Spelling Connections - Zaner-Bloser

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