Week 34 of 36 · 10 words · ages 7–8

2nd Grade spelling words, week 34: suffix -y

Add y to a noun to make a describing word, as in rainy and dusty. Watch furry, which doubles its last letter, and shiny, which drops an e.

shiny: Bright and gleaming.
rainy: Having lots of water falling from clouds.
dusty: Covered with fine dry powder.
cloudy: Full of puffy shapes overhead.
snowy: Covered with white flakes.
salty: Tasting like the sea or like pretzels.
messy: Not neat or tidy.
sleepy: Feeling tired and ready for bed.
furry: Covered with soft hair like a cat.
bumpy: Full of lumps, not smooth.

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.

Monday
Read the list together. Say each word, clap its syllables and find the pattern in it.
Tuesday
Look, say, cover, write, check — each word once from memory, then check the letters.
Wednesday
Use every word in a sentence, out loud or on paper, so each one means something.
Thursday
Practice test: a grown-up reads each word aloud. Circle the misses for tomorrow.
Friday
The test. One try per word, no letters given. The circled words go first.

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