Spelling Connections - Zaner-Bloser
Spelling Connections - Zaner-Bloser
Spelling Connections - Zaner-Bloser
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Proofread a Paragraph<br />
First, proofread the paragraph below for ten misspelled words.<br />
Then rewrite the paragraph. Write the spelling words correctly<br />
and make the corrections indicated by the proofreading marks.<br />
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the morning of the big race had arrived. Each runner<br />
supplied<br />
had been supplyed with a racing number and a starting<br />
sunniest day<br />
position. It was the sunnyest of the week. The runners<br />
sunnier<br />
knew that the sunnyer the day, the more they would<br />
sweat. Though they hoped for rain, the skies did not get<br />
grayer interesting<br />
any graer. It was intresting to watch the runners warm<br />
removed<br />
up with different exercises. They remuved their warm-<br />
r<br />
up clothes and lined up to begin the Race There was no<br />
denying in<br />
wisest<br />
deniing the excitement the air. Even the wizest among us<br />
W<br />
could not predict who would to win. we thought that the<br />
slimmest<br />
injured runner had the slimmist chance, though he was<br />
calmer<br />
calmmer than most of the other athletes.<br />
More Practice Write and sort the Basic Words.<br />
Write a Paragraph<br />
Write a paragraph describing a competitive event that you<br />
have seen. Explain how and why things happened. Select active<br />
verbs and colorful adjectives. Try to keep your reader interested.<br />
Use as many of the spelling words as you can.<br />
When you fi nish writing your draft, proofread your paper for errors in<br />
spelling, grammar, capitalization, and punctuation. Use the <strong>Spelling</strong><br />
Dictionary to check spelling if you are not sure.<br />
Option 2: Multiple <strong>Spelling</strong> Words Per Sentence<br />
(See procedures on page Z12.)<br />
1. Ed is calmer than I am, but Sid is calmest of all.<br />
2. There is no denying, the lawyer was wiser than his client.<br />
3. He denied that he had removed the book.<br />
4. She trimmed the bush while I was trimming the lawn.<br />
5. One kitten was grayer than the other, but the mother cat was the<br />
grayest.<br />
6. Are you interested in finding a slimmer book or the slimmest book?<br />
7. The wisest people have usually supplied themselves with interesting<br />
books.<br />
8. By removing the drapes we made the room sunnier.<br />
9. The hotel is supplying blinds for the sunniest rooms.<br />
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Unit 16<br />
Test Master<br />
Objectives<br />
<strong>Spelling</strong> and Writing<br />
Students will<br />
proofread a paragraph.<br />
sort the Basic Words according<br />
to the unit’s spelling strategy. See<br />
pp. Z14–Z15 in the Teacher Edition<br />
for more information.<br />
use the writing process to write a<br />
narrative paragraph.<br />
proofread their writing.<br />
Using the<br />
Writing Process<br />
Before assigning Write a Paragraph, see<br />
pages 316–317 in the Student Edition for<br />
a complete review of the writing process<br />
and additional writing assignments. You<br />
may also wish to refer to page Z13 in the<br />
Teacher Edition.<br />
Keeping a<br />
<strong>Spelling</strong> Journal<br />
Encourage students to record the words<br />
they misspelled on the weekly test in a personal<br />
spelling journal. These words may be<br />
recycled for future study. Students may also<br />
wish to include words from their writing.<br />
See page Z13 in the Teacher Edition for<br />
more information.<br />
You may wish to use the Unit 16 Proofreading<br />
Every Day Overhead Transparency for more<br />
proofreading practice.<br />
Option 3: Standardized Test<br />
(See Standardized Test Master Book, Unit 16.)<br />
16<br />
Name<br />
Test<br />
U n i t<br />
Master<br />
Read each sentence carefully. If one of the underlined words is spelled wrong,<br />
fill in the space that goes with that word. If none of the words is spelled wrong,<br />
fill in the space that goes with the word “None.”<br />
✎ Sample<br />
Answers<br />
David wants to taik a walk to the store.<br />
a b<br />
None<br />
c<br />
b c<br />
Bonny likes to play games with her friend. None<br />
a b c<br />
a b<br />
1. I’m not dening that I’m interested in the job. None<br />
a b c<br />
2. Who removed the triming from the tree? None<br />
a b c<br />
3. As the sky grew grayer, my chances of going swimming grew slimer. None<br />
a b c<br />
4. The slimmest person in the gym had trimmed off thirty pounds. None<br />
a b c<br />
5. The panelist with the grayest hair happened to be the wisest. None<br />
a b c<br />
6. The park department suplied the tools for removing the dead branches. None<br />
a b c<br />
7. In his colmest voice, he denied that he was angry. None<br />
a b c<br />
8. Today is sunnier than the sunyest day last week. None<br />
a b c<br />
9. As she grew older, she became calmer and wiser. None<br />
a b c<br />
10. It was intresting to hear about volunteers supplying food for the needy. None<br />
a b c<br />
1. a b c<br />
6. a b c<br />
2. a b c<br />
7. a b c<br />
3. a b c<br />
8. a b c<br />
4. a b c<br />
9. a b c<br />
5. a b c 10. a b c Number right<br />
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<strong>Spelling</strong> <strong>Connections</strong> Grade 5<br />
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