Download 3. submerge – to put below the surface of water

Name: ______________________________________
Date: Weeks of 2-27-17and 3-6-17
Our World of Water Book Study Four
Skills: Story Elements; Author’s Purpose; Point of View; Fantasy, Folktales, and Myths
ELA Skills: Verbs; Identifying Topic Sentences in Writing
Genre: Nonfiction
Vocabulary Words:
Prefix (sub–) means below or under
Prefix (trans–) means across or over
1. subway – an underground electric railroad
2. subject- someone who is under the control of someone else
3. submerge – to put below the surface of water
4. subset– a set that is part of a larger set
5. subterranean – beneath the earth’s surface
6. translate – to change from one language to another
7. transfer – to carry or send from one person or place to another
8. transparent – allowing light rays through so objects can be seen distinctly through it
9. transform – to change in form or appearance
10. transplant – to plant in another place
Spelling Words: (Compound Words)
railroad, airport, everywhere, homesick, understand, background, anything, ninety-nine,
already, fireplace, ourselves, forever, breakfast, whenever, everything, meanwhile,
afternoon, make-believe, landmark, nationwide, postscript, motorcycle, handkerchief,
handwriting, bedroom
Name: ______________________________________
Date: Weeks of 2-27-17and 3-6-17
Spelling Words:
1. railroad
Practice Test: Have an adult give you a
spelling test. Check your words and fix any
mistakes by rewriting the word 3 times
correctly. Be sure the adult signs your test.
Scrambled Words: Mix up the letters of
each word. Then, unscramble the letters
and write the word.
Example: rralidoa = railroad
Word Search: Create a word search with
all of your spelling words.
ABC Order/Vowel Identification: Write
your spelling words in ABC order and
underline all of the vowels.
Triple List Cursive: Write each word
from your spelling list 3 times each in
cursive.
Newspaper Story/Article: Cut out a
picture from a newspaper or a magazine
and use 10 of your spelling words to write
a story or article about the picture.
2. airport
3. everywhere
4. homesick
5. understand
6. background
7. anything
8. ninety-nine
Pyramid Words: Write your spelling
words adding or subtracting one letter at a
time. The result will be a pyramid shape of
words.
Example:
e
eg
egg
eggs
Expensive Spelling: Write the alphabet on
a piece of paper. Under A, write $1.00,
Under B write $2.00, and so on. Figure up
the dollar amount of each of your words.
A
B
C
D
E
$1.00 $2.00 $3.00 $4.00 $5.00
5x: Write each spelling word 5 times each.
Magazine Words: Cut your spelling words
out of magazines and newspapers and
make a collage on construction paper.
9. already
10. fireplace
11. ourselves
12. forever
13. breakfast
Definitions: Look up all of your spelling
words in the dictionary and write their
meanings.
Other Handed: If you are right handed,
write your words with your left hand. If
you are left handed, write your words with
your right hand.
Ace= $1.00+$3.00+$5.00= $9.00
14. whenever
15. everything
16. meanwhile
17. afternoon
18. make-believe
19. landmark
Directions: As always, you will choose 2 spelling assignments on the first week. Then you will choose 2
different assignments for the second week. Do not complete the same assignment twice! Please keep this sheet
in your BEE Book for both weeks (as always). Thank you and have fun learning your spelling words! 
20. nationwide
21. postscript
22. motorcycle
23. handkerchief
24. handwriting
25. bedroom