Spelling Words (Earthquake Terror) Short Vowels
bunk
staff dock slept mist bunch swift struck breath tough fond crush grasp dwell fund ditch split swept deaf rough trek frantic summit rustic mascot
Vocabulary
shuddered
debris undulating fault jolt impact susceptible devastation
upheaval surrendered
Spelling Words (Eye of the Storm) Long Vowels ā,ē,and ī
speech
claim strike stray fade sigh leaf thigh thief height mild waist sway beast stain fleet stride praise slight niece campaign describe cease sacrifice plight
Vocabulary
Sizzling collide funnel clouds tornadoes lightning rotate jagged prairie severe occupation
Spelling Words (Volcanoes) The
/ō/, /ōō/, and /yōō / Sounds
thrown stole clue dew
choose rule boast cruise stroll route
mood loaf growth youth slope bruise loose rude flow flute subdue pursuit molten reproach presume
Vocabulary
molten lava crater crust cinders eruption magma summit extinct advancing
Spelling Words (Nature’s Fury Theme 1 wrap-Up)
fond
swift beast slept fleet staff flute grasp thigh dew bunk fade dwell strike praise slight split claim sway mild clue slope boast stole stroll cruise mood
crush youth thrown
Spelling Words (Michelle Kwan: Heart of a Champion) Compound Words
basketball
wheelchair cheerleader newscast weekend everybody up-to-date grandparent
first aid wildlife highway daytime whoever test tube turnpike shipyard homemade salesperson brother-in-law extraordinary
self-assured quick-witted limelight junior high school
Vocabulary
pressure required presentations elements judges technical audience artistic amateur compete
Spelling Words (La Bamba) The /ou/, /ô/ an /oi/ Sounds
hawk
claw bald tower halt prowl loyal pause moist ounce launch royal scowl haunt noisy coward fawn thousand drown fault announce poise loiter somersault awkward
Vocabulary
talent pantomime forty-five record limelight applause volunteered rehearsal
embarrassed duo debut
Spelling Words (Fear Place) The /ôr/, /âr/, and är/ Sounds
hare
scar torch soar harsh sore lord flair warn floor tore lair snare carve bore fare gorge barge flare rare folklore unicorn ordinary marvelous hoard
Vocabulary
terrified dismayed excitement
stamina discomfort unsure cautious immobile adventure concentrate
Spelling Words (Mea Jamison, Space Scientist) The /ûr/ and îr/ Sounds
smear
germ return peer stir squirm nerve early worth pier thirst burnt rear term
steer pearl quirt perch hurl worse interpret yearn emergency dreary career
Vocabulary
artificial satellite launches (verb)
orbit reusable mission specialist space shuttle astronaut weightlessness
Spelling Words (Give It All You’ve Got Theme 2
Wrap-Up)
halt
weekend steer gorge first aid smear thousand wildlife hurl brother-in-law perch test tube wheelchair
early noisy launch hawk royal worth soar pearl
up-to-date tore stir snare flair carve barge coward return
Spelling Words (And Then What Happened, Paul Revere?) Final /ər/
theater actor mirror power humor anger banner pillar major thunder flavor finger mayor polar clover burglar tractor matter lunar quarter oyster tremor clamor scholar chamber
Vocabulary
revolution express cargo colonies oppose liberty Patriot sentries taxes
Spelling Words (Katie’s Trunk) VCCV
and VCV Patterns
equal parlor collect closet perhaps wedding rapid value arrive behave shoulder novel tulip sorrow vanish essay publish aware subject prefer device skittish logic sincere nuisance
Vocabulary
arming skittish just fierce skirmish peered rebels kin drilling
Spelling Words (James Forten) Final /l/ or
/ə1/
jewel
sparkle angle shovel single normal angel legal whistle fossil puzzle bushel mortal gentle level label pedal ankle needle devil mineral influential vital neutral
kernel
Vocabulary
captives
dread abolitionists influential privateer tacking apprentice conflict
enslavement encouraged assisted
Spelling Words (Voices of the Revolution Theme 3
Wrap-Up)
Jewel
polar needle humor legal mayor gentle lunar sorrow tractor quarter behave parlor wedding powder actor rapid equal mortal aware matter sparkle shoulder bushel value publish single whistle burglar pedal
Spelling Words (Mariah Keeps Cool) VCCCV Pattern
District
address complain explain improve farther simply hundred although laughter mischief complex partner orphan constant dolphin employ sandwich monster orchard control abstain conscience
function extreme
Vocabulary
volunteer amazingly decorate celebration detain spectators suspects festive reluctant honor
Spelling Words (Mom’s Best Friend) VV Patterns
poem
idea create diary area giant usual radio cruel quiet diet liar fuel riot
actual lion ruin trial rodeo science appreciate variety enthusiastic realize eventually
Vocabulary
attachment
dog guide mastered obedience memorizing obstacles instinct mature
braille layout
Spelling Words (Yang the Second and Her Secret Admirers)
Words with –ed or –ing
Covered
directing bragging amusing planned rising deserved visiting mixed swimming sheltered resulting spotted suffering arrested squeezing ordered decided
hitting
rehearsing shredded
anticipated scalloped entertaining
Vocabulary
heritage impressed traditions
opera accompaniment demonstration noble rhythmic
Spelling Words (Dear Mr. Henshaw)Suffixes
–ly, -ness, -ment, -ful, -less
dreadful
enjoyment safety watchful speechless paleness breathless government
cheerful actively closeness lately goodness retirement forgetful
basement softness delightful settlement countless suspenseful suspiciously
defenseless seriousness contentment
Vocabulary
diary
experience understanding prose snoop disappointed submitted splendid rejected
Spelling Words (Person to Person Theme 4 Wrap-Up)
complain
planned mischief countless laughter rodeo decided offered delightful farther sandwich actively riot amusing radio lately government actual improve goodness hitting diary fuel address visiting cruel covered watchful usual ordered
Spelling Words (A Boy Called Slow) Words with a Prefix of a Suffix
un-, dis-, in-, re; -ion
unable
discover report disaster unaware remind televise television
inspect inspection react reaction tense tension correct correction promote promotion express expression inquiry unnecessary responsible except exception
Vocabulary
customs
reputation inherited raid extended vision determination respect
Spelling Words (Pioneer Girl )Unstressed Syllables including
Final /ĭj/, /ĭv/ and /ĭs/
dozen
voyage forbid native language destroy notice distance carrot knowledge captive spinach solid justice ashamed program message respond service relative
adapt
discourage cooperative apprentice somber
Vocabulary
homestead
claims immigrants sod discouraged convinced heifer fertile prairie
Spelling Words (Black Cowboys Wild Horses)
Final /n/ or /ən/, /chər/, /zhər/
mountain
treasure culture fountain creature captain future adventure moisture surgeon lecture curtain pasture measure vulture feature furniture pleasure mixture luncheon
Vocabulary
mares
milled herd skittered mustang remorse stallion bluff ravine
Spelling Words (Elena) Changing Final y to i
liberties
victories countries spied enemies armies scariest dirtier happiness abilities pitied ladies busier
duties lilies worthiness replies dizziness unified levied colonies loveliest strategies
Vocabularies
rugged wounds sombrero urgently notorious condolences
dictator transformed
Spelling Words (One
Land, Many Trails,)
Theme 5 Wrap-Up
adventure treasure solid promotion vulture busier voyage unable spinach tension curtain pitied furniture notice discover react mountain countries pleasure spied happiness inspect distance correction
destroy dirtier language native respond scariest
Spelling Words ( The Grizzly Bear Family Book) Prefixes
propose
convince concern enforce compare excuse conduct preserve contain excite extend prefix engage pronoun consist enclose consent proverb complete exchange enactment procedure confront preamble
concise
Vocabulary
carcass caribou aggressive dominance
subservience tundra wilderness abundant territory wariness
Spelling Words( The Golden Lion Tamarin Comes Home)
Three-Syllable Words
dangerous history vacation popular favorite memory personal educate regular continue potato nature sensitive energy emotion period property condition imagine
attention juvenile amateur astonish obvious ovation
Vocabulary
dilemma
extinction predator observation canopy reintroduction habitat captive humid
genes
Spelling Words ( My Side of the Mountain)
Words with-ent,-ant;-able, -ible
fashionable comfortable different
suitable merchant profitable student possible resident terrible absent vacant servant valuable accident horrible honorable reasonable remarkable laughable excellent prominent durable extravagant reversible
Vocabulary
storehouse harsh survival cache harvesting fashion migration tolerant edible
Spelling Words ( Animal Encounters)
Theme 6 Wrap-Up
remarkable emotion accident sensitive enforce potato suitable prefix vacant condition excite consist fashionable enclose natural proverb resident possible imagine preserve complete merchant dangerous concern terrible propose laughable vacation regular continue 
