Spelling and Vocab

Green Group:

This week's spelling and grammar skills correspond - the words are possessive.  Please practice using sentences to help your child determine what word is needed based on context.  Below are examples.

Turtle Bay

Spelling Words                 

brother’s

brothers

uncle’s

uncles

sister’s

sisters

sisters’

man’s

men’s

child’s

girls

girl’s

girls’

mine

yours

Vocabulary Words

message – information that is passed on to someone

litter – trash left on ground

trained – taught a person or animal how to do something

patiently – in a way that shows a person is able to wait without complaining

wise – able to understand important things

eager – full of energy and desire to do something

1.  My brother’s pet hamster bit me yesterday. 

2.  My brothers always tease me when my mom isn’t looking. 

3.  My uncle’s favorite thing to do is watch soccer.

4.  I have four uncles and 8 cousins!

5.  My sister’s hair is long and beautiful.

6.  Sam’s sisters are the funniest girls in the neighborhood.

7.  Sam’s sisters’ jokes will have you rolling on the floor laughing.

8.  That man’s hat is very funny!

9.  The men’s bathroom is broken because Johnny put his Tonka truck down the toilet.

10.  The child’s shrieks can be heard on the other side of Publix.

11.  There are 7 girls and 6 boys in the pink group for reading.

12.  Sadly, the girl’s shopping bag was stolen while she was tying her shoe.

13.  The girls’ soccer team practices are every Monday and Wednesday after school.

14.  You may not eat the left over spaghetti because it is mine!

15.  You have to eat yours first.

Pink Group:

My Name is Maria Isabel

Spelling Words                 

carved

garden

harm

farther

barked

alarm

chart

starved

harder

parked

smartest

charge

guard

argument

hardware

garbage

harsh

parts

radar

harbor

Vocabulary Words

pageant – a show based on stories or events from previous times

restless – unable to be still

tropical – found in the warm, wet regions of the Earth, near the equator

rehearsals – practices for a play or other performance

attentively – in a way that shows complete concentration

troublesome – trouble-causing; disturbing