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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 />

T<br />

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 />

129<br />

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 />

18<br />

<strong>Spelling</strong> <strong>Connections</strong> Grade 5<br />

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