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Spelling List #8 – Unit II Mr. Simmonds
Story: The Chi l’in Purse
Vowel sounds with r
Generalization: The vowel sound /or/ can be spelled or and ore: report, snore. The vowel sound /ir/ can be spelled ear and eer: appear, pioneer. The vowel sound /ur/ can be spelled are and air: aware, chair.
Group I Group II
1. snore 1. camaraderie
2. tornado 2. cemetery
3. spare 3. chameleon
4. appear 4. characteristic
5. career 5. chauffeur
6. square 6. chisel
7. report 7. chrysalis
8. prepare 8. circuit
9. pioneer 9. cirrhosis
10. chair 10. clemency
11. beware 11. coercion
12. smear 12. competent
13. repair 13. cantaloupe
14. sword 14. carousel
15. ignore 15. cashmere
16. order 16. cataract
17. engineer 17. cauliflower
18. resort 18. censor
19. volunteer 19. champagne
20. declare 20. charade
21. impair 21. chauvinist
22. directory 22. chivalry
23. hardware 23. chrome
24. clearance 24. circumference
25. porpoise 25. citizen
Pre-tests on Mondays; Post-tests on Fridays
25 words
Oral dictation sentence
Group I - On grade level
Group II - Above grade level
Students who earn 100% for three consecutive weeks on Group I spelling words may voluntarily advance to Group II.
Students in Group II must maintain a minimum test average of 70% or they will be asked to return to Group I.
Students in Group II are challenging themselves with extremely difficult words. For this reason, every student in Group II will earn a 100% in my grade book, despite the grade actually earned on Friday's post test.
Students in Group II are still accountable for Group I words though our daily spelling practice and workbook pages.
