Spelling Contract Week 1
Choose from Choices 1, 2, 3, and 4 for each day. When you complete an activity, mark and X through the box. Choose from the available choices for the
day you are doing your homework.
You can not do two activities from the same column in the same week.
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Choice
1
Divide your paper into 3
columns.
1) Copy your words into
column 1
2) Write the word in column 2
and block outline the letters
3) Write the work in column 3
using your best cursive.
Copy your words in your journal.
Rewrite them dividing them into
syllables. You must divide them
correctly so you should use a
dictionary to check your work.
Ex. happy hap-py
summer sum-mer
Write your words in order of
the number of letters, then
reverse it. (Shortest words
first, then longest words
first)
Create a word pyramid for your
words. You can add two letters at
a time.
Ex. su
suns
sunshi
sunshine
Choice
2
Spell the words using
letters you’ve cut from a
magazine or newspaper.
Write your words in two lists. The first
list should be A to Z order. The
second list should be Z to A order.
Choice
3
Using a dictionary, find your
words. In your journal, write
the spelling word, the page
number and the two
guidewords from the top of the
page.
Example: Lone: pg 514, logelong
*You do not have to write the
definition.
Write your list of words in your
journal. Choose 10 of them
and write an antonym,
synonym, homograph or
homonym for each one.
Ex. Damp: synonym-wet
1) Write each word.
2) Circle short vowel sounds
3) Underline the long vowel sounds.
4) Cross out all of the silent letters
5) Circle all of the digraphs (a sound
made by more than one letter. Ex. th,
ch, sh)
Write your words in order of
the number of vowels, then
reverse it. (Words with the
fewest vowels go first, then
words with the most vowels
go first)
Write your words in order of
the number of consonants,
then reverse it. (Words with
the fewest consonants go
first, then words with the
most consonants go first)
Combine two words at a time to
make word crosses.
H
O
SWIMMING
E
Choose 10 of your words to
illustrate.. Write the word beside
the illustration. Copy any unused
words at the bottom of the page.
Write your words in two
colors, one color for vowels
(a, e, i, o, u) one color for
consonants.
Write your words in one column.
In the next column, scramble
them. In the next column,
unscramble them again.
Ex. might tmhig might
Choice
4
Divide your paper into 3 columns.
1) Copy your words into column 1
2) Write a word that rhymes with your
spelling word. Circle the similar sound
3) Write another word that rhymes with
your spelling word. Circle the similar
sound in the words.