Spelling Connections - Zaner-Bloser

Unit 16
Practice Masters
Word Structure
Write the Basic Words that are formed by adding or
subtracting the following letters.
1. gray + er 4. slim + m + est
2. gray + est 5. sunny – y + i + er
3. slim + m + er 6. sunny – y + i + est
Word Meanings
Write the Basic Word that replaces the underlined base word
in each sentence.
7. Of the twelve, Dana is the calm competitor.
8. Yesterday, they trim the fi r trees.
9. We are remove snow from the skating pond.
10. There is an interest branch under the ice.
11. The fi gure skater seems calm than the racer.
12. Of all the judges, Abe seems the wise.
13. Of the two decisions, yours is the wise one.
14. The parents have supply hot chocolate.
15. No one is deny that it might be chilly.
Add the suffi xes to the base words as shown below. Then
look up the base word in your Spelling Dictionary to check
the spelling.
16. supply + ing 19. trim + ing
17. deny + ed 20. interest + ed
18. remove + ed
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Name
1. wisest 3. calmest 5. slimmer 7. removing 9. supplying
A. Add the suffix to each base word. Write grayer the spelling interesting words. removed denied sunnier
-er
-ed
1. gray
C. Write the spelling word that belongs in each sentence.
6. remove
2. slim
1. The 7. thinner deny trombonist is
the ____ musician.
3. sunny
-ing
2. The smartest storyteller is
-est
the 8. ____ remove writer.
4. wise
3. The 9. ____ supply the skies, the
5. calm
duller the day.
10. interest
4. The stillest stream is the
B. Write the spelling words in alphabetical ____ order. creek.
1.
D. Read 6. across and down to find spelling words hidden in the puzzle. Circle
and write the words.
2.
7.
3.
a 8. f s g l g r a y e r t 1.
4.
m d
9.
l w e o e r t b e o 2.
5.
u e i c
10.
h n m v
j i m k
a
a
c
l m e
k o b
l v i
s t m w
e g o y
d m v r
3.
4.
h e e w i s e s t n i u
5.
x d r f c v d i z d n q 6.
i n t e r e s t i n g x 7.
p q d s u p p l y i n g 8.
y j s u n n i e r s w s
9.
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2. grayer 4. interesting 6. removed 8. denied 10. sunnier
wisest calmest slimmer removing supplying
The Unit 16 Practice Masters (Teacher Resource Book)
provide additional practice with the Alternate Word List.★
Word Structure
1. grayer
2. grayest
3. slimmer
4. slimmest
5. sunnier
6. sunniest
Word Meanings
7. calmest
8. trimmed
9. removing
10. interesting
11. calmer
12. wisest
13. wiser
14. supplied
15. denying
Using the Dictionary
16. supplying
17. denied
18. removed
19. trimming
20. interested
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Objectives
Spelling and Vocabulary
Students will
add or subtract letters to make
spelling words.
replace words in a sentence with
spelling words.
match spelling words to base
words.
Developing Oral
Language Skills
Words such as removing (/rē m vv ĭng/)
may cause spelling problems if the final
g is not pronounced or is pronounced
carelessly. Write removing, interesting,
trimming, denying, and supplying on the
chalkboard. Have students pronounce the
words, including the final g. Then challenge
them to pronounce the words correctly
as they use them in sentences.
Differentiated Instruction
Providing More Help
Write the base words calm, slim,
remove, deny, sunny, wise, gray, trim,
interest, and supply on the chalkboard.
Have the students write these words on
paper. Have them circle the words that
end with a silent e, draw a box around
those that end with a consonant-y,
underline those that end with a vowel-y,
double underline those that end with
a vowel-consonant in a stressed final
syllable, and put a check next to those
that end with two consonants. Discuss
the suffix attachment rules that pertain
to each ending, as explained in the
mini-lesson.
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