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Spelling Activities
1. Rainbow Words
First write each word in pencil. Then trace
over each word three times. Each time you
trace, you must use a DIFFERENT color
crayon. Trace neatly and
you will see a
rainbow!
2. Silly Sentences
Write 8 silly sentences
using a spelling word in each
sentence. Please underline your
spelling words! Write neatly!
Example: My dog wears a blue and purple
dress when he takes a bath.
3. Backward Words
Write your spelling words forwards and then
backwards. Write neatly!
Example:
where
erehw
4. Squiggly Words
You are going to write your spelling words
two times. First write in regular letters.
Then write the words again in
letters!
squiggly
5. Pyramid Words
“Pyramid write” your spelling
words. You must write neatly!
*Example: Home
H
Ho
Hom
Home
6. ABC Order
Write them in ABC order.
7. Z-A
Write your spelling in
backwards ABC order.
with Z and work to A.
Start
8. Write a Story
Write a story using your spelling words. Be
sure to underline your spelling words in your
paragraph.
9. Blue Vowels
Write each of your spelling words. You will
need a blue colored pencil. Trace over the
vowels in each word with your blue colored
pencil.
Vowels = a e i o u
10. Bubble Letters
Write your spelling words in bubble letters.
After you write your words in bubble
letters, color your words with a crayon
or colored pencil.
14. Square Your Vowels
Write each of your spelling words.
Then go back and put a square around all of
the vowels in your spelling words!
11. Three Times Each
Write each spelling word three times.
First, write each word in pencil.
Second write each word in crayon.
Third, write each word in
marker.
You MUST write neatly!
Or you can just write the
words 3
times each
15. Spelling Syllable Break
Write each spelling word but leave enough
room between the syllables of the word to
add a / mark. E.g. syll/a/bles
12. Adding my words
Each letter has a value.
*Consonants are worth 10.
*Vowels are worth 5.
Write your spelling words. Then add up the
value of each spelling word.
Examplesaid- 10 + 5 + 5 + 10 = 30
Cut out letters from old
magazines/ catalogs/ newspapers and glue
them on paper to form each spelling words.
13. Consonant Circle
Write each of your spelling
words.
Then go back and circle all of
the consonants in your words!
Don’t forget to write neatly!
16. Word Collage
17. Add – on Alliteration
Create tongue twisters with your spelling
words. If you have two or more words on
your list that begin with the same sound, you
may combine them into one sentence.
E.g. basement and basket (my spelling words)
The big basket in Barney’s basement was
bought by Betty.
18. Word Chains
Using grid paper, write words in crossword/
Scrabble style. Start with the longest word.
19. Mystery Words
Write a clue for each word. Show your
spelling list to a parent and have him/her
guess the words. Write down the correct
answers.
20. Visual Spelling
Draw a sketch for each spelling word and
incorporate the written spelling word into
the picture.
21. Puzzle
Using grid paper, make a word search using
your words. Highlight your words within the
puzzle.
22. Speech Sort
Sort your spelling words according to their
part of speech. If a word can be more than
one part of speech, add it to each category.
Categories include: Noun, Verb, Adjective,
Adverb, and Preposition
23. Word Fractions
Make spelling fractions by writing each
spelling word. Beside the word, write 2
fractions (vowels first and consonants
second).
To figure out the fractions, write the total
number of letters as the denominator. The
numerator is the number os vowels or
consonants.
Example: school 2/6 (vowels)
4/6 (consonants)
24. Mini-Words
Write each spelling word. Beside the word,
write two words (at least four letters long)
that could be spelled using the letters from
this word.
Example: multiplication = clip mail
25. Grid Spelling
Using grid paper, write your spelling words
by placing a letter in each box. At the top of
your paper start with the spelling word that
has the fewest letters and work towards the
bottom with the word that has the most
letters. If words have the same number of
letters, alphabetize them to determine their
order.
26. Acronym Spelling
Write your spelling words vertically. Then
make each letter a new word.
E.g. debt
Debbie
eats
buttered
toast
27. Spelling Speech
Select 5 of your 10 spelling words. Write at
least a 4 sentence speech about each of the
words. E.g. pencil
- This word has two syllables.
- This word has six letters.
- This word has two vowels.
- This word begins and ends with a
consonant.
28. All Sorts of Spelling Sorts
Choose a type of sort and write your spelling
words under the correct category.
Sort types:
Starts with a consonant vs. vowel
Ends with a vowel vs. a consonant
Long vowel sounds vs. short vowel sound
Number of syllables (1, 2, 3, 4, etc.)
Number of letters (3, 4, 5, 6, etc.)
Singular vs. Plural
Prefix vs. Suffix vs. No affixes
29. Spelling Thesaurus (Antonym Style)
Make a list of your spelling words and beside
each word write its antonym.
E.g. Spelling word
Antonym
gigantic
tiny
30. Spelling Thesaurus (Synonym Style)
Make a list of your spelling words and beside
each word write its synonym.
E.g. Spelling word
Synonym
gigantic
enormous
31. Spelling City Games/Pretest
Visit our Mt. Rock fifth grade Spelling City
web-site to play games, learn cursive, and
take pretests on your list words.
https://www.spellingcity.com/MountRock5