Test on Friday, February 22, 2013

1)  during  –  During the day, students work very hard.

2)  other  –  I think you should wear the other dress to the party.

3)  thought  –  The principal thought the program was interesting.

4)  what  –  We didn’t know what car you would be driving to the show.

5)  their  –  The group of children forgot their lunches at the picnic.

6)  today  –  Today is a national holiday.

7)  would  –  We figured you would be watching television.

8)  some  –  Please bring me some chips to go with my sandwich.

9)  heard  –  After we heard the bad news, everyone wanted to cry.

10)  said  –  The baseball player said his muscles were very tight after practice.

11)  they  –  They did not want to go to the store during the storm.

12)  landed  –  The coach flipped the coin and it landed on tails.

13)  answer  –  It is important that your answer is reasonable.

14)  change  –  Do you have any change for the vending machine?

15)  could  –  The boy knew he could win the race.

16)  use  –  You can use my lucky pencil during the test.

17)  several  –  We saw several wolves in the distance.

18)  example  –  A block is an example of a cube.

Unit 18 Spelling Test:  Friday, February 15, 2013

1)  important ~  It is important to read every day.

2)  young ~  The young bird fell out of its nest.

3)  whole ~  Can you eat a whole grapefruit?

4)  picture ~  I cannot picture myself as a baby.

5)  hear ~  We hear the train’s whistle several times a day.

6)  across ~  The ship sailed across the Atlantic Ocean to Europe.

7)  thing ~  The student couldn’t find a thing in his desk.

8)  little ~  My little dog is actually older than my large dog.

9)  since ~  It has been a long time since I was in kindergarten.

10)  sun ~  I could feel the warm rays of the sun.

11)  don’t ~  We don’t run inside the building.

12)  about ~  Do you remember what your dream was about?

13)  said ~  The meteorologist said it will rain tomorrow.

14)  would ~  Would you like to join our game?

15)  however ~  However, we will have to take turns.

16)  there ~  There had to be a better answer to the question.

17)  knew ~  The boy knew he wanted to take karate lessons.

18) through ~  The bird flew into the house through the open window.

Spelling Test on Friday, February 8, 2013

1)  it’s  –  It’s too soon to go home.

2)  different  –  What is different about leap year?

3)  try  –  I will try my best on the test.

4)  know  –  Do you know your address?

5)  there  –  There is an answer for each problem.

6)  began  –  The concert began 15 minutes late.

7)  knew  –  We knew our math facts last year.

8)  then  –  If you study, then you should do well on the test.

9)  sure  –  It is sure to rain later in the week.

10)  school  –  I see a brick school building.

11)  its  –  My dog loves to wag its tail.

12)  told  –  My teacher told my mom that my work is improving.

13)  little  –  My little brother is in kindergarten.

14)  once  –  Once in a while we have a special treat.

15)  however  –  However, I wish we had treats more frequently.

16)  often  –  We often have hamburgers for lunch.

17)  still  –  Birds still build a nest in my oak tree each year.

18)  today  –  We will play on our new playground today.