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August 17, 2009
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Congratulations, Kids! You've completed learning the next round of vocabulary words, and now it's time to review. | |
sailWhich Means:A piece of material that is supported and held by posts so the wind catches it and pushes the boat across the water. As In:
Heads Up!Even the letters make the shape of a sail as the wind blows through them: sail. Remember the long A sound, as in 'pail' and 'mail'. |
beanWhich Means:The edible seeds or pods of legume plants. As In:
Heads Up!Beans are long, and so is the EA sound! |
paceWhich Means:The speed of walking or other movement. As In:
Heads Up!The E at the end of 'pace' makes the A have a long sound. |
themeWhich Means:A subject or topic on which a person writes, speaks, or centers an activity. As In:
Heads Up!The middle E is long because of the E after the consonant. |
griefWhich Means:Suffering from the sorrow brought about by a great loss, deep sadness. As In:
Heads Up!I before E except after C. Here it takes a long E sound. |
distinguishedWhich Means:Set apart from the rest of people in some way, by achievement, looks, dress, or behavior. As In:
Heads Up!The spelling of this word makes it distinguished! |
improvementWhich Means:An object or action that makes something better. As In:
Heads Up!To improve the spelling of this word, keep the E at the end of 'improve' and add -MENT. |
meanderWhich Means:To move without a straight path or obvious goal, to wander or twist and turn. As In:
Heads Up!Remember this word stars with 'me' and ends in 'ander'. |
plantationWhich Means:A large farm specializing in one crop. As In:
Heads Up!Plants are grown on plantations! |
scatterWhich Means:To sprinkle using a throwing motion over a wide area. As In:
Heads Up!The two Ts are not scattered in this word -- keep them together! |
gradualWhich Means:Happening, changing or moving slowly, bit by bit, or piece by piece. As In:
Heads Up!With practice, you will gradually become a fine speller! |
memorizeWhich Means:To learn something by heart, to have the words, facts, or details in memory to be recalled quickly. As In:
Heads Up!Can you remember that memorize is made by changing the Y to I on 'memory'? |
dismayWhich Means:The feeling of disappointment, shock, and alarm when something happens. As In:
Heads Up!This word comes with two syllables: dis-may. |
successfulWhich Means:Finishing what was attempted, or achieving goals. As In:
Heads Up!Successfully spell 'successful' with two Cs and two Ss! |
ingredientWhich Means:A component (part) of a dish in cooking. As In:
Heads Up!Several letters are the ingredients of this word! |
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Now that you have reviewed the words, challenge your memory! 
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Even though the journey was long, not even one sail was ripped or torn.
My mother likes to plant a different kind of bean every year.
Marty always walks at a fast pace.
Missy chose a princess theme for her birthday.
Alice felt grief over her parrot's death.
Mr. Nightingale looks very distinguished with his hat, suit, and cane, riding a scooter!
My dad is always involved with some home improvement project!
The students meander in the school yard after classes are over.
Our class went to visit a tea plantation.
Bill likes to scatter his papers all over and then pick them up.
The colors of the sunset change in a gradual way.
For the spelling bee, we had to practice and memorize several words.
Mr. Fry felt dismay when he found out all the computer files were deleted!
John had a successful fishing day.
Melanie helped her grandmother pour each ingredient into the bowl.© 2004-2011 Lexiteria, LLC