Download Word Study Homework - Edgewater School District

2015-2016 Word Study Homework
Directions: Choose 5 activities (squares) to complete bi-weekly at home in your Word Study notebook. All of the
activities are due on the Thursday before the test. Please do not complete all the activities in one night. The
number five (5) square is a MUST do. Print out any activities completed on the computer and glue them into
notebook. As always, please try to do your BEST work!
1.) “What’s New?”
2.) Write your words in
3.) Using your
4.) Write each of your words with
5.) Using your word list,
6.) Choose 15 words and
fancy letters or type them on the
computer with a different font.
write your words three
times each in your very
best handwriting.
example:
 flute, flute, flute
 knew, knew, knew
 ruin, ruin, ruin
Look at your words. Can you add
pencil neatly and then go
word list,
one or two letters to a word and
over with a crayon or
write your words in
make a new word? Can you take
colored pencil to make all
alphabetical order.
away any letters or substitute any of the vowels green and all
example:
letters to make a new word? Try it.
of the consonants red.
1. amuse
Record new words in your
2. bruise
notebook.
3. choose
4. flew
example:
7.) “Searching for Meaning?”
Choose 10 words from your word
list. Create four columns in your
notebook. Write your words in the
first column and work to complete
the rest. You will need a
dictionary.
Word What Dictionary Picture
you
Definition
think
it
means
F
A
M
U
S
E
write a super sentence with
each word and underline
the words you used with a
colored pencil or marker.
9.) Write an original poem
F
L
W
E
C
I
U
J
8.) Create your own Word
Search Puzzle. Don’t
forget to take grid paper
home with you, or you can
use this website:
www.puzzlemaker.com
10.) Write a creative story using at
11.) “Spelling with Math”
least 15 words from your list.
Make sure you underline your
words.
Write each word 2 times.
Now give each word a
point value by adding 2
points for each vowel and
3 points for each
consonant.
example:
great great
3+3+2+2+3= 13
using at least 15 words of
your choice.
My Poem
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12.) Cut
out letters from a
__
newspaper/magazine
and
put them together to spell all
of your words. Glue them
down in your notebook.