Name: ______# 5

Spelling Tic-Tac-Toe

Every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday night you will choose one activity for spelling homework for a total of three activities each week. The three activities that you choose must be in a row. Italicized words may be on review tests in the future.

Choo-Choo Words
Write the entire list of your spelling words end-to-end, as one long word, using different colored crayons for each word. / Alphabetical Order
Print your spelling words in alphabetical order.
Use your best handwriting.
Hint: it’s easier if you number them on the list first. That way you can just erase the number if you make a mistake, instead of starting over. / I Question That!
Choose 10 of your spelling words. Write statement sentences for 5 of the words and question sentences for the other 5 words.
Remember: Sentences start with a capital letter, have a complete thought and punctuation. / Plain
Braid
Fail
Grain
Snail
Paint
Sway
Tray
Gray
Stay
State
Fake
Same
Weigh
They
Sleigh
Afraid / Plain
Braid
Fail
Grain
Snail
Paint
Sway
Tray
Gray
Stay
State
Fake
Same
Weigh
They
Sleigh
afraid
Triple Color Columns
Print each of your spelling words three times each, using a different color for each column.
Best handwriting: Tall letters touch the top line; short letters go to the middle; underground letters are – g, j, p, q, and y / Write your spelling words in rainbow colors.
Use one color for vowels and one color for consonants. / Art Museum
Using 8 of your spelling words. Write a sentence for each and a draw a picture to illustrate your sentence. Underline the spelling word.
Step it up!
Write your spelling words by adding one letter at a time.
s
sp
spe
spel
spell / Definitely Defining!
Look up the 10 words in a dictionary. Write their meaning and part of speech (noun, verb, adj.)
Example: rebuild v. to build again / Sentence Strips
Write a sentence using each of your spelling words. Underline the word. Then cut the sentences out and layer them on top of each other – staple to make a “Sentence Strip Book.”
Remember: Sentences start with a capital letter, have a complete thought and punctuation.