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NAME_________________
Date______________
Choose the activities that you would like to do. You must have a total of _______ points by Friday.
Check off the activities below that you completed. Use your spelling notebook to complete your work. Tear out your work
and staple to this sheet.
Rhymes, Synonyms
and Antonyms
Write 10 of your
spelling words. Then
write a rhyming word, a
synonym, or an
antonym for each word.
Label the word you
write as synonym,
antonym, or rhyme.
Hidden Words
Draw a colorful picture.
“Hide” your spelling
words in the picture and
then underline the
words.
Riddle Me
Write a riddle (clue) for each
spelling word. Write neatly and
don’t forget to write the answer!
Example:
I am brown and furry. I can take
you for a bumpy ride. Who am I?
PONY
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Create a greeting card using at least
10 of your spelling words. Use lots
of colors and do your best work.
Pyramid Spelling
Silly Sentences
Write your spelling words and
then write them as you subtract
one letter at a time. The result will
be in a pyramid shape of words.
Write a silly sentence for ten of your
spelling words. Be sure to:
- Underline your spelling word.
- Use capital letters and
punctuation correctly.
- Write neatly.
Example:
My pony wears a hat and dress to
dinner.
Example:
dog
do
d
Practice Test
Take a practice test at
home and have a parent
sign it.
Greetings
Switch It Up
Consonant and Vowel Search
If you are right-handed, write your Write the spelling words. Circle all
spelling words with your left
of the consonants in one color and
hand. If you are left-handed, write all the vowels in a different color.
your spelling words with your
right hand.
Total Points Completed
NAME_________________
Date______________
SPELLING ACTIVITIES CONTRACT 2
Choose the activities that you would like to do. You must have a total of _______ points by Friday.
Check off the activities below that you completed. Use your spelling notebook to complete your work. Tear out your work
and staple to this sheet.
These
activities
are
worth 15
points.
These
activities
are
worth 10
points.
Definition Hunt
Word Builder
Poetry
Look up the definition of ten of
your words in a dictionary or on
www.dictionary.com. Copy the
word and its definition in RED if
the word is a noun, GREEN if the
word is a verb, and BLUE if the
word is an adjective.
In Order of Difficulty
Search for your spelling
words in a newspaper
or in a magazine and
cut them out. TAPE
them to a page in your
notebook.
Use at least 10 spelling words to
write a poem. Underline the spelling
words.
Letter Writing
Spelling City
Write all of your words in a list
with the hardest word at the top
and the easiest word on the
bottom of the list.
Write the top five hardest words 4
times, the next five words 3 times,
and the last five words 2 times.
Compose a letter to a
parent or to your
teacher. Use at least 10 Go to spellingcity.com. Complete
spelling words.
two spelling activities. Print out
Underline the spelling
your score reports.
words. You can write
or type the letter.
Rainbow Spelling
These
activities
are
Write your spelling words in
worth 5
rainbow colors.
points.
ABC Order
Write your spelling
words in ABC order.
Typing Fun
Type your spelling words on a
computer. Change the font for each
spelling word.
Example:
sharing
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Total Points Completed
NAME_________________
Date______________
SPELLING ACTIVITIES CONTRACT 3
Choose the activities that you would like to do. You must have a total of _______ points by Friday.
Check off the activities below that you completed. Use your spelling notebook to complete your work. Tear out your work
and staple to this sheet.
These
activities
are
worth 15
points.
These
activities
are
worth 10
points.
These
activities
are
worth 5
points.
"SUPER" Writing
Acrostic Poetry
Secret Agent Words
Your job is to write a
creative letter to
Superman (or another
super hero). In your
letter, you must use ten
of your spelling words.
Be sure to underline your
words as you use them.
Choose five of your spelling
words. Write an acrostic poem
for each word. You must also
ILLUSTRATE your poems.
*Example:
Fun in the sky.
fly
Laps around
clouds.
Yes! I’m free
Number the alphabet from 1-26.
Example: a=1, b=2, c=3, d=4, etc.
Then convert your words to a
number code. You must write the
actual spelling word next to the
“code word.”
Example:
23 + 15 + 18 + 11 = work
Word Search
Guide Word Sleuth
Spelling Sentences
Using graph paper,
create a word search
hiding all spelling words.
Once you are finished,
have a friend search for
your words (at home).
Print your own graph
paper at
http://incompetech.com/
graphpaper/plain/.
Write each spelling word. Look
up the word in a dictionary.
Write the guide words found at
the top of the page.
Write a sentence for ten of your
spelling words. Be sure to:
- Underline your spelling word.
- Use capital letters and
punctuation correctly.
- Write neatly.
Example:
“I am tired,” he remarked to his
mother.
Flower Power
Backwards Words
Draw a picture of a
flower with one petal for
each word. Write
a spelling word inside
each petal.
____________________
Example:
Word- ask
Guidewords- asbestos * aspen
Write your spelling words
forwards and then backwards.
Write neatly!
Example:
where
Total Points Completed
erehw
Fancy Letters
Write each of your spelling
words using fancy letters. Your
letters can have curly-qs or dots,
for example.
Example:
prepare
sharing
NAME_________________
Date______________
SPELLING ACTIVITIES CONTRACT 4
Choose the activities that you would like to do. You must have a total of _______ points by Friday.
Check off the activities below that you completed. Use your spelling notebook to complete your work. Tear out your work
and staple to this sheet.
These
activities
are
worth 15
points.
Foreign Language
Tongue Twisters
Learn how to say 10 of your
spelling words in a foreign
language and write the word in
English and a foreign language.
Make sure to write down which
language the word is from and be
ready to share!
Example:
Hello – bonjour in French
Create tongue twisters
using your spelling
words. Have someone
in your family try and
say your tongues
twisters three times
FAST! Underline your
spelling words.
Example:
Sally sells seashells
down by the sea shore.
Advertisement
Create sentences with
personification by using all of your
spelling words. Personification is
the description that gives human
qualities to something that is not
human. Underline your spelling
words.
Write, create, or draw
an advertisement using
at least 10 spelling
words.
Create sentences with alliteration.
Use at least 10 spelling words.
Alliteration is when most of the
words in the sentence begin with the
same letter. The sentences can be
silly. Underline your spelling
words.
Cartoon Strip
Create a cartoon strip using all of
These
your spelling words. Highlight
activities
each spelling word.
are
worth 10
points.
Three Times Each
These
activities Write each spelling word three
times each.
are
worth 5
Example:
school
points.
school
school
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Total Points Completed
Rap it Up
Create a rap song or a
song using all of your
spelling words.
Personification
Example:
The machine complained, wheezed,
and ate my money.
Alright Alliteration!
Example:
Abbey Alligator asked an actress
about acting in Antarctica.
Bubbles
Write all of your spelling words
using bubble letters.
Example:
school