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Monthly Spelling
Extensions
DIRECTIONS: This is your list of spelling activities for the month, so PLEASE KEEP THIS SHEET IN YOUR HOMEWORK FOLDER. Each week you will
get a new list of spelling words. For homework each week, you must choose at least one activity to complete on a piece of paper,
and keep it in your folder, attached to the rest of your spelling work until Friday, when you will turn it all in. Once you complete an
activity, put a checkmark in the box next to it, and write the date you completed it by the box. You may only do each activity once;
you may not do that activity again until the next month. Each week, choose activities that are from a different section. Also, have a
parent give you a practice test on Thursday, and be sure to study any words that you miss. Good luck!

Sectio n 1 : Dictionar y Activitie s

Write all of your spelling words once

in alphabetical order (A-Z), and once in
backwards-alphabetical order (Z A).
Choose ten of your spelling words.
See if you can make a new and
different word by only changing one
letter. Example: pitch - patch
At the top of each dictionary page
are two guidewords. They tell the first
and last entry words that are listed on
the page. Choose ten spelling words
and find them in the dictionary. Now
write the ten spelling words along with
the guidewords from the dictionary
for each of your spelling words.
Look up the definitions for six of your
spelling words in the dictionary. Write
down the word, the part of speech
(i.e. noun, verb, etc.) and copy the
first definition listed. Next, use the word
in a sentence to show you know what
the word means

Part s o f Speech
Speec h Activitie s

Sectio n 3 : Creativ e Writin g

Activitie s

Find all of the nouns in your spelling list.

Write a sentence for each noun using it
in its possessive form, and underline the
word. Example: building The buildings
windows are very shiny.

Pretend you can change into an

animal for a day. Write 10 sentences
about your day, using at least 10 of
your spelling words. Circle each
spelling word you used.

Copy your list of words, and draw a

box around all of the spelling words that
are nouns.

Choose five of your spelling words,

and use them to write a riddle.
Underline the spelling words

Copy your list of words, and draw 2

lines under all of the spelling words that
are adjectives.

Pretend you are a clown. Write a

letter to the circus asking for a job.
Use
10 of your spelling words in your letter
explaining why you are the best for the
job. Underline your spelling words.

Sectio n 2 : Grammar , Mechanics , and

an d

Copy your list of spelling words, and

then write the synonyms for ten of those
words. Example: pretty = beautiful
Copy your list of spelling words, and
then choose ten of those words and write
their antonyms. Example: enormous = tiny
Copy your list of spelling words, and
then choose ten of those words and
write them in their plural form.
Example: puppy = puppies

Pretend you work for a radio

station. Write a commercial for your
favorite snack food to convince other
boys
and girls to try your snack. Use at least
15 spelling words in your writing. Circle
the spelling words.

Sectio n 3 : Creativ e Writin g

Activitie s (continue d fro m p.1 )
Choose 10 of your spelling words and
write a tongue twister for each one.
Underline the spelling word. Example:
children Cheerful children chew
chocolate chimpanzees.
Write 10 sentences using 1-2 spelling
words in each sentence. Underline the
spelling words. (Please check to see
that they are spelled correctly.)
Write 10 questions for 10 or more of
your spelling words. Use correct
dialogue form by including the name of
who is speaking as well as commas,
quotation marks, and question marks.
Underline each spelling word. Example:
between Mary asked, Do you sit
between Ken and Debbie?
Use 10 of your spelling words in a
separate question. Underline each
spelling word with a different colored
crayon. Example: live Do you live
in the United States?

Sectio n 4 : Wor d an d Lette r Activitie s

Choose five spelling words that are the
most difficult for you to remember how to
spell. Write each word on a separate
sheet of paper, leaving space between
the letters of the word. Then cut the
words apart so that each letter is on a
separate square of paper. Mix up the
letters. Then put them together to form
the spelling words. When you have
finished, check to make sure you have
spelled each word correctly, and write it
down.
Fold a piece of binder paper in half
lengthwise to make two columns. Sort out
all of your spelling words into two groups,
and write them in the columns. Then write
a paragraph explaining how you sorted
them out.
Choose your longest two spelling
words. Use the letters in each word to
make as many smaller words as you can.
You may only use each letter once for
each new word you make, unless a
letter is used twice in the word.
Example: beautiful bet, bit, bat, bait,
lit, fit, fat, fate
Choose 10 spelling words and write
them down. Write a rhyming word next to
the each spelling word you chose.
Example: stair/chair people/steeple

Make a chart with three columns Spelling Word, Same Beginning, and
Same Ending. Fill in your chart with 15
of the spelling words, a new word
with the same beginning letter, and a
new word with the same ending
letter. Example:
Spelling
Same
Same
Word
Beginning
Ending
children
choose
mountain

Sectio n 5 : Ar t Activitie s
Fold a piece of white paper into 8
sections (hot dog fold, hamburger fold,
then hamburger fold again). Pick 16
spelling words and write and
illustrate each word in each section:
8 on one side of the paper, and 8 on
the other side.
Draw a picture of a big flower
garden. Write each spelling word on
one of the petals or on a leaf. Write
a few sentences about flowers, using
as many of your spelling words as you
can. Circle the spelling words in your
sentences.