Spelling+Blog

We just pulled some prior knowledge from the filing cabinets in our brains today. The fancy name for a word ending is **suffix**. We changed our **verb** **root words**, by adding the suffixes -e,-es,-d,-ed and -ing accordingly. We wanted to keep the spelling words verbs, and we did a great job. Nickie thought of the ending -er, but we discussed that would change the verb to a **noun**. For example, **sulked** means someone pouted, in the past. Who knows, maybe this person sulked this morning! A sulker means one who pouts. That would be a noun. We also talked about verbs that end in "e" and "y." We will look at them more closely tomorrow.
 * 9-12-11**

We certainly didn't leave out the nouns on our list! Everyone understands that Mrs. K is the queen of her **realm**. She wore some **regalia** today and we celebrated her **coronation** with a **banquet**. We feasted on Dum Dums!


 * 9-13-11**

I bet you got so excited when you saw the spelling list only had ten words on it. I bet you didn't realize how much work those ten words could be! Here are the rules we discovered today: 1. If you add the suffix **-er** or **-or** to a verb, you can magically change the verb to a noun. We are magicians! Here is the tricky part. If a verb ends with an "e", you will need to drop the "e" and add an -or. 2. If a verb ends with a consonant, simply add the suffix **-s**. If a verb ends with an "sh", then add the suffix **-es**.

Then Mrs. K had to throw verb tense into the mix! Verbs that end in -ing are progressive verbs. They can be past progressive, present progressive and future progressive.

Check out our notes from today.

Here is a copy of the practice spelling test we did today. Have someone dictate the words to you for the first part of the test. Do the rest on your own. Use your self-corrected test from today to check your answers.
 * 9-14-11**

We talked about the word METACOGNITION today. Metacogition means to think about your thinking. There is no such word as metacognate, but we will pretend there is. We decided that we are all metacognators! We all think about our thinking. What a thought!

Let's take a closer look at present tense verbs (-s, -es). We will use this website to practice. Present Tense Verbs Write the correct answer on a piece of paper. Then write a sentence using the unused word in a sentence. This will help you practice **subject-verb agreement**.
 * 9-19-11**
 * subject-verb agreement**


 * 9-21-11**
 * Click for the practice spelling test for this week. [[file:week two practice spelling test.docx]]**


 * 10-11-11**
 * Those tricky adverbs! Check in on spelling city Oct. 11 list as well as the Quia site. @http://www.quia.com/jg/2326135.html**

Use your "textbook" //Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs// to locate adverbs. They should now jump out at you and grab you! Our next job will be to choose sentences and rework the sentence by adding our own adverbs. Here is page 1 from the book. We will try a few in class.
 * Cloudy Adverbs**
 * Finish filling out the list of adverbs found in the book //Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.// Click the pdf file below. Print and complete the chart. Make sure you can justify why you are placing the adverb in the column. As you know, this can be a difficult decision.**

// **Awesomely done! Here are some of your observations:** // **Sentence adverbs begin a sentence.** **They can change the meaning of a sentence. (mood, tone)** **They are kind of like an interjection.** **They work kind of like an appositive.**
 * 10-24-11**
 * We have studied how adverbs modify verbs, adjectives as well as other adverbs. Sentence adverbs modify a whole sentence or a clause within a sentence. We will study how they modify a whole sentence. The following documents are the ones we used in class today. You can print them for extra practice.**

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 * Sentence adverbs as expressed by the fifth grade.**

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 * 11-7-11**
 * Words that end with the suffixes -ible and -able are adjectives . They modify nouns. When hearing words that end with these suffixes, it can be very difficult to correctly spell the words, since both endings sound similar. We will begin a two-week study. This week we will concentrate on the -ible words, since there are fewer of these words. The 16 words on your spelling list are the most common of the -ible words.**


 * 11-14-11**
 * "the incredible, edible egg" (This phrase is often used in commercials to promote the benefits of eating eggs. This phrase has 2-ible adjctives being used to describe the egg. Notice how the adjectives are separated by a comma; this is because these words are being used in a list. (-a mini list)**
 * Notice how I magically change the adjective incredible to incredibly. "the incredibly edible egg" Incredibly no longer describes or modifies the noun egg. It now describes or modifies the adjective edible. No comma is needed now. //Ah yes, the tricky English language.// **

In your writing, think about how you can use adverbs and adjectives to improve your work. "I am so busy." or "I am incredibly busy." Which sentence better stresses how busy you are?

Below is the PDF form of our spelling lesson today. You will need this to help you with your homework tonight.


 * 11-28-11 Spelling list verb Tenses and -able information from Smartboard today.**


 * 3-12-12 The pdf below is a recap of today's spelling lesson. You guys did a great job coming up with the rules!**