Week 25 of 36 · 10 words · ages 8–9

3rd Grade spelling words, week 25: suffix -ful

The suffix -ful means full of. It has only one l, though the word full has two.
grateful
Feeling thanks for a kind act.
helpful
Ready to lend a hand.
thankful
Feeling glad for what you have.
joyful
Very happy and glad.
painful
Hurting a lot.
peaceful
Calm and quiet.
truthful
Telling things the way they really are.
wonderful
Really great.
cheerful
In a good mood.
useful
Good for getting a job done.

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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