Download Spelling Activities Matrix Directions: Each week you will choose at

Spelling Activities Matrix
Directions: Each week you will choose at least three of the activities in the matrix below to complete for your spelling
homework. You will complete the activities on loose leaf notebook paper and staple them together to turn in on Friday
morning. Along with the three activities you choose from the matrix, you will also be required to complete a practice
spelling test on Thursday night that must be signed by a parent.
5 times each
Write each word in your best
handwriting five times each.
ABC Order
Write your words in alphabetical
order.
Telephone Words
Translate your words into numbers
from the telephone keypad.
Surround Words
Write your words on graph paper
and outline them in different colors.
Crossword Puzzle
Create your own crossword puzzle
using your words. Be sure to include
clues to go across and down.
Backwards Words
Write your words forwards, then
backwards.
Word Search
Create your own word search puzzle
using your words.
Rainbow Words
Write your words using three
different colors.
Scrambled Words
Write your words, then write them
again with the letters mixed up.
30 Second Words
Write a TV commercial using all of
the words on your list. Underline
each word as you use it.
Cheer Your Words
Pretend you are a cheerleader.
Write a cheer that calls out the
spelling of at least 4 of your words.
Underline each word used.
Definitions
Write the definition of each word in
your own terms.
Secret Agent Words
Number the alphabet 1-26, and then
convert your words to a number
code.
Other Handed
Write your words as best as you can
using your opposite hand.
(If you are right-handed, write with
your left, and vice versa.)
Picture Words
Draw a picture to illustrate each
word. Write a caption using the
word to describe the picture.
Silly Sentences
Write a silly sentence using each of
your words.
Spelling Puzzles
Write each word on an index card.
Cut the cards so that the letters
are separated. Place cards in an
envelope. Practice putting the
words back together.
Ransom Words
Write your words by cutting out
letters in a newspaper or magazine
and glue them on your paper.
X Words
Write two words having one common
letter so they criss-cross. Do this
for all of your words. (Some words
may be used more than once.)
Pyramid Words
Write your words adding or
subtracting one letter at a time.
The result will be a pyramid shape
of words.
Reverse ABC
Write your words in reverse
alphabetical order.
Vowels and Consonants
Write your words so that all vowels
are red, and all consonants are blue.
Syllable Words
Write each word and divide each
word into syllables.
Story Words
Write a short story using all of your
words. Underline each word as it is
used.
DO NOT TURN THIS SHEET IN – KEEP IT IN YOUR HOMEWORK FOLDER FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.