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Spelling Task Cards
Write your spelling words forward and
then backward. Write the words neatly in
your Spelling Notebook.
Example:
where
color
erehw
roloc
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Pyramid write 10 of your spelling words. When
you are finished, draw a pyramid around your
word. Write neatly in your Spelling Notebook.
Example: home
h
h o
h o m
h o m e
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Choose ten spelling words.
You are going to write them two times.
Write them first in squiggly letters. Then
write them once more in regular letters.
Write neatly in your Spelling Notebook! 5
Write six of your spelling words in
bubble letters neatly in your Spelling
Notebook. After you write your words in
bubble letters, color your words with
a crayon or colored pencil neatly.
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Write ten silly sentences
using a spelling word in each sentence. Please
underline your spelling words! Write you
sentences neatly in your Spelling Notebook.
Example: My dog wears a blue and purple
dress when he takes a bath.
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Write a paragraph using ALL of your spelling
words. Be sure to underline your spelling words
in your paragraph.
Don’t forget a topic sentence and a
concluding sentence! Write good 3nd
Grade “Fab” sentences in your paragraph!
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Write EACH of your spelling words neatly in your
Spelling Notebook.
You will need a BLUE colored pencil. Trace over
ALL the vowels in each word with your blue
colored pencil.
Vowels = A E I O U
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Choose ONE of your spelling words. Write an
acrostic poem for that word neatly in your
Spelling Notebook.
You must also ILLUSTRATE your poem.
Example:
Fun in the sky
fly
Laps around clouds
Yes! I’m free!
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Spelling Task Cards
Write each of your spelling words neatly in
your Spelling Notebook.
1. Choose ten spelling words.
2. Add up each spelling word.
3. Write neatly in your Spelling Notebook.
Then go back and draw a circle around the
consonants and draw a square around the vowels.
*Consonants are worth 10. *Vowels are worth 5.
Ex. said 10 + 5 + 5 + 10 = 30
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Example: b e a r
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Choose 5 spelling words and write riddles
for these words. Don’t forget to add the
answer to your riddle. Write neatly in your
Spelling Notebook.
Example- I cry when I am hungry. I wear
diapers. I am cute and cuddly. What am I?
*Answer- Baby
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Choose EIGHT of your spelling words.
First write each spelling word neatly in your
Spelling Notebook. Think of a rhyming word
for each spelling word. Write the new
rhyming word next to your spelling word.
*Example:
cries
tries
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Think of a way to sort your spelling words.
Write your word sort neatly in your Spelling
Notebook.
You may want to sort your words by:
syllables, beginning sounds, part of speech
vowel sounds.
The possibilities are endless! Have fun! 13
First write your spelling words neatly in your
Spelling Notebook. Then rewrite each
spelling word.
This time write the vowels in lowercase and
the consonants in uppercase.
Example- lower
LoWeR
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1. Choose ten spelling words.
Write each of your spelling words neatly
2. Write each word neatly across and down,
in your Spelling Notebook. Then, trace sharing the beginning letter, in your Spelling
over each letter using a different
Notebook.
colored pencil.
Examples- w h e n
four
h
o
Example- colorful
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e
n
u
r
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Spelling Task Cards
Write each of your spelling
words neatly in your Spelling Notebook
using fancy letters.
Your letters can have curly-q’s
or dots, for example. Have fun and be
creative! 
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Write your spelling words with the letters
scrambled up. Then, unscramble the letters
and write the word correctly next to the
scrambled word. Be sure to write neatly in
your Spelling Notebook!
Example: iabsbe = babies dcier = cried
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Count your spelling words. If you have 15 words,
draw 15 different shapes neatly inside your
Spelling Notebook. Then, write your spelling
words neatly inside each of the different shapes.
Example:
babies
s
cried
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Classify your spelling words according to
syllables. Clap each spelling word quietly to
yourself to see how many syllables you hear.
Write a chart like this one in your Spelling
Notebook.
1 syllable 2 syllables 3 syllables
cat
brother
elastic
ball
friendly
correctly
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Sort your spelling words according to their
part of speech: noun, adjective, verb,
other.
Make a chart in your Spelling Notebook
like this one:
Noun
Adjective
Verb
Other
apple
red
eat
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Write ten of your spelling words in dots.
Spell each of your spelling words with the
ScrabbleTM tiles. Then add up the point value
using the numbers on each tile. Write the
words in order according to their point value
from greatest to least. Write neatly in your
Spelling Notebook.
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Roll a small amount of play dough into a ball. Turn
your ball of play dough into a play dough pancake.
Take a toothpick and carefully write a spelling
word in the play dough. With your finger, smooth
out the word and start over with another spelling
word. Write all of the spelling words this way.24
Then connect the dots by tracing
over them with a colored pencil.
Be sure to write neatly in
your Spelling Notebook.
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Spelling Task Cards
Write each of your spelling words.
Then go back and circle all of the
consonants in your words!
Don’t forget to write neatly!
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Pretend you are a cheerleader and call
out the letters of your words!
Cheer up high for letters that touch the
top handwriting line (ex. t and l),
hands on hips for middle letters (ex. a
and e), and cheer down low for low
letters (Ex. y and j).
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Draw a picture of a great big
flower. Write each of your spelling
words on one of the flower petals or
on a leaf. Draw extra flowers if you
run out of room.
Type your spelling words on the
computer. Make each word have
a different font. You can even
email your words to me.
[email protected]
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.”
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Write the entire list end-to-end as one
long word (like a train). Use a different
colored crayon for each word.
Ex. Hopmopestopdrop
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Take a practice test. Have your Mom or Dad ask
you to spell your spelling words. Write them on a
list. Check your practice test and correct any
missed words. This would be an especially
good activity to complete on Thursday night.
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First write your words in a list.
Then look at your telephone keypad.
Translate each letter into the
numbers on the keypad. Now write
your spelling words using this code!
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Make a word search puzzle using your spelling
words.
Use the Discovery School’s online Puzzle
Maker
http://www.puzzlemaker.com. Then find your
words!
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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!
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