ELA – Spelling Name: _________________________

Date: _________________ Mod: _________

Spelling Word List – 24 wordsCompound Words

Words with ‘some’

somebodysomehowsomeonesomethingsometimesomewhere

Words with ‘self’

herselfhimselfitselfyourselfmyselfthemselves

Words with ‘thing’

anythingeverythingnothing

Words with ‘one’

everyoneanyone

Words with ‘out’

throughoutwithoutcheckout

Words with ‘side’

besideinsideoutsidesideways

Word Hunt Homework:

Using the patterns you see in your spelling words, look in the newspaper, your reading book, a textbook or yourDictionary.com, to find five words with similar roots to your spelling words. Then, write the definition of each word, AND write why it is similar. (Try to focus on the root and style of the word, not simply the letters they have in common)

(1) Word: ____________________

Definition: ________________________________________________________

Why it is similar: ___________________________________________________

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(2) Word: ____________________

Definition: _______________________________________________________

Why it is similar: ___________________________________________________

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(3) Word: ____________________

Definition: _______________________________________________________

Why it is similar: ___________________________________________________

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(4) Word: ____________________

Definition: _______________________________________________________

Why it is similar: ___________________________________________________

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(5) Word: ____________________

Definition: _______________________________________________________

Why it is similar: ___________________________________________________

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1. Can somebody help me with my homework stoday?2. I know I can finish this somehow.3. There is someone underneath my bed!4. Something tells me that I’m going to be a bit spooked tonight.5. I’d like to go skydiving sometime.6. Somewhere over the rainbow, bluebirds fly.7. Yesterday I heard her talking to herself.8. I knew he was growing up when he tied his shoes all by himself.9. The lamp on the timer can turn on and off by itself.10. In class, it is very important to keep your hands to yourself.11. When I run, I find it lonely to run all by myself.12. Those students are decorating a mural at the end of the building all by themselves.13. I don’t think there is anything wrong with having a sense of humor.14. Some people think they know everything.15. It seems I work and work but feel like I accomplish nothing.16. Everyone in the room must evacuate during afire drill.17. If there is anyone left behind in the classroom, they could get in big trouble.18. It is important to drink lots of water throughout the day.19. Yesterday he left for hockey without his stick.20. When you leave a motel, it is important that you checkout.21. I’ll stand beside you and support you, no matter what!22. We should all rush to get inside, I think it is going to rain.23. It is a glorious day outside today.24. I saw a crab this summer walk sideways down the beach.

ELA – Spelling Name: _________________________

Date: _________________ Mod: _________

Building Compound Words

You can figure out the meaning of a compound word by looking at the two smaller words within it and putting the two meanings together. For instance, the word sunshine uses the two smaller words sun and shine.

fire: the flame, heat and light given off in combustionfly: a winged insect

Firefly:_______________________________________________________________

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scare: to frighten suddenlycrow: large usually entirely glossy black birds

scarecrow:_____________________________________________________________

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leap: to spring or cause to springfrog: any of various tailless leaping amphibians

leapfrog:_______________________________________________________________

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break: to bring to an endfast: to go without eating

breakfast:_____________________________________________________________

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back: the part of something that is opposite or away from the front partyard: a small often enclosed area

backyard:______________________________________________________________

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Choose the best definition for the words listed below. Remember, compound words put two words together to form a new word.

1.________ applesauce

2.._______ driveway

3. _______ football

4. _______ birthday

5. _______ breakroom

6. _______ bulldog

7. _______ skyscraper

8. _______ quicksand

9. _______ popcorn

Directions: Create three compound words of your own, and write a definition for each word.

1. ________________

Definition: ______________________________________________________________

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2. ________________

Definition: ______________________________________________________________

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3. ________________

Definition: ______________________________________________________________

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Compound Creations Rummy

1.Shuffle the card deck.

2.Deal 6 cards to each player.

3.Put the rest of the cards face-down in the center

of the table. Turn the top card over and place it

face up.

4.The player to the left of the dealer begins the

game. He draws a card from the face-down pile or

picks up the face-up card.

Can you make a compound word by adding the new word to a word in your hand?

Yes! Keep the cards.

No! Add the new card to your hand.

5.The first player to be out of cards wins the game.

6. If there is no winner and the deck that is face-

down is out of cards, reshuffle the discard pile.

7.Record your words on the recording sheet.

Compound Word Recording Sheet

1st Word 2nd Word Compound Word