Week 3 of 36 · 10 words · ages 8–9

3rd Grade spelling words, week 3: silent b

The b is silent after m at the end of a word or word part (thumb, plumber). Doubt and debt hide a silent b before t.
thumb
The short thick finger on your hand.
climb
To go up using your hands and feet.
comb
A tool with teeth that you pull through your hair.
lamb
A baby sheep.
crumb
A tiny piece that falls off bread or cake.
limb
An arm or a leg, or a big branch of a tree.
plumber
A worker who fixes water pipes and sinks.
numb
Unable to feel anything, like a foot that fell asleep.
doubt
To not be sure that something is true.
debt
Money that you owe to someone.

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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