small words in spelling words. Dont leave out or mispronounce sounds. Write the sounds in the correct order. Think about how the spelling pattern looks. Write it, look at it, and decide if it looks correct. Spin-pin, in Cupcake- cup, cake

Pretest: Monday in class, students rewrite each missed spelling word and bring home the quiz with a spelling contract. Remember to practice your missing words. Ask a friend or relative to read you work to make sure that all words are correct and sentences make sense. Each spelling word must be circled each time it appears.

Choose 4 activities and complete by Friday: Circle Add pts. Words Within Words see if you can identify smaller words in your spelling words. E.g. justice has the word ice in it. 25 2. Consonant Circle, Circle all of the consonants in your words 25 3. Design a code and write any 10 words in the code. Ask a friend to crack the code. 25 4. Dictate the sentences to prepare for Fridays test 25 5. Dictionary use a dictionary to answer the following questions for 25 Ten Words. How many different meanings does your word have? Look up the words and write meanings for each word. Sentences for What part of speech is your word? Dictation Name the guide words and page numbers 1The note he 6. Draw a picture and hide the words in the picture 25 received told who is getting the prize. 7. Flash Cards Make cards for each word and use them for studying. 25 2. 2. Are you 8. Mini Comic Book. Illustrate & write 10 spelling words 25 coming to 9. Practice-Test Take a practice test with a family member or friend. 25 the 10. Rhyming Word Choose 10 words. Find a rhyming word for each word. swimming E. G. cries tries, fries, pies 25 party Im having? 11. Scramble the first 15 spelling words. Ask a friend to unscramble 3. 3. Cassie the words. 25 joked about 12. Syllables Divide all words into syllables. 25 what 13. Vowel Circle write each word & circle the vowels (a, e, i, o, u). 25 happened 14. Writing Use as many of the spelling words, and other word forms after the party ended. as you write a story. Proofread your spelling. 25 4. Reading 15. Writing Trace the words in cursive (Spellingcity.com) 25 Vocabular 16. Word Sort Arrange your words into word families or patterns. 25 y 17. Word Search Mix up words on the page and add letters to fill up separate the squares. Exchange word searches and circle the words listed ashamed and circle the words that are listed. 25 borders 18. Write or Type (using home row) each word ten times. 25 advice 19. WOW word of the week activity. 25 borrow 20. My Creative Work-Out (Description). ________________ 25 patch Spellingcity.com Username: sharonleaskbrooks A = 100-90 Password: 3rd_grade B = 89-80 serious DO Over =Below 70 points C = 79-70 W.O.W. My points for this week _______ 23. harvest