Week 31 of 36 · 10 words · ages 8–9

3rd Grade spelling words, week 31: double middle consonant

In these two-syllable words the first vowel is short, the middle consonant is doubled, and the word splits between the pair: rab-bit.
rabbit
A furry animal with long ears that hops.
button
A small round thing that holds your coat closed.
summer
The hottest season of the year.
pudding
A soft, sweet dessert eaten with a spoon.
ladder
Steps you climb to reach high places.
puppet
A toy figure that moves when you work its strings or hand.
mitten
A warm cover for your hand with a place for the thumb.
pillow
A soft cushion for your head in bed.
ruffle
A frill of cloth sewn along an edge.
ribbon
A thin strip of cloth used to tie a gift.

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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