Spelling List: Short & Long o
Tier 1 Words
topic
shown
wrote
known
coast
coach
remote
soak
pocket
shock
solve
yellow
globe
boast
throat
Tier 2 Words
shovel
groan
promote
suppose
approach
tomorrow
odor
dough
thrown
compose
wobble
sorrow
lonesome
promise
sorrow
Students who score 14/15 or 15/15 on the pretest will be responsible for learning to spell Tier 2
words as well.
High Frequency Words
All students are required to take the first 5 words. Any additional words are highfrequency
words that your child did not get correct on their previous assessments.
1: ____many _______
6.____________________
2:____would_________________
7.____________________
3: _____than_____________
8. ____________________
4:_____then______________
9.____________________
5: _____people________________
10.____________________
Spelling Tic-Tac-Toe
Magic Writing
Where are the
Write your words with
Vowels
a white crayon. Then Write your words
use a marker and color correctly. Then write
over top of the word
them again but every
time there is a vowel
draw a leaf.
Vertical Writing
Write your words
horizontally. Then
write them vertically.
Fancy Words
Write your words
using fancy letters 2
times!
Example: catch catch
Waterfall Words
Example: c
ca
cat
catc
catch
Backwards Writing
Write your spelling
words correctly. Then
write them backwards.
Scrambled Spelling
Scramble up the
letters of each word
and then write the
correct words next to
the scrambled letters.
For extra fun, see if
an adult will write the
words scrambled and
you unscramble them!
Disappearing Words
Write each word, then
write it again but
leave one letter out.
Then write it again
and leave two letters
out. Do this until your
word disappears
Kung Fu Panda
Spell each word. As
you are spelling the
words kick the
consonants and punch
the vowels. Have a
parent sign this box.
Assignment #1: Word Patterns
All vowels have short and long sounds. Let’s focus on o.
 Short o sound is like rope.
 Long o sound is like pop.
Reread your tier words. Is the ‘o’ sound short or long? Fill in the chart below. Put words
that you are not sure of in the third column so that we can discuss them in class.
Short o
Long o
???
I’m not sure ???
Assignment #2: Spelling Patterns
Use your tier words for this assignment.
Different letters combine to form different sounds. In this activity, you will find words with different
spelling patterns from your spelling words. (Hint: More than one word should be in each box)
Spelling Pattern
Your words with this
pattern
Another word (not
from the spelling list)
with this pattern
long o sound spelled o-e
long o sound spelled ow
long o sound spelled oa
short o
Homophone practice
Homonyms are words that are spelled the differently, but sound the same. Draw an illustration to show the
meaning of each homonym below.
A blanket was thrown over the dog.
The king sat in his throne.
Assignment #3: Sentences
Tier 1
Write a high-quality sentence for the Tier 1 words given below. Feel free to add or change
endings.
 5 or more words
 No sentence can start with I or You
 Sentences should show that you know the meaning of the word
 Capital letters and puncuation must be used
1. many/pocket
2. would/solve
3. than/yellow
4. then/topic
5. people/coach
Assignment #3: Sentences
Tier 2
Write a high-quality sentence for the Tier 2 words given below. Feel free to add or change
endings.
 5 or more words
 No sentence can start with I or You
 Sentences should show that you know the meaning of the word
 Capital letters and puncuation must be used
1. many/tomorrow
2. would/coax
3. than/lonesome
4. then/dough
5. people/shovel
Spelling Test: Short/Long i
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11.
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12.
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13.
4.
14.
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15.
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16.
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17.
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Scoring
Spelling
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