Week 3 of 36 · 10 words · ages 7–8

2nd Grade spelling words, week 3: er

The letters er say "er" as in herd, and they often come at the end of a word, as in winter.
herd
A big group of animals together.
person
One human being.
winter
The coldest season of the year.
sister
A girl who has the same parents as you.
letter
A note you send in an envelope.
dinner
The main meal you eat in the evening.
number
A word like seven or ten that tells how many.
never
Not at any time.
under
Below something.
river
A long stream of water that flows to the sea.

Ten minutes a day this week

Short and daily beats long and once. A word met on five separate days is remembered; a word met five times on Thursday night mostly is not.

  1. Monday

    Read the list together. Say each word, clap its syllables and find the pattern in it.

  2. Tuesday

    Look, say, cover, write, check — each word once from memory, then check the letters.

  3. Wednesday

    Use every word in a sentence, out loud or on paper, so each one means something.

  4. Thursday

    Practice test: a grown-up reads each word aloud. Circle the misses for tomorrow.

  5. Friday

    The test. One try per word, no letters given. The circled words go first.

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